Golden wedding anniversary ceremony at the Verdi Conservatory (8 November 2026)
Date of the event:
On 8 November 2026 a ceremony organised by the City of Turin was held at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Turin to celebrate the golden wedding anniversary of 320 married couples, at the invitation of the City Council and Mayor Stefano Lo Russo. The initiative is part of a cycle of celebrations that the City holds every year for couples who have reached fifty years of marriage.[1][2]
The ceremony
The couples, married in 1975, were welcomed with a short video recalling memories of that year, including footage of the film «Amarcord» by Federico Fellini winning the Oscar and the founding of Microsoft by Bill Gates.[1][2] Mayor Stefano Lo Russo personally presented each couple living in Turin with a commemorative scroll bearing the spouses' names. A commemorative photograph was also taken, printed and made available in the following weeks; those who could not attend the ceremony were able to collect their scroll from the city's Più or district offices.[1][2]
The mayor's remarks
In his speech, Lo Russo described the couples present as «the history of Turin», noting that many of them had come to the city from regions of southern Italy, particularly Puglia, in search of better living conditions, contributing through work and sacrifice to the city's growth.[1][2] Among the couples present were also citizens of foreign origin, mostly Romanian, as well as people from Morocco, Nigeria and China.[1][2]
The numbers
In 2026, 978 couples took part in the initiative, down from 1,148 in 2025 and 1,255 in 2024; the celebrations took place both at the Conservatory and in the city's districts.[1][2] The 2026 cycle of celebrations closes on 21 November at Villa della Regina, the venue for the celebrations of District Eight.[1][2]
Related articles: Stefano Lo Russo
Sources
- TorinoClick — 8 November 2026
- CronacaQui Torino — 8 November 2026