Summer 2027

It marks the official start of the summer season, generally on 24 April each year, when the “sleeping giant” (as the staff call the venue that keeps its lights off in winter) suddenly wakes up, always renewed, with a show of lights and colours; a show that lasts more than one summer, since the lights generally go out on the second weekend of October.

On 30 April everyone celebrates Mamamia's birthday together, the venue known in Italy for its hospitality, fun and its “mission” in defence of gay rights, which from April to early October hosts thousands of young men and women who make up its large gay, lesbian and friendly audience, looking for sea, beach and music under the stars.

It coincides with the 2 June holiday, with one or more days (depending on the calendar) in which Mamamia wants to represent an autonomous Republic, inspired by the values of inclusion, freedom, civility, sociability, fun and culture.

It generally takes place in the third week of June, that is, during Pride Month, when the Stonewall riots that took place in New York in June 1969 are commemorated all over the world. As well as being a party, it keeps a strong political value and a protest for civil rights. Queer shows, guests, debates. The winner of the Miss Drag Queen Toscana contest is often proclaimed during the Torre Queer Festival.

An event dedicated to the LGBTQIA+ bear community, celebrating inclusion, respect, solidarity and body positivity. The Tuscany winner is proclaimed and is entitled to go through to the final stages of the contest organised by the well-known Company Club Milano. The contest is generally part of a three-day festival dedicated to the bear world.

It is the historic contest dedicated to Italian drag queens that has taken place every year since 2003 in the second half of July. In the early editions, drag artists from all over Italy gathered at Mamamia during July, creating a series of “heats” whose winners competed in a final. Since 2006, regional selections have instead been organised to identify the candidates who will face each other in the national final. Since 2021 the contest has opened to all identities (Drag Kings, BioQueens, Trans Queens and non-cis performers), becoming Miss Drag Queen Italia +.

It is the long-awaited week dedicated to women, with events spread between the MamaBeach beach, afternoon meetings and aperitifs at Baddy, and the night parties at Mamamia. Seven days of non-stop events including beach parties, talks, aperitifs, speed dates, karaoke, film screenings (LesMovie), Queerlesque shows, stand-up comedy and contests such as the election of Miss Gaya.

There is a border beyond which time stops flowing and magic becomes the only possible reality. It is a place made of dreams that do not fade, of horizons that merge with the sea and of stories we have just begun to write together. In August, Torre del Lago becomes the theatre of this endless adventure. A journey through worlds of colours, sounds and freedom, where the only limit is the one we decide to overcome. A succession of nights that light up under ever-new stars and days that shine with a different light. A different show every evening, with a very broad and varied programme also at Baddy and on the beach.

It is the beauty contest born in 1997 as Mister Gay Italia and renamed with its current name in 2015, held annually in Torre del Lago. During the year, regional selections are held in Italy, often accompanied by an online selection, where the participants in the Torre del Lago final are proclaimed. Like Miss Drag Queen Italia, it is hosted by the irreverent and formidable drag queen La Wanda Gastrica. The contest is a national event aimed at electing the gay man who, in a jury's opinion, besides having aesthetic qualities, will put his social commitment into action once he has won the title.

It is a well-known LGBTQIA+ inclusive cultural series and aperitalk held on the terrace of Baddy. A meeting space combining music, book presentations, art, talks and debates on cultural and social topics of great current relevance, with emerging and well-known writers and artists as guests. The format is curated by Lamatulli and Ale Bardini.