Wydarzenia w regionie Bozen und Umgebung

Silent cinema like you’ve never seen or heard before!
A one-of-a-kind festival, a true gem.

Thanks to collaboration with Moonflix and Back To Life, we continue the journey started in 1999, rediscovering forgotten masterpieces of early cinema. Films restored with the help of artificial intelligence are enriched with new soundtracks by international composers, bringing modernity and new life to early cinema.

Program

Wednesday, December 3, 2025
18:00 – Competition screenings
20:00 – Competition screenings

Thursday, December 4, 2025
18:00 – Competition screenings
20:00 – Competition screenings
21:00 – Cine-concert

Friday, December 5, 2025
18:00 – Competition screenings
20:00 – Competition screenings
21:30 – Award ceremony: 2025 competition winners
22:00 – Concert: I FEEL LIKE A BOMBED CATHEDRAL

🐴 Experience unforgettable riding moments at Matunschmied Hof! Whether it's a peaceful forest loop, a breathtaking panoramic ride, or a full-day tour to the Stoanerne Mandln – every horse lover will find the perfect adventure with us! Beginners are also very welcome to join our guided trial rides. 📅 By reservation only 📞 Book now with Carmen: +39 340 54 61 835 Find more info and our location via QR code!

ONLY FOR BOLZANO BOZEN CARD UND BOLZANO BOZEN CARD MOBILITY Entry at the Mercantilemuseum of Bolzano Special price of 4,00 € for adults, free of charge for kids between 6 and 14 years of age Opening hours: from Monday to Saturday from 10 AM till 12:30 AM on Thursdays from 10 AM till 1 PM and from 2 PM till 4 PM Opening hours from 5 October to 31 October: Monday to Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Closed on Sundays and Holidays, also on the 16th of August and 27th of December 2025 TICKET SALES ONLY ONLINE

During the Bolzano Christmas Market music bands and singing groups will cheer the time with Christmas music.

The shops in Laives/Leifers decorate their shop windows with the self-made and handmade nativity scenes of the association "Leiferer Krippenfreunde". The route of the Nativity Scene Trail and the list of participating shops can be found at www.facebook.com/presepelaives

Guided tour to Lichtenstern with snack and breathtaking view of the Rosengarten/Schlern.

Duration: 3,5 hours.
Price: € 50 per person, € 100 per family (with Ritten Card € 45 or € 95).
Meeting point at the Kaserhof in Oberbozen.

Details: small groups (limited number of participants),
good hiking shoes required, moderate technical difficulty.

Registration required until the day before: info@kaserhof.it

Individual trekking tours for Saturday & Sunday are possible by arrangement

Mexican dishes with regional game from 19/11 at 7/12 at Restaurant Feines Eck'l in Klobenstein.
Info & reservation: +39 0471 233025

Christmas concert with the orchestra of the “C. Monteverdi” Conservatory of Bolzano.

During the Bolzano Christmas Market music bands and singing groups will cheer the time with Christmas music.

