The Lake Garda Riviera Events

The Bardolino Chiaretto and wine festivals through spring and autumn are the shore's own occasions, celebrating the rosé and the red in the town that names them.

Sailing regattas run through the season on the northern lake, where the wind is most reliable; Malcesine is one of the centres.

The olive harvest in late autumn brings the frantoi into production, and several open to visitors.

Gardaland runs its own calendar, with a long Halloween season and a Christmas opening that are among its busiest periods.

Town patronal festivals and lakeside sagre fill the summer evenings in every harbour along the shore.