San Remo Music Festival is in Italy but it's scheduled to be held in early February 2023.

yes, two Sanremo's actually


first you got San Remo Giovani (newbies competition, there couple will qualify to the main festival) and then the main event of San Remo, with lots of participating artists for the main competition, and also many guest performers, a show which can last up to 4 or 5 hours


and the winner doesn't necessarily have to go to ESC, since this is a festival on its own for domestic music scene, they will be asked after the results, if the winner declines, then the runner up is asked after, 3rd, 4th and so on, however when approached before the festival begins in song submissions period, they are asked already if they are interested in going to ESC