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Frequently Asked Questions

THE PLACE

In southern Italy, Apulia. Almost in the middle of it 🙂

Definitely yes! The city in itself is amazing and there are plenty of beautiful places to explore in the surrounding area as well. Start visiting here .)

Getting to Monopoli is quite easy!
The railway station (fifteen minutes walk to the fest venues) is connected to Bari Centrale with a fast and cheap train leaving twice a hour.
You can get to Bari by train, with direct flights from a lot of european cities (and with a connecting flight almost from everywhere in the world).
Getting from the airport to the railway station is fast and easy too (by train, bus or taxi) and of course you can rent a car at the airport, at the railway station or in Monopoli city center to explore the surroundings.
If you’re driving to Monopoli, you’ll get to Bari by toll-motorway and then it’s a forty minutes drive on a free motorway.
Οι Έλληνες φίλοι μπορούν να ταξιδέψουν με πλοίο από Ηγουμενίτσα ή Πάτρα

Our friends at the info-point have some hints for your visiting experiences. Come and visit them or drop them a line at monopolele@veloservice.org .

Glad you ask! We prepared a list on google maps with all the venues and the ukuspots! Find it here.

THE INSTRUMENT

According to wikipedia “The ukulele (/ˌjuːkəˈleɪli/ YOO-kə-LAY-lee; from Hawaiian: ʻukulele [ˈʔukuˈlɛlɛ], approximately OO-koo-LEH-leh) is a member of the lute family of instruments of Portuguese origin and popularized in Hawaii. It generally employs four nylon strings.
The tone and volume of the instrument vary with size and construction. Ukuleles commonly come in four sizes: soprano, concert, tenor, and baritone.
The ukulele is commonly associated with music from Hawaii, where its name roughly translates as “jumping flea”,[4] perhaps because of the movement of the player’s fingers.”According to us, the ukulele is a small, affordable (in almost every sense of the word) instrument you will start loving in seconds.

You can grab the very basics in a couple of hours! That’s why we are offering two hours of getting started free lessons for everybody during the fest!
(of course a lifetime will not be enough to become a maestro)

THE FESTIVAL

Yup. The three evening concerts and the sunset concert, the open-mic, the jam sessions and the basic ukulele lessons are absolutely free and without an entrance ticket!

The Sala dei Pescatori is open from 10am to 8pm. Come and visit to get the most from your stay in Monopoli.

Palazzo Palmieri is Monopolele HQ and will be open from 10.00 to 20.00 every day during the festival. Come here to book your workshops, for any info regarding the fest and to make a donation. In the courtyard of Palazzo Palmieri there will be an exhibition space with new and vintage ukuleles. You can also come here to learn to play the ukulele in our unmissable free lessons.

There are two free lessons at Palazzo Palmieri on Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. If you don't have a uke, we will borrow you one! You can also drop-in at any other time at Palazzo Palmieri for a little free introduction to the instrument: just ask for Luca.

The workshops will be held in the St. Peter church. It will be possible to reserve them here or at Palazzo Palmieri and paid cash or with credit cards. Each workshop costs 10 euro. It is possible to attend the workshops without an instrument at a cost of 5 euro. Reserve your seat now!

Yes. We are starting considering proposals for Monopolele 2025.

Yes. But you could anyhow play on open-mic stage!

This year we will have two open-mic events. The first one will be held at Porto Rosso during the amazing beach party that will open the fest thursday evening. The second one will be held in San Pietro Church sunday afternoon. You will need to reserve your slot to play on stage. Use this link!  The sing-along and the parades are open to the public. Just bring your uke and be part of the ensemble!

Starting at 11pm (for a couple of hours at most) we will meet in front of the mezzopieno bar to play joyfully together. Bring your uke!