The 17th edition of the Italian Festival of new venice It starts this Thursday (1st) with a show by singer Sérgio Reis, in Nova Veneza, in the Metropolitan Region of Goiânia. The festival is a tradition in the city and will feature musical and cultural performances, dance, a masked ball and Italian food until Sunday (4).
The singer's show, who has Italian ancestry, is scheduled to start at 22pm and entry is free. The organization expects to receive more than 100 visitors over the four days of the festival.
A new feature this year is the expansion of places to purchase tokens. To purchase dishes and drinks, the visitor makes payment and receives tokens that give access to food at the festival.
Now, visitors can buy any dish or drink offered in the three food outlets, wine cellar, bar and canteen. According to the organization, the measure is to avoid queues and make it faster for visitors to enjoy the festival's delights.
With the theme “An Italy in New Venice”, the festival should serve more than 20 thousand dishes which began to be prepared by the official restaurant since the beginning of May. There are around 15 cooks preparing the meat, seasoning the meatballs and making the handmade pasta to assemble the lasagnas.
The municipality of Nova Veneza is 30 km from Goiânia. According to the organization, the city has more than 9 thousand inhabitants and is the largest representation of Italian immigration from the Midwest. Around 60% of its residents are descendants of Italians, who migrated to the region more than 100 years ago.
Agenda
June 1st – Thursday
19pm – Holy Mass at the Igreja da Matriz de Nossa Senhora Do Carmo
19pm – Opening of Cantina da Nonna – Praça da Matriz
20:30 pm – Official opening on the main stage
21pm – Local cultural, musical and artistic performances
22pm – Show with Sérgio Reis PARTNERSHIP: SESC
00h – Show with local artists
02h - Closing
June 2nd – Friday
19pm – Dinner at Cantina da Nonna – Praça da Matriz
19:30 pm – Local cultural, musical and artistic presentations
Presentation with the Italo-Brazilian Folkloric Group of SC.
21pm – Show with the Brazilian Tenors in 3 voices
22:30 pm – Show with Izadora Cruz and band
02h - Closing
June 3rd – Saturday
6am – Cycling Tour: breakfast (departure next to the stage at 07am)
9am – Bocce Championship – Location: Clube Recreativo de Nova Veneza
12pm – Lunch at Cantina da Nonna – Praça da Matriz
12pm – Show with tenor Weber Rosa
Local cultural, musical and artistic performances
Presentation with the Italo-Brazilian Folkloric Group of SC.
Show with tenor Alex Mayer
19pm – Dinner at Cantina da Nonna – Praça da Matriz
19pm – Local cultural, musical and artistic performances
Performance with the Italian-Brazilian Folkloric Group of SC
21pm – Carnavale Di Venezia – Masquerade Ball: Show with Anna Paula and Band
03h - Closing
June 4th – Sunday
10am – Cipó Tournament – Location: Next to Cantina da Nonna
11pm – Lunch at Cantina da Nonna – Praça da Matriz
11am – Presentation with the Italo-Brazilian Folk Group from SC.
Local cultural, musical and artistic performances
15:30 pm – Show with Waldir Amaral
16pm – Show with Banda Gênova
18pm – Closing: The traditional panelaço
