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Intermittenze Festival 2026
Saturday, 19 September 2026 – Monday, 28 September 2026 · Riva del Garda · Centro storico del Comune di Riva del Garda
Original title: Intermittenze festival | Edizione 2026
The eighth edition of the Intermittenze festival brings readings, talks and music to Riva del Garda's historic centre from 19 to 28 September 2026, with free entry to almost every event.
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About the event
The Intermittenze festival returns for its eighth edition, running from 19 to 28 September 2026 in the historic centre of Riva del Garda. The main festival takes place from 24 to 27 September, preceded by prologues from 19 to 23 September.
The programme mixes readings, conversations between writers, theatre and music at venues including Palazzo Martini, Cortile Rocca, the Auditorium del Conservatorio, Spiaggia Olivi, the Palazzo dei Congressi, Parco Rocca, the Mag Museo Alto Garda and the Biblioteca civica. Guests include Roberto Mercadini, Carlo Lucarelli, Vasco Brondi, Olivia Sellerio and Iaia Forte.
All events have free admission, except "Il corpo è la prima stanza" on Tuesday 22 September at the Biblioteca civica, limited to 15 people by reservation.
Programme
| Saturday, 19 September 2026 · 10:30 | Ludovic Maillet: “Il giardino e lo schermo: Giorgio Bassani tra letteratura e cinema” — Palazzo Martini, in collaboration with Centro culturale La Firma. |
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| Saturday, 19 September 2026 · 16:30 | Angelo Bilotti and Massimiliano Sonsogno: “Vette di comicità” — Area Polivalente di Campi, in collaboration with Pro loco di Campi APS (in case of bad weather: ex scuola di Campi). |
| Saturday, 19 September 2026 · 21:00 | MusicaRiva: “Incanti e Demoni: suoni in-versi” — Cortile Rocca, piano by Giovanni Bertolazzi (in case of bad weather: Auditorium del Conservatorio). |
| Sunday, 20 September 2026 · 10:30 | Steve Penner, Benedetta Vivaldelli and Alessandro Moltini: “Maiali, teatranti e buchi neri” — Palazzo Martini. A theatrical reading drawing on Steve Penner's book “L'orso di Shakespeare”, in dialogue with Benedetta Vivaldelli; Alessandro Moltini on accordion. |
| Sunday, 20 September 2026 · 18:00 | SMAG - Scuola Musicale Alto Garda: “80 voglia di Costituzione!” — Cortile Rocca. Narration and texts by Marco Tabilio, music by the teachers and students of the Scuola Musicale Alto Garda (in case of bad weather: Auditorium del Conservatorio). |
| Tuesday, 22 September 2026 · 18:00 | Stefania Santoni and Mara Gobbi: “Il corpo è la prima stanza” — Biblioteca civica. Inhabiting one's own space between words and movement; by reservation only, maximum 15 seats, bookings open from 14 September at 8:30. |
| Wednesday, 23 September 2026 · 21:00 | Ludovic Maillet and Trio Tropical (Renza Tavernini, Mariany Figueiredo, Silvano Marchi): “La vita, amico, è l'arte dell'incontro”. Vinicius de Moraes e l'Italia — Auditorium del Conservatorio, in collaboration with Centro Culturale La Firma. |
| Thursday, 24 September 2026 · 18:30 | Roberto Mercadini: “Io dico l'universo” — Spiaggia Olivi. |
| Thursday, 24 September 2026 · 21:15 | Roberto Mercadini: “Animali umani: un monologo su tutti noi” — Cortile Rocca (in case of bad weather: Palazzo dei Congressi). |
| Friday, 25 September 2026 · 18:00 | Emiliano Visconti racconta: “Mina, le infinite metamorfosi” — Auditorium conservatorio, live with the Cristina Di Pietro quartet. |
| Friday, 25 September 2026 · 21:00 | Olivia Sellerio sings “ZARA ZABARA”. Le canzoni di Montalbano — Palazzo dei Congressi. |
| Saturday, 26 September 2026 · 09:30 | Michele Bacci: “AI come Alighieri - 'Dal nulla l'abisso'” — Auditorium del conservatorio. A film project on the cantos of Dante's Inferno, from the creation of an original soundtrack for the Divine Comedy to short films made with artificial intelligence. |
