The Municipality of Olbia has begun organizing the concert for New Year’s Eve 2026, scheduled for Thursday, December 31, at Molo Brin. After last year’s event at Isola Bianca, the show will therefore return to the city center: the administration has entered the city in the regional funding call for year-end events.
The first council resolution sets the organizational process in motion. The proposal, presented by Tourism and Events Councillor Marco Balata, entrusts operational management to the municipal company Aspo. The project includes a show featuring at least two well-known artists, with performances both before and after the midnight fireworks.
The choice of venue brings the event back to Molo Brin, where New Year’s Eve 2024 was celebrated with Zucchero and Salmo. For the 2025 edition, the concert was moved to Molo 1 bis at Isola Bianca. Construction is underway in the Brin area for the new marina for superyachts, and part of the pier is closed; the municipality is nevertheless preparing an area that can accommodate 10,000 people. Compared with previous editions, the stage will face away from the Ferris wheel.
Olbia’s application is part of the regional funding call for the “New Year’s Eve 2026 Events Calendar.” Applications for municipal grants can be submitted from 10 a.m. on November 3 until Friday, November 13 at 11:59 p.m.. The call accepts concerts starting from December 27; related events may begin on December 18 and must end by December 31.
The concert will conclude a Christmas calendar that, according to the announced program, will begin on Saturday, November 28. Opening day will feature the lighting of the tree in Piazza Regina Margherita, the “Piccola Italia” lights in Piazza Crispi, the illuminated zoo in Piazza Elena di Gallura, and a concert by Ivana Spagna outside the town hall. Events will accompany the festive season in the city through New Year’s Eve.
The year-end event follows a season of major events in Olbia, including Vasco Rossi’s two concerts in June, Jovanotti’s Jova Summer Beach in August, and five performances of Notre Dame de Paris in the city center. Ultimo’s concert is already scheduled for the following summer, on July 24 at Olbia Arena, in the industrial area that the municipality plans to develop as a permanent venue for shows. Updates on the December 31 program are available on the New Year’s Eve in Olbia page.