The great celebration of the Arciducale Park and the people of Arco with Plays Plant Orchestra and Saturnino Celani

The inauguration of the renovated Arciducale Park on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th August promises to be a great celebration for all the people of Arco.

On Saturday, starting at 9.30 a.m., there will be guided tours with Muse, the Science Museum of Trento, on the scientific, naturalistic and botanical aspects, and with the Sommolago association on the history of this jewel, witness to an ancient park that Archduke Albert of Habsburg wanted around his villa at the end of the 19th century. At 9 p.m., there will be an extraordinary concert by the Plays Plant Orchestra, conducted by musicologist Edoardo Taori, who translates the biorhythms of plants into musical notes, with special guest Saturnino Celani, Jovanotti's long-time bassist. On Sunday, from 3 to 6 p.m., there will be “Libri in pArco” (Books in the Park), with entertainment, activities, readings and games for children and families. On both Saturday and Sunday, there will be costumed figures from the Comitato tradizioni, usi e costumi arcensi (Arco Traditions, Customs and Costumes Committee), commemorating the origins of the park and an era of particular significance and splendour for the city.

All events are free of charge. In case of rain, the Plays Plant Orchestra concert will take place in the ballroom of the municipal casino, with limited seating. Guided tours can be booked on Eventbrite.

Scheduled events

Saturday 23 August

● 9.30am, 10.30am and 11.30am: three guided tours organised by Muse and the Sommolago association, meeting point at the park entrance ten minutes before the start, groups of no more than twenty people, bookable via Eventbrite;

● 9:00 p.m.: concert by the Plays Plant Orchestra, featuring Saturnino.

Sunday, 24 August

Book Festival

● From 3pm to 4pm: “Plants and humans: what are the links?”, with Marco Salvadori and Paolo Malvinni

● From 3pm to 5pm: “Listen to a story and imagine...”, face painting among flowers and colours to discover nature with Sara Conci (bring a blanket to sit on the lawn);

● from 3 to 5 p.m.: Fabricharte, craft workshop with Dottor Libro, aka Andrea Andreatta, to discover the world of bookbinding through all the stages of book production; founded in Venice in 2013, Fabricharte, where every object is handmade in accordance with the ancient traditions of the art of bookbinding, has also been in Trento since 2020;

● From 3pm to 5pm: DiGiTi, the handwritten magazine, a space for expression, reflection and community, an educational project created at the University of Trento as part of the master's course in Palaeography to reclaim a path, a rhythm of thought and a fluidity of words that only handwriting can provide.

● From 4pm to 6pm: Alberismo con Lettera 7, readings among the trees with those who love nature and literature, with Roberto Marino.