Castello Festival is a cultural container of excellence, which over the years has become a staple of Paduan summer programming.

Big summer events are coming up including concerts, theater recitals, cabarets and dance shows with important names on the Italian and international scene such as the Orchestra of Padua and Veneto, Paolo Fresu, Michele Placido, Marco e Pippo, Creedence Clearwater Revived, Luca Bizzarri , Anna Foglietta and many others! The proposed shows will take place in two locations: Piazza Eremitani with a large stage and the Teatro Giardino of Palazzo Zuckermann with a smaller audience.

The artistic direction is by Maurizio Camardi, the general organization will be by the Gershwin School of Music which has activated an important network for this project with many associations and cultural operators in the area such as Veneto Jazz, I Solisti Veneti, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Summertime Association, Live Events, Padova Danza, Spaziodanza, Bartolomeo Cristofori Association, Tempi e Ritmi, Filosofia di Vita Association, Dance4Fun, MareAltoTeatro, Be Ancient Be Cool and Plastic Free Onlus.