The photography of Chiara Bettazzi exists in a realm of proximity to the languages of sculpture and installation, sharing with them a vocabulary of everyday objects that shape her subjects. Initially conceived as a tool for observing and controlling the installation process, it later gained its own autonomy, engaging primarily with the register of still life. Her works are object-based compositions, first constructed on a horizontal plane – as vanitas or surrealist-inspired assemblages – and later overflowing beyond the table, finding other supports in found materials from the studio – ladders, screens, temporary structures – that trace precarious trajectories around which the cluster of objects takes on new sculptural forms. The photographic act captures ephemeral encounters between objects in a state of transience, destined to return to the anonymity of everyday life. It is a performative dimension of photography, especially when the artist reveals the gestures of arranging the objects, their accidental falls and displacements – standing on the threshold between composition and decomposition, scene and backstage, where the image continually reactivates the process, restoring to the object the possibility of a new, ever-changing form. Retroscena brings together a series of recent photographs featuring the recurring element of the ladder – an emblem of the scene’s construction – alongside a new installation that gives the exhibition its title. This site-specific work was created using backstage materials from Foto Forum’s storage, remnants of previous exhibitions. The installation unfolds longitudinally, cutting the space in half with an architectural surface made of openings and layers, becoming material traces of a sedimented time. Within this context, the artist invites the audience to move through the space and become part of the scene – observers and actors in a mirroring, dual environment, where front and back tend to coincide. In the folds of fabric and the fragments of objects, memory resurfaces as a visual archive, open to ongoing processes of excavation and refiguration. Chiara Bettazzi was born in Prato in 1977, where she lives and works. Her research explores a dual on the other, a poetics of the everyday object, oscillating between accumulation and discard. In 2015 she created an observatory on the recovery of industrial archaeology in the territory that takes the name Tuscan Art Industry, in collaboration with architectural historians, environmental biologists, artists, curators, and other professionals. Her photographs and installations reflect on transformation, developing in close relation to the industrial and urban landscape. Often site-specific, her works establish a strong dialogue with space and natural light. Her works are held in public and private collections including: La Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (Rome), Casa Masaccio Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea, Collezione Farnesina, Museo di Santa Maria della Scala, Castello di Ama, and Villa Rospigliosi. Selected exhibitions include: BIENALSUR, Museo di Roma a Palazzo Braschi (2025); Panneggi, Lottozero, Prato (2025); Colorescenze, Centro Pecci, Prato (2024); Recap, Z2o Project, Rome (2024); The Tilt of Time, IED, Florence (2023); Reverse, Tenuta Dello Scompiglio, Lucca (2023); Standby. Installation View, Museo Galileo & Murate Art District, Florence (2023); Soggiorno, Villa Rospigliosi, Prato (2023); Rampa di Lancio, Peccioli (2021); Surplace, Galleria Nazionale, Rome (2022); A tutti gli effetti, Villa Romana, Florence (2020); Cabinet, Castello di Ama, Siena (2019); Il Mondoinfine: vivere tra le rovine, Galleria Nazionale, Rome (2018).

A series of events where people meet, share their stories, and get inspired. Between a good drink and live music, ideas, passions, and visions are exchanged. An elegant and stylish atmosphere for those who want to connect and unwind. B-Bold. B-Social. B-Connected. Every Wednesday from 7pm to 11pm.

Get to know the Rottensteiner family and their wines personally and be a guest at one of the oldest wine-growing families in South Tyrol. Enjoy a guided tour of the winery followed by a tasting of 5 wines.

Guided tour of the highest-altitude sparkling wine cellar in Europe – “Arunda” in Mölten. Booking directly with the Arunda winery: Tel. +39 0471 1552800 or via email at info@arundavivaldi.it Tours can also be arranged on other days upon request. Participation fee: 20,00 € per person Number of participants: maximum 10 persons www.arundavivaldi.it

Curated by Frida Carazzato In collaboration with the Fondazione Bonotto and Patrizio Peterlini’s curatorial advice Exhibition and graphic design: SS16 Studio and AndreaTabocchiniArchitecture Press preview: 11.04.2025, 11:00 am Opening: 11.04.2025, 7:00 pm Museion Passage and Piccolo Museion - Cubo Garutti Museion continues to research and explore its own collection by presenting You and the Night and the Music – Francesco Conz Editions from the Museion Collection, an exhibition dedicated to art editions, especially those of Francesco Conz, one of the key figures in the promotion and artistic production of international neo-avant-gardes in Italy. Curated by Frida Carazzato with the collaboration of the Fondazione Bonotto, through the curatorial advice of Patrizio Peterlini, the exhibition uses the museum collection to explore the cultural legacy and artistic vision of Francesco Conz. This important figure, who worked with Fluxus, Visual Poetry and Concrete Poetry artists, played a decisive role in disseminating these artistic practices in Italy and abroad. The title of the exhibition is taken from a work by Gerhard Rühm, a visual artist, musician, poet and co-founder of the Wiener Gruppe, and one of the first artists with whom Francesco Conz began producing large-format editions. The “You and the Night and the Music” title stimulates reflections on the relationship between art, time and the links between artists, collectors and museum institutions. The conjunction “and” in the artwork becomes, in the title of the exhibition, a metaphor for both the network of cultural connections that has given rise to one of the main hubs in the Museion collection and the figure of Conz, whose passion bound together artistic and human experiences. A number of collectors and art critics, in fact, have played a fundamental role in the history of the museum collection. People like Paolo Della Grazia, who donated his collection to the museum in 2020, Luigi Bonotto, Henry Martin and many others, have helped to create an artistic heritage that is now an essential reference point for the study of neo-avant-gardes. Thanks to their activities, Museion has been able to enrich its collection with a body of works that bears witness to the value of publishing and screenprint production as a means of disseminating contemporary art. The exhibition is located in the central area of Museion Passage, a space designed to host dynamic installations that are open to the public. The central and corner sections – the latter can be visited until November 16 2025 – present a selection of screenprints on canvas produced by Conz and designed to be easy to transport and exhibit in various contexts. These works interact through videos, artists’ multiples and other editions to create an experience that reflects on the art of publishing both as an artistic tool and as an effective space of cross-genre exchange, in harmony with the Fluxus spirit.

