11 events — A Riviera-level selection: dates, venues and how to get in.
Sunday 9 August 2026
Sting Live Concert at Villa d'EsteSting in intimate concert in the gardens of the palace hotel, then a gala dinner on the shores of the Lario.
Summer season 2026 (July–August)
Bagni Fiore Paraggi & Langosteria Paraggi (Dior terrace)The Ligurian Riviera's most coveted beach club: turquoise Paraggi waters, Dior-dressed terrace and Langosteria table.
Saturday 15 August 2026
Midsummer Gala at Villa d'EsteThe Ferragosto at Villa d'Este: gala dinner around the floating pool, fireworks over the lake.
From Friday 21 May 2027 (Concorso weekend; full programme still to be confirmed)
Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2027Since 1929, the world's most sought-after concours d'elegance for cars, in the gardens of Villa d'Este.
Open for the summer 2026 season (July–August)
DaV Mare — Splendido Mare, A Belmond Hotel (Cerea Family / Da Vittorio)Portofino's chic fish trattoria, uniting the Splendido Mare (Belmond) with the Cerea family of Da Vittorio
Summer season 2026 (opened 25 April 2026, open daily in summer)
Covo di Nord-Est — Iconic Club of the RivieraThe legendary grotto nightclub suspended above the sea between Santa Margherita and Portofino, a Riviera glamour icon
Summer season 2026 (July–August)
La Gritta American Bar — PortofinoPortofino's historic American bar on its floating pontoon: THE sunset aperitivo spot for watching the chic harbour parad
Throughout July 2026 (Cao Fei: 9 April - 28 September; Mona Hatoum: 29 January - 9 November; Hito Steyerl: until 3…
Fondazione Prada — Summer Programme (Cao Fei 'DASH', Mona Hatoum, Hito Steyerl at the Osservatorio)Prada's cultural headquarters in Milan, open to the public, with no private evening mentioned.
Throughout July 2026 (exhibition opened in May 2025, extended several times; tickets on sale until 9 August 2026, da…
Armani/Silos — exhibition 'Giorgio Armani Privé 2005-2025, twenty years of haute couture'Tribute exhibition open to the public in the Armani maison's museum.
1-31 August 2026, quietest during the week of 15 August (Ferragosto)
Milan in Ferragosto mode: what remains open in the capital of luxuryMilan emptied at Ferragosto, with neither shows nor society gatherings; only a few exhibitions remain open.
4 July - 1 September 2026
Summer Sales in Milan (saldi estivi) — Quadrilatero della ModaSales open to all on the street, with no VIP dimension despite the Quadrilatero della Moda.