City guideMilan · Sat 7 – Sun 8 November
Milan this weekend: EICMA motorcycle show and Global Antiquity at Prada
The EICMA motorcycle show at Rho, Global Antiquity at Fondazione Prada, the Bill Frisell Trio at the Triennale, the Convivio charity market, the Panettone World Cup final, Inter v Como at San Siro and Salotto Orsini, a new restaurant in Brera.
The weekend at a glance
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Saturday · 7 November
Sunday · 8 November
All weekend · Saturday and Sunday
Saturday
7 November
Sat 20:00 and 22:00From €34.50
Concert · Triennale, Parco Sempione
Bill Frisell Trio at the Triennale
Bill Frisell, the American guitarist who has spent four decades mixing jazz with folk, blues and Americana, brings his trio to JazzMi, Milan’s jazz festival, which ends this weekend. He plays with Luke Bergman on bass and Tim Angulo on drums.
There are two sets on Saturday, at 20:00 and 22:00, in the Triennale’s theatre on the lower floor. Tickets start at €34.50 on the Triennale’s site and TicketOne.
SatPasta €11
Restaurant · Via San Carpoforo, Brera
Salotto Orsini, a new Italian restaurant in Brera
Salotto Orsini is a new Italian restaurant in Brera, opened by Bruno Lucisano with the chef Gaia Giordano, who trained with Niko Romito and ran Spazio Romito at the Mercato del Duomo. The menu is short and classic: two pastas, gnocchi alla romana and lasagna, each €11.
It is at via San Carpoforo 4, above the Pence1979 boutique. No hours are published; call 380 696 6747 to book.
Sunday
8 November
Sun
Sport · San Siro
Inter v Como at San Siro
Inter host Como at San Siro on Sunday in round 11 of Serie A, a Lombardy derby against the club from Lake Como, north of Milan. Fans living in the province of Como can buy tickets only for the away section.
Inter’s ticket page lists kick-off at 17:00 while the league calendar says 18:00, so check inter.it before you set out. Take metro line 5 to San Siro Stadio.
All weekend
Saturday and Sunday
Sat and Sun, 9:30–18:30€20 online
Fair · Fiera Milano, Rho
The EICMA motorcycle show at Fiera Milano Rho
EICMA, the international motorcycle show, holds its 83rd edition at Fiera Milano Rho: 754 exhibitors and 2,120 brands from 52 countries in ten halls, where makers unveil next year’s motorcycles and scooters. Outside, the MotoLive arena has off-road races, freestyle motocross and free test rides.
The halls are open 9:30 to 18:30 on both days. Tickets are €20 online plus a €1.50 fee, or €14 after 13:30. Take metro line 1 to Rho Fieramilano.
Sat and Sun
Exhibition · Fondazione Prada, Largo Isarco
Global Antiquity at Fondazione Prada
Global Antiquity, curated by Salvatore Settis with Anna Anguissola and Chiara Ballestrazzi and designed by Rem Koolhaas’s AMO/OMA, gathers more than 150 works tracing links between the Mediterranean and Asia up to about AD 1000, among them an Indian ivory statuette found at Pompeii.
It opens on Thursday 5 November in the Podium at Largo Isarco 2. Mona Hatoum’s show there closes on Monday 9 November, so this is its last weekend.
Sat and Sun, 10:00–22:00Free
Market · Fabbrica del Vapore, via Procaccini
Convivio charity market at the Fabbrica del Vapore
Convivio, the charity sale started by designers including Giorgio Armani and Valentino Garavani, has raised more than €27 million against HIV in over thirty years. For its 17th edition, brands donate furniture, design, fashion, beauty and food, sold at half the retail price for ANLAIDS Lombardia.
Entry is free, 10:00 to 22:00 on both days, at via Procaccini 4. HIV tests and counselling run 11:00 to 20:00. Metro line 5 to Monumentale or Cenisio.
Sat 10:00, Sun 10:00 and 17:00Free, book ahead
Food · Meliá Milano, via Masaccio
The Panettone World Cup final at the Meliá Milano
The final of the Panettone World Cup, the international contest for Milan’s Christmas cake, brings pastry chefs from selections in Brazil, Peru, Japan, France and beyond to the Meliá Milano hotel. Visitors can hear each country’s finalists present their panettone and watch the jury judge.
