Last day2Nov
Fiera dei Morti
On 1 and 2 November the centre of Sorico fills with stalls, with the livestock area that tradition requires.
The centre of Sorico
Events on Lake Como
Concerts, exhibitions, festivals, regattas and event series around Lake Como, with dates and programmes for each edition.
Indicative dates follow the annual recurrence and should be confirmed with the organiser. Showing 2–30 November.
On right now
Until7Nov
Lecco Città dei Promessi Sposi
The autumn festival Lecco devotes to Manzoni, around Villa Manzoni: readings, tours, talks and the Camminata Manzoniana walk.
Villa Manzoni and other places in Lecco
Until8Nov
Autumn Festival at Villa Carlotta
Villa Carlotta's autumn programme, from early October to early November.
Villa Carlotta, Tremezzo
Until15Nov
Iron and water. The Gerenzone valley between memory and change
Industrial-archaeology photographs of the Gerenzone valley, in Lecco's Torre Viscontea.
Torre Viscontea, Piazza XX Settembre, LeccoFree entry
Until22Nov
Paolo Schiavocampo. Vedere lo spazio e misurare il vuoto
More than seventy sculptures, paintings and drawings by Paolo Schiavocampo at Palazzo delle Paure, in the autumn.
Palazzo delle Paure, Lecco
Until25Nov
Market in the Centre
Stalls selling food, clothing and other goods in central Lecco.
Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, Via Sauro, Piazza Mazzini and the Viale Costituzione car parkFree entry
Until8Dec
European dynasties on Lake Como: the Princess of the Netherlands and the Dukes of Saxe-Meiningen at Villa Carlotta
An exhibition at Villa Carlotta on the Dutch princess and the dukes of Sachsen Meiningen, for the bicentenary of Georg II.
Villa Carlotta, Tremezzo
Until8Dec
Saluti da Villa Carlotta: postcards from the archive
The old postcards in Villa Carlotta's Historical Archive show how the garden, the villa and the landscape around them have changed.
Villa Carlotta, Tremezzo
Until13Dec
Tremezzina Gastronomica
The Tremezzina's autumn food festival: from October to December, restaurants and hotels in the area serve menus of the lake, the land and Lario tradition.
Restaurants and hotels across the Tremezzina
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
L'altra faccia della Luna
An exhibition at Palazzo delle Paure on the seventies and the utopia of the rock festivals, in pictures by eight photographers.
The Fototeca of Palazzo delle Paure, Piazza XX Settembre, Lecco
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
Until31Jan 2027
Marco and Rosa De Marchi: a villa, a collection, a love story
Villa Monastero remembers Marco and Rosa De Marchi, who bequeathed it for public use, ninety years after Marco's death.
Villa Monastero, Casa Museo
Until12May 2027
Theatre, dance and concerts at the Teatro Sociale
Plays, dance and concerts at the Teatro Sociale on Piazza Verdi.
Teatro Sociale di Como, Piazza Verdi
November
6Nov
Moltrasio's patronal feast
The feast of the patron saint San Martino in Moltrasio in November.
The parish church, Moltrasiountil 8 November
7Nov
Trofeo Villa d'Este ACI Como (Como Rally)
The rally on the roads around the lake, organised by the Automobile Club Como.
Como and the roads around the lakeuntil 8 November
8Nov
PolimiRun Lecco
A race on road and dirt track, from the Politecnico campus up towards the hills above Lecco.
Start and finish at the Politecnico campus, Lecco
11Nov
The Elmore Quartet at the Tempio Voltiano
Beethoven and Ravel in Volta's temple, with free entry: the second concert of “Musica e Energia nel segno di Volta”.
Tempio Voltiano, Viale Marconi, ComoFree entry
20Nov
Davide Van De Sfroos and Folkestra
The songwriter who sings in the Tremezzina dialect, with a thirteen-piece orchestra, two nights in Lecco.
Teatro della Società, Piazza Garibaldi, Leccountil 21 November
21Nov
Santa Cecilia concert at Lezzeno
The village's Corpo musicale celebrates the patron saint of music.
Lezzeno
21Nov
Colico Christmas markets
Christmas stalls on Piazza Garibaldi, by the lake, at weekends and on holidays until after Epiphany.
Piazza Garibaldi, Colicountil 10 January 2027
22Nov
Christmas in Menaggio
From late November to Epiphany, the ice rink on Piazza Garibaldi, markets on the lakefront, the Loveno nativity scenes and concerts in Santo Stefano.
Piazza Garibaldi, the lakefront and the churches of Menaggiountil 6 January 2027Indicative dates
22Nov
Volta Day at the Teatro Sociale
A Sunday of science workshops, games and experiments for families at Como's Teatro Sociale, for the Volta bicentenary.
Teatro Sociale di Como, Piazza VerdiFree entry
25Nov
Lecco Christmas markets
Wooden chalets on piazza XX Settembre and Cermenati, until Epiphany.
Piazza XX Settembre and Piazza Cermenatiuntil 6 January 2027
25Nov
Christmas in Como: lights and projections
Lights and projections on building façades accompany Christmas events in the historic centre.
Como historic centreuntil 6 January 2027Usually free entryIndicative dates
28Nov
Christmas stalls under the arcades of Brienno
Christmas stalls under Brienno's arcades, among steps and lanes by the lake.
Brienno's arcades and lanes, up to the church squareuntil 8 December
28Nov
The nativity night at Villa del Balbianello
An evening in late November when the FAI opens the villa at Lenno for its nativity scenes.
Villa del Balbianello, Lenno (Tremezzina)
29Nov
Santa Cecilia concert at Tremezzo
The Corpo Musicale Vittorio Veneto plays for the patron saint of musicians, at Tremezzo, on the last Sunday in November.
Tremezzo
29Nov
Tremezzo Christmas market
The Sunday in late November when Tremezzo's Pro Loco sets out its Christmas stalls.
Tremezzo (Tremezzina)
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