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 time barriers.

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

The events program:

Sunday, March 1st

11:00 “Excellence and eudemonia – the values of sports and studies 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 provided, 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 the great love that Dino Buzzati (1906-1972) had for the mountain.

18:30 Silvia Ortombina - Tiny Idols

Costume Director of the Opening Ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympics.
Intervening is Gianmarco Pacione, Content Editor of Athleta Magazine.
An event in collaboration with Athleta Magazine.

Tuesday, March 3rd

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

An exciting journey through the scorers who have made generations of fans dream, with the participation of Angelo D'Andrea, author of the story dedicated to Luca Toni. The event will be moderated by journalist Alberto Bruno Cristani.

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

Friday, March 6th

20:00 Broadcast of the Opening Ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics
The title chosen 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 continuous evolution. 

The first great 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 7th

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

Lions Club Verona Re Teodorico project.

Followed by the broadcast of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics

Sunday, March 8th

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

The film tells the intense story of Ondrej Nepela, 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, medalists in para-alpine skiing, and Paola Fantato, Italian archer and Olympic and Paralympic medalist. The mayor of Verona, Damiano Tommasi, will be present.

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

Followed by the broadcast of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics

Monday, March 9th

18:00 Presentation of the book “Giro di pista – Circuits and drivers who made the history of speed”.
By and with Diego Alverà. Moderated by journalist Paolo Sacchi

Friday, March 13th

18:30 Presentation of the book “Chievo a perfect crime”
A meeting to tell a story that has marked Italian football and the city of Verona.
With Raffaele Tomelleri, Fabiana Dalla Valle, and Luca Campedelli

Sunday, March 15th

20:00 Broadcast of the Closing Ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics
Live from the Olympic Ice Stadium, the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium, in Cortina d'Ampezzo

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