Teatro Garibaldi, Historical theatre in Palermo, Italy.

Teatro Garibaldi stands in Palermo's La Kalsa district, a few steps from the Basilica La Magione. It is an Italian-style theatre whose interiors were altered by works completed in May 2010. Carlo Cecchi directed it artistically for about ten years, and Wim Wenders shot a scene of Palermo Shooting inside it.

The theatre opened in 1861 with a speech by Garibaldi to the crowd. It closed for a long period and reopened only in 1906. From the late 1930s it ran as a cinema, again from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, first as Garibaldi then as Araldo, before being abandoned until the 1990s.

The theatre's name recalls Garibaldi's 1861 inaugural speech to the crowd. In 2012 about sixty artists and entertainment workers occupied it to protest its management. Between 2017 and 2018 it served as headquarters of Manifesta 12, the itinerant contemporary art biennial, hosting works by Giorgio Vasta and Wu Ming.

The theatre stands in the Kalsa district, a short walk from the Basilica La Magione. Its interior was reworked in works completed in May 2010, and in April 2012 about sixty artists and entertainment workers occupied the building. Check the programme before visiting, since the venue has passed through long closures and changes of use.

In April 2012 about sixty artists and entertainment workers occupied the theatre to protest its management. Between 2017 and 2018 it served as headquarters of the twelfth Manifesta, the itinerant contemporary art biennial, hosting works by Giorgio Vasta and Wu Ming during Palermo's year as Italian Capital of Culture.