Doors open at 10:00 both days, and Sunday’s awards start at 17:00. Entry is free, but book a place on coppadelmondodelpanettone.com; rooms fill on a first-come basis.
Saturday
Sat 20:00 and 22:00
Bill Frisell Trio at the Triennale
Bill Frisell, the American guitarist who has spent four decades mixing jazz with folk, blues and Americana, brings his trio to JazzMi, Milan’s jazz festival, which ends this weekend. He plays with Luke Bergman on bass and Tim Angulo on drums.
There are two sets on Saturday, at 20:00 and 22:00, in the Triennale’s theatre on the lower floor. Tickets start at €34.50 on the Triennale’s site and TicketOne.
Triennale di Milano Sat
Salotto Orsini, a new Italian restaurant in Brera
Salotto Orsini is a new Italian restaurant in Brera, opened by Bruno Lucisano with the chef Gaia Giordano, who trained with Niko Romito and ran Spazio Romito at the Mercato del Duomo. The menu is short and classic: two pastas, gnocchi alla romana and lasagna, each €11.
It is at via San Carpoforo 4, above the Pence1979 boutique. No hours are published; call 380 696 6747 to book.
Salotto Orsini Sunday
Sun
Inter v Como at San Siro
Inter host Como at San Siro on Sunday in round 11 of Serie A, a Lombardy derby against the club from Lake Como, north of Milan. Fans living in the province of Como can buy tickets only for the away section.
Inter’s ticket page lists kick-off at 17:00 while the league calendar says 18:00, so check inter.it before you set out. Take metro line 5 to San Siro Stadio.
San Siro Stadium All weekend
Sat and Sun, 9:30–18:30
The EICMA motorcycle show at Fiera Milano Rho
EICMA, the international motorcycle show, holds its 83rd edition at Fiera Milano Rho: 754 exhibitors and 2,120 brands from 52 countries in ten halls, where makers unveil next year’s motorcycles and scooters. Outside, the MotoLive arena has off-road races, freestyle motocross and free test rides.
The halls are open 9:30 to 18:30 on both days. Tickets are €20 online plus a €1.50 fee, or €14 after 13:30. Take metro line 1 to Rho Fieramilano.
FIERA MILANO Spa Sat and Sun
Global Antiquity at Fondazione Prada
Global Antiquity, curated by Salvatore Settis with Anna Anguissola and Chiara Ballestrazzi and designed by Rem Koolhaas’s AMO/OMA, gathers more than 150 works tracing links between the Mediterranean and Asia up to about AD 1000, among them an Indian ivory statuette found at Pompeii.
It opens on Thursday 5 November in the Podium at Largo Isarco 2. Mona Hatoum’s show there closes on Monday 9 November, so this is its last weekend.
Fondazione Prada Sat and Sun, 10:00–22:00
Convivio charity market at the Fabbrica del Vapore
Convivio, the charity sale started by designers including Giorgio Armani and Valentino Garavani, has raised more than €27 million against HIV in over thirty years. For its 17th edition, brands donate furniture, design, fashion, beauty and food, sold at half the retail price for ANLAIDS Lombardia.
Entry is free, 10:00 to 22:00 on both days, at via Procaccini 4. HIV tests and counselling run 11:00 to 20:00. Metro line 5 to Monumentale or Cenisio.
Fabbrica del Vapore Sat 10:00, Sun 10:00 and 17:00
The Panettone World Cup final at the Meliá Milano
The final of the Panettone World Cup, the international contest for Milan’s Christmas cake, brings pastry chefs from selections in Brazil, Peru, Japan, France and beyond to the Meliá Milano hotel. Visitors can hear each country’s finalists present their panettone and watch the jury judge.
Doors open at 10:00 both days, and Sunday’s awards start at 17:00. Entry is free, but book a place on coppadelmondodelpanettone.com; rooms fill on a first-come basis.
Meliá Milano