Verdi Street Parade
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Edition 2025 — Verdi Street Parade
Verdi Street Parade 2025
The Verdi Street Parade 2025 took place on Saturday, September 20, 2025, starting at 6:00 PM, officially kicking off the Verdi Festival and the Verdi Off series in Parma. The theme of the edition, "All the world's a jest!", was inspired by Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi's final opera.
The procession, featuring over a thousand artists—choral ensembles, bands, singers, actors, dancers, and acrobats—crossed the historic center to the Oltretorrente district, concluding at Piazzale della Pace. The artistic direction was curated by Francesca Pasquinucci and Davide Giannoni of Imaginarium, with the collaboration of the Viareggio Carnival artisans and choreography by Elodie Lebigre.
The celebration culminated at Piazzale della Pace with a videomapping show, repeated several times throughout the evening. The free event attracted a large audience to the heart of the Emilian city.
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Centro storico di Parma
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