The initiative prepares the city for the arrival of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Flame, scheduled for February 4, 2026.
The program, promoted by the City Council, includes sports, cultural and educational activities that will involve citizens in the months leading up to it.
Monza will be "Stage City and City Celebration", the last stop before Milan: the flashlight will travel 3.8 km through the city streets, with the participation of schools, associations and citizens, and the day will culminate with the lighting ceremony of the Olympic brazier in Piazza Trento e Trieste.

Numerous events will feature the participation of leading figures from the world of Italian winter sports, such as skiing champion Michele Boscacci and Monza athlete Nicolaj Memola, a figure skater. 

The November 5 will kick off the "Waiting for the Torchlight" series of events in Monza, at Binario 7's Chaplin Hall, with the participation of skiing champion Deborah Compagnoni.

In the Christmas season, within the events "Together at Christmas" 2025, the program of "Waiting for the Torchlight" will be recalled with manifestations and animations in the squares and neighborhoods to commemorate the anticipation of the great Olympic event.

There will be no shortage of educational moments thanks to the involvement of schools and sports associations

"Welcoming the Olympic Flame to Monza - says Sports Councillor Viviana Guidetti - will be a historic moment for our city. An occasion to celebrate the universal values of sport and to involve the whole community in a great celebration that unites generations and passions. Precisely in the same spirit, the 'Waiting for the Torch' route represents a unique opportunity for collective participation and valorization of Olympic values, uniting schools, associations, institutions and citizens in a great common journey toward the day when the Flame will make its entrance into the city."
 

EVENTI NELLE BIBLIOTECHE

7 GENNAIO 2026 | ore 17.00
LE FIABE DEI GHIACCI
Biblioteca dei Ragazzi - Piazza Trento e Trieste

10 GENNAIO 2026 | ore 10.30
MILANO - CEDERNA - CORTINA. BRRR CHE FREDDO!
Biblioteca Cederna - Via A. Cederna 19

21 GENNAIO 2026| ore 18.00
EROI DI NEVE E DI GHIACCIO. CENTO ANNI DI OLIMPIADI INVERNALI
Biblioteca San Gerardo - Via Lecco 12

24 GENNAIO 2026 | ore 10.30
L'IMPORTANTE È PARTECIPARE
Biblioteca San Rocco - Via Zara 9

3 FEBBRAIO 2026 | ore 17.30
ALDO JURETICH: QUIZZAMI L'OLIMPIADE
Biblioteca Triante - Via Monte Amiata 60