New Year’s Eve 2026 in Puglia: 5 town square parties with times and music programme

Pick your square based on your vibe

• Want a big-city style show, hosts, live + DJ sets? Monopoli

• Want New Year’s among the trulli (pure magic)? Alberobello

• Want narrow lanes + folk-rock energy, then dancing? Cisternino

• Want the most photogenic square of all? Ostuni

• Want a strategic base and decide last-minute? Martina Franca

1) Monopoli  Winter Music Show, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II

When: 31 December 2025, starts at 10:00 pm
Where: Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II
Entry: free

Music programme / on stage

• Guest: Digei Angelo

• Hosts: Veronica Pellegrino with Daniele Condotta

• Live: Kelly Joyce and Orlando Johnson

• After midnight: DJ Party Joe T Vannelli

Practical tip (parking saver): on New Year’s Eve there’s a special Park & Ride service with buses 10:00 pm → 1:40 am and return runs until 1:45 am.

2) Alberobello  Sciamn Fest New Year’s Eve 2026, Largo Martellotta

When: 31 December 2025, 10:00 pm
Where: Largo Martellotta
Event: Associazione Sciamn – Sciamn Fest New Year’s Eve 2026

The smart move here: arrive in the afternoon, stroll through Rione Monti and Aia Piccola, have dinner in town, then walk to Largo Martellotta. Alberobello on New Year’s has that “wow” factor you’ll remember.

3) Cisternino  New Year’s Eve in the square (Folkabbestia + Disco Bizzarro)

When: 31 December 2025, 10:30 pm
Where: Piazza Vittorio Emanuele
Entry: free

Music programme

• Folkabbestia (live)

• Disco Bizzarro (DJ set)

Local tip: park outside and walk up. Cisternino is at its best when you enter the old town and feel the party building in the alleys.

4) Ostuni  New Year’s Night, Piazza della Libertà

When: 31 December 2025, 9:00 pm
Where: Piazza della Libertà

Music programme

• Terraross (live concert)

• DJ set

Smart idea: eat early (even 7:30/8:00 pm), then head up calmly. After a certain hour the square fills up fast, and Ostuni turns into one big open air stage.

5) Martina Franca New Year’s Eve in Piazza XX Settembre (+ encore on 1 January)

When: 31 December 2025, starts at 10:30 pm (plus a second date on 1 January)
Where: Piazza XX Settembre

Artists announced (among the names mentioned locally)

• Regina

• Ema Stokholma

• Cristian Marchi

Why Martina is so handy: you’re perfectly placed to decide last minute whether to go to Cisternino, Alberobello or Ostuni, without turning the drive home into a marathon.

Where to stay to enjoy it properly 

If you want a comfortable New Year’s, the best strategy is choosing a base between Monopoli and the Valle d’Itria. That way you can even decide last-minute where to go and get back easily after midnight.

On HelloApulia you’ll find holiday homes, villas and trulli ideal for groups and families:.