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Aperitivo on the waterfront
Aperitivo hour on the shores of Como, Cernobbio and Lecco.
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- Traditional festivals
- Indicative dates
31 December
Como
New Year's fireworks on the lake
At midnight on 31 December Como sees in the new year with fireworks over the lake.
- Where
- Piazza Cavour, the lakeside gardens and Viale Geno, Como
- Recurrence
- every year at midnight on 31 December
The event recurs every year in this period, but the dates are not confirmed. Check with the organiser.
Como's New Year fireworks take place over the lake, off the town centre.
Spectators can watch from the lakefront.
The programme for the 2025 edition
At midnight on 31 December 2025 the fireworks are fired from a floating barge beyond the breakwater and last twenty-five minutes. They can be seen from Piazza Cavour, the lakeside gardens and Viale Geno.
Nearby: places, experiences, services
Distances as the crow flies from where the event is held.
Around the same time
Until31Dec
200VOLTeVOLTA — the Alessandro Volta bicentenary
Two hundred years since Volta's death: talks, visits and exhibitions, in Como and beyond.
Tempio Voltiano, Villa del Grumello and other venues
Until31Dec
Morazzone a Como
Morazzone in Como's cathedral, four hundred years after his death.
Sacrestia dei Mansionari, Como Cathedral, Piazza Duomo
Until10Jan 2027
Di piega in piega: the gesture of cloth
The pleat in cloth, from the making to Capucci's gowns: an autumn and winter exhibition at the Silk Museum.
Silk Museum, Via Castelnuovo 9, Como
Until17Jan 2027
Opera season at the Teatro Sociale di Como
Opera at the Teatro Sociale on Piazza Verdi, with productions from the OperaLombardia network.
Teatro Sociale di Como, Piazza Verdi