Monsterland Festival: the 15th edition at Autodromo Imola with 12 stages, +150 artists, horror luna park and more

Monsterland Halloween Festival returns on Friday, October 31, 2025, to celebrate the 15th birthday of Europe’s largest Halloween event, produced by Unconventional Events. This year’s edition will transform a highly prestigious location, the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, into a universe of music, art, and performance: it will be a unique immersive experience in Europe, where sounds, lights, installations, and scenography merge into an enormous open-air spectacle. The audience will be able to pass through the gates and immerse themselves in a parallel world made of performers, strobe lights, smoke, lasers, and monstrous creatures. Every area of the Autodromo will become its own microcosm, with 12 themed stages, interactive experiences, shows, and attractions. The musical performances, featuring over 150 artists, will begin at 6:00 PM and kick off a sonic and visual journey that won’t stop until 5:00 AM.

The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, one of the most iconic structures in the motorsport landscape, will be enriched with many new features and special surprises with extensive space optimization and the integration of new entertainment areas. Every area of the circuit, in fact, including the various garages and paddocks, will be an integral part of the Festival to offer an even more engaging experience. For one night, each garage will transform into an indoor stage set up with scenic effects and each dedicated to a different musical genre, allowing the audience to unleash themselves on the dance floor most aligned with their tastes. As per Monsterland tradition, the 2025 edition will also feature outdoor stages in large tents specifically designed to host artists selected from among the most acclaimed names of the moment, including national and international DJs and performers.

Of the 12 stages, there will be three main ones where some of the most important and beloved names from the urban, hard techno, and electronic scenes will perform: Horror Warehouse Stage, Witch Forest Stage, and Galactica Main Stage will be the beating heart of the musical offering presented by the new edition of Monsterland Halloween Festival.

The Horror Warehouse Stage will be the urban soul of the festival, an explosion of energy with the most beloved names of the scene, starting with the legend Fabri Fibra, plus Lazza, Emis Killa, Anna, Kid Yugi, and closing with a super DJ set by Gabry Ponte. Completing the formidable lineup, the iconic VIDALOCA party, for a unique mix of hip-hop, reggaeton, and visual spectacle.

On the Witch Forest Stage, presented by Jägermeister, the electronic universe will come to life among lights, smoke, and immersive projections. On stage will alternate names of the caliber of Marco Carola, Paco Osuna, Andrea Oliva B2B Nic Fanciulli, protagonists in the most important nights around the globe, including Music On, Pacha Ibiza, Party Ants, and Ushuaia Ibiza group.

The techno and underground dimension of the festival will be the protagonist for a galactic experience of lights, rhythm, and adrenaline on the Galactica Main Stage, in collaboration with Cocoricò Riccione, which will see Indira Paganotto, Paolo Ferrara, and Luca Agnelli on stage.

Starting from the Jägermusic Lab Box, the audience will be able to take part in a real musical laboratory, where Jägermeister will offer an exclusive sensory experience: DJ sets signed by the brand, interactive installations, psychedelic visuals, and live performances.

At the Fidelio Box Stage, one of the most seductive and controversial parties in the Italian scene will take place. Elegance, provocation, and rhythm will be the watchwords with Calvin Clarke, Elbio Bonsaglio, Frank Storm.

At the Titilla Box Stage, directly from Cocoricò in Riccione, they will bring their iconic energy with Alex Neri b2b Cole and many others.

There will also be an area dedicated to artists and talents from Emilia-Romagna, the Terre&Motori Box, with the participation of special guests such as Marco Melandri, Andrea Damante, and other personalities from the world of sports and entertainment, a local entertainment hub where the production wanted to involve local artists and DJs from the Imola area and province, providing a unique showcase for their promotion.

At the Monster House, moreover, the audience will be able to experience an interactive horror escape room, an adrenaline-filled experience among puzzles, sound effects, and disturbing creatures.

In collaboration with Milano Tattoo School, Monsterland presents the Milano Tattoo School Box, an area dedicated to tattoos where it will be possible to have Halloween-themed works created by selected artists and students from the school.

