Castiglion Fiorentino, Tuscany • 18th - 20th May 2023
A boutique festival for those seeking boundless freedom and simple pleasures.
One part holiday; one part festival; shaken over ice, FLASH is returning to its miniature Tuscan oasis for 2023.
Prime your ears for Italo, house and disco sounds synced expertly with the beating Italian sun. We’re looking to provide the ultimate escape, and we’ve got a thing for euphoric classics and feel-good party-starters.
ELIZA ROSE
HAAi
MYD
BARRY CAN'T SWIM
DAN SHAKE
DJ BORING
MANAMI
TAI LOKUN
INSIDE MOVES
Tuscany is at the heart of everything we do. Experience traditional pasta-making with our very own Nonna, workshops and wine-tasting masterclasses and a wellbeing program to help you recharge between dancing.
Although we’re confident FLASH will feel like a second home, we also think you’ll find it magical. Set next to a verdant private airstrip, leopoldina-style villa and towering castle in historical village Castiglion Fiorentino,
FLASH serves-up a miniature garden of undeniable natural beauty.
Make your Tuscan holiday a comfortable one. Forget sleepless camping - we’ll keep you cosy for all three nights. Every option offers home comforts to meet your budget and anticipated blood-tannin concentration.
We’re passionate about FLASH, so much so that we could talk about it for hours like a true Italian. We’ll keep it rapido, though…
Dreamt-up by Benedetta Venturini and Karl Schussig (that’s us), FLASH began in 2017 with a simple vision: introduce a small group of revellers from across the globe to the true, authentic Tuscan experience. Our festival’s first edition took place with a handful of friends and famiglia, dancing together from dawn until dusk (and dawn again) under the sun, stars and occasional shower of spritz.After a year of planning, FLASH returned as a bigger summer party in 2019 with a few hundred friends; some old, others new, all sharing the same love for good music, exceptional food and fine wine without the pretentiousness, extravagance or flashiness that’s often served on the side. We were elated to bring Dan Shake, CC, Disco, Chaos in the CBD and Laurence Guy to Tuscany alongside sets from local DJs playing retro Italo grooves in their spiritual home.Sadly, the global pandemic meant we had a two year hiatus. It did, however, make FLASH 2022 all the sweeter. We returned to our miniature paradise with euphoric sets from salute, Bradley Zero, I Jordan, Eclair Fifi, Laurence Guy, MYD and DJ Boring and a new selection of Tuscan experiences, making it the best year yet for us. The FLASH ragazzi seemed to agree: we quickly sold out our Super Early Bird, Tier 1 and Tier 2 tickets and built a cult following that’s spread across the world.
Now, we’re returning for 2023 with our finest line-up yet, including Eliza Rose, DJ Boring, HAAi, MYD, Barry Can’t Swim, Dan Shake, Inside Moves, Tai Lukon and Manami. While we can’t wait to welcome back friends and family from past years, we’re also just as excited to see new faces ready for their first taste of FLASH; so don’t hesitate, act pronto! We’ll be waiting with a glass of chianti…
