Over 25 thousand visitors for the 15th edition of the SMIAF Festival
Repeat is always difficult and therefore even more beautiful. Last Sunday the 15th edition of the SMIAF Festival closed with the warmth of over 25,000 admissions.
A new page in that history that makes the Republic of San Marino a friend of street art thanks to the energy and commitment of many young people from San Marino and elsewhere, who use their free time, as a volunteer, to create something which is unique in our territory.
“An exceptional result, which confirms a visitor trend that has grown year after year – the organizers commented -. That of the Young Knowledge Festival has now become a family, a fixed meeting point for many artists, sportsmen, musicians, but above all young people. A network that has shown that it can do great things, albeit with limited budgets compared to what art requires “.
The appeal of the volunteers is thus addressed to the Institutions to which it is necessary that the SMIAF Festival be even more valued, in order to grow in its artistic part and in its social impact: “There is no lack of positive examples in and around, let’s think for example of the impact that events such as Artists in Piazza di Pennabilli and Santarcangelo dei Teatri generate where they are located. Why can’t the Republic of San Marino aspire to do the same? ”.
THE REDISCOVERY OF CINEMA TOURISM AND THE PIANELLO TANKS
Another great goal that the SMIAF Festival has concentrated again this year is the rediscovery and re-appropriation of a little-known or neglected location that is our Historic Center. How not to mention the over 70 parkour athletes who on Saturday 5th gave new life to the Cinema Teatro Turismo, proposing an exciting competition such as the Italian Parkour Games within its external walls.
The more than 100 people who visited the temporary “Oltre” exhibition over the three days, an exhibition by the San Marino sculptor and artist Sisto Righi, located in one of the most fascinating and history-steeped locations: the Cisterns of Palazzo Pubblico.
We could stop here, but we would not do honor to those spaces such as the former Cava Antica, which from a car park (P6) has now been transformed for 3 years into the Extreme Arena, a space dedicated to all fans of extreme sports. And how not to mention here the Torretta di Porta San Francesco, this space too little valued during the year but which during the SMIAF Festival, thanks also to the collaboration with the company Carlo Biagioli Srl, hosted Anna Maria’s staff Scocozza, “The Soul dresses in paper”.
NUMBERS OF THIS EDITION
Thanks to the data provided by the Tourist Office, over 23,700 people who went on the days of the car in San Marino with the officers on the days of the car of 5, 6 and 7 August, chosen for the SMIAF Festival as. From Friday to Sunday, 12,600 round trips and cable car rides were also recorded and 1,300 tickets were sold for the train: vehicles that allowed people to reach the UNESCO site to participate in the event, offering an engaging and exciting experience , full of charm.
Summing up the data in our possession, the SMIAF Festival passed the milestone of 25,000 admissions over the weekend, going well beyond what was the already exceptional result of over 20,000 admissions obtained in 2021.
A total of over 80 events including shows, concerts, exhibitions and sports activities, with completely free access. Over 30 artistic formations and / or sports federations, of which 7 for the first time in San Marino. A staff of 45 people, including over 35 volunteers, for the most part coming from the San Marino area but not only.
THANKS
Finally, it is time for thanks: thanks to all the artists, performers, musicians, athletes, partners and street food for the energy and smiles given. Thanks to the Secretariat of State for Tourism, the Secretariat of State for Culture and Education, the Secretariat of State for Work and Sport and the Secretariat of State for Internal Affairs, the Giunta di Castello of San Marino City, to the San Marino Cultural Institutes.
Furthermore, on this occasion we want to remember our Sponsors: Marlù Gioielli, main event from this year, Carisp – Cassa di Risparmio della Repubblica di San Marino, Giochi del Titano SPA, The Space Srl, SUMS – Società Unione Mutuo Soccorso, Birra Amarcord, Energreen Srl, SIT Group, La Chiara Srl, L’Antincendio Sammarinese Srl, Gattei Impianti, Ecologia Sammarinese Srl, La Saponeria del Titano.
Without their support, the Festival would not have been possible.
We also want to thank our partners on this occasion:
– the Pologioco Playroom, which, thanks to workshops and maxigames, has entertained all the young people of the Festival for free during the 3 days of the event;
– Theflowarrampicata and Waverock, the two gyms dedicated to climbers from Urbino and Rimini who gave the SMIAF the richest edition of the Titano Street Boulder ever, with over 320 participants;
– Xplore Parkour Rimini and all the wonderful community of Italian parkour lovers, who gave the first event on a national scale in San Marino, making it the capital of this new, adrenaline-fueled discipline for a day;
-All the companies of artists who, with their contribution, animated the squares and parks of the SMIAF Festival.
And finally, THANKS as always to the public who, filling the squares and parks, managed to move us.
See you in 2023!
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