Giardinetti Carnival (Santarelli Park)

2025 Carnival at Santarelli Park

The 2025 edition is the best-documented one: images shared on the neighborhood's social media channels show the Via Carlo Santarelli Park packed with children in costume, with confetti everywhere and music playing all afternoon. The organizers spoke openly of "a great success," publicly thanking the volunteers and families who contributed to the setup and the snacks.

The formula remained that of the traditional Roman neighborhood parties: no tickets, no stages, just games, entertainment, Carnival sweets, and the costume parade. For Giardinetti, a neighborhood in the eastern suburbs of Rome between Torre Maura and Tor Bella Monaca, the event once again represented a concrete opportunity for socialization in a public space reclaimed by its inhabitants.