Umbria Jazz first edition took place in 1973. In the Seventies the concerts were free, organized on public places in various towns of Umbria: Perugia, Todi, Gubbio, Spoleto.

In those years jazz music was mainly appreciated by connoisseurs, but the festival won an increasing audience.

Among the many artists that took part to the concerts in the Seventies there were George Coleman, Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker, Stan Getz, Lionel Hampton.

In the Eighties Umbria Jazz Association and then Umbria Jazz Foundation were established.

The concerts took place mainly in Perugia with artists like Sonny Rollins, Randy Crawford, Michel Petrucciani, Phil Collins, Al Jarreau, Keith Jarrett, Ornette Coleman, Van Morrison, Bobby McFerrin, Earth Wind & Fire, James Brown, Manhattan Transfer, Sarah Vaughan, Caetano Veloso, Gil Evans, Carmen McRae, Miles Davis and many others.

Different styles like rock, blues, brasilian song, gospel, soul, zydeco, marching band, rhythm 'n' blues made their entry to the jazz festival.

Now we have admission tickets to Arena Santa Giuliana (the former stadium next to the city walls), to Teatro Comunale Morlacchi and to Oratorio di Santa Cecilia. We have also free concerts in variuos places, streets and squares of the historic centre.

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To get a more detailed information you may visit the web site: www.umbriajazz.it

The first edition of Eurochocolate took place in Perugia in 1994. Every year - in October - the event celebrates the chocolate tradition of Perugia, Italy and other countries.

Eurochocolate attracts a lot of tourists that love chocolate, the so called "food of gods". It is possible to taste the best industrial and artisan chocolate products sold on stalls placed along the streets of the historic centre of Perugia.

Beside the market, a lot of events and shows take place in charming settings like Rocca Paolina (a Reinassance Fortress).

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To get a more detailed information you may visit the web site: www.eurochocolate.it

• Feast of St. Anthony the Abbot, quarter of Porta Pesa (January 17^th)
• Feast of the patron St. Costanzo, tasting of "Tòrcolo con canditi", a typical ring-shaped cake of Perugia (January 29^th)
• Feast of St. Mark, fireworks on the hill of Prèpo, visible from the historic centre (April 25^th)
• "Gemelle in piazza", market of products from the towns twinned to Perugia: Bratislava, Tübingen, Potsdam, Aix en Provence, Seattle, Grand Rapids (May)
• "Umbria Jazz", jazz festival (July)
• "Tenera è la notte", cinema and shows in the open air (July - August)
• Feast of the Assumption, quarter of Monteluce (August 15^th)
• "Festival internazionale delle figure animate", cartoons (August - September)
• "Perugia Science fest", scientific events (September)
• "Sagra musicale umbra", classical music festival (September)
• Velimna, events about Etruscans, Ponte San Giovanni - suburb of Perugia (September)
• "Notte bianca", all night long events (September)
• "Eurochocolate", the feast of chocolate (October)
• "Fiera dei Morti", large annual market (the first days of November)
• Umbria libri, book fair, events (November)
• Batìk Perugia [Film] Festival (December)
• Mercatino delle strenne, a Christmas market (December)
• Christmas events at the "Borgobello", quarter of Porta San Pietro (December)

Exhibition places

• Palazzo Baldeschi al Corso (Corso Vannucci)
• Palazzo della Penna (via Marconi / via Podiani)
• Rocca Paolina (scale mobili Piazza Partigiani - Piazza Italia)