The Sanremo Music Festival 1979 (), officially the 29th Italian Song Festival (), was the 29th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 11 and 13 January 1979, and broadcast by (RAI). The show was presented by Mike Bongiorno, assisted by the actress Anna Maria Rizzoli.
The winner of the festival was Mino Vergnaghi with the song "Amare".
The final night was broadcast by Rai 1, while the first two nights were broadcast live only by radio.
Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.