Great Concert for Dalmine — Commemoration of July 6, 1944

The memory of July 6, 1944

On July 6, 1944, at 11 in the morning, a bombing raid hit the Dalmine plant: 77 tons of bombs, approximately 278 deaths, and over 800 wounded. Since then, the city, in the Municipality of Dalmine (Province of Bergamo), dedicates an annual day of commemoration to the victims, intertwining historical memory and the territory's industrial identity.

The memorial mass

In the morning, at 10:30 AM, in via Mazzini, next to the parvis of the church of San Giuseppe, a memorial mass is celebrated in the presence of civil, religious, and military authorities. It is the most solemn moment of the day, when the community gathers around the memory of its fallen.

The Great Evening Concert

In the evening, at 9:00 PM, piazza Caduti 6 luglio '44 hosts the Great Concert for Dalmine, performed by the musical bands of Sforzatica and Almenno San Salvatore, with the participation of the Dalmine Narrators' Circle. Music thus becomes the language of memory, in an event open to the entire citizenry.

A civic event in the Bergamo region

The commemoration of July 6th is one of Dalmine's most heartfelt civic events, capable of uniting different generations in the remembrance of one of the most dramatic pages of local history. In case of bad weather, the concert will be held at the L'Arca multifunctional space.