What to do in Verona and its province during the weekend from 25 to 27 November 2022
Very many interesting events in the Verona area for this weekend as well. Below we see what are all the initiatives not to be missed from 25 to 27 November 2022.
THE TOP EVENT
Christmas in Bardolino: markets, shows, music and entertainment
From 26 November 2022 to 8 January 2023 the lakefront and the historic center of Bardolino welcome thousands of visitors to let them experience the magical Christmas atmosphere! A program full of appointments and events. On the lakefront, in the splendid Bardolino basin, dozens of carefully selected companies offer their high quality products: from traditional food and wine to local handicrafts, passing through the originality of Christmas items homemade.
All the Christmas events in Verona and in the province: markets, shows, concerts and events
DEMONSTRATIONS
Verona Mineral Fair
Minerals, fossils, precious stones and jewels are once again protagonists at the Verona Fair with the 67th edition of Verona Mineral Fair in the program from Friday 24 to Sunday 27 November 2022. Over 220 exhibitors from 20 countries allow an audience of enthusiasts to discover collectibles, precious stones, minerals, jewels, bijoux, accessories for jewelery and DIY and objects, offering excellent shopping opportunities ahead of Christmas.
The Christmas markets in Verona
Verona, a Unesco heritage city and always a meeting point for culture and traditions, is transformed and dressed in the lights, sounds and colors of Christmas. Santa’s House, the ice rink, the wooden houses and the starry sky. Also this year i Christmas markets will enliven the city center from 18 November until 26 December 2022. From 25 November the ice skating rink set up in the pool of the former Arsenale will also open for the Christmas period and can be used until Valentine’s Day 2023.
The cocktail fair
From 25 to 27 November appointment with “The Cocktail Fair” at the multipurpose hall of the former bowling alley in Strada San Vittore. A unique three-day event with tastings of original and innovative cocktails with culinary specialties and performances by Flair Bartenders, the acrobatic techniques in preparing cocktails.
Christmas among the olive trees at Garda
Get back to Garda the unmissable appointment with the “Christmas among the olive trees”. Inauguration on November 25th 2022 and then events until January 8th 2023. Lots of fun appointments for adults and children, tasty food and wine events not to be missed and all the Christmas spirit is ready to flood the streets of Garda!
Boiled meat fair with pearà and autumn flavours
Come back there “Boiled meat fair with pearà and autumn flavors” of Isola della Scala, from 10 to 27 November 2022. An event that is increasingly loved by the Veronese (and not only) which features the typical dishes of the Veronese tradition, in particular the boiled meat with pearà. During the event it will also be possible to taste the typical risotto all’isolana and risotto with pumpkin thanks to the collaboration between the Isola della Scala Fair Authority and the Consortium for the Protection of IGP Riso Nano Vialone Veronese.
Feast of Verza Moretta
From November 18 back there Feast of Verza Moretta di Veronella represents the event dedicated to the typical local product. Many appointments and entertainment accompanied by music and excellent cuisine.
WOWkend at Gardaland
Gardaland proposes the first edition of “WOWkend”extraordinary opening for all November weekend – 12 and 13, 19 and 20, 26 and 27 – which will allow young and old to still enjoy the many attractions of the Park, taking advantage of the still mild climate of Lake Garda. For the guests, at the entrance gates, the stilt walkers of the Fantasia in colorful dresses and the traditional Welcome Show with Prezzemolo and Aurora who will do the honors together with the dancers, up to officially daring the start of the days of fun in perfect Gardaland style.
Flover Christmas Village
From 5 November 2022 to 8 January 2023 back to Bussolengo the Flover Christmas Village, the first in Italy: now in its 26th edition, like every year it is renewed and enriched with novelties. This year’s theme is dedicated to the traditions of Christmas and everything that represents it, such as the Christmas tree, garlands, decorations, the nativity scene, sweets, Christmas carols… symbols which, in our minds, immediately refer to the magic of the most exciting and surprising time of the year.
The skating rink opens for Christmas in Bussolengo
Bussolengo is preparing for Christmas with the skating ring ready to entertain adults and children. The track, located in Piazzale Vittorio Veneto, with its thirty by fifteen meters, will be among the largest in the entire province of Verona.
MUSIC
Last symphony concert 2022 by Fondazione Arena
For the last appointment of the 2022 Symphony Season, Friday 25 and Saturday 26 Novembertwo Russian masterpieces between late romanticism and innovation are performed for the first time at Philharmonic Theater: the concert of the visionary Skrjabin with the pianist Edoardo Maria Strabbioli and the suite from the opera Il Gallo d’oro by the instrumentation master Rimsky-Korsakov.
Concerts at Vecchia Rama
Dragon Fly live in Bussolengo
I Dragon fly Friday 25 November at 21 they are protagonists at the restaurant of Park Hotel Elephant in Strada Bresciana 27.
Live music at the Cantine de l’Arena
Bonovox – Tribute to U2
Saturday evening they return to Musical circle Giardino 2.0 by Sona i Bonvox with their now perfect and magical tribute to U2.
VISIT GUIDE
THEATER
Veneto Mystery Shows
Sunday 27 Novemberat 15.30 Roverchiarawill be told “The mystery of Barbantana and the great river”show that tells the legend of a mythological being – half woman and half snake – who lives in the bed of the Adige river between Roverchiaretta and Roverchiara.