The Toilet Circus will instead bring a unique and provocative experience: a different kind of toilet, inside a circus tent, where a console will be positioned with DJs and international artists who will animate the evening between music, irony, and spectacle, and among the super guests there will be Killer Faber & Neastor engaged in a special live performance.

There will also be the Technobus, the first traveling and dancing bus touring Europe, with an integrated console inside and an audio-lighting system that transforms the vehicle into a mobile dance floor.

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MONSTERLAND HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL LINE UP

HORROR WAREHOUSE STAGE
FABRI FIBRA – LAZZA – EMIS KILLA – ANNA – KID YUGI – GABRY PONTE

THE WITCH FOREST STAGE
MARCO CAROLA – PACO OSUNA – ANDREA OLIVA B2B NIC FANCIULLI – DAVIDE T B2B DRAXX – GAUTHIER DM – LORENZO DE BLANCK

GALACTICA STAGE – in collaboration with Cocoricò Riccione
INDIRA PAGANOTTO – PAOLO FERRARA – GIANNI DI BERNARDO – ANXHELA – BIIA – LUCA AGNELLI – MATTIA TRANI LIVE – LUCA AGNELLI + OPEN ACT

THEMED AREAS AND BOX STAGES

JÄGERMUSIC LAB BOX

FIDELIO BOX STAGE
Frank Storm, Calvin Clark, Elbio & Denis

TITILLA feat. OUTCAST BOX STAGE
ALEX NERI B2B COLE – ALEXIA GLENSY B2B ALEX DIMA – BINH – GNMR – HIRAKU – PAUL LUTION LIVE

TERRE&MOTORI BOX STAGE
ADMIN – CASACCI – CERVE & REGAZ – DAMANTE – DICH b2b SOLA 2016 – GIRGLIATECH – MELANDRI – PAGLIAI 2000 – RAFFAELE OLIVA – ROCCHI & LUPIDI – ROSSO – TERRANOVA

MONSTER HOUSE experience

MILANO TATTOO SCHOOL BOX

TOILET CIRCUS
ANGELICA D’AMORE – DALILA – DIEGO COLANGELO – GEMI DJ – GAUTHIER DM – KAMA – KILLER FABER + NAESTOR – LUCA CARDAMONE – LUCA REZZA – MADKLIP

TECHNOBUS

Monsterland Halloween Festival will also bring back to its audience one of the most iconic areas of the festival: the Horror Luna Park, with adrenaline-pumping rides, pulsating lights, and a stage synchronized with the audio of all the attractions. A dynamic and collective experience that combines fun, music, and adrenaline.

Throughout the night, the festival areas will be animated by choreographic shows, circus artists, fire, acrobatics, and visual mapping. In the food area, a real Wrestling Arena will rise, where monsters and creatures will challenge each other in a unique and ironic show, between spectacle, comedy, and pure Monsterland madness.

But the party won’t be limited to October 31: the Monsterland experience will in fact begin on Saturday, October 18, 2025, with the Zombie Walk in Bologna: over 50 professional extras will walk through via Ugo Bassi, via Rizzoli, and Piazza Maggiore, accompanied by music, performances, and professional makeup artists for a spectacular preview of the festival.

Monsterland doesn’t just mean music and thrilling entertainment: the festival is also a cultural and tourist project that promotes the Motor Valley and Food Valley, offers tourist packages with partner hotels and activities in Imola, Bologna, and the Romagna Riviera, collaborates with local artists, brands, and institutions, and integrates cultural, gastronomic, and outdoor experiences to enhance the Emilia-Romagna Region even during the Halloween weekend.

