VICENZA, Italy --
Italian Holidays
November 1 is All Saints Day, known in Italian as Ognissanti. Schools, offices and most stores will be closed. Some churches that are not usually open to the public may be open on All Saints Day. On All Souls Day, Nov. 2, Italians bring flowers to cemeteries to honor their deceased relatives. National Unity and Armed Forces Day is Nov. 4. It celebrates Italy's victory over Austria-Hungary in 1918.
VENETO
14� Sagra Polenta e Baccalà e Festa dei Ossi de mas'cio e del bollito
14th edition Polenta and Cod Fish and Pig Bones Festival
Oct. 26-28, from 6:30 p.m. and noon Oct. 28, Sarego, Via Chiesa; about 16 miles southwest of Vicenza. Food booths feature typical Vicentine cod, polenta and boiled meat.
http://www.eventiesagre.it/Eventi_Feste/21014140_Festa+dei+Ossi+de+Mas+cio.html
Auto e Moto d'epoca
Classic Cars and Motorbikes fair
Oct. 25-28, Padova, Via N. Tommaseo 59, about 24 miles southeast of Vicenza. Open 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 26-28. Entrance fee: €25, reduced €20 (children ages 13-17); two-day entrance: €46; three-day entrance: €66; free for children younger than 13. The exhibit is about a 10-minute walk from the Padova train station.
The Padova show was created 30 years ago as a vintage car market. Initially, it was exclusively dedicated to collectors and later became an event that captured the attention of car manufacturers who have been successful in transforming their history into unique and distinctive value. Recognized as one of the most important events on the international scene, Auto e Moto d'Epoca remains the biggest heritage market in Europe, with a growing number of exhibitors, cars on sale and visitors.
There are several exhibit sections at the event: car manufacturers with their relative clubs and racing teams, dealers and restorers, spare parts and models; car and moto accessories exhibit and sale.
https://autoemotodepoca.com/en-GB/
Passeggiate in Carrozza
Horse-Drawn Carriage Tours
Through Oct. 28, 3-8 p.m., downtown Vicenza. Enjoy this unique way of seeing the most beautiful sites in Vicenza. The 20-minute tours depart and return to Piazza Biade. Cost is €15 for a maximum of four people at a time.
http://www.comune.vicenza.it/
Gaugin e gli Impressionisti.
Gaugin and the Impressionists
Through Jan. 27, 2019, Padova, Palazzo Zabarella, Via San Francesco 27. Masterpieces from the Ordrupgaard Collection; Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; ticket office closes at 6.15 p.m. Closed Mondays. Special openings: Nov. 1; Dec. 8 & 26, and Jan. 1 & 6, 2019. Entrance fee: €13; reduced € 11 (18-25 years old, senior citizens over 65, disabled persons); €7 (children 6-17 years old); free for children up to 5 years old (not in a school group), accompanying visitors with disabilities. Audio guide is available in English for €5.
*Reduced rates/gratuities are applied by presenting a document, card or badge that certifies the right to the reduction. Guided tours are available previously booked through the call center (049-875-3100).
Using online booking or the call center allows visitors to book with fixed and non-modifiable date and time, avoiding the queue at the ticket office (mandatory only for groups and school groups). Advance booking fee of €1,50.
Bag check is free and required for suitcases, bags, backpacks, helmets, umbrellas and objects whose size is considered dangerous by security personnel. Strollers, animals, food and drinks are not allowed inside the rooms.
Fiera Cavalli
Horse Fair
Oct. 25-27, 9 a.m.-11 p.m., Oct. 28, 9 am.-7 p.m., Verona, Viale del Lavoro 8, about 38 miles west of Vicenza. One of the best international fairs dedicated to the equestrian world. Western lifestyle clothing and accessories; national pony competition and traditional western riding competitions. Once again this year, Fiera Cavalli is home to a good many initiatives dedicated to art: a section of Hall 8 will be transformed into a small gallery where visitors will be able to admire the works of Federica Crestani, who presents a fascinating collection of works where oil painting and metal wire sculpture come together to give life to a deep equestrian allegory. Her horses do not merely seek to capture beauty and dynamism but also present psychological portraits of the people who love them.
Entrance fee: €25; reduced €15 (children aged 6-12 and senior citizens 65 years old and older); evening admission reduced €10, Oct. 26-28, 7:30-11 p.m.
http://www.fieracavalli.it/en
Fiera dei Santi
All Saints Fair
Nov. 2, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Asiago, main squares and streets downtown. Traditional annual fair with booths with products and goods of all kinds.
https://www.asiago.it/it/eventi/art_fiera_dei_santi_2_novembre_asiago/
HALLOWEEN AT ITALIAN AMUSEMENT PARKS
CANEVAWORLD
Oct. 31, 10 a.m.-midnight, Lazise sul Garda, Località Fossalta, 58, about 51 miles east of Vicenza. For more information, visit http://www.canevaworld.it/
MIRABILANDIA
Through Oct. 29, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Oct. 31, 10 a.m.-midnight, Ravenna, Statale Adriatica SS16, km. 162, about 147 miles southeast of Vicenza.
Mirabilandia is transformed, evil shadows lurk in every cavern of the park on the occasion of the great Halloween party and, when darkness falls, the game begins to get tough. In Mirabilandia, there is no room for those with little courage! Wednesday Oct. 31, 9 p.m.-midnight, don't miss the live performance of Etilisti Noti trio. Live in Piazza della Fama, with folk music, never predictable songs ranging from cult to Irish, for a performance with many unpublished proposals.
