MedFest - Mediterranean Festival for Boys and Girls

From 25 October to 19 December 2025, Ragazzi MedFest returns to Reggio Calabria for its ninth edition of the Mediterranean Festival for Boys and Girls, promoted by SpazioTeatro under the artistic direction of Gaetano Tramontana. Once again this year, the festival invites young people to experience theatre as a shared experience, combining emotion, creativity and discovery, with shows, workshops and readings that combine fun and reflection.

Complete programme for the ninth edition:

• Saturday 25 October, 5 pm | Francesco Cilea Municipal Theatre
  Compagnia Palazzina Zero – C'era due volte (Once Upon a Time Twice)
• Sunday 26 October, 11 am | Francesco Cilea Municipal Theatre
  Angelo Gallo (puppet theatre) – Zampalesta e Pierino contro gli infortuni domestici (Zampalesta and Pierino Against Domestic Accidents)
• Sunday 26 October, 5pm | Francesco Cilea Municipal Theatre
  Teatro Gioco Vita theatre company – La ragazza dei lupi (The Girl of the Wolves)
• Thursday 30 October, 5pm | Nani&S Family Shop
  Readings and other stories – Il Superfifone (The Super Coward)
• Saturday 1 November, 5pm | Francesco Cilea Municipal Theatre
  Compagnia Illoco Teatro – Asola & Bottone (Buttonhole & Button)
• Sunday 2 November, 5:00 pm | Francesco Cilea Municipal Theatre
  Teatro Giovani Teatro Pirata – Luna e Zenzero (Moon and Ginger)
• Sunday 9 November, 7:00 pm | Osservatorio sulla Ndrangheta (Observatory on the 'Ndrangheta)
  Compagnia SpazioTeatro – La vera storia del pifferaio di Hamelin (The True Story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin)
• Sunday 16 November, 4:00 pm | SpazioTeatro Hall
  Paper Stories from Russia – Bilingual readings and origami workshop
• Friday 21 November, 5:00 pm | SpazioTeatro Hall
  Gruppo Nati per Leggere RC – Readings aloud
• Saturday 22 November, 5:00 pm | De Gasperi Auditorium
  Divisoperzero Theatre Company – An Odyssey
• Sunday 23 November, 4:00 pm and 6:00 p.m. | SpazioTeatro Hall
  SpazioTeatro – Crazy about stories
• Friday 19 December, 7:00 pm | De Gasperi Auditorium
  SpazioTeatro Theatre Company – King Pepe