🏆 Winners of the Mid-Lent Parade Competition 2026

The Mid-Lent Parade of Bergamo, one of the most anticipated and beloved events of the city’s tradition, once again saw the participation of numerous allegorical floats and masked groups from various towns across the province and beyond.

Creativity, irony, tradition and great passion animated the parade, offering the public a spectacle full of colors and imagination. At the end of the event, the jury awarded prizes to the floats and groups that stood out for originality, quality of execution and their spirit of celebration.

🥇 1st Place – Floats
“The Factory” – Castelli Calepio

🥈 2nd Place – Floats
“We Love Top Gun” – Casazza

🥉 3rd Place – Floats
“The Little Prince” – Botta di Sotto il Monte

🥇 1st Place – Groups
“Pota che Matrioska” – Urago d’Oglio

🥈 2nd Place – Groups
“From Venice to Bergamo” – Albino

🥉 3rd Place – Groups
“Van Gogh’s Sunflowers and Ukraine” – Bergamo

“All Together with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”
Masano / Caravaggio

“Zambla… Olympic, but Not Too Much”
Oltre il Colle

During the day, the winning tickets of the Mid-Lent Parade lottery were also drawn. Below are the numbers of the winning tickets.

🥇 1st Prize
3589

🥈 2nd Prize
2213

🥉 3rd Prize
2232

🏅 4th Prize
1884

🎖 5th Prize
1516

The Mid-Lent Parade continues to confirm itself as one of the most participated and heartfelt events of Bergamo’s tradition, capable of bringing together creativity, satire and a strong sense of community.

The Ducato di Piazza Pontida thanks all the participants, volunteers and spectators who each year contribute to making this event unique and special.

Event Sponsors:

The Bergamo Police Headquarters
The Bergamo Local Police Command
Bergamo Transport Company (ATB)
A2A – Aprica
Carnevalia Association
Italian Masks Association
Retired Carabinieri of Bergamo and Almenno San Salvatore
City Angels Bergamo
UOR Radio Amateurs
Alpini Group of Villa di Serio
Volunteers of Villa di Serio
Province of Bergamo
Law Enforcement Agencies
Civil Protection Volunteers of Bergamo
Casa del Giovane of Bergamo
Italian Federation of Folk Traditions and IOV
Visit Bergamo
Float builders
Bands and groups participating in the parade

A special thanks to the more than 2,900 participants (floats and groups) who brought life to the vibrant parade that joyfully crossed the streets of Bergamo’s city center, to the many volunteers who set up the structures and coordinated the event, and above all to the thousands of people who created the wonderful atmosphere along the route.

See you again next year! 🎭