Carnival 2018 is just around the corner, and Figline and Incisa is also gearing up with a slew of initiatives, mainly dedicated to families.
In detail, in Figline are three days of festivities organized by the Don Bosco Oratory.. Here we go Sunday, Feb. 4 with a parade of floats through the streets of the historic center, with departure set for 2:30 p.m. from Marsilio Ficino Square.
The parade will also be repeated on Sunday, Feb. 11, with a 2:30 p.m. meeting, and on Mardi Gras, Feb. 13, with a 3 p.m. meeting. And it will be during the Mardi Gras celebrations that, immediately after the parade of floats, we will move to the premises of the Don Bosco Oratory (at 18 Via Roma) for the Awarding of the most beautiful masks and the trial of King Carnival (5 p.m.).
In Incisa, however, the date is set for Sunday, Feb. 11, for the "Carnival in Disguise," organized by the "Aldo Caselli" Pro loco", Incisa Red Cross and by the Natural Commercial Center The Petrarch Shops.The rendezvous is set for 2:30 p.m. in front of the Fernando bar, from where at 3 p.m. the masks will begin to parade through the downtown streets accompanied by music and dancing. Next, in Auzzi Square, the Red Cross will welcome children with rice pancakes and various games. On the program are baby dances, giant soap bubbles, glitter tattoos, balloon sculptures, election of the best mask and many other surprises, including the presence of the Super Pigamies. In case of rain, the party will move inside the gymnasium of the Dante Alighieri School in Incisa.
Carnival-themed initiatives will close at the Garibaldi Theater where, on the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 14 (9 p.m.), the Orchestra of Tuscany will perform the traditional Carnival Concert, performing music by Prokof'ev, Dvorˇák and Mozart. Also on stage will be violinist Nemanja Radulovic and conductor Eiji Oue. Lineup and ticketing information at www.teatrogaribaldi.org
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