Sanremo 2027: The Jackal will host PrimaFestival, it’s official

It’s official: The Jackal will host PrimaFestival 2027, the daily Rai1 show that accompanies the Sanremo Music Festival, Italy’s biggest song contest. The announcement came on 30 October 2026 during the 8 pm TG1 news, in a video with Stefano De Martino, host and artistic director of the 77th edition.

Who the hosts are

PrimaFestival will be hosted by Ciro Priello, Fabio Balsamo, Aurora Leone and Gianluca Fru, the Naples comedy collective that started on the web. In the video De Martino joked with the group about criticism of a Festival that is "too Neapolitan".

When it airs

PrimaFestival airs on Rai1 right after the 8 pm TG1, before the Festival nights: it covers trivia, backstage, guests and the atmosphere around the Ariston theatre. According to Il Messaggero it will run from 13 to 20 February 2027; the Festival itself takes place from 16 to 20 February.

What we know and what we don’t

Confirmed by Rai: the hosts and the show format. The line-up of the Big artists has not been announced yet. See also when the Sanremo 2027 Big artists are announced.

Editorial check: 1 November 2026. Translated from the Italian original.