Aosta lights up Christmas: traveling choirs, family events, and entertainment in the city until December 23rd.

Until'before Christmas Eve, the streets and squares of the capital will be animated by a busy calendar of initiatives promoted by the Municipality of Aosta and organized in collaboration with Confcommercio Valle d'AostaObjective: to enhance the period preceding the holidays and accompany the experience of the Marché Vert Noël, enriching the city atmosphere with lights, music, and activities for all ages. The city will be dressed in magic thanks to the displays that will embellish Arco d'Augusto square, Lussu gardens, small square of the Porta Prætoria , Tour du Pailleron, illuminated by spectacular plays of light.

Traveling choirs in the historic center

Music will be the protagonist with four events of choral singing:

• 6th December – Nouvelle Harmonie Choir of Saint-Pierre

• 13th December – Choir La Manda di Hône

• 20th December – Choral Les Hirondelles of Arpuilles

• 23th December – Dames de la Ville d'Aoste Choir

The choirs will perform from 17am to 19pm in various parts of the city, including Chanoux Square e Place de Franchises, bringing evocative melodies dedicated to residents and visitors to the historic center.

Special events for families in the neighborhoods

Two days will be dedicated to families, with immersive activities designed to share the magic of Christmas even in the neighborhoods:

• 17th December – Former covered market area in Blood Volunteers Street

• 20th December – Dora District, Cervino Battalion Square

Children will be able to meet Santa Claus, deliver your letter, take a souvenir photo and interact with your elf. In the Santa Claus Wooden Toy Factory, adults and children will be able to have fun with eight handcrafted games Under the guidance of an elf animator. Two participatory activities are also planned:

• Big Christmas Tombola (17 December)

• Bricks Challenge (December 20), a creative challenge with bricks to stimulate imagination and collaboration.

Letters, animations, and the return of the collaboration with Confcommercio

Alongside the events organised by the Municipality, the centre of Aosta will host themed entertainment organised by Confcommercio Valle d'AostaThe costumed operators have already distributed the gifts to the shopkeepers. special Christmas letters, which can be filled out and posted within 18th December in the box next to the big sled of the Marché Vert Noël.

Il 20th December, videos with the letters read by Santa Claus will be published on the social media pages of the Municipality and Confcommercio. On Sunday 7th December, moreover, the streets of the center will become a real Christmas village thanks to the animators in costume Nutcracker, which will offer quizzes, riddles, aiming games and micro-animations from 15am to 19pm.

The voices of the institutions

The Councillor for Economic Development, Simonetta Salerno, highlights the importance of collaboration: «The very positive tourism data encourages us to strengthen our support for Aosta's economic activities. Resuming the thread with Confcommercio it is a natural choice that brings benefits to the community."

The president of Confcommercio Aosta, Ermanno Bonomi, confirms its willingness to work together: "We are ready to collaborate and bring proposals from the world of commerce to relaunch the sector."

The Tourism Councillor, Cecilia Lazzarotto, underlines the growing importance of the Christmas period: «Since the inauguration of the Marché Vert Noël From the Immaculate Conception until Christmas Eve, this has become a prime tourist period. We've involved the entire city in the preparations, awaiting the New Year's Eve event, details of which we'll share soon.