2021 CALENDAR – 50 CELEBRATIONS for the BRIDGE OF BASSANO
SOURCE: https://www.vicenzatoday.it/eventi/bassano-eventi-per-festendere-il-ponte-programma.html
After a long period dedicated to restoration and consolidation interventions – made possible in addition to the financial commitment of the Municipal Administration of Bassano del Grappa also by the contribution and support under various forms of numerous entities, associations, private individuals, in particular the Ministry of Culture , the Veneto Region, the Cariverona Foundation, the National Alpine Association, in addition to the committees set up for the occasion Let’s help the Bassano Bridge and Ponte degli Alpini National Monument – for the great celebration of the return of the Bridge to the city and to the world, the municipal administration and the National Alpine Association, in particular the Monte Grappa section, have devised a full program of events.
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BASSANO BRIDGE CELEBRATION CALENDAR
For the great celebration of the return of the bridge to the city, the municipal administration and the National Alpine Association, in particular the Monte Grappa section, have devised a full program of events.
Saturday 5 and 19 June 2021 – from 16.00 to 18.00
Old Town
DEDICATED TO THE BASSANO BRIDGE
From Ponte Vecchio to Hemingway, how history becomes poetry
Guided city tour by Confartigianato Imprese Vicenza and Mandamento di Bassano and ViArt, which connects history, architecture, craftsmanship
Saturday 12 and 26 June 2021 – from 16.00 to 18.00
Old Town
DEDICATED TO THE BASSANO BRIDGE
The Bassano Bridge, a long love story
Guided city tour by Confartigianato Imprese Vicenza and Mandamento di Bassano and ViArt, which connects history, architecture, craftsmanship
Saturday 12 June 2021 – 8.30 pm
Old Town
STARS ON THE BRIDGE
Sports competition reserved for athletes of national caliber over a distance of 5,000 meters on a multi-lap route through the streets of the Center
Curated by Studio Rx SSD a RL, in collaboration with Asd B-Sport and Asd Nico Runners
Sunday 13/20/27 June 2021 – from 10.00 to 21.00
Ponte degli Alpini
PIANO MARATHON ON THE BRIDGE
Musicians and students from various Conservatories and Music Schools will alternate at the piano located on the rediscovered bridge
By the Euterpe Piano Group association
Monday 21 June 2021 – from sunset to sunrise
Ponte degli Alpini – nearby
SUMMER SOLSTICE – THE SUSTAINABLE BRIDGE
Relay race with bikes on rollers that pedaling generate energy and illuminate the bridge from dusk to dawn
With the technical collaboration of “Ricariche Bike” and with Veloce Club Bassano 1892
From 26 June to 20 September 2021
Civic Museum – Civic Gallery, first floor
ELENA XAUSA. COMING HOME
Internationally active illustrator and graphic designer from Bassano, Elena Xausa presents a selection of her most recent works
Organized by the Civic Museums of Bassano
From 26 June to 28 August 2021 – open on weekends
Bonaguro Palace
A BRIDGE FOR BASSANO, BASSANO FOR ITS BRIDGE
By the Civic Museums in collaboration with Pro Bassano and Bassano Fotografia
In collaboration with the schools of the city and the trade associations of the district
Saturday 3 July 2021 – 6.00 pm
Ponte degli Alpini
BETWEEN WATER AND AIR / DANCING FROM THE BRIDGE
Aerial dance show from the Bridge with VerticalWaves directed by Marianna Andrigo
Thursday 22nd July 2021
Ponte degli Alpini
DINNER ON THE BRIDGE / CITY BIRTHDAY
Charity dinner organized by the Bassanese Restaurateurs
Friday 23 July 2021 – 9.00 pm
Freedom Square
THE BRIDGE… OF OUR HISTORY
Concert by the Edelweiss A.N.A. Monte Grappa
Section A.N.A. Monte Grappa – Bassano del Grappa
Saturday 24 July 2021 – 6.00 pm
Ponte degli Alpini – Brenta River
BASSANO “CITY OF WINE”
Organized by the Compagnia dei Canevaroli della Terra di Bassano with the Zattieri del Brenta and the Dixieland Raft Jazz Band
Saturday 24 July 2021 – 10.00 pm
Ponte degli Alpini – Brenta River
TORCHLIGHT CANOE ON THE BRENTA
Organized by the Canoe Club Kayak Valstagna and the Ivan Team Rafting Center
Thursday 5 August 2021 – 6.00 pm
Overflight Ponte degli Alpini – Brenta River
TOUR ITALY
Tour of Italy Class Drivers
Curated by Piloti di Classe, Avioportolano, Vfr Aviation and FlyEuropeTV
Month of September 2021
Civic Library
A BRIDGE OF MEETINGS
Meetings in the Library on the theme of the Bridge, by the Municipal Library and Civic Museums of Bassano
Friday 10 September 2021 – in the evening
Ponte degli Alpini
DEFILE OF THE REBIRTH
Parade on the Bridge by the Oncological Association S. Bassiano
Sunday 12 September 2021 – from 17.00 to 19.00
Old Town
WE WILL GIVE US HAND
The choirs and musical associations of the city, gathered together, to celebrate the Bassano Bridge
Saturday 18 September 2021 – from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Old Town
THE THOUSAND YEARS OF BASSANO
Historical treasure hunt, open to primary secondary school children
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Curated by Pro Bassano with Le Arti per Via
