1976 — 2026
THE URGENCY TO LEAVE, THE DESIRE TO RETURN
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Friuli earthquake, Grado commemorates the extraordinary act of hospitality that the town showed in 1976. After months spent in temporary accommodation and, above all, following the violent tremors in September, thousands of people were forced to leave their villages.
As winter approached, around 6,500 displaced people found shelter and support in Grado. It was a great demonstration of solidarity and collective action, which united the sea and the mountains and left a deep mark on the community’s memory.
Memory, hospitality, community
1 SEPTEMBER
Voices from the earthquake 1976–2026
Theatre in the square
organised by Grado Teatro
9.00 pm
Villa Teresa
Riva Ugo Foscolo
11 SEPTEMBER
1976–2026: the memory of an embrace
Grado commemorates the Friuli earthquake
6.30 pm
Town Council Chamber
Piazza Biagio Marin 4
7 OCTOBER
The fault line within
What remains of 6 May 1976
Presentation of Walter Tomada’s book
Edizioni Biblioteca dell’Immagine
5.00 pm
Falco Marin Public Library
Via Leonardo da Vinci 20
23 OCTOBER
Orcolat ’76
Theatre performance by Simone Cristicchi
organised by ERT (Regional Theatre Authority)
8.45 pm
Biagio Marin Auditorium
Via Marchesini 31
12 NOVEMBER
E ven la fin dal mont!
A Friulian girl during the 1976 earthquake
Book launch by Paola Treppo
Project funded by the Regional Council
of Friuli Venezia Giulia
5.00 pm
Falco Marin Public Library
Via Leonardo da Vinci 20
13 NOVEMBER
Memory takes root
Planting of a young ash tree
donated by the community of Tarcento
and sourced from the ‘Pascul’ regional forest nursery
10.30 am
Parco delle Rose
20 DECEMBER
Between Sea and Mountains
Songs and poems to mark the fiftieth anniversary
of the Friuli earthquake
featuring the Natiso Cividât choir from Grado and the Sot La Nape choir from Villa Santina, with readings of poems by Biagio Marin and Novella Cantarutti
organised by Tilio Suttini
4.00 pm
Basilica of Saint Euphemia
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