Pope’
To the New Theater of Verona the centenary of the birth of Pier Paolo Pasolini is celebrated. On stage, with performances until Sunday 27 November, the dramaturgy of Marco Tullio Giordana and Luigi Lo Cascio with the show “Pope'”.
Stories of women
Music and dance against violence against women. These are the elements that make up the show “Women’s Stories”with artistic direction by Cristiana Cristiani, scheduled for Friday 25 November, at 21, in the parish theater of San Giovanni Evangelista.
Pocket Apocalypse
Without any warning, God appears in a supermarket on the outskirts of Rome to announce the end of the world. With this apocalyptic premise, this Saturday 26 November at 21 in the theater in via Madonna del Terraglio 10, the new theatrical season of Machiavelli Cultural Forge.
CINEMA
Teens and families: let’s meet at the cinema
Until 18 December 2022 it takes place at Modus Culture Space the review “Kids and families: let’s meet at the cinema”promoted by the District in collaboration with Modus Impresa Sociale and the contribution of the Zai Consortium, presenting films that adults and children can see for free.
We citizens of the world
Ri-Ciak Community cinema organizes the screening of the documentary “We Citizens of the World”, Saturday 26 November at 8.30 pm in the Africa Room of the Comboni Missionaries in vicolo Pozzo 1 in Verona. In the room the authors Dario Dalla Mura and Elena Peloso.
Among the novelties coming out in Veronese cinemas we note:
- Bones and all – “Two lovers who live on the margins of society, after meeting each other, decide to embark on a journey of a thousand miles that will lead them to the depths of America in the 1980s during the presidency of Ronald Reagan”. Director: Luca Guadagnino.
- Poker face – “Jake is a billionaire who made his fortune in the technology industry. He decides to carry out an elaborate plan of revenge against his childhood friends, who have an adversarial relationship with him. He invites them to his Miami mansion for a high stakes poker game.’ Director: Russell Crowe.
SHOW
STEM Passion
The photographic exhibition opens in Verona “STEM Passion” dedicated to women of science, visible from 4 November to 31 December 2022. A journey that tells of aspirations, commitment and, last but not least, passion, the one that feeds study and work paths focused on STEM disciplines involving science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Signs of signs
Olive, linden and other leaves dancing on white sheets blown by the wind. It’s me “Signs” of nature which become works of art in the photographic shots of Pia Gazzola. At the Natural History Museum, from 4 to 30 November 2022the exhibition “Signs of Signs”second and final moment dedicated to the Veronese-born artist who, last 14 October, in the room reserved for the fossils of Bolca, with the exhibition “Fossil Pages”, has launched a temporary review dedicated to the languages of nature. The project is promoted by the Civic Museums in collaboration with the The City Studio Gallery.
Animals in the ancient world
From 25 October 2022 to 1 October 2023 a new exhibition itinerary on the importance of animals in history and visible art al Archaeological Museum at the Roman Theater of Verona with the exhibition “Animals in the Ancient World”. On display for the first time, in addition to the metal representations conserved at the MATR, are some important finds from the Roman Domus discovered during excavations in the former Astra cinema in via Oberdan. 130 small objects exhibited. From animals in ancient Egypt to those idealized in the classical world for their important role in mythology and religion.
“The breath of nature/AQUA” at the Modern Art Gallery in Verona
It is water, a source of life and at the same time a destructive and chaotic element, the protagonist of the new contemporary exhibition set up at the Achille Forti Modern Art Gallery in the space “Contemporary Non-Stop. The breath of nature/AQUA” edited by Patrizia Nuzzo. The exhibition will be visible to the public from 28 October 2022 until October 2023.
Forest that is loudly silent
I study the city renews interest in the issue of climate change and presents the exhibition “Forest Loudly Silent”: a double solo show by Giorgia Severi (Ravenna, 1984) and Andre Woodward (Newport Beach 1977), two artists who, with different means of expression, propose works intended to raise awareness of environmental issues. From 26 November 2022 to 14 January 2023in the spaces of Studio la Città works will be exhibited ranging from frottages on paper, plaster casts, ceramic, terracotta, cellulose pulp sculptures and photographs.
Outside, in the land of man
Made in collaboration with Urbs Picta on the occasion of the 17th edition of ArtVerona, the exhibition “Out in the land of man”from 14 October 2022 to 23 January 2023, two important historical collections incorporated after more than ten years, that of the Cariverona Foundation and that of the UniCredit group, presented through the lens of the artist-curator Pietro Ruffo.
The colors of the soul
Is called “Colors of the Soul” the personal exhibition of Athos Faccincani set up in the Palazzina Storica in Piazza Catullo 1 in Peschiera del Garda from 24 September to 31 December.
In Verona the National Archaeological Museum
The National Archaeological Museum of Verona inaugurated the section dedicated to Prehistory and Protohistory, from the Palaeolithic to the Bronze Age, 200,000 years of history in the Verona area. The museum is open to the public from 10 to 18 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. 200,000 years of history kept in the new National Archaeological Museum of Verona which houses, with other treasures, the “Shaman”, perhaps the oldest human figure in the world.