Take a seat - AcCOMOdatevi

Organised by the Municipality of Como, the festival ‘AcCOMOdatevi - Take a seat’ takes place over the Fridays and Saturdays of the months of August and September, folding into and expanding upon the already wide offering available in Como during the summer.
The events will welcome audiences in a large living room setting for those looking for a beautiful, enjoyable way to spend the Como evenings, presenting semi-staged art performances in impressive locations.
The city thus becomes a great stage, its most attractive locations representing a unique backdrop for moments of widespread animation, dynamic enjoyment for both citizens and curious travelers in search of unique emotions.
Each show lasts between a minimum of 30 minutes and a maximum of 50 minutes, with each artist appearing in two of the three time slots defined based on the habits of the city goers: HAPPY HOUR (from 7 to 8 pm), FIRST PERFORMANCE (from 8:30 to 9:30 pm), and SECOND PERFORMANCE (from 10 to 11 pm). The events are spread over 16 dates on Fridays and Saturdays from 1 August to 30 September, for a total of 33 shows divided into three genres: MUSIC, THEATRE, and VARIOUS ART FORMS. Each show is performed in a different time slot on the same evening and in the same place.
All performances were selected and evaluated by a committee of experts taking into account originality, authorship, the artist's profile, and the proposed show’s coherence with its setting. The locations were chosen with the aim of promoting the beauty of the city and encouraging an itinerant experience of Como’s markets, shopping, art exhibitions, and other shows, adding to the overall experience offered by the evenings.

Free entry.
 

LOCATIONS
VARIOUS ART FORMS (circus, art performances)
Piazza San Fedele
Giardinetti via Vittorio Emanuele
Piazza Grimoldi

MUSIC
Largo Miglio
Piazza Volta
Piazza Medaglie d’Oro
Portici del Broletto

THEATRE AND LITERATURE (monologues, marionettes, readings)
Museo storico (‘Historical museum’, courtyard)
Pinacoteca civica (‘Public art gallery’, courtyard)
Spazio Natta (park)

AcCOMOdatevi is part of the single calendar of events available in paper format at tourist information points, in the city centre, and in 150 hotels and non-hotel facilities on the lake, as well as in another 100 strategic locations in Canton Ticino.

The QRcode on the calendar connects directly to the 'Events' section of this site, with days, times, and details on the programming of each event.

Calendar

Friday August 2nd, 2019
Piazza Grimoldi
At 7.30 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
Bellagio Festival Orchestra

Courtyard of Palazzo Olginati, Historical Museum
At 7.00 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
Mamma, piccole tragedie minimali

Saturday August 3rd, 2019
Spazio Natta
At 7.00 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
Mamma, piccole tragedie minimali

Friday August 9th, 2019
Largo Miglio
At 8.30 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
I Solisti della Bellagio Festival Orchestra – Ilenia Volpe, accordion player

Saturday August 10th, 2019
Portici Broletto
At 8.30 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
D'Auria Castiglioni Calabrese Trio

Spazio Natta
At 8.30 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
Laura Fedele

Friday August 16th, 2019
Piazza San Fedele
At 7.00 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
Hoopelai

Largo Miglio
At 8.30 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
I Solisti della Bellagio Festival Orchestra - Giorgio Pertusi, violinist and mandolinist

Saturday August 17th, 2019
Piazza Grimoldi
At 7.00 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
Hoopelai

Portici Broletto
At 8.30 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
I Solisti della Bellagio Festival Orchestra - Luca Torciani, violinist

Friday August 23rd, 2019
Piazza Volta
At 8.30 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
I Solisti della Bellagio Festival Orchestra - Tania Camargo Guarnieri, violinist

Pinacoteca civica
At 7.00 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
Arsura d'amuri

Saturday August 24th, 2019
Courtyard of Palazzo Olginati, Historical Museum
At 7.00 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
Arsura d'amuri

Spazio Natta
At 8.30 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
Night Train Jazz Trio

Largo Miglio
At 8.30 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
I Solisti della Bellagio Festival Orchestra - Giampaolo Etturi, saxophonist

Friday September 6th, 2019
Piazza San Fedele
At 7.00 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
Tutti in valigia

Courtyard of Palazzo Olginati, Historical Museum
At 7.00 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
Groppi d'amore nella scuraglia

Saturday September 7th, 2019
Playground in via Vittorio Emanuele II
At 7.00 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
Groppi d'amore nella scuraglia

Piazza Grimoldi
At 7.00 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
Tutti in valigia

Largo Miglio
At 8.30 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
I Solisti della Bellagio Festival Orchestra - Giusi Malito, flutist

Friday September 13th, 2019
Largo Miglio
At 8.30 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
I Solisti della Bellagio Festival Orchestra - Raffaele Bertolini, clarinetist

Piazza Grimoldi
At 7.00 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
Marco Detto

Saturday september 14th, 2019
Portici Broletto
At 8.30 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
I Solisti della Bellagio Festival Orchestra - Gaspare Raule, violinist

Spazio Natta
At 7.00 pm - repeat performance at 8.30 pm
Harp Beat

Friday September 20th, 2019
Piazza Grimoldi
At 8.30 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
I Solisti della Bellagio Festival Orchestra - Leopoldo Saracino, guitar and tiorba player

Saturday September 21st, 2019
Spazio Natta
At 8.30 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
Duo LGL

Portici Broletto
At 8.30 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
I Solisti della Bellagio Festival Orchestra - Curt Schroeter, flutist

Friday September 27th, 2019
Piazza San Fedele
At 8.30 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
I Solisti della Bellagio Festival Orchestra - Birgit Nolte, flutist

Courtyard of Palazzo Olginati, Historical Museum
At 7.00 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
Racconti da camera

Pinacoteca civica
At 7.00 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
Walking Dad - Nato sotto il segno dei gamberi

Saturday September 28th, 2019
Portici Broletto
At 7.00 pm - repeat performance at 8.30 pm
Duo LGL

Pinacoteca civica
At 7.00 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
Racconti da camera

Spazio Natta
At 7.00 pm - repeat performance at 10.00 pm
Walking Dad - Nato sotto il segno dei gamberi