During the Advent season, handmade nativity scenes built inside apple crates are displayed in various locations throughout Vadena. They were created by local associations in collaboration with the Department of Culture of the Municipality of Vadena.

Nativity scene in Vadena Nuova, created by VKE Vadena

Nativity scene in front of the municipal building entrance at Vadena Centro 111, created by the kindergarten

Nativity scene in Via Masetta 7, created by the association Fátena

Nativity scene at the cemetery, created by Associazione Anziani Vadena

Nativity scene in Via Caneve, created by Giulia Bucci

Nativity scene in Birti, created by Lettera7

The nativity scene trail can be admired from 1 December to 6 January.

Lights and Christmas atmospheres transform Bolzano into the Christmas capital. The iconic Christmas Market takes place in Walther Square and Viale Stazione, in the Christmas Park from via dell’Isarco to the Parco dei Cappuccini, in many streets of the historic center, and in many other locations, which become meeting places for those who love the enchanting pre-Christmas atmosphere.

OPENING: Thursday, November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM – welcome greetings, musical interludes, and lighting of the Christmas tree.

Opening hours:
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Special hours:
Dec 24, 2025: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Dec 25, 2025: CLOSED
Dec 31, 2025: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Jan 1, 2026: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Gastronomy hours:
Nov 27, 2025: 5:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Until Dec 23, 2025: Mon, Tue, Wed 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Thu 10:00 AM – 10:30 PM
Fri-Sat 10:00 AM – 10:30 PM
Sun 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Dec 24, 2025: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Dec 25, 2025: CLOSED
Dec 26, 2025: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM

From Dec 27, 2025: Mon-Thu 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Fri-Sun 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Dec 31, 2025: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Jan 1, 2026: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Jan 6, 2026: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Main events:

Dec 5, 2025
Philatelic cancellation of the Christmas Market

Dec 6, 2025 | Piazza Walther and Christmas Park
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM: St. Nicholas at the Christmas Market
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM: Krampus at the Christmas Market

Dec 31, 2025 | Historic Center
BOclassic | Traditional New Year’s Eve Run through the streets of the historic center

Dec 31, 2025 | Piazza Vittoria and Pavilion A of the Fairgrounds
New Year’s Eve Celebration in Piazza Vittoria from 8:00 PM to 2:00 AM
Followed by After Party at Pavilion A of the Fairgrounds, from 1:00 AM to 5:00 AM

Mobility survey of the Original South Tyrol Christmas Markets:
https://de.surveymonkey.com/r/R23Q7SD?lang=it

On October 10 at 7 pm, Museion is proud to open the first retrospective in Italy dedicated to the work of Nicola L. (b. 1932, Morocco; d. 2018, USA). From the 1960s onwards, the French artist developed an equally playful and activist practice. Blurring the boundaries between various media such as sculpture, painting, drawing, collage, performance, and film, her work is imbued with subversive wit and the ideals of equality and collectivity. As part of the new Museion research line, THE SOFTEST HARD, the exhibition celebrates art as a social and urban practice of non-violent resistance and as an invitation to connect in times of crisis.

With Walter's "De Oro" breeding. Start: 11 a.m. parking lot/train stopLinzbach. Duration: approx. 3 hours, level of difficulty: easy/medium. Price: € 43 p.p. / € 95 for families (€ 40/€ 90 with RittenCard). Registration: until the day before, 5 p.m. tel. +39 348 8068655, info@lama-alpaka.eu Further tours on request!

