Lake Garda events from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November 2026 revolve around Halloween night, with children’s parties in almost every town and an evening at Gardaland with nine live artists. The Rally del Garda returns to Toscolano Maderno after 18 years, and on Sunday Padenghe sul Garda awards the Italian half marathon title. The San Zeno chestnut festival and the Laughter Yoga Congress in Peschiera complete the weekend.
Weather forecast
Friday 30 October: overcast, 9 to 18°C, light wind. Saturday 31 October: overcast, 7 to 17°C, light wind. Sunday 1 November: showers, 7 to 16°C, possible rain, light wind.
All weekend
In Toscolano Maderno the Rally del Garda runs on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November, starting and finishing in town, with the first start at 9 am. It is the 26th edition, the Memorial Renato Pasquali, and the first in town for 18 years. The Tourist Information Office stays open until 1 November and the Roman Villa can be visited until Sunday. The programme of tourist events in the Alto Garda Bresciano Park offers music, food and traditions of the Riviera dei Limoni until December, with events at 5:30 pm.
In Gargnano, filming of the new Disney+ series Murder on Lake Garda continues from 8 am to 7 pm on the water in front of the town until 7 November.
In Lonato del Garda, “La Taöla del Contadì”, a food trail dedicated to the town’s farming tradition, ends on 1 November.
In Peschiera del Garda, the 6th Laughter Yoga Congress runs from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November. It is a special edition marked by the return of the practice’s founders, the Indian physician Madan Kataria and his wife Madhuri, after seven years away from Italy. On Saturday and Sunday from 9 am, the Eurodonne Italia Veneto market is also on in Piazzale Betteloni.
In San Zeno di Montagna, the last stretch of the San Zeno DOP chestnut festival fills Piazza Schena from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November, with free entry. On Saturday 31 the square also hosts a children’s Halloween party with Mago Pierluigi.
In Lazise, the Vivi Vintage market fills Piazzetta Partenio from Friday to Sunday from 10 am, while on Lungolago Marconi the AMA creative markets run on Saturday and Sunday. Movieland Park keeps its Halloween theme until Sunday 1 November.
In Castelnuovo del Garda, Gardaland Magic Halloween continues until Sunday 1 November. In Valeggio sul Mincio, “Halloween sulle torri” closes the visiting season at the Scaliger Castle, from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Friday 30 October
In Sirmione, at 6:30 pm at the Hotel Catullo in Piazza Flaminia, journalist Michele Smargiassi gives the talk “Il crollo del Novecento” on the role of images in depicting catastrophes, starting from 11 September 2001. Friday is also the last day of Pietra&Co 2026 “Intelligenza naturale”, a diffuse art trail through the old town.
In Gargnano, the Montegargnano library hosts “Halloween in biblioteca. Mostri tra le pagine.” from 3:30 pm to 6 pm. Children can make a monster-shaped bookmark, and entry is free.
In Riva del Garda, the MAG Museo Alto Garda closes its season with three days of events. At 6 pm Cristina Bassi, of the heritage authority of the Autonomous Province of Trento, presents a talk on the San Cassiano archaeological site, titled “Tra romanità ed alto Medioevo”. At 5 pm the city library hosts “Storie da brividi”, readings with the Bandus for children aged 4 and over, free but by reservation.
In Salò, Giuseppe Sorgi’s show Io Vergine tu Pesci, based on his book published by Salani, starts at 8 pm at Cinema Cristal.
In Bussolengo, the Festa del Bollito e Pearà (boiled meats and pepper sauce) continues at the former Bocciodromo, with a DJ set by Corrado DJ from 9 pm.
Saturday 31 October
In Toscolano Maderno, at 3 pm in Piazza San Marco in Maderno, a free detail hunt through the old town begins. Booking is required by Friday 30 October.
