Notte delle Lumere
Suzzara's Halloween festival, between pumpkins and haunted tractors
About Notte delle Lumere
Halloween in the Mantua style
The Notte delle Lumere is the event with which Suzzara, in the Province of Mantua, celebrates Halloween. Organized by the Pro Loco Città di Suzzara, it fills Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi with lights, shadows, entertainment, and music, bringing to life an evening that blends the tradition of illuminated pumpkins – the "lumere" – with the thrill of costumes and scares.
The haunted tractors and the parade
The distinctive feature of the festival is the gathering of "haunted tractors": agricultural vehicles decorated with a horror theme that parade through the town center streets, in a typically rural combination of the Bassa region's farming world and the Halloween imagination. Upon the parade's return, awards are given for the renowned "Trofeo Paura", which recognizes the most frightening costumes and decorations.
Games, food, and thrills
The evening is also designed for the little ones, with games and prize-winning entertainment, while the food stand offers festive specialties – fried gnocco, fried pumpkin, gnocco with cured meats – also available for takeaway. To close the night, a horror film screening in the town's cinema. Participation is all about fun: scary costumes are strictly mandatory.
Notte delle Lumere — edition 2026
The Notte delle Lumere returns to scare in Suzzara on Saturday, October 31, 2026, in Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, from 4:00 PM to 10:50 PM. Organized by Pro Loco Città di Suzzara, it offers an evening of entertainment, music, and gastronomic specialties.
The program includes games and entertainment for children and the opening of the food stand at 5:00 PM, the gathering of haunted tractors at 5:30 PM, the parade at 6:00 PM, and the awards ceremony for the "Trofeo Paura" at 7:00 PM. From 7:30 PM onwards, music, aperitifs, and a food stand with takeaway options. Among the specialties: fried gnocco, fried pumpkin, and the new black fried gnocco with Nutella. Scary costumes mandatory.
Programme Notte delle Lumere 2026
Saturday, October 31, 2026 — Piazza Garibaldi (4:00 PM - 10:50 PM)
- 5:00 PM — Games and entertainment for children; food stand opens (fried gnocco, Nutella, fried pumpkin)
- 5:30 PM — Gathering of haunted tractors
- 6:00 PM — Parade through the town streets
- 7:00 PM — "Trofeo Paura" awards ceremony
- From 7:30 PM — Entertainment, music, aperitifs, and food stand with takeaway
New: black fried gnocco with Nutella. Costumes mandatory.
Highlights Notte delle Lumere 2026
Prices Notte delle Lumere 2026
Practical information — Notte delle Lumere
Where
Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, Suzzara town center (MN).
How to get there
Suzzara is reachable by car from the SS62 and the A22 motorway (Pegognaga exit) and by train from the town's station.
Admission
Free event. Themed costumes mandatory. Food stand with takeaway option.
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Where does it take place — Notte delle Lumere
Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi
Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, 46029 Suzzara