Spending NEW YEAR’S EVE IN RAVENNA is a perfect idea to round off 2023 and begin 2024 under the sign of music and wonders.
A rich programme of events to say goodbye to the past year and welcome the new one with concerts, guided tours, markets and events in the squares of the city.
A crescendo of fun and good company that will reach its peak with the great gospel concert of CHRISTMAS SOUL in Piazza del Popolo, taking you from 11 pm directly into the new year.
Last but not least, the ice-skating rink JFK on Ice at the foot of the majestic Palazzo Rasponi dalle Teste, staying open for the occasion until 2 am.
TUESDAY 31st DECEMBER
GREAT CONCERT IN PIAZZA DEL POPOLO – CHRISTMAS SOUL
SPIRIT OF NEW ORLEANS GOSPEL CHOIR – USA
Piazza del Popolo
Time: 11 pm
An original, large and spectacular ensemble composed of some of the best musicians from the gospel groups of Baptist churches in New Orleans and Louisiana. The chorale is rooted in the most genuine and intense tradition of the religious music of the blacks of America, and thanks to the intense vocal and interpretative skills it succeeds in generating an atmosphere of joyful and fraternal union with all those present.
Their concert is of great impact and remarkable artistic quality – a show in which Louisiana’s exuberance, warmth, and musical tradition explodes.
ICE-SKATING RINK – JFK ON ICE
Piazza J.F. Kennedy
Time: from 10 am to 2 am
I CAPANNI DEL NATALE – CHRISTMAS MARKETS
Piazza del Popolo
Time: from 10 am to midnight
WEDNESDAY 1st JANUARY
NEW YEAR’S CONCERT – CHRISTMAS SOUL
THE BRONX GOSPEL CHOIR – USA
Teatro Alighieri – Via Angelo Mariani, 2
Time: 11.30 am
The Bronx Gospel Choir beautifully traces an innovatice and never predictable gospel-pop spiritual formula, confirming the goodness and valuable interpretive gifts of each of the individual vocalists.
A concert that reveals all its authentic beauty song after song. Talented, multifaceted artists, natives of the Bronx, bring their voices to the forefront with the new artistic project where among the many musical colours, they often find interpretations of gospel in which the repartee between the parts – chorus-main voice and leader-musicians – take the lion’s share.
Free entrance. Bookings from 16th December on www.teatroalighieri.orgor at the Tourist Information Office of Piazza San Francesco.
ICE-SKATING RINK – JFK ON ICE
Piazza J.F. Kennedy
Time: from 3 pm to midnight
EXHIBITIONS
• I’M A MOSAIC
MAR – Ravenna Art Museum – Via di Roma, 13
When: from 12th October 2024 to 19th January 2025
Opening hours: 9 am – 6 pm (from Tuesday to Saturday); 10 am – 7 pm (Sundays and public holidays).
Closed on Mondays, 25th December and 1st January.
• 1955-1965 IL MONDO NUOVO A RAVENNA – SGUARDI DALLA COLLEZIONE D’ARTE GHIGI-PAGNANI
Palazzo Rasponi dalle Teste – Piazza J.F. Kennedy
When: from 6th December 2024 to 26th January 2025
Opening hours: 3 pm – 7 pm (from Tuesday to Friday); 10 am – 12.30 and 3 pm – 7 pm (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays).
Closed on Mondays, 25th December and 1st January.
OTHER EVENTS
• NATIVITY SCENES
Various places around the city
When: from 30th November 2024 to 10th February 2025
• CHRISTMAS IN THE SQUARE / EVENTS UNDER THE TREE
Piazza del Popolo / Piazza San Francesco (ADVS Village)
When: from 7th December 2024 to 6th January 2025
