PRESS RELEASE (2/03/2017)
Sunday, March 5 a Loano, the Palio of the Commons will close the 26th edition of CarnevaLöa, organized by the’Old Loano Association with contributions from the’Department of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the City of Loano.
The carnival competition will take place during the second parade of floats.The great works, born from the imagination of paper mache masters, will start at 15.00 from Cadorna Square and will reach Piazzale Mazzini where they will turn around to return to the starting point.
Opening the festive parade on Rome course will be the cheerful notes of the Rumpe and Streppa Band of Finale Ligure accompanied by the choreography of the majorettes.
This will be followed by the float The Clock Tower (Old Loano Association) in which the three ushers of Loano will be present: Pue Pepin King of Carnival, U Beciancin goliardic mask of CarnevaLöa and Captain Fracassa Ligurian mask of the commedia dell'arte. Along with them will parade a new figure of the Loano carnival: the Princess Doria of the Castle. Albenga carnival masks will also be present: Artichoke King, Princess Pumpkin Trumpet, Baronetto Violet Asparagus and Sir Cuore di Bue.
The parade will then be enlivened by the musical float “Everyone sings Sanremo” with the performers Ray, Sante and Tony, from the wagon Masha and the Bear which will feature children from Loano's Istituto Rossello school and from The Pied Piper (Justenice).
For the Palio of the Commons floats will parade: A Lanterna de Zena (Varazze Animation Group), Tommy the Giants star (Finale Ligure), Dukes of Hazzard the Return (Borghetto S.S.), Snow White's witch (Bardino Vecchio) and, out of competition, The Burdelluzi Osteria (I mazzocchi - I matetti burdelluzi), winner of the 2017 Palio dei Borghi.
The parade will then feature the floats that competed last Sunday: Finding Dory (The Priglians), Tex Willer (Maina de Löa), Oceania (The Meceti), Avatar (Borgo di Dentro), The fire-eater (Rocca Square). The latter will feature the most entertaining Ligurian dialect band i Pesto Darkness.q
The jury will be composed of experts representing Ligurian carnivals. During the awards ceremony, the 2017 photo contest winner or winner. The photograph posted on the facebook page will triumph. (@carnevaloa) Who will receive the most likes.
Official speaker will be Gianni Rossi (leading tourist) who will announce the passage of the floats from the stage in front of the Vittorino bar. On the same stage will be the awards ceremony at the end of the second round.
