The city’s historic center was transformed into an open-air stage, welcoming internationally renowned athletes and thousands of spectators for four days of shows, competitions, workshops, and music, in the spirit of adventure, adrenaline, and fun.
The festival offered more than 30 hours of shows and 24 activities to try out, ranging from parkour to wakeboarding, skateboarding to slack line, freestyle motocross to acroyoga. Among the standout guests were big names such as Alessandro Barbero (BMX), Leo Fini (motocross), Kaede Miyashita (trick line), and the Dunking Devils (basketball freestyle), who thrilled the audience with their performances. Particularly appreciated were the evening shows in Piazza del Popolo and the exhibitions on the Livenza River, which made the event truly one of a kind.
Another distinctive feature of the 2025 edition was its focus on inclusivity: the festival offered activities accessible to everyone, involving the Italian Paralympic Committee to promote sport as a tool for social connection and well-being.
Beyond sport, Xtreme Days featured a rich music program with DJ sets by artists such as Max Benzoni, Lino Lodi, and Gledd, as well as live concerts, including the “883 Experience” event. Moments of reflection were also included through the “Xtreme Talks,” conferences dedicated to topics related to sport, urban culture, and sustainability.
I was invited to this edition to present the project Re-Gen co-financed by Urbact aimed at urban regeneration and social inclusion through sport and the active involvement of young people. The goal is to regenerate urban spaces through sport and culture, engaging new generations in creative and sustainable activities.
Re-Gen uses digital tools and sustainable urban planning models to reduce carbon footprints and improve residents’ quality of life, while encouraging active citizen participation in planning and carrying out redevelopment projects. This ensures that urban transformations meet the needs and aspirations of the community.
Sport, therefore, becomes a tool to foster community, promote healthy lifestyles, and regenerate unused urban spaces, transforming them into places for meeting and socializing.
Sacile now joins the experiences already launched in other Italian and European cities, such as Verona (project leader) together with Milan, Corfu (Greece), Albacete (Spain), Vila do Conde (Portugal), Pula (Croatia), Dobrich (Bulgaria), Daugavpils (Latvia), and Lezha (Albania).
In Sacile as well, the Re-Gen project generated strong interest among participants, highlighting sport’s role as a driver of social and urban change—an innovative, participatory approach to urban regeneration that places young people and the community at the center, promoting sustainability, inclusion, and well-being through sport and outdoor activities. In the weeks leading up to Xtreme Days, a workshop for young people with a street artist was organized to create, during the festival, a mural that transformed a neglected underpass into a revitalized work of urban art.
Sport is increasingly being used as a means to promote a healthy lifestyle while at the same time regenerating unused urban spaces. These places—often reduced to simple transit areas—can thus be transformed into vibrant spaces for gathering and social life, especially for younger generations.
With this in mind, a new edition of Xtreme Days is already scheduled for the end of May 2026. The event continues to establish itself as a key meeting point for young people and all extreme sports enthusiasts, offering a unique opportunity for connection, performance, and shared experience and Re-gen for sure will be part of this event showing the final result of the project.
Marco Buemi
Lead Partner
