Vicenza, 17 thousand people at Hangar Palooza: a festival full of activities for children, families and adults.

17mila people in four days of Festival for 57 hours of entertainment within a hundred events. These are the numbers of the second edition of Hangar Palooza, held at the Parco della Pace from 26 to 29 September, also this year with a rich offer of activities capable of attracting children, families and people of all ages.

«Thanks to the commitment of the 150 volunteers of the Vicenza Festival Coordination, composed of Jamrock, Lumen, Riviera Folk, From Disco To Disco and Spiorock, who worked in close contact with the administration, we created a great event that brought the Parco della Pace to life with cultural, sporting, musical and social proposals – declares the councilor for youth policies Leonardo Nicolai -. Despite the uncertain weather that characterized the four days and also the rain, which fell at some crucial moments such as just before the start of the concerts on Saturday evening, there were many people who went to the Festival to try out the sports activities, attend the conferences, have fun with live music and DJ sets or even just to spend some time socializing. Last year's edition represented an important first experiment in using the Park, which was followed by several events. This year we wanted to go further, using areas that had never been used before, such as the parking lot in the former landing strip and the airport, and dedicating the green areas to sports activities and socializing. Once again, therefore, with Hangar Palooza we are leading the way, not only enhancing the Peace Park, but also discovering new opportunities and features that this area can offer the city by creating a strong identity bond between the Park and the Festival".

During the four days of the Festival there were thousands of families with children took part in the activities dedicated to them. Great participation also at the party for the beginning of the school and educational year, held on Saturday 28 September with hundreds of participants.

A thousand people attended debates and conferences. An equal number took part in sports activities: 200 people attended the morning yoga sessions, around 1000 people tested themselves on the climbing tower, over 150 bikes arrived at the Park for the Pink Ride, organised by Loretta Pavan and the Friends of the Fifth Floor as part of the“Pink October“, and for the one promoted by Fiab Vicenza, more than 400 athletes cwho took part in the basketball, volleyball and ultimate frisbee tournaments. In total, 30 sports associations and clubs were present.

In the two stages set up between the hangars, 37 hours of music offers with the live performances of Miserable Man Official and Mellow Mood (Thursday 26 September), Delicatoni and Toy Tonics (Friday 27 September), C+C=Maxigross and Motta (Saturday 28 September) and Los Muchos Gramos and Valerio Lundini & I Vazzanikki (Sunday 29 September).

Great turnout also at the food trucks, to the market space curated by Tacate al Mercatin with local artisans and producers and to the gazebos of about twenty local associations particularly involved in the field of human rights and sustainability.