The Sanremo Music Festival 1988 (Italian: Festival di Sanremo 1988), officially the 38th Italian Song Festival (38º Festival della canzone italiana), was the 38th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 24 and 27 February 1988 and broadcast by Rai 1. The show was presented by Miguel Bosé and Gabriella Carlucci, while Carlo Massarini hosted the segments from the Sanremo PalaRock, and Kay Sandvick, Lara Saint Paul and Memo Remigi hosted the segments from the Sanremo Casino where a number of foreign guests performed.[1]
The winner of the Big Artists section was Massimo Ranieri with the song "Perdere l'amore", while Fiorella Mannoia won the Critics Award with the song "Le notti di Maggio".[1] The pop group Future won the Newcomers section with the song "Canta con noi".[1]
