ROME NEW YEAR’S DAY PARADE
ROME NEW YEAR’S DAY PARADE
The spectacular New Year’s Day parade – now a wonderful Roman tradition – is bursting back to give the city a rousing start to 2020.
La spettacolare sfilata di Capodanno - ora una meravigliosa tradizione romana - sta per esplodere per dare alla città un inizio entusiasmante per il 2020
ROME NEW YEAR’S DAY PARADE
More than a thousand musicians, including young students from the most prestigious high school bands in the United States, majorettes from Italy and Croatia, folk groups and Roman historical re-enactors, will perform through the historic centre of the capital.
Rome, Vatican City Jan 01 2015: James Madison University, Marching Royal Dukes. ©Musacchio & Ianniello
The free to watch spectacular Parade, which starts at 3,30 pm from Piazza del Popolo, comes courtesy of Destination Events, which for years has also been responsible for the successful similar event in London (London New Year Parade),
ROME NEW YEAR’S DAY PARADE
Executive Director Bob Bone said: “Having the privilege and pleasure of organizing one of the most thrilling and spectacular events in Europe – is certainly the best way to start the New Year.
“Rome provides the most breath-taking backdrop for any outdoor spectacular – and the people of the city and those lucky enough to be visiting will agree that twilight on January 1st becomes a magical affair.”
The Parade will start with the soft light of mid-afternoon in Piazza del Popolo and will ends at the first twilight in a blaze of colour.”
ROME NEW YEAR’S DAY PARADE
For over two hours the performers will march in music and various choreographies along Via del Corso, Via Frattina, Piazza Mignanelli, Piazza di Spagna and Via del Babuino and will perform, for the grand finale, in an arena created for the occasion where the public can enjoy the great live show also on giant screens.
This is the long list of artists who will parade in this long and exciting marathon: from Italy Associazioni Riunite di Rievocazione Storica Romana, Associazione Bandistica Città di Mentana with Majorettes, Artefatti Trampoli from Rome, Associazione Filarmonica Vejanese from Vejano (VT), Sbandieratori from Castiglion Fiorentino, Majorette Medullia from Sant’Angelo Romano, Amaseno Harmony Show Band from Frosinone, Gruppo Folkloristico Ma Tru’di from Amatrice and Gruppo Folk ‘La Frustica’ from Faleria; from the United States the marching bands Olivet Nazarene University Tiger Marching Band (Illinois), Olivet College Marching Comets (Michigan), Hinsdale Central High School Red Devil Marching Band (Illinois), Hickory Ridge High School Blue Regiment (North Carolina), Ramsey High School ‘Big Blue’ Marching Band (New Jersey) and North Port High School Alliance Marching Band (Florida).
Citta’ del Vaticano 01 01 2008
Parata di Fine anno organizzata dalla Courtial Viaggi.
©Riccardo Musacchio & Flavio Ianniello
Rotating their chopsticks in spectacular choreographies will be the Croatian Nedelišće Majorettes and the numerous members of the Varsity Spirit All-American Dancers & Cheerleaders group, who will perform various movements on well-known international pop hits.
The scenography of the Parade will also be enriched by the typical means of transport “made in Italy” such as the vespa, the vintage Fiat 500s, the vintage 900 bicycles and the Sound cars of ShareNGo, and by the giant “Rome Parade” themed balloons, “Gladiator”,”Senator” and Centurion”, carried by students and from the Menomonee Falls High School Symphonic Orchestra of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.
ROME NEW YEAR’S DAY PARADE
In addition to the parade the festivities include some concerts in churches and basilicas in the historic centre, with repertoires of sacred and classical music held by some of the Rome Parade formations. This is the calendar: Monday 30 December 2019, at 20:00 Menomonee Falls High School Symphonic Orchestra and Olivet Nazarene University Symphonic Winds (Church of Santa Maria in Portico Campitelli); Thursday 2 January, 17:30 Olivet College Wind Ensemble (Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli); again on January 2nd at 8.30 pm Menomonee Falls High School Symphonic Orchestra and Polyphonic Choir Beato Angelico della Minerva (Basilica of Sant ‘Andrea della Valle).