Saturday 25 September 2021 – from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Old Town
THE CRAFTS OF ‘NA VOLTA
Historical treasure hunt open to lower secondary school children
Curated by Pro Bassano with Le Arti per Via
Saturday 25 September 2021 – 6.00 pm and 9.00 pm
Carousel in the historic center and concert at PalaDue
FANFARA BRIGADE ALPINA CADORE – LEAVE
Section A.N.A. Monte Grappa – Bassano del Grappa
Friday 1 October 2021
CELEBRATION OF THE CENTENARY OF THE A.N.A. SECTION MONTE GRAPPA – Bassano del Grappa
Flag raising ceremony at the Children’s Monument of 1999 (8.30 am)
Commemorative ceremony at the Cima Grappa Memorial (11.00 am)
Presentation of the book “Last ten of a hundred years” and historical insert; concert by the Edelweiss Choir in Sala Da Ponte (8.30 pm)
Organized by the ANA Monte Grappa section
Saturday 2nd October 2021
CELEBRATION OF THE CENTENARY OF THE A.N.A. SECTION MONTE GRAPPA – Bassano del Grappa
Inauguration of the Centenary path in Lungo Brenta (10.00 am)
Inauguration of the exhibition “Feelings and Thoughts” by Gen. Biagio Abrate (11.30 am)
Laying ceremony of the Centenary Plaque at the Bridge (6.00 pm)
Organized by the ANA Monte Grappa section
Saturday 2 October 2021 – 3.00 pm
Civic Museum – Chilesotti Room
NATIONAL MONUMENTS: COMMUNITY INTERPRETERS
Conference on National Monuments
Saturday 2 October – 5.00 pm
THE FLIGHT OF BI-COLOR ARROWS ON THE BRIDGE
Fly over the bridge with historic aircraft and the pilots of the Jonathan Collection Foundation
Saturday 2 October 2021 – from 7 pm
Old Town
BASSANO AND ITS BRIDGE IN VIDEOMAPPING
Videomapping and video projections in Piazza Libertà, Piazza Garibaldi and Ponte entrance
Sunday 3 October 2021
Ponte degli Alpini
Inaugural ceremony
RETURN OF THE BRIDGE TO THE CITY
Sunday 3 October 2021 – 3.00 pm
Ponte degli Alpini – Brenta River
THE BRENTA IN PINK
National Gathering of Women in Pink
Organized by the Italian Rafting Federation with the Ivan Team Rafting Center and the participation of the San Bassiano Oncological Association.
Sunday 3 October 2021 – from 8.30 pm
Ponte degli Alpini – Brenta River
MUSIC ON THE WATER AND FOR REAL FIREWORKS
accompanied by spectacular fireworks fired to the rhythm of the music, from platforms on the river, north of the Bridge
With the Orchestra of Padua and Veneto
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OFF BRIDGE
CULTURE
From 23 May 2021, every Sunday morning – 11 am
Old Town
DISCOVER BASSANO DEL GRAPPA – GUIDED TOUR OF THE HISTORICAL CENTER
Guided tours (external only) in the historic center in collaboration with the Vicenza E ‘Consortium
Saturday 29 May 2021 – 3.00 pm
Villa Ca ‘Erizzo Luca
GREEN VOICES – NATIONAL LITERARY AWARD
By the Va ‘Pensiero Cultural Association.
Thursday 17 / Sunday 20 June 2021
Preview Friday 4th June 2021
RESIST
Literary review edited by Libreria Palazzo Roberti
September 11 – November 1, 2021
BASSANO PHOTOGRAPHY 2021
By the Pro Bassano Association, in collaboration with the City of Bassano del Grappa and recognized by the Italian Federation of Photographic Associations
Thursday 30 September – Sunday 3 October 2021
Villa Rezzonico
FUTURE ROOTS
Festival of sustainability, circular economy and business ethics, promoted by the Bassano Group of Confindustria Vicenza and sponsored by the Municipality of Bassano del Grappa, the Province of Vicenza and the Venetian Association for sustainable development
SPORT
Sunday 6th June 2021
VITTORELLI ON THE RACE “Sul Ponte de Bassan”
By the Parents Committee of the Vittorelli Middle School
Thursday 24 / Sunday 27 June 2021
THE LEGEND OF BASSANO – “Giannino Marzotto Trophy”
Organized by the Circolo Veneto Automoto d’Epoca
Saturday 3rd July 2021
MONTE GRAPPA BIKE DAY
By the A.S.D. Monte Grappa Bike Day
Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 July 2021
Freedom Square
MBA FOR ALL – BASKETBALL, MINI BASKETBALL AND BASKIN BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Curated by MBA A.S.D
Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 July 2021
STRENGTH TEST VEHICLES ANTE 1904
Organized by the Circolo Veneto Automoto d’Epoca and dedicated to the “Ancetres” vehicles built before 1904
Sunday 25th July 2021
BASSANO – MONTE GRAPPA
By the Veloce Club Bassano 1892
Friday 30 July – Sunday 1 August 2021
WANT TO FLY – UNDER 16 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
By MBA A.S.D.
Saturday 31 July – Sunday 1 August 2021
ON THE TRAVEL FOR 60 YEARS: The city becomes a museum
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the “Giannino Marzotto” Vintage Automoto Veneto Club.
Sunday 5th September 2021 – afternoon
Ponte degli Alpini
50 YEARS OF LIFE OF ASD KARATE CLUB BASSANO
Traditional karate demonstration
Sunday 19th September 2021
1st FEMALE TOURNAMENT “PONTE DEGLI ALPINI”
Under 15 women’s soccer tournament by S.S.D. to R.L. City of Bassano 1903 – SC
Sunday 26 September 2021 – 9.30 am
XVI BRENTA HALF MARATHON
Curated by Studio RX S.S.D. to R.L.
To inaugurate the long list of initiatives that will lead to the official ceremony
