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 in Gorizia and Surroundings – Week from 17 to 23 November 2025
🎶 Monday, 17 November
Nei suoni dei luoghi – The Silent Storm / La Tempesta Silenziosa 📍 Slovenia (cross-border event)
🕒 7:30 p.m. The festival “Nei suoni dei luoghi” once again crosses the border with a concert that weaves together music and cultural landscapes. A refined opportunity to enjoy sounds that tell the stories of a region.
Circuito Cinema 2025/2026 – The Choir Girl 📍 Teatro Comunale di Cormons 🕒 8:30 p.m.
The new film season opens with an intense and engaging feature. 🎫 Ticket info: €5 full | €4 reduced | 5-ticket carnet €20. Box office opens 30 minutes before.
Four Friends, Three Wineries, One Restaurateur 📍 Tenuta Villanova – Limonaia, Farra d’Isonzo 🕒 7:30 p.m. An evening dedicated to outstanding wines and Carso cuisine, celebrating friendship and conviviality.
📞 Bookings: 0481 889313
🎬 Tuesday, 18 November
Special Screenings – We and the Great Ambition 📍 Kinemax Gorizia 🕒 8:15 p.m. Director Andrea Segre presents his new documentary—a clear and passionate reflection on human and social ambition.
📚 Wednesday, 19 November
Thanksgiving Celebration – Presentation of the Monograph “Unknown Soldier” 📍 Sala Incontro, Parish of San Rocco – Via Veniero 1, Gorizia 🕒 5:30 p.m. An event dedicated to remembrance and the significance of Italian history.
🍽️ Thursday, 20 November
The King’s Table 📍 Palazzo Coronini Cronberg, Gorizia 🕒 6:00 p.m. A dive into the gastronomic charm of the nineteenth century—between etiquette, flavour, and aristocratic splendour. ⚠️ Booking required – limited seats
Festival “The World Outside” – Telling the Border 📍 Municipality of Cormons – various venues 📅 From Thursday 20 to Saturday 22 November. Three days of talks and meetings exploring borders, identities and the stories that cross them. 🎟️ Free admission
🎶 Friday, 21 November
Komigo 2025 – The Real Group 📍 Gorizia (Komigo festival theatre) 🕒 8:00 p.m. (also Saturday, 22 November). The renowned Swedish vocal group enchants with two evenings devoted to pure harmony and Nordic atmospheres.
Rose 25/11 – Reflections on Gender-based Violence 📍 Civic Centre of Medea 🕒 6:00 p.m. A sensitive and profound meeting to reflect through images, texts and dialogue. 🎟️ Free entry
🎨 Saturday, 22 November – Guided Tours
Gorizia. A Border Story 📍 Meeting point: Infopoint Gorizia 🕒 10:30 a.m. A route through memories, walls and identities that shaped the twentieth century.
Discovering Gorizia – Gorizian Atmospheres 📍 Meeting point: Infopoint Gorizia 🕒 3:00 p.m. History, architecture and the charm of a city suspended between eras and cultures. 📞 Info and bookings: 0481 535764
🎓 Saturday, 22 November – Conferences & Tastings
Dialogues with Carlo Michelstaedter 📍 Gorizia: Conference Hall of Palazzo De Grazia, Via Oberdan 15 🕒 10:30 a.m. An international meeting dedicated to the intense and poetic life of the young Gorizian philosopher.
Children of the Rock – Sensory Tasting 📍 Castel San Mauro Estate, loc. Castel San Mauro 1 🕒 3:30 p.m. A journey through wines and cheeses aged in rock: a story that begins in the prehistoric sea and ends in the glass.
🎄 Saturday, 22 November – Christmas Markets
Christmas Market in Mariano del Friuli 📍 Main Square of Mariano del Friuli 🕒 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Celebration for the placing of Christmas trees, hobby artists, children’s workshops and Carinthian specialities.
💬 Gorizian Chats – Carlo Michelstaedter and Sport. An unpublished portrait of the young Michelstaedter, between gymnastics, friendship and the sports venues of early twentieth-century Gorizia.
📅 Friday, 21 November 🕒 6:00 p.m. 📍 Conference Hall of Palazzo Coronini. A cultural meeting to explore the more dynamic and human side of the philosopher.
📅 Saturday, 22 November 🕒 9:45 a.m. 📍 Meeting point in front of the entrance of the Unione Ginnastica Goriziana. A cultural walk through the places frequented by Michelstaedter, ending in Piazza Vittoria.
🕯️ Sunday, 23 November
Thanksgiving Celebration – Solemn Mass 📍 Church of San Rocco – Piazza San Rocco, Gorizia
🕒 10:30 a.m. A moment of spirituality and tradition in the most significant celebration of Thanksgiving.
Let yourself be inspired by the events and the magic of Gorizia!
The Reception is at your complete disposal for information and reservations.