FuturFestival® is born in the spring of 2008, on the centenary of the Futurist manifesto. On December 31st, it takes place for the first time to celebrate the New Year’s Eve and Turin’s award as European Youth Capital. FuturFestival gathers more than 7k young people from all over Italy.

In 2009 FuturFestival collaborates with the organization of the Turin’s New Year’s Eve in Piazza Vittorio with headliners such as Groove Armada and Juliette Lewis together with other artists of international leverage.

On December 7th, 2010 FuturFestival presents Bloody Betroots’ exclusive Italian show, with the special appearance of Tommy Lee at the drums.

In June 2012 FuturFestival unfolds as the first Italian 100% daytime summer festival, under the name of Kappa FuturFestival, from the well known sportswear brand.

In 2013 KFF enters the Top 5 European Summer Festivals chart.

In 2015 the cashless technology is introduced to purchase all goods and services at the Festival, using a card that can be topped up by cash or debit/credit card.

Since 2016 it has been granted the European Commission Patronage together with Movement Festival, setting a precedent for the sector in Italy.

The same year The New York Times recommended it as an event “not to miss” when in Italy.

In 2018 the 45k festival-goers comes from 88 nations; overall 35% of participants come from abroad.

In January 2019 the short documentary The FuturFeeling was previewed at the Cinema Massimo within the SeeYouSound Festival. The same year Kappa FuturFestival is recognised as the Best International Festival at the DJ Awards.

In 2020 the digital format Kappa Futur Tribute registers 665k views and a reach of 1,3mln users.

2022, 2023 and 2024 are record years, characterized by the extension of the program to 3 days and the addition of a fifth stage.

The twelfth edition will be held from 4 to 6 July 2025, with the expectation of attracting 120k guests from 160 nations to Turin and digitally reaching +150 million people.

In 2024, Kappa FuturFestival was already voted the 7th best festival in the world by DJ Mag.

The twelfth edition surpassed all expectations, achieving extraordinary success. Not only did it meet its goals of 120,000 attendees and a digital reach of over 150 million, but it also climbed to 6th place in DJ Mag’s 2025 ranking of the 100 best festivals. To top it all off, a sixth stage was added. Building on these results, the organizers are already working to make next year even more memorable.

Kappa FuturFestival 2026 was held in Turin from July 3rd to July 5th.

Official site: kappafuturfestival.com