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TOCATÌ - INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF GAMES
IN THE STREET
18-20 september 2026

The Festival is conceived and organized by Associazione Giochi Antichi (AGA) in collaboration with the Municipality of Verona, Department of Culture. The association held this traditional play culture event for the first time in 2003, and it quickly became an international point of reference!
5 August 2017; Gerard Smith of Louth during the 2017 M Donnelly GAA All-Ireland Poc Fada Finals in the Annaverna Mountain, Ravensdale, Co Louth. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach:Sportsfile

In this 24th edition of Tocatì, Ireland meets the Italy of courtyards and town squares: Ireland’s traditional games and sports are the Guests of Honour at Tocatì 2026.

From 18 to 20 September, the squares of Veronetta will become a meeting place between distant worlds, connected by an invisible thread that weaves together play and memory. Skills, movements and rhythms will give voice to a living culture that still finds its shared playing grounds today in the fields of Kerry and the courtyards of Dublin.

Once again, Tocatì will be an invitation to take part and share. Alongside the Guests of Honour, visitors will discover Italian traditional games and a rich programme of cultural activities that, for three days, transform Verona into a meeting place for the world.

Welcome to Irland
Programme preview
Press kit

Tocatì The history of the festival

Tocatì was founded in 2003 by a group of S-ciànco players who brought traditional games back to the squares of Verona. From this initiative, the festival has grown into an international event that brings together traditional games communities from across Italy and around the world.

In 2022, the Tocatì Programme was recognised by UNESCO as a Good Safeguarding Practice of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the first and only example in Italy to receive this distinction.
Tocatì The history of the festival

Casa Tocatì

A space about to come to life, open all year round, where play becomes a cultural experience.

Workshops, educational activities and meetings with communities offer the opportunity to discover, practise and pass on the heritage of traditional games.
Activities of Tocatì