Christmas and New Year in Ferrara

As every year, the Christmas period of Ferrara also arrives.
A series full of events that starting Saturday, November 17 will accompany the patrons of the square, both citizens and tourists in a series of exciting ‘moments’ in the Christmas atmosphere.

Let’s see them point by point.

Saturday 17th November – Piazza Trento Trieste

5.00 pm The Sun Voices in Concert
6.00 pm Illumination Performance of the Illuminations
18.20 Opening of the Fideuram Christmas Village
6.30 pm Inauguration of Autumn Glasses (closing at 11.00 pm)
In collaboration with FEshion Eventi

Sunday 18 November – Piazza Trento Trieste

10.00 am Autumn glasses (closing at 20.00)
In collaboration with FEshion Eventi

Saturday November 24th – Garden of the Duchesses

11.00 am Inauguration of Ice Park with Skating Rink
In collaboration with EngiEvents

Cathedral Square

4.30 pm Concert “E lucevan le stelle”
In collaboration with the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation

5.30 pm Christmas Tree lighting show
In collaboration with Liceo Statale G. Carducci and Bal’Danza

Saturday, December 1st – Piazza Castello

5.30 pm Dancing Fountains and Municipal Philharmonic Band
Ludovico Ariosto (Replica 19.30)

Friday 07 December – Castello Estense

10.00 am “Il Castello dei Balocchi” (closing at 8.30 pm)
edited by FEshion Eventi

Saturday 08 December – Castello Estense

10.00 am “Il Castello dei Balocchi” (closing at 8.30 pm)
edited by FEshion Eventi

Piazza Trento Trieste

5.00 pm AFM Brass Band in Concert
In collaboration with Associazione Musicisti di Ferrara

Sunday, December 9th – Castello Estense

10.00 am “Il Castello dei Balocchi” (closing at 8.30 pm)
edited by FEshion Eventi

Saturday, December 15th – Piazza Trento Trieste

3.00 pm “Christmas Walk”, non-competitive walking theme
in collaboration with FEshionEventi

5.00 pm “Children sing Christmas”
in collaboration with Istituti Sant’Antonio and San Vincenzo

Sunday, December 16th – Piazza Trento Trieste

10.00 am Children in Party (closing at 7.00 pm)

Palazzo Costabili

4.00 pm Christmas Concert with the Suite from the Ballet
“The Nutcracker” by Bal’Danza

Saturday 22nd December – Piazza Trento Trieste

5.00 pm “A Christmas Song”, Only Friends in Concert

Saturday, December 29th – Castello Estense

5.00 pm “The Castle Escape Room” (Rounds from 45 ‘to 11.00 pm)
11.00 pm “Special The Castle Escape Room”

Sunday, December 30th – Teatro Nuovo

8.30 pm “# Music & Young”, Final Music Competition for young artists
Art Director, Rossano Scanavini

Monday, December 31 – Garden of the Duchesses

6.00 pm “ZOO Event School” (closing at 11.00 pm)

Municipal building

6.00 pm “Apericena a Palazzo” ”
9.00 pm “Grand Buffet a Palazzo”

Castello Estense

7.00 pm “At the table with … the Estensi”
7.00 pm “Gran Cenone in Castello”

Reduced Municipal Theater

7.00 pm “Gran Cenone a Teatro”

New Theater

8.30 pm “Makkeroni on New Year’s Eve, Makkeroni all year”
In collaboration with Stileventi

Piazza Castello

9.30pm “Happy New Year”, Musical Show
24.00 “Tempus” Fire of the Estense Castle
00.30 “School ZOO DJ Set” (closing at 03.00)

Saturday 05 January – Palazzetto dello Sport

20.00 “Befana dello Sport”, by CONI Ferrara

Sunday, January 6th – Piazza Trento Trieste

3.00 pm “4-legged Befana with Bau Walk”
In collaboration with FEshion Eventi

5.30 pm Lottery draw for Solidarity
In collaboration with Agire Sociale

6.30 pm Lighting of the Befana, by the Contrada San Paolo