«Fifteen years ago Monsterland was a dream, today it is a universe that comes to life every Halloween, where thousands of people gather to share music and emotions. Over these years we have grown together with our audience, transforming an event into a true collective experience, capable of uniting different worlds under one great vision. For the first time at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, we are opening a new chapter in our story: a symbolic place of energy that perfectly embodies the spirit of Monsterland. This edition aims to be a tribute to all those who, over the years, have believed in our creative madness.» William Gay, CEO Unconventional Events

Monsterland Halloween Festival, with a festival area of 70,000 square meters, 12 musical stages that will host 150 national and international artists, a horror amusement park, and much more, confirms itself as the largest and most important costume festival in Europe, uniting different musical worlds and immersive experiences of various types, establishing itself as the reference point for audiences who love 360° entertainment. In 14 editions, Monsterland has brought together over 300,000 people from more than 50 nations and reached a record in the three-day event of 2024 with over 40,000 attendees. Over the years, more than a thousand national and international artists have performed on Monsterland stages, including DJs, singers, showmen, among the most beloved names of the current music scene and world-class headliners and champions of techno, house, and electronic music, such as Nina Kraviz, Marco Carola, Salmo, Gigi D’Agostino, Sfera Ebbasta, Guè, Amelie Lens, and many others. In just a few years, the Unconventional Event team has been able to transform Monsterland Halloween Festival from a one-stage event into an entire entertainment city. The location change to the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola underscores the scope and prestige of this festival which, now at its fifteenth birthday, confirms itself as a unique event of its kind.

“Events like Monsterland represent an extraordinary opportunity to deseasonalize the tourist offering and expand the attractiveness of our territory beyond the traditional summer months. Bringing a festival, among the most important in Europe of this kind, inside a setting like the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, demonstrates the versatility and multifunctional potential of this structure, capable of transforming from a temple of motors into a high-impact space for cultural, musical, and entertainment events. These initiatives not only enhance Imola and neighboring territories as year-round living destinations, but also generate significant revenue for the tourism, hospitality, and restaurant sectors. In this specific case, it is concrete proof of how collaboration between public and private sectors can create new opportunities for development and promotion of the territory, making the racetrack a true 360-degree experiential hub.” Roberta Frisoni, Regional Councilor for Tourism

«The city of Imola hosts Monsterland Halloween Festival, one of the most important events in Europe in its field and which will bring over 30,000 people to Imola on an autumn weekend. I thank them for the collaboration, availability, and sensitivity they have had and are having toward the territory, both in preparing the event and in its management. It will be a very important celebration, of high level, and for our territory it represents an important piece for the deseasonalization of tourist flows, which we have been working on for years as a strategy for year-round tourism. I thank them for choosing Imola and all those who are working to make it a reality. We are registering tremendous interest, the program and names place the festival and Imola among the top nationally and internationally, we are proud to continue bringing the name of the city and Emilia-Romagna throughout Europe». Marco Panieri, Mayor of Imola

Monsterland Halloween Festival is accessible from all over Italy! With West Coast Agency, special bus lines will be activated in major Italian cities to allow anyone to reach Europe’s largest Halloween party, in addition to shuttle services available all night for all users who want to reach the event venue from

Monsterland Halloween Festival is accessible from all over Italy! With West Coast Agency, special bus lines will be activated in major Italian cities to allow anyone to reach Europe’s largest Halloween party, in addition to shuttle services available all night for all users who want to reach the event venue from Imola train station. Furthermore, thanks to the collaboration with TPER – Trasporto Passeggeri Emilia-Romagna, the festival will also be promoted through the company’s communication channels, encouraging the use of trains and public transport to reach Imola in a comfortable and sustainable way, with the Autodromo being only one kilometer from the station, with a safe route, as already verified in previous international events hosted there.

The Monsterland project is also based on the valuable contribution of numerous local partners and suppliers, who have offered their support as Technical Partners of the festival, actively participating in production, logistics, and setups. A team effort that enhances the entrepreneurial and creative fabric of the territory, promoting skills, professionalism, and collaboration between local companies and the organization.

To complete the main event, on November 1st the Official Festival Closing Party will be held at the evocative Rocca di Imola, with an exclusive preview, Planet Funk DJ SET, with free admission open to all audiences. At the same time, a widespread Monsterland will be activated in collaboration with venues and businesses in Imola’s historic center, transforming the city into a themed route between music, art, and entertainment. This extension of the format aims to encourage visitors to stay even on the following day, creating an experiential urban itinerary and further consolidating the bond between the festival and the local community.

Tickets are on sale in limited numbers on the official sales circuits www.monsterlandfestival.it