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Vallà transforms into an open-air museum: Wonderwalla returns. From August 27 to 30, 2026, the small district of Vallà, in the municipality of Riese Pio X (Treviso), hosts the sixth edition of Wonderwalla, the festival dedicated to street art that enlivens Piazza Caduti with four days of urban art, live music, and creative workshops.
TREVISO. The exhibition opens on Thursday evening with the inauguration of HYPERWALLA, a project born from the collaboration between The Wallà, OIBO’ Agency, and Treviso Comic Book Festival that transforms the square into an open-air gallery of posters on social and cultural themes, displayed on a mobile structure designed by Laboratorio Quattrozero. Following this, Riccardo Ali will hold a public meeting on the history of graffiti writing, from its New York origins to the contemporary evolution of the phenomenon.
On Friday, the evening will shift to music, with a DJ set entirely on vinyl by Los Muchos Gramos.
Saturday is the richest day: in the afternoon, there will be a walk among the murals of the town led by the Bocaverta Collective and two parallel workshops, one on lettering inspired by Keith Haring and one dedicated to the creative reuse of paper. In the evening, a live painting performance on a camper will also begin, created by the artists Enko, Tomoz, and Mozone (which will continue on Sunday), accompanied by the music of Hang The DJ and the concert of Daushasha.
Sunday closes the festival with a calligraphy workshop using Asian chopsticks and a collage activity with recycled materials, followed by a DJ set by Matmarg and the final concert by Pick Up The Tips.
Throughout the week, from August 24 to 30, there will also be the collective creation of “The Peter Pan Collective,” a large ground mural near the playground on via Montello, inspired by Barrie’s novel and created using stencil technique.
A project that has been ongoing for six years
The spokesperson for the Bocaverta Collective, Mauro Berti, emphasizes how the festival has become a national reference for urban art over the years, demonstrating how a small provincial town can become a widespread gallery capable of attracting artists and visitors from all over Italy.
The Wallà was born in 2021 as a participatory urban regeneration initiative, aimed at combating the degradation of public spaces through art and strengthening the sense of community. The project is supported by the Municipality, Province, and Region, as well as scientific collaboration with Ca’ Foscari University of Venice for the conservation of mural works.
To date, 23 works have been created covering over a thousand square meters of painted surface, also signed by international artists such as Ericailcane, Zed1, Peeta, and Millo. Previous editions have produced collective murals dedicated to Pinocchio (2022), to Gianni Rodari (2023), and — with the mosaic mural “Il Piccolo Pixel,” made up of almost six thousand tiles — to “The Little Prince” (2024).
