The Sanremo Music Festival 1996, officially the 46th Italian Song Festival, was the 46th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo in late February 1996 and broadcast by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). The show was presented by Pippo Baudo, who also served as the artistic director, with actress Sabrina Ferilli and model Valeria Mazza.