BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Law 112/2013
· REBECCA BOTTONI, President | Unpaid position, appointed by assembly election on 31/10/2025 | Term of office: 3 years
· SILVIA PIRANI, Vice-President | Unpaid position, appointed by assembly election on 31/10/2025 | Term of office: 3 years
· GIOVANNI MASSIMO BENEDETTI, Board Member | Unpaid position, appointed by assembly election on 31/10/2025 | Term of office: 3 years
· MARCO BERTINATO, Board Member | Unpaid position, appointed by assembly election on 31/10/2025 | Term of office: 3 years
· TANIA SILVESTRI, Board Member | Unpaid position, appointed by assembly election on 31/10/2025 | Term of office: 3 years
Control Body: STATUTORY AUDITOR Anna Verlicchi, CPA – CV
Registered Office Via Mentessi 4 – 44121 Ferrara
Operational Offices Via Mentessi 4 – 44121 Ferrara
Organizational Secretariat during the Festival: Venue to be defined for each edition
Regional Law 13/99 (Emilia-Romagna Region) & Law 124/2017
2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025
· Letter to Stakeholders
· Ferrara Buskers Festival 2025 Social Report
· Roadmap and KPIs
· FBF Sustainability Criteria - slides
· Environmental and Social Sustainability Plan
REPORTING OF PUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IN THE YEAR 2025
(Pursuant to Law 124 of 2017)
Receiving Entity: Ferrara Buskers Festival ETS – Tax Code / VAT: 01330680388
Granting Entity Description Date of Receipt Amount
Ministry of
Culture Balance for the year 2024 pursuant to Ministerial Decree No. 463 art. 16 para. 3 of 23/12/2024 30/06/2025 € 18,124.70
Ministry of
Culture Advance No. 1 for the year 2025 pursuant to Ministerial Decree No. 463 art. 16 para. 3 of 23/12/2024 28/07/2025 € 21,515.66
Ministry of
Culture Advance No. 2 for the year 2025 pursuant to Ministerial Decree No. 463 art. 16 para. 3 of 23/12/2024 31/10/2025 € 2,999.02
Emilia-Romagna
Region Advance contribution for year 2025 assigned by Regional Council Resolution No. 1067 of 30/06/2025 08/10/2025 € 30,940.00
Emilia-Romagna
Region Balance contribution for year 2024 assigned by Regional Council Resolution No. 1067 of 30/06/2025 11/04/2025 € 12,450.00
Granting Entity Description Date of Receipt Amount
Municipality of
Ferrara
(Tax Code
00297110389) Net Balance Contribution 2024 assigned by Resolution No. 2025-65 of 18/02/2025 Advance Contribution 2025 by Resolution No. 2025-65 05/06/2025 05/06/2025 € 73,920.00 € 31,680.00
Municipality of
Comacchio Advance assigned for the year 2025 by Resolution No. 163 of 24/07/2025 for Preview Event 12/09/2025 € 9,750.00
Municipality of
Comacchio Balance contribution assigned for the year 2024 by Resolution No. 163 of 24/07/2025 for Preview Event 24/02/2025 € 9,750.00
Chamber of
Commerce Contribution NOT assigned — € 0.00
* The table lists financial years covering actuals and forecasts, spanning 2 years.
Law of August 4, 2017, No. 124, art. 1 paragraphs 125-129 – Fulfillment of transparency and publicity.
Law of August 4, 2017, No. 124, art. 1 paragraphs 125-129 – Fulfillment of transparency and publicity obligations as governed by Circular No. 2 of 11/01/2019 of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies for publication in the explanatory notes of the financial statements and consolidated financial statements regarding public grants received.
External Consultancies and Professional Fees (Year 2025)
Qualifications and consultancy assignments for 2025 regarding professionals, legal, tax-accounting, notarial, technical, and safety matters:
· Confartigianato for payroll processing
o Assignment: Active since 2005
o 2025 Fee: € 497.76
· CNA (in the person of Dr. Elena Ghinello, CPA) for accounting and tax consultancy
o Assignment: Active since 2025
o 2025 Fee: € 1,801.94
· Studio Sigfrida (in the person of Paolo Vettorello and Arch. Federica Poggi) – CV for technical consultancy on space management and safety projects
o Assignment: Active since 2019
o 2025 Fee: € 6,832.00
· Studio Verlicchi (in the person of Dr. Anna Verlicchi, Internal Statutory Auditor) – CV
o Assignment: Active since 2024
o 2025 Fee: € 4,440.08
· Attorney Simone Bolognesi for legal consultancy
o Assignment: Active since 2022
o Fee: Pro bono
· Dr. Sergio Rigolin for acoustic impact assessment
o Assignment: Active since 2025
o 2025 Fee: € 507.52
· Omar Pedrini for artistic direction consultancy
o Assignment: Active since 2025
o 2025 Fee: € 5,075.20
To facilitate the work of those wishing to conduct academic research or studies on the festival, the Ferrara Buskers Festival Association has donated all documentation in its possession to the Bassani Library of Ferrara. The list of documents (undergraduate dissertations, press reviews, annual brochures, etc.) can be consulted within the Ferrara Unified Library Catalog.
Additionally, we make the following documents directly available:
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
· Public Grants Year 2025
· Compact Financial Statement for Privacy 2025
· Public Grants Year 2024
· Public Grants Year 2023
· Financial Statement – FBF 2022
BROCHURES & REPORTS
· Eco 2025 Recap Brochure
· 2025 Event Energy Saving Report
· Tourist Inflow Graph – August 2024
· Hotel Occupancy in Ferrara – August 2024
· Tourist Inflow Graph during Ferrara Buskers Festival 2022
· HERA Environmental Impact Report 2023
· Digital Communication and Influencer Report 2022
· Data Brochure 2022
· Analysis of Tourist Data during Ferrara Buskers Festival 2021
· Social Media Communication Report – Ferrara Buskers Festival 2021
· Ferrara Buskers Festival Report 2021
· Ferrara Buskers Festival Report 2020
· BROCHURE 2023-24
· Brochure 2019 – Ferrara Buskers Festival
· Brochure 2017 – Ferrara Buskers Festival
· Brochure 2015 – Ferrara Buskers Festival
· Brochure 2014 – Ferrara Buskers Festival
· Brochure 2013 – Ferrara Buskers Festival
CERTIFICATIONS & AWARDS
· Bureau Veritas Certification: ISO 20121 – Ferrara Buskers Festival Certificate 2016–2019
· Bureau Veritas Certification: ISO 20121 – Ferrara Buskers Festival Certificate 2013
· "Cultura in Verde" Award – Ferrara Buskers Festival Certificate 2013
· Bureau Veritas Certification – Ferrara Buskers Festival Certificate 2012
RESEARCH & IN-DEPTH STUDIES
· Zan L. & Masino G. – "Ferrara Buskers Festival: Design, Emerging, Meanings and Sense Making", excerpt published in "Managing Cultural Festivals between Tradition and Innovation" (Routledge, forthcoming) by Salvador E. and Strandgaard Pedersen J. – 2021
· Sponsor Value Research – Culture and Entertainment 2013 by Stage Up-Ipsos: "The Ferrara Buskers Festival is known by 21 million Italians aged between 14 and 64" (with charts)
· "The Ferrara Buskers Festival: Planning, Emergency, and Constellation of Meanings" by Giovanni Masino and Luca Zan
· Official Communication by Dr. Teodora Campanini (Bocconi University)
· "The Ferrara Buskers Festival: A Great Celebration of Music, an Important Resource for the City" by Luigi Russo. CDS Yearbook 2002