2025 will be the year of “Go! 2025 Nova Gorica and Gorizia European Capital of Culture 2025”
On the website www.go2025.eu you will find all the unmissable events
Events to Experience Week from 15 to 21 September 2025
๐ญ Theatre & Culture
Inabili alla morte / Nezmoลพni umreti. A theatrical project by Giacomo Pedini that intertwines the stories and generations of the Trotta family to recount Central Europe through three intense and evocative works: La Cripta dei Cappuccini (16 September, Teatro Verdi – Gorizia). With Natalino Balasso, from the novel by Joseph Roth. In Italian with Slovenian and English surtitles; Alla ricerca della lingua perduta (17 and 18 September, SNG Nova Gorica). By Goran Vojnoviฤ, in Slovenian with Italian surtitles; L’alba dopo la fine della Storia (18 September, Teatro Verdi – Gorizia). By Paolo Di Paolo, in Italian with Slovenian and English surtitles. ๐๏ธ Info & tickets: mittelfest.org
๐ถ Music of the Past
Festival Internazionale di Musica Cortese. The evocative medieval sounds of the Peregrina Ensemble resonate in the heart of Gorizia. Before the concert, architect Diego Kuzmin will reveal the history and secrets of the Cathedral.๐ Gorizia Cathedral, Corte S. Ilario ๐
Friday, 19 September ๐ 20.00 introduction | 20.30 concert
๐ณ Exhibitions & Cultural Tastings
Voi siete qui. Side events. Thanks to pomologist Elisa Tomat, you will discover the ancient fruits of the County of Gorizia in a refined sensory journey, followed by a final toast.๐ Austrian Garden ๐
Wednesday, 17 September, 18.00
๐๏ธ Guided Tours & Gorizian Curiosities
Chiacchiere Goriziane – The mystery of the Cathedral’s octagon. A fascinating journey between history and legend, with a visit to the Cathedral’s treasure. ๐ Saturday, 20 September – 18.00, Conference Hall Palazzo Coronini ๐ Sunday, 21 September – 15.00, Corte S. Ilario (Cathedral)
Discovering Gorizia. A walk through the history, architecture, and charm of a border city. ๐ Saturday, 20 September, 15.00 ๐ Infopoint Gorizia, +39 0481 535764
Gorizia. A frontier story. A journey through the symbolic places of the division between East and West, from 1947 to today. ๐ Saturday, 20 September, 10.30 ๐ Infopoint Gorizia, +39 0481 535764
Via Rastello, where stories come alive. Tales and atmospheres through the historic streets of Gorizia. ๐ Friday, 19 September, 18.30 ๐ Infopoint Gorizia, +39 0481 535764
๐ท Wine and Tradition
Festa dell’Uva 2025 – Cormòns. Three days of celebration, scents, and authentic flavours of Friuli Venezia Giulia: wines, shows, concerts (Roy Paci, Dj From Mars, Montefiori Cocktail), workshops, kids’ activities, and folkloric parades. ๐ Historic centre of Cormòns ๐ 19 – 21 September. festadelluvacormons.it
Educational Harvest – Gradis’ciutta. A unique opportunity to experience the grape harvest like a true winemaker: grape picking, winery tour, and tasting of Collio wines accompanied by local delicacies.
๐ Gradis’ciutta, San Floriano del Collio ๐
Tuesday, 16 September, 9.00 ๐๏ธ €65 per person