| Saturday, 26 September 2026 · 11:00 | Maria Attanasio and Maria Rosa Cutrufelli: “La letteratura come atto politico” — Spiaggia Olivi. |
| Saturday, 26 September 2026 · 15:00 | Dario Voltolini, Lorenza Ghinelli and Silvia Bottani: “Libri con le radici” (Aboca editore) — Spiaggia Olivi. |
| Saturday, 26 September 2026 · 16:30 | Claudio Fava and Gaja Cenciarelli: “Argentina - Uruguay, un filo che si chiama libertà” — Cortile Rocca (in case of bad weather: Spiaggia Olivi). |
| Saturday, 26 September 2026 · 18:00 | Isabella Leardini: “Maniere nere” — Spiaggia Olivi. |
| Saturday, 26 September 2026 · 21:00 | Carlo Lucarelli: “Io odio le favole: storie che fanno paura ai bambini” — Cortile Rocca, a reading-concert with live music (in case of bad weather: Palazzo dei Congressi). |
| Sunday, 27 September 2026 · 09:30 | Surprise festival guests: “Terza pagina” — Parco Rocca, a review of Sunday cultural supplements (in case of bad weather: Spiaggia Olivi). |
| Sunday, 27 September 2026 · 11:00 | Elena Stancanelli and Rosa Matteucci: “Le ragazze” — Parco Rocca (in case of bad weather: Spiaggia Olivi). |
| Sunday, 27 September 2026 · 15:00 | Paolo Sortino and Simona Vinci: “Amanti elementari e altre forme d'amore” — Cortile Rocca (in case of bad weather: Spiaggia Olivi). |
| Sunday, 27 September 2026 · 16:30 | Vasco Brondi: “Non fare niente e altre forme d'arte” — Cortile Rocca, with a musical tribute (in case of bad weather: Spiaggia Olivi). |
| Sunday, 27 September 2026 · 18:00 | Rosa Matteucci: “Lotteria delle anime” — Spiaggia Olivi. |
| Sunday, 27 September 2026 · 20:00 | “Quando i manifesti parlano”. A theatricalised visit telling the story of tourism on Lake Garda — guided tour of the Mag Museo Alto Garda with Nicola Sordo. |
| Sunday, 27 September 2026 · 21:00 | Iaia Forte: “L'isola di Arturo”, from the novel by Elsa Morante — Cortile Rocca, a staged reading (in case of bad weather: Auditorium del conservatorio). |
Expected weather
Forecast for Sunday, 27 September 2026 in Riva del Garda: sunny, 25° by day and 16° at night, 0% chance of rain.
- Sun 27/0925° 16°0%
- Mon 28/0925° 15°0%
- Tue 29/0924° 17°0%
Forecast as of 2026-09-27 · Open-Meteo
Getting to Riva del Garda
By car, leave the A22 Brenner motorway at Rovereto Sud/Lago di Garda Nord and follow the SS240 for about 17 km to Riva. The nearest railway station is Rovereto, with regular Trentino Trasporti buses to Torbole, Riva and Arco; from the south you can also take the train to Desenzano, Peschiera or Verona and continue on ATV buses up the east shore. Ferries run from Desenzano and Peschiera via Malcesine and Limone.
Ferry: Northern terminus of the Navigazione Laghi (Navigarda) line from Desenzano and Peschiera, calling at Torbole, Limone and Malcesine; some summer runs are fast services with a supplement.
Parking: Parts of the historic centre are a limited traffic zone (ZTL). Paid car parks run by Altogarda Parcheggi e Mobilità include Terme Romane (Viale Pilati, 205 spaces), Ex-Agraria (Via Lutti, 218 spaces), Vecchia Stazione, Parco Lido and the Blue Garden car park on Viale Rovereto; free parking at the former hospital (Largo Marconi) and on Via delle Ginestre.
About Riva del Garda
Riva del Garda sits at the northern tip of the lake, where the cliffs of the Rocchetta drop almost straight into the water and the Sarca plain opens towards Arco.
Translated and summarised from the organiser’s listing (Italiano). Source: Comune di Riva del Garda - Eventi · Also on: Cultura Trentino - calendario eventi (Provincia di Trento) · checked 2026-09-27. Details can change — confirm with the organiser before you travel.
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