September in Gargnano: Music, Markets and Cultural Events
A full schedule of music and cultural events is set in Gargnano from **5 to 26 September 2026**, spanning multiple venues and including a **tribute to Vasco Rossi**, classical concerts, an antiquarian market and a **conference-concert on Franciscan tradition**. The program opens in Bogliaco and runs through the end of the month with performances and talks tied to regional and historical themes.
On **Saturday 5 September at 21:00**, Bogliaco’s **Piazza Nazario Sauro** hosts a tribute night to **Vasco Rossi** by cover band **Bollicine**, organized around the arrival of the **76th Centomiglia del Garda**. On **Saturday 12 September at 20:30**, the **Ancient Library of the Canonica in Gargnano** presents “**European Classics, Film Scores, South America**” with **Gabriele Galvani** (clarinet) and **Rosamaria Reato** (classical guitar), featuring works by **Rossini, Bach and Mozart**, selected **Ennio Morricone** film themes, and South American pieces by **Velazquez, Barroso and Piazzolla**. The cultural calendar continues on **Sunday 13 September (10:00–18:00)** with a **market of antiques, modern antiques and vintage** in **Piazza Feltrinelli and the lakeside**, followed at **18:00** in **Villa Bettoni (Bogliaco)** by a piano recital by **Josef Mossali** within the **OFF 2026** program of the 63rd Festival Pianistico Internazionale of Brescia and Bergamo.
The series concludes on **Saturday 26 September at 20:30** at **San Francesco Church in Gargnano** with “**Sorella Natura. Il Cantico delle Creature**”, a conference-concert by the Franciscan Conversations. **Prof. Pietro Gibellini** will discuss rediscovered **Franciscan polyphonies from Lombardy**, while **Ensemble Palma Choralis** will perform previously unpublished music by **Egidio Trabattone, Valerio Bona** and other polyphonists from the 16th and 17th centuries, with students from the **Istituto Italiano di Musica Antica** taking part.
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