What to do in Milan from October 13th to 15th?
The passion for Italian food and wine and the love of sport determine the events of this new weekend, in which there are many events to note.
First of all: Milano Golosa, which returns to the Palazzo del Ghiaccio for three unmissable days dedicated to the excellence of food and wine and the best Italian artisan productions (Saturday and Sunday).
The final stage of Deejay Ten takes place in the heart of Milan (Sunday), the non-competitive race in the Duomo with two different routes and the music of Radio Deejay (Saturday and Sunday).
Lovers of good drinks cannot miss the Craft Beer Festival in Cesano Boscone, a unique opportunity to have fun with street food, music and entertainment (all weekend long).
Finally, it is worth mentioning the FAI Autumn Days, during which numerous cultural places in Milan are open and worth visiting (Saturday and Sunday).
Concerts and evenings
Among the weekend concerts worth mentioning are the numerous musical events of JazzMi, not only a music festival, but also an opportunity for encounter and harmony between cultures, which literally invades the city with free music for three weeks (all weekend).
Among the evenings where you can dance until late is the party dedicated to the nineties at Arci Bellezza, a perfect opportunity to go back to the golden years of the great in an unconventional show with an explosive DJ set between visuals and gadgets Really immerse yourself (Saturday).
Instead, yoga meets music at the party in Hollywood, with wellness programs and a special DJ set (Sunday).
Finally, at the Super Club in Via Tortona (Saturday) there will be an incredible Le Cannibale party, a whole evening dedicated to electronic music with the Spanish DJ Pional.
Meetings and events
Notable events include the Gravity Equilibrium show at Idroscalo, one of the most daring and extreme circuses in the world, which returns to the city with an unmissable water show (all weekend).
At the Palazzo Bovara and in numerous locations throughout the city, the Milan Wine Week continues with a rich program of wine-related events and numerous tastings (all weekend long). Also worth mentioning is the fourth Milan edition of Lugana Armonie Senza Tempo, a real journey to discover the nuances of Lugana (Friday).
At CityLife, immerse yourself in the green with the new edition of Flora et Decora, an event that combines lush plants, quality craftsmanship and excellent food and wine (all weekend).
Milan is still alive in many places in the city, the large program of cultural initiatives with many major events (all weekend long).
After the summer break, the galloping season finally begins again at the San Siro Hippodrome, which ends on Saturday, November 25th (all weekend).
Free
Among the weekend’s free events is the exhibition Tales of Samurai Women, dedicated to Japanese art from Tenoha, inspired by the latest and eponymous book by Benjamin Lacombe with texts by Sébastien Perez, which takes visitors to ancient Kyoto between battles, arrows and Demons abducted (Friday and Sunday).
The exhibition “Identities” at the art gallery l’Appartamento is a collective photo exhibition with artists Kincső Bede, Sofiya Chotyrbok, Giulia Agostini, Giuseppe Palmisano and Yelena Yemchuk (all weekend).
Finally, San Donato hosts the Polenta Festival, a unique opportunity to promote polenta as a culinary icon of a bygone world (all weekend long).
Exhibitions
Among the unmissable exhibitions in the city is the charm of the forest in the Triennale with the exhibition We are Forest, an artistic dialogue between thinkers and defenders of the forest, between indigenous and non-indigenous artists (all weekend).
The Jimmy Nelson exhibition at the Palazzo Reale. Humanity presents 65 works from the most famous cycles of Nelson’s work, documenting the creative development of one of the most internationally renowned contemporary photographers (all weekend).
At Mudec, Van Gogh’s works take an unprecedented path thanks to the collection of paintings and drawings of the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo in the Netherlands (all weekend).
However, at Armani Silos there is still time to discover the exhibition dedicated to the great painter and photographer Guy Bourdin (all weekend).
At Lampo Scalo, Farini continues Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, a surprising journey through the brushstrokes of one of the greatest artistic geniuses of the 19th century, between blooming sunflower fields and almond trees (all weekend).
Photography continues to be the protagonist of two unmissable exhibitions: the exhibition dedicated to Doisneau, which, with 130 images by one of the most popular photographers of the 20th century, can be admired for a few more days at the Diocesan Museum, and that of Sebastiao Salgado at the Fabbrica del Vapore, a photographic story dedicated to the wonders of the Amazon (both all weekend).
However, in the former slaughterhouse in Trezzano sul Naviglio, the exhibition Cadavre exquis by the artist Chiara Sorgato continues, housed in the monumental cold room converted into a container for contemporary research (all weekend).
theatre
The theatrical performances of the new weekend include the magnificent Milan debut of The Phantom of the Opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s masterpiece at the Arcimboldi Theater, which will delight the general public (all weekend long).
Children
Among the events for children is the opening of the fire station in Via Messina on the occasion of the FAI Days, a unique opportunity for pure fun (Saturday and Sunday).
Once again: the extraordinary educational exhibition about the world of life-sized dinosaurs at the Novegro Exhibition Park: a walking tour for the delight of adults and children to get to know, admire and study these creatures of the past (all weekend long).
Autumn ends instead with two special pumpkin patches that anticipate the colors of Halloween: the Pumpkin Village of Pura Vida Farm, an oasis of pure fun where children can spend a special day in the company of games, workshops and pedal tractors, at Mirtilli di San Vito in Gaggiano, where it is possible to decorate and carve pumpkins (both throughout the weekend).