Museion presents What We Carry, an exhibition that interweaves contemporary art with the core values of the Milano Cortina Cultural Olympiad 2026: inclusion, sustainability, and legacy. Featuring newly commissioned works and research by Sonia Leimer and Christian Kosmas Mayer, together with a landmark collection of 43 Olympic torches (1936–2024), the project explores how the design and symbolism of the torches intersect with questions of power, visibility, and cultural legacy. What We Carry evokes the way these values are passed from hand to hand—like the torches themselves—creating a living legacy where art meets sport. With the exhibition Museion joins the Autonomous Province of South Tyrol in its mission to strengthen the region’s cultural identity and role as a hub for international exchange. At the heart of the installation, Sonia Leimer’ expansive setting unveils a 50-meter infinity-shaped sculpture that refers to a running track and doubles as a pedestal for 42 of the Olympic torches, on loan from the Olympic Aid and Sport Promotion Project. This dynamic sculptural display transforms the torches into a powerful reflection on continuity and change, and the evolving values of the Olympic Games. Known for her sculptural and video work, Leimer often explores how physical spaces and everyday objects reflect shifting social narratives. In this project, she brings those concerns into the exhibition space, inviting viewers to consider how we engage with objects and how their meanings evolve over time.

ARTIFICES: THE CREATORS OF ART The exhibition “Artifices: The Creators of Art” is the third chapter of the long-term project “Stories of Art with the Great Museums”, promoted by the Department of Italian Culture of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano–South Tyrol in collaboration with major Italian museums. Created with the National Roman Museum, the exhibition explores the evolution of Roman artistic production from the Republican period to the late Empire. Through sculptures, inscriptions, and everyday artefacts, it reveals the world of artisans and workshops that shaped Rome’s material and cultural identity. Highlights include a group of fine sculptures from a late Republican villa, displayed in a setting that evokes an elegant Roman residence, and a replica of the Discobolus (Lancellotti type) from the Omero Tactile Museum in Ancona, in dialogue with the celebrated original at Palazzo Massimo.

The exhibition “Kaufmannsgesichter” is based on an excerpt from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s diary about his journey to Italy. The poet arrived in Bolzano in September 1786, at a time when one of the four major international fairs was taking place. The lively bustle of the city and the faces of the merchants—radiating prosperity and self-confidence—made a strong impression on him.

The exhibition presents the portraits of merchants who, at the turn of the 18th to the 19th century, played a decisive role in Bolzano’s development into a wealthy trading city and who were personally involved in the activities of the Mercantile Magistrate. The works, on loan from public institutions and private collectors, depict men in authoritative poses, holding correspondence, account books, or professional objects. They are often accompanied by portraits of their wives, who belonged to the new merchant aristocracy and who, through their dowries, wealth, and prestigious residences, significantly contributed to the rise of their family businesses. Several objects connected to acts of patronage, donated by the merchants on special occasions, are also presented.

Most of these portraits—created by notable artists of the period such as Carl Henrici, Martin Knoller, Giuseppe Tominz, and Friedrich Wasmann—originally hung in the private homes of the commissioners or in their business premises and offices. They are unique original works that bear witness to the golden age of Bolzano as a trading city and to the development of its local society.

Curator: Helmut Rizzolli
Exhibition management and coordination: Elisabetta Carnielli
Exhibition design and graphics: Roberto Festi

Temporary exhibition: A tu per tu - Ritratti dalle collezioni The allure of the portrait as a representation of a subject captured in their essence, whether inner or symbolic, has not gone unnoticed by the Museum Society since the very beginning of its activity, recurring throughout its history: from 1896, the year of its first exhibition, to 1989, with the show Bozner Porträts von 1800 bis heute (Bolzano Portraits from 1800 to Today), and up to the portraits featured in the exhibition Altes Neues. Antico Nuovo, which between 2023 and 2024 enriched the final months of cultural offerings at the Civic Museum before its necessary closure to obtain fire safety certification. With the completion of the renovation works that brought the building up to current regulations, and while awaiting further structural interventions aimed at restoring the entire building, the Civic Museum resumes this fascination by presenting a temporary exhibition featuring a selection of works—some previously exhibited, others never before shown to the public due to recent restoration or recent acquisition. In respect of the rotation principle that the new displays will follow, the works, drawn from the Museum’s collections, were selected according to the portrait type, focusing along the exhibition path on four thematic areas: family portraits, individual portraits, portraits and self-portraits of artists, and portraits of figures with important roles in the city. Whether official representatives, rulers, or simply citizens, many of the depicted individuals have a specific historical connection to Bolzano; all bear witness to a particular era of the city, spanning, through an interesting variety of styles, a time period from the 16th century to the second half of the 20th century.

