PRESS RELEASE (29/07/2016)
Saturday, July 30, a Loano, music, dancing, confetti, and masked groups will accompany the parade of floats of the Carnevalöa 2016 Summer Edition, organized by the’Old Loano Association With the sponsorship and contribution of the’Department of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the City of Loano.
New this year is the live streaming shot broadcast on the facebook page of the Carnival.
The special guest for this edition will be Antonio Casanova. The illusionist of the small screen will parade on the allegorical float of the group Maina de Loa. The magical correspondent of Striscia La Notizia He will be in the Ligurian town for the Loano date of his latest show, “Aenigma”, scheduled for Sunday, July 31, to the 9:30 pm, in the’Prince's Garden summer area.
The festival will kick off at 21.30 at Rome course. Various masked groups on foot, numerous carnival delegations from all over Italy and the folk band La Vigoneisa in Vigone (Turin)
Opening the parade will be the traditional clock wagon (Porta Passorino) with the three Ligurian masks: Captain Fracassa, Pue Pepin and Beciancin.
The floats will follow: Ghostbuster (Old Bardino), Jeeg Robot of Steel (Borghetto S.S.), Kung Fu Panda (Borgo di Dentro/Florida Baths), A crazy Canavesean cook (Bosconero/Mastri), The surfer (Cambiano TO), The Minions (The Mazzocchi), Speedy Gonzales (Maina de Löa), Star Wars (The Meceti/Friends of the Class), Dragon Trainer and Masha and The Bear (Piazza Rocca/Bagni Kursaal/Bagni S. Stefano), Arlo's journey (The Priglians/Turin Baths), At the bottom of the sea (Racconigi), The Santena-Minions clique (Santena), The Cossacks (Varazze).
The fashion show will feature numerous guest masks: King Artichoke, Princess Trumpet Squash and Baronet Violet Asparagus (Albenga), ABà, Abbaina, Madam Talea, Monsieur Taja Branc (Alpignano Borgo Talle), Bela Cardera and Bel Sciulè (Andezeno), U Liviu and the Tina (Arnasco), The Lavandè and the Lavandera (Bertolla Turin), Bela Cusotera, Grand Gardener and Court (Brandizzo), Grandparents on a walk (Camburzano), La Bella Italia and Charlot (Hundred), Abba and the beautiful Tolera (Chivasso), Lu Vej and the Vej (Coazze), The Vassal and the Vassalla (Germagnano), Magnin and the Magnina (Magnan), Suppliant Company (Milan), The bezel (Moncalieri), Martin and Mariana (Moncalieri Borgo S.Pietro), King Cookie (Novara), The Pirin and the Main (Oleggio), The Pulentè and the Pulentera (Orbassano), La Ceresera and Monsu Grafion (Pecetto Torinese), Gianduja and Giacometta (Pianezza), Monsu Suclun, Madam of Salussola, Marquis of Pollone and retinue (Pollone), Masca Munda and Diau Russ (Reano), Madama and Monsù Pelacurdin (San Raffaele Cimena), The Purtune and the Marina dal Port (S.Sebastiano Po), Ciaferlin and Castellana (Saluzzo), Napoleonic General Staff (Santhià), King Chinotto and Court (Savona), Royal Court of Savoy (Sciolze), Muminin a Pescea, Meneghin u Treggia, u Scavena and Re Baxeico (Varazze), Marie Antoinette and her Court (Varese), Bicciolano and the beautiful Main (Vercelli), Conti Scaglia (Verrua Savoia), La bela Ranera and the Kingfisher (Villastellone). The parade will also be enlivened by the occitan music (Alba Ferrero Foundation) with the Bala Association on the shore of the lake.
The parade of floats and masks will start from Cadorna Square, will run through Rome course and will arrive in Mazzini Square, where the floats will turn to return to Corso Roma and to reach Cadorna Square again.