CHILDREN's TUNNEL
Crossing the "Il Ponte dei Ricordi," visitors will discover the world of the dead. A thousand mysteries and an impervious path, every child will have to face his destiny. In the "il laBRIVInto Stregato" telling the truth will be a crime and every question you ask, you will never receive the right answer.
To purchase tickets online and for more information, visit http://halloween.mirabilandia.it/.
CAVALLINO MATTO
Oct. 27-28, and Nov. 1-4, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturdays, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays; Oct 31 and Nov. 1, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Marina di Castagneto (Livorno), Via Po' 1. For information on prices, visit http://www.cavallinomatto.it/?lang=en
Presepi dal Mondo in Verona
International Nativity Sets Exhibit
Nov. 25-Jan. 20, 2019, at Palazzo della Gran Guardia; open daily 9 a.m.-8 p.m. More than 400 nativity scenes from all over the world, designed by craftsmen and artists; shows of lights and music. Entrance fee: €7; reduced €6 for children ages 6-12 and senior citizens older than 60.
ANTIQUE MARKETS
Cerea: Oct. 28, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Via Oberdan 10, about 45 miles southwest of Vicenza (about 150 vendors)
Correzzola (Padova): Oct. 28, Giardino Corte Benedettina (about 15 vendors)
Piazzola sul Brenta (Padova): Oct. 28, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Via Camerini, about 16 miles east of Vicenza (700 vendors)
Spresiano (Treviso): Oct. 28, Piazza Luciano Rigo (30 vendors)
Treviso: Oct. 28, Borgo Cavour (80 vendors)
Valeggio sul Mincio (Verona): Oct. 28, Piazza Carlo Alberto (110 vendors)
Malo (Vicenza): Nov. 1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Piazzale Zanini and surrounding streets, 11 miles north of Vicenza
Marostica (Vicenza): Nov. 4, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Piazza Castello, about 18 miles north of Vicenza (135 vendors)
TUSCANY
Country Festival
Nov. 23-25, 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m., Carrara, Via Maestri del Marmo, 5. Dance and western music; line dance competitions; roping, team penning and cow horse competitions; western horse show; Native American villages; "That's America" section; mechanical bull; typical American food and beer. Entrance fee: €12; reduced €8 for children ages 5-10.
35th Florence marathon
Nov. 25, Florence. This is one of the top 20 international marathons, which stages men's and women's events, as well as a non-competitive 10 km fun run and a special mini-run for children. The route takes participants by all those landmarks of singular beauty that have made Florence famous worldwide: views over the hills and countryside, and passing by the Cathedral Square, Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio, before entering Piazza Duomo. For detailed information and enrollment in English, visit http://www.firenzemarathon.it/index.php?option=com_contentf23680e6eb895b5b65abd570a6170699ec2dadadfdd2b71ac00933e72c3d5fc4830a36d269b5b74ca325d9f3db7bc058591ff383236fb24d94a1aad02e9c9556view=featuredf23680e6eb895b5b65abd570a6170699ec2dadadfdd2b71ac00933e72c3d5fc4830a36d269b5b74ca325d9f3db7bc058591ff383236fb24d94a1aad02e9c9556Itemid=161f23680e6eb895b5b65abd570a6170699ec2dadadfdd2b71ac00933e72c3d5fc4830a36d269b5b74ca325d9f3db7bc058591ff383236fb24d94a1aad02e9c9556lang=en
ANTIQUE MARKETS
Cecina (Livorno): Oct. 28, downtown streets (70 vendors)
Firenze: Oct. 28, Piazza dei Ciompi (90 vendors)
Montevarchi (Arezzo): Oct. 28, Via dei Musei (60 vendors)
Prato: Oct. 28, Piazza Duomo (45 vendors)
Viareggio (Lucca): Piazza D'Azeglio (40 vendors)
Arezzo: Nov. 3-4, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Piazza Grande (400 vendors)
Pietrasanta (Lucca): Nov. 4, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Piazza Duomo
San Miniato (Pisa): Nov. 4, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Piazza del Popolo
Scarperia (Firenze): Nov. 4, 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., downtown squares and streets
CONCERTS/SPORTS
Oct. 29, Abba Dream, Treviso
Also in Turin, Nov. 24 and Mestre (Venice), Nov. 30
Nov. 5, Cat Power, Bologna
Also in Milan, Nov. 6
Nov. 9, 2MANYDJS, Bologna
Nov. 17, 5 Seconds of Summer, Assago (Milan)
Nov. 23, A.T.A. (Acoustic Tarab Alchemy), Rome
Nov. 27, Black Stone Cherry, Milan
Feb. 22, Abba Celebration, Ferrara
March 30, Dave Matthews Band, Padova
Also in Bo, April 1 and Assago (Milan) April 3
Oct. 31, AC Milan vs Genoa, Milan
Nov. 11, AC Milan vs. Juventus, Milan
Nov. 3, Juventus FC vs Calgiari, Turin
Nov. 7, Juventus vs. Manchester United, Turin
Nov. 27, Juventus vs. Valencia, Turin
Nov. 8-11, 76th International Bicycle and Motorcycle Show, Milan (Fiera Milano-Rho Fero)
Visit www.ticketone.it for all concert information, as well as soccer games, theater and more.
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