THE’Tiber Day Association announces the dates of the sixth edition of the largest event dedicated to the revitalization of the capital’s river: the Tiber Day come back from 7 to 13 October 2024. After the success achieved by the event in previous editions, the autumn event is reconfirmed with a program full of initiatives aimed at adults and children, which will be revealed during the press conference scheduled for October 2nd at 11:00, in the prestigious Sala Giulio Cesare of the Campidoglio, demonstrating how the event has already received full support and attention from the Municipal Authority and the Lazio Region. The conference will also be the moment dedicated to important announcements regarding the goals achieved thanks to the work carried out by the association in all these years.
On the occasion of sixth edition of Tiber Daythey will be over 100 The events which will make up the rich offering of the event, which will unfold along the way approximately 80 kilometers of banks of the Tiber, with the key points for the city located at the height of the Lungotevere degli Anguillaradel Bridge of Musicand of Scalo de Pinedo; but the territory, to the north and south of the city crossed by the river, will also be the protagonist, with the commercials of Nazzano Tevere Farfa Park, Ostia Antica and Fiumicino with i Imperial Ports. Prominent roles during the event, which will enter the heart of its program from 11 to 13 October, will also be the environmental parks within which multiple activities will take place: from Marconi park to Magliana park and, again, the Nazzano Tevere Farfa Parkand gods Imperial Ports, where citizens will have the opportunity to experience a day in the open air in honor of the Tiber and benefit from all its riches.
This year, unlike previous years, the banks of the river available for the event will be interspersed with many construction sites in progress, the result of the 47 million euros of investments aimed at redevelop the areas adjacent to the river bed; a renovation intervention which, according to the Tiber Day Association, demonstrates how clear the importance of taking care of a public good like that of the Tiber is now clear even for political bodies, to allow the city community to enjoy and benefit from it freely.
While waiting for the official announcement of the program during the press conference on October 2nd, some previews of the event include the “Environmental Lessons”initiatives aimed at schools of different levels to raise awareness on sustainability issues. Three days (from 11 to 13 October) of environmental education for studentsorganized by TevereVivo together with the most important environmental associations (Marevivo, Legambiente, Istituto Dohrn, Più Blu, etc.), with the contribution of the Ministry of the Environment and with the participation of the School department of the Municipality of Rome and the Environment department of the Municipality and the Lazio Region. Another novelty that represents an exclusive first time not only for the event, but also for the citizens, will be the extraordinary opening to the public, decided and managed by Municipality 1, of the mural by Orfeo Tamburi, “Roman Carnival”, at the Palazzo dell’Anagrafedemonstrating how the cultural commitment of the Tiber Day association goes beyond the river, concretely “overflowing” beyond its banks and involving the whole city, in a program full of initiatives of different kinds. A great awaited return as part of Tiber Day will be the Municipal Music Festivalan event that will offer the public a series of popular music concerts in the largest gathering of neighborhood orchestras, bands, ensembles and choirs from the various municipalities of Rome Capital.
If the events along the banks will officially begin on Friday 11 Octoberwith a calendar that will cover the entire weekend until Sunday 13 October, we will begin to celebrate the river well before, thanks to the meetings “Let’s talk about the Tiber“, That starting October 7th they will make an appointment within the cultural places of the city, among bookstores, libraries and museumswhere they will be invited writers, experts and personalities who will talk about the Tibertelling stories, anecdotes, projects and new initiatives related to its recovery and valorization. These initiatives increasingly confirm the commitment of the Tevere Day association to involving the entire city and its places. The event also boasts the support of main partner Bulgarianspromoter of all the cultural initiatives of the rich calendar.
The Tiber Day it will be a party for everyone, full of commitment and fun, with events that will take place along the banks of the river passing through Nazzano, Capena, Formello, Sacrofano, crossing the whole of Rome up to Ostia and Fiumicino. The beating heart of the initiative with theTiber Day Associationthey are the more than 200 local associations, bodies and sports federationswho will hold events in the water and on its banks to attract people to the river and make it come alive. Among the many activities promoted by the event, in addition to flash mob and the most original experiencevisits will be organized to exhibitions, walks in bikes, aperitifs on the boat under the bridges of the river and a lot outdoor sports: from the canoe al boatinggive it active walksal five-a-side football for the younger ones, the lessons of fishing, fencingbut also of skate And roller. And there will be no lack of entertainment and cultural insights, with walks guided by art and history experts, live shows, food corner and much more, all benefiting from a unique backdrop of naturalistic beauty set and framed by the city, such as that offered by the Tiber and its banks.