Departure of the Garibaldini Volunteers

Commemoration of the departure of the Bolognese volunteers, experienced at the time as a village festival with the citizens who accompanied the volunteer by parading through the streets of the city.

The event includes the presence of the musicians of the Fanfara Garibaldina del Battaglione "Petronio Setti" of Crevalcore, some reenactors in Garibaldian clothes who stage the volunteers, and several figures in popular and nineteenth-century costumes. The episode will take place with the staging of the volunteer's departure, accompanied by stories taken from the letters of the volunteers read by Gloria Gulino of Istantanea Teatro, and by scenes of dances and short concerts with music of the time on a special script created for the occasion.

Pieve di Cento is the second of the three Municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Bologna where the event will be held.