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🏆 Winners of the Mid-Lent Parade Competition 2026

Saturday 14 March event suspended. Sunday 15 March parade confirmed.

Layout and Order of Floats, Groups, Bands and Masks for the Participants in the 2026 Mid-Lent Parade

4th Photography Contest ‘Mezza Quaresima Parade’

The Duke of Piazza Pontida’s Wishes for a Happy 2026

Happy 2026 from the Duke of Piazza Pontida!

The Duke of the Ducato di Piazza Pontida with the Mayor of Bergamo, surrounded by traditional Bergamo folklore masks.

The Duke’s Greetings to the Authorities for a Happy 2026

Merry Christmas from the Ducato di Piazza Pontida

Folk performance with musicians and dancers in traditional European costumes during Europeade in Bergamo, organized by Ducato di Piazza Pontida.

Europeade 2026 in Bergamo: the Ducato di Piazza Pontida takes center stage at Europe’s largest folk festival

Bergamasque folk style evoking the culture and dialect poetry of the Ducato di Piazza Pontida.

📜 The Bergamasque Poems of the Ducato di Piazza Pontida: An Authentic Voice of Tradition

Bergamasco–Italian Dictionary of the Ducato di Piazza Pontida, a symbol of Bergamasque culture and popular tradition.

📖 The Bergamasco–Italian Dictionary of the Ducato di Piazza Pontida

Allegorical floats and costumed groups during the Mid-Lent parade in Bergamo.

🎭 Mid-Lent: The Bergamasque Tradition that Celebrates Life

Homepage of Giopì.net, the online newspaper of the Ducato di Piazza Pontida, dedicated to Bergamasque culture, traditions, and folklore.

Giopì is now online too! Welcome to Giopi.net, our online magazine

Floats and costumed groups during the Mid-Lent parade in Bergamo, organized by the Ducato di Piazza Pontida.

Mid-Lent 2025 – Everything You Need to Know: Parade Registration, Program, and Competitions

Cultural event by the Ducato di Piazza Pontida in Bergamo dedicated to theatre and Bergamasque traditions.

3rd Dialect Theatre Festival at Borgo Santa Caterina Theatre in Bergamo