Events at Lake Garda from 2 to 5 November 2026 revolve around the 4 November ceremonies, held in many lakeside towns, and the presentation of a memoir book in Moniga del Garda. From Tuesday 3 November, opera takes over the GrandeMela centre in Sona, while theatre seasons, author meetings and exhibitions continue across the lake.
The weather
Monday 2 November: overcast, 7–18°C, light wind. Tuesday 3 November: overcast, 7–16°C, light wind. Wednesday 4 November: overcast, 9–15°C, light wind. Thursday 5 November: overcast, 6–15°C, light wind.
All week long
In Toscolano Maderno, tourist events for every season continue in the Parco Alto Garda Bresciano, with music, food and traditions on the Riviera dei Limoni from April to December 2026. Also in Toscolano Maderno, 23-year-old Giuseppe Apollonio has been called up to the Italian national team for the MMA World Championships, held in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 1 to 7 November.
In Gargnano, the series “Letture e laboratori per bambine e bambini” (readings and workshops for children) runs from Halloween to Christmas, with creative workshops, board games and stories at 3:30 pm. Admission is free, and the series continues until 18 December. The cycle “Le forme della bellezza – Dialoghi dell’immaginario”, dedicated to music and art, runs at 4:30 pm until 21 November. It is free, but booking is required on 338 3206827. Off the town’s shore, filming of Murder on Lake Garda, the new Disney+ series, continues until 7 November, from 8 am to 7 pm.
In Lonato del Garda, the theatre season “Lunaria 5.1” runs until 13 December. “Voci a San Martino” brings the Coro Anima Vocis and the Gruppo Corale Maranina to the Santuario di San Martino at 5:00 pm, until 15 November. At the cultural centre “La stazione”, a karate and sport course for children runs at 4:00 pm, and a sewing course at 6:30 pm until 6 November.
In Moniga del Garda, prevention days with free, anonymous tests for HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis continue until 1 December. In Sirmione, the Sirmione Book Club Classic, the reading group of the town library, is devoted to “Finché durerà la terra” by Giovanni Grasso and meets from 8:45 pm to 10:45 pm.
In Valeggio sul Mincio, the Parco Giardino Sigurtà hosts the Autumn Festival until 15 November, with the foliage at its centre. For children there is the “Sigillo Spezzato”, a game trail in six stages. In Bardolino, the Km0 farmers’ market of Campagna Amica in Piazza del Combattimento runs from 8:00 am until 19 December. In Ceniga, a village in Dro, a sale of second-hand books, “Un libro solidale”, organised by Operazione Mato Grosso, is open at the Palazzina Multiservizi until 15 November.
Monday 2 November
At the Carrara-Bottagisio library in Bardolino, “Il Fiocco Autunno” starts from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. It is a circle for mothers with babies aged 0 to 12 months, offered by the municipalities of Bardolino, Garda and Torri del Benaco together with Il Melograno of Verona. The cycle costs 35 euros and continues until December. It is also held in Torri del Benaco, where it starts on Monday 2 November.
In Toscolano Maderno, the car parks in front of the Hotel Milano, on the Zanardelli lakefront, stay reserved until 2:00 am on Monday 2 November for setting up the start and finish platform of the Rally del Lago di Garda.
Tuesday 3 November
At the GrandeMela centre in Lugagnano, in Sona, Nessun Dorma opens: three weeks of sets, costumes and live performances dedicated to opera, designed for adults and children. Until 21 November the gallery hosts a display inspired by Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida, with twelve stage costumes, marking the centre’s 30th anniversary.
In San Felice del Benaco, the Festival Giallo Garda presents “Donne nel tempo” at 8:30 pm at the former Monte di Pietà, with free admission. It is two evenings devoted to women’s fiction: the first is on 3 November, the second on 30 November.
In Bedizzole, the series “Prevenzione in primo piano” begins with the meeting “Neoplasie, prevenzione e cura: dove siamo arrivati?”. In Dro, “Dai leggiamo!”, a free workshop on reading aloud and storytelling, runs from 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm. In Riva del Garda, the event “100 e + anni di turismo nel Garda Trentino” takes place. In Sirmione, the lessons of “MICI | Strada” continue at the town library: the second class of the first level from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm, and the third class from 8:15 pm to 9:15 pm.
Also in Sirmione, the call for applications for families with elderly or disabled members closes at noon on Tuesday 3 November; applications are accepted online only. 3 November is also the date on which, in 1903, the government led by Giuseppe Zanardelli ended. He was the statesman of the villa in Fasano, had been President of the Chamber of Deputies and had headed the government since 15 February 1901.
Wednesday 4 November
Towns around the lake mark National Unity Day and Armed Forces Day with ceremonies:
- Gargnano: Holy Mass at 10:00 am in the Church of San Martino, followed by a ceremony remembering the town’s fallen of all wars at the monument in Piazza Feltrinelli. Attendance is free.
- Limone sul Garda: the town administration holds a civil ceremony at the memorial to the fallen.
- Peschiera del Garda: authorities and citizens gather at 9:15 am in front of the Palazzina Storica, with a blessing and flag-raising at 9:30 am.
- Cavaion Veronese: flag-raising and ceremony at the war memorial in Sega at 9:30 am, and in Cavaion Veronese at 10:30 am, with pupils of the Adelina Soletti primary school.
- Lazise: ceremony from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm in Piazza Don Vantini.
- Valeggio sul Mincio: celebrations at 9:00 am at the Graziella Murari school.
In the evening, at 8:30 pm, the council hall in Moniga del Garda hosts the presentation of La dipinta valigia di legno by Mariella Fusi, a memoir book.
