Casa Verona - eventi marzo 2026

The Olympic journey of Verona begins at Casa Verona, a new space for the community, at Palazzina 20 of the Arsenale, which will host the Olympic Village until March 29, 2026, where sports, culture, and community meet without physical or temporal barriers.

A narrative path that reflects and reinterprets the symbolic stages of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, with exhibitions, talks, workshops, music, performances, installations, and interactive spaces: each area, from maxi-walls to experiential paths, is designed to make the experience inclusive, contemporary, and engaging.

The event program:

Sunday, March 1

11:00 “Excellence and eudaimonia – the values of sports and research on the impact of reading”

With Dr. Krystyna Wieszczek de Oliveira, researcher of the European project “LIFE – Literature for Empowerment” at Columbia University in New York and the University of Verona.
A brief overview of the history of the modern Olympic Games will be presented, born as a laboratory of excellence not only in sports but also in the arts, inspired by the Greek ideal of harmony between body and mind.

17:00 “Buzzati and the mountain: ‘Are they real or is it a dream?’”

Curated by Maria Teresa Ferrari in collaboration with the Buzzati Foundation. 
With the participation of Paolo Valerio, actor and director. 
Readings, videos, and images narrate Dino Buzzati's (1906-1972) great love for the mountain.

18:30 Silvia Ortombina - Tiny Idols

Costume Director of the Opening Ceremony of the Milan Cortina 2026 Paralympics.
Featuring Gianmarco Pacione, Content Editor of Athleta Magazine.
Event in collaboration with Athleta Magazine.

Tuesday, March 3

18:00 Presentation of the book "From Amadei to Zlatan. The great strikers of Serie A", edited by Alessio Dimartino

An exciting journey among the strikers who have made generations of fans dream, with the participation of Angelo D'Andrea, author of the story dedicated to Luca Toni. Moderated by journalist Alberto Bruno Cristani.

Event in collaboration with Heraldo - Festival of Journalism of Verona and Sportdipiù.

Friday, March 6

20:00 Broadcast of the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Paralympic Games in Milan Cortina 2026
The chosen title for the Ceremony is “Life in Motion”: a tribute to life, understood as change and transformation, inspired by the language of art and its unique ability to interpret the contemporary reality in constant evolution. 

The first major guests announced for the ceremony are Stewart Copeland, legendary drummer of the Police, and the Meduza, ambassadors of house music around the world.

Saturday, March 7

16:30 Champions without barriers
Delivery ceremony of winter sports equipment for skiers with disabilities (monoski).

Lions Club Verona Re Teodorico project.

Following this, broadcast of the Winter Paralympics Milan Cortina 2026

Sunday, March 8

16:30 Screening of the film The Champion, directed by Jakub Cervenka

The film tells the intense story of Ondrej Nepela, a legendary world champion in figure skating, caught between international success and the pressures of the regime. Free admission.

19:00 Debate with Jakub Krako and Henrieta Farkasova, former Paralympic athletes, medaled in para-alpine skiing, and Paola Fantato, Italian archer, Olympic athlete, and Paralympic medalist. Present will be the mayor of Verona, Damiano Tommasi.

19:30 Concert by the Romani music group Gipsy Devil / Ciganki diabli with Maria Cirova

Following this, broadcast of the Winter Paralympics Milan Cortina 2026

Throughout the period of the Olympic Village, the Permanent Exhibition dedicated to the sports drawings of Bruno Prosdocimi will be open to visitors.