Grand Ball of Wonders - Carnival 2026

On Saturday, February 14 2026, 8cento APS presents the Gran Ballo delle Meraviglie, a dance celebration held for Carnival in Piazza Minghetti, Bologna.

Now in its fourth edition, the Carnival Re-enactment by 8cento APS grows richer and renews its content, offering the city a Grand Ball that becomes a true journey through time.

Through music, costumes, and choreography, the event guides the audience in discovering the evolution of dance over more than a century of history, from the refined charm of the Napoleonic period to the lively and cosmopolitan atmospheres of the early twentieth century.

A captivating opportunity to rediscover dance as a social language, a cultural expression, and a moment of collective sharing, capable of weaving together historical memory and contemporary participation.

Programme:

• 3:30 pm Regency dances of the Napoleonic period: cotillion, country dances, Wilson waltz
• 4:00 pm 19th-century dances of the Risorgimento period: quadrille, mazurka, country dance, waltz
• 4:30 pm Fin-de-siècle dances of the Belle Époque: Castle Walk, maxixe, hesitation waltz
• 4:45 pm Filuzzi ballroom dancing: waltz, mazurka, polka
  
  

With the participation of:

• Scuola di ballo Gabusi – Gabusi instructors
• BB Group Ballando Ballando – Instructors Giancarlo Stagni and Roberta Gaspari
• S.S.D. Impariamo a ballare – Artistic directors Alex Ronchi and Morena Massaro
• Ballo e Allegria ASD, Dance Section of Polisportiva Progresso Castel Maggiore – Instructors Italo Calzolari and Tiziana Perego

In collaboration with Palazzo Pepoli and the Municipality of Bologna.
Several Bolognese Filuzzi dance schools, coordinated by Carlo Pelagalli, will also take part.

In case of rain, the event will be postponed to the following day (Sunday, February 15), at the same time.