Timetables:
6.00 - 10.00 pm

Location of the event:
Municipality of Savona and Municipality of Stella
Savona

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Free event

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From September 19th to October 18th

Happy birthday Sandro!

From September 19th to October 18th / 6.00 - 10.00 pm / Municipality of Savona and Municipality of Stella, Savona

Happy birthday Sandro!

September 25, 1896 / September 25, 2026

On the occasion of President Sandro Pertini's 130th birthday, Savona is preparing to host a series of events shared with the Municipality of Stella.

From September 19th to October 18th, events, exhibitions, and commemorative tours will allow visitors to delve deeper into the unique aspects of the President of the Republic, a native of Stella.

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Program

September 19th
STELLA SAN GIOVANNI, Sandro Pertini House Museum, 5 PM
Inauguration of the photographic exhibition "Pertini from Partisan to President" and display of the terracotta work "Pertini" from Bazzano, donated by the Vado-Quiliano Alpine group.

September 19th
STELLA SAN GIOVANNI, Sandro Pertini House Museum, 6 PM
Concert by the Piccola Accademia dell'Arte ETS, with Marco Stella (singer-songwriter), Marco Cravero (guitar), Maurizio Ganora (piano), and Elisabetta Rossi (narrator).

September 19th
STELLA SAN GIOVANNI, Cemetery 7:30 PM
Wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of President Sandro Pertini

September 19th
STELLA, Town Hall 8:30 PM
Commemorative torchlight procession in honor of President Sandro Pertini with musical accompaniment by the Puccini Band.
At the end of the tour, the authorities will greet Pertini's tomb and his birthplace.
Refreshments will follow at the ANSPi multipurpose hall.

September 20
SAVONA, Piazza Pertini, 3 PM
Urban Trekking “Pertini and Savona – Follow the Idea, Not the Men!”

September 23
STELLA SAN MARTINO, Il Casone Theatre_8:15 PM
Screening of the documentary "The Seventh President" by Daniele Ceccarini and Mario Molinari, presented by the ANPI Sandro Pertini Stella branch, with remarks by Professor Giuseppe Milazzo.

September 24th
STELLA SAN GIOVANNI, Multifunctional Structure ANSPI_9 PM
Event "Memory in the Liberation Struggle and the Deportation of Sandro and Eugenio Pertini, the Stumbling Block in Memory of Eugenio Pertini", organized by ANED ETS Savona.

September 24th
SAVONA, Civic Palace
Commemoration of the 130th anniversary of Sandro Pertini's birth at the Savona City Council meeting.

September 24 / October 18
SAVONA, Council Room
(open during the opening hours of the town hall)
Documentary exhibition “THE YOUNG PERTINI IN SAVONA”.

September 25th
STELLA SAN GIOVANNI, Municipal Cemetery_9:30 AM
Laying of flowers at the tomb of Sandro Pertini.

STELLA SAN GIOVANNI, ANSPI Multipurpose Structure_10:30 AM
Presentation at the association's headquarters of the work donated by the artist "Tiler".

September 26
SAVONA, Sandro Pertini and Renata Cuneo Museum_3 PM
Presentation of the new audio guide dedicated to Pertini and his connection to Savona.

September 26 / October 18
SAVONA, Sandro Pertini and Renata Cuneo Museum
(open during museum opening hours)
Documentary exhibition “THE DEPORTEES OF TRANSPORT 81”, curated by ANED.

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September 4 - September 26, 2026

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From June 26th to October 9th

Priamàr Underground

Visit the Priamàr Fortress's underground chambers with the Savonese Speleological Group

September 15 - September 30, 2026

Cvbiqa In Ceramiqa

Exhibition at the Cellette del Priamar

September 18 - September 26, 2026

CONNEXXION 2026

4th Edition of the Savona Contemporary Art Festival

Saturday, September 19th

Urban Trekking: Among Flowers and Wrought Iron in the Villetta Neighborhood

Liberty style in the streets of the Villetta district

Sunday, September 20th

Urban Trekking: PERTINI AND SAVONA: Follow the idea, not the men!

We will follow an itinerary in the city centre following the places where he was the protagonist

Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October

Bonsai in the Fortress

Exhibition and lectures on miniature trees and other Japanese art at Priamar

From March 9 to October 8, 2026

Savona Tells the Story of Saint Francis

The Municipality of Savona's initiatives on the occasion of the celebrations of the eighth centenary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi

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