Festivals, markets, fairs & sporting events around Lake Garda & Verona
Arena Verona – Opera Festival: Top operas and concerts – just 25km from the Quellenhof Luxury Resort Lazise. We offer a ticket service for events in the Verona Opera. The Program of the Opera Festival
Weekly markets in spring and summer: Monday mornign in Peschiera del Garda, Tuesday morning in Limone, Wednesday mornign in Lazise, Thursday morning in Bardolino, Friday morning in Pacengo di Lazise and farmer's market in Riva del Garda, Saturday morning in Verona as well as the farmer's market in Pacengo di Lazise. The markets in Pacengo di Lazise also take place in winter.
Carnevale di Bacco e Arianna: Mardi Gras in Bardolino with a parade. In February.
Vinitaly Verona: Italy's largest wine fair with over 4,000 exhibitors. For trade visitors. In April in Verona.
Vinitaly and the City Bardolino: At the same time as the Vinitaly wine fair, the Bardolino promenade is transformed into a pleasure mile.
Italia Classic Parade: car show with Italian cars. In April in Bardolino.
Medieval festival "Rievocazione storica della Concessione del Privilegio di Ottone II" in Lazise: On the first weekend in May, the granting of privileges by Emperor Otto II in 983 is commemorated. A festival with medieval games and historical parade.
Bike Festival Garda Trentino: Mountain bike race in May with over 45,000 visitors in Riva del Garda. Information
MotoBardolino biker festival : Biker meeting in Bardolino in June.
Triathlon Bardolino: This sporting event takes place every year in June. Information
Volksfest der Madonna della Neve: Several-day festival at the beginning of August in Colà di Lazise. Celebrated in honor of the "Madonna in the Snow" with music, dance and fireworks.
Festa dell'Ospite di Lazise – Gästefest in Lazise: food, music, market stalls and fireworks – these are the wonderful ingredients of the guest festival in Lazise. In August.
Palio delle Contrade: Large rowing regatta in Garda. Mid August
Honey days in Lazise: At the end of September/ beginning of October, everythingi in Lazise revolves around honey at the festival "I Giorni del Miele".
Grape & wine festival in Bardolino: A festival for all wine lovers and connoisseurs. End of September/ beginning of Okcober.
International Lake Garda Marathon: in October in Torbole. Information
La 10 de Bardolino: Triathlon in October Information
Fraglia Cup, Torboli Trophy, 29er Eurocup, Halloween Cup: Sailing regatta at Lake Garda, many in October and November.
Garda Trentino Half Marathon 21K:Halb-marathon in November in Arco. Information
Christmas markets
Enjoy the Christmas flair at the small Christmas market in Lazise at Piazza Vittorio Emanuele in the town center and on the lakeshore (beginning of December to the beginning of January).
In nearby Bardolino there is also a Christmas market with handicrafts, skating rinks and nativity scenes in the shop windows.
Peschiera has a special feature: a nativity scene in water. The underwater scene can be viewed from the San Giovanni bridge.
In many other places around lake Garda there are small Christmas markets, The market in Arco with light shows on many buildings of the city, street artists and fireworks on a day in December is especially beautiful.
Nearby Verona also entices you to visit the Christmas market – there are even stands from the Nuremberg Christmas market and an international nativity scene exhibit in the Arena of Verona.
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