Breakfast trekking
From April to October - closed on thursday
We start at 8 am with our fluffy animals at the Bacherhof farm in Mölten and hike on trail no. 13 away from the noise and hustle and bustle through the forest to the Schlaneiderhof bistro. There we enjoy a regional breakfast. Afterwards we return to the Bacherhof.
Duration: approx. 4 hours


Family trekking
1 family + 2 llamas
We start with our fluffy and curious animals at 10 am at the Bacherhof in Mölten and hike through the forest without noise and hustle and bustle on trail no. 13 towards Schlaneid.
Once we arrive at the Schlaneid playground, we take a short break. We then hike back the same way to the Bacherhof.
Duration: approx. 2.5 hours


Panoramic trekking
We start with our fluffy and curious animals at 10 am at the Bacherhof in Mölten. We hike without noise and hectic through the forest to Ortisei, descend to Schlaneid and then hike back to the Bacherhof.
Duration: approx. 3.5 hours


Do you want a tour in english?
We got you covered.
Contact Ewa: +39 389 241 4303
Spacer po górach z lamami. (Polski)

With the board member of the Sommelier Association South Tyrol and member of the Wine Academy Thomas Fink.

Meeting point: at 4.15 p.m. at Getränke Fink.
Duration: 2,5 hours. Price: € 30, with RittenCard € 25,
Minimum number of participants: 4. Language: German & Italian.

Tasting of 5 local wines and introduction to the history of winegrowing in South Tyrol and the autochthonous types of grape. We accompany you through South Tyrol's wine world, with a look at history, terrior, types of grape and wine-growing zones. Several wines will be tasted and thus we make the connection between theory and practice.

Note: for groups of 5 people or more, tasting is possible at any time. Tastings on specific topics are also offered.
Information & registration: Getränke Fink Tel. +39 0471 356494

Offering products like fruits, vegetables, clothes & shoes,... from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m.

Taste 6 biodynamic wines while enjoying the panoramic view of the mountains, vineyards, and the city of Bolzano. During the tasting, our trained team will introduce you to our biodynamic way of working and the beginnings of South Tyrolean organic viticulture. 

Dogs are welcome.

MUSEION INK:
Creative Writing Sessions

04.12.2025, 5:00–7:00 PM

Museion Ink is a space where art can be experienced from a new, personal perspective. Through simple, accessible writing exercises, participants explore artistic, social, and aesthetic themes in a creative way, stimulating curiosity and the desire to experiment.

In the December edition, the focus is on objects whose stories reach back to the origins of human storytelling. These narratives intertwine, moving from the macro to the microcosm, allowing words to grow, transform, and take shape: as gestures, pauses, or shared moments.

Free entry, registration required.

Julien Cottereau (F): “Carte blanche à Julien Cottereau” He is a clown, mime, and internationally acclaimed performer. Julien Cottereau, who spent ten years on the stages of Cirque du Soleil, captivates audiences around the world with his naïve style – and last year he won the “Niederstätter surPrize 2024” at Carambolage. Without uttering a word, he recycles silence and the sounds of the world, taking the audience on a journey that invites wonder, laughter, and dreaming. His shows are a collective adventure of pure joy, where every moment is unique and surprising. Whether in the suburbs of Pointe-Noire, performing for street children in Kabul, or on the world’s grandest stages like the Sydney Opera House and the Royal Albert Hall, Cottereau enchants everywhere. He takes his audience by the hand and leads them down unexplored and interactive paths between poetry, humor, and self-irony. Let yourself be enchanted by this master of gestures and sound effects, and experience a show that will spark your imagination! Whatever he has in mind – we give him free rein: Carte blanche à Julien Cottereau. “A master of pantomime who has conquered the world.” (The Guardian) Performances: Thu 04 and Fri 05 November 2025 at the Piccolo Teatro Carambolage, 8:00 PM. www.facebook.com/juliencottereauofficiel

Join Markus Gimbel on a magical journey into his enchanting world! This is a show where you can laugh, participate, and even cast a little magic yourself. Performer: Markus Gimbel (AT/South Tyrol) For children aged: 4 and up Duration: approx. 45 minutes Start time: 5:00 PM

Francesca Bertazzo Hart, active on the national and international jazz scene for nearly twenty years, presents a repertoire dedicated to Christmas. The songs, among the most famous holiday evergreens, evoke the season’s typical atmosphere: from Santa Claus to Jack Frost to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, all reinterpreted in a jazz style and enriched with swing and original arrangements.