past
events
Librokilo first came to Bologna in September 2024, hosted by DumBO, an urban regeneration center located in the former Ravone freight yard. Given its resounding success, it returned the following September for an entire weekend dedicated to books and sustainability.
On Saturday July the 5th 2025, from 4 PM to midnight, Librokilo arrived for the first time in the province of Varese at La Cattedrale space, offering a vast selection of non-fiction, fiction, graphic novels, children's books, and much more — all in excellent condition and saved from being destroyed.
For the very first time in Umbria, Librokilo took place at the CERP – Exhibition Center Rocca Paolina, the historic halls of the monumental fortress designed in the 16th century, today a place of extraordinary charm.
A Cervia, sabato 12 aprile (dalle 10 alle 19) e domenica 13 aprile (dalle 10 alle 13) 2025 Librokilo è arrivato per la prima volta in Emilia Romagna per salvare ancora quintali di libri dal macero.
Presso i Magazzini del sale, un meraviglioso esempio di archeologia industriale e di rivalutazione del patrimonio architettonico: questa antica struttura in mattoni, una volta destinata a proteggere il sale, oggi è luogo di mostre, incontri ed eventi culturali.
Brescia (2025) – On Saturday, March 29, Librokilo arrived in Brescia for the very first time to save even more tons of books from being pulped, with an even more sustainable edition thanks to a partnership with Rete CAUTO – a network of Brescian cooperatives that has been promoting circular economy and integrated sustainability for 30 years, combining care for the environment and for people.
Librokilo arrives in Florence for the very first time: on Saturday, February 1st, from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, at Spazio B12 in Manifattura Tabacchi — a new district of Florence, returned to the city after the careful redevelopment of a complex that once historically housed a cigar factory.
The evocative foyer of Teatro Elfo Puccini – a landmark of culture and artistic experimentation – has already hosted Librokilo twice during the pre-Christmas season. An event featuring fiction, essays, thrillers, and often special projects dedicated to Christmas.
Librokilo arrived in Turin with a very special Christmas edition to save even more tons of books from being pulped.
On Sunday, December 1st, from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM, the event took place at Combo – a former fire station now turned into an international meeting point in the heart of Porta Palazzo.
Librokilo stopped in Genoa in both 2023, 2024 and 2025 at the Palazzo Ducale.
Librokilo was in Bergamo in 2024 as a guest of Daste, a former thermoelectric power plant that is now a hub open to socialising and gathering, a driving force for urban, social and cultural transformation.
On Sunday 9 November (from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.), it returns to Daste for an even more sustainable edition, organised in partnership with Rete CAUTO, a network of cooperatives in Brescia that has been promoting the circular economy and integrated sustainability for 30 years, combining care for the environment and people.
Librokilo came to Parma, hosted by the OFF Circuit of the Parma 360 Festival, to save more tons of books from being pulped. Sunday, May 26, from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM at Spazio 360 in the evocative Galleria Bassa dei Magnani, Borgo Piccinini 1.