
October 5, 2026 includes numerous events in Italy and abroad: announcement of the Nobel Prize for Physics in Stockholm, institutional meetings in Rome with ministers Valditara, Crosetto, Calderone and Giuli, the Made in Italy Summit in Milan, cultural and academic events, as well as parliamentary meetings in Strasbourg and Magdeburg.
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The list shows the institutional, cultural and academic events scheduled for 5 October 2026 in Italy and in some European and US cities.
These are the main events of 5 October 2026:
STOCKHOLM - Announcement of the Nobel Prize in Physics
ANSA in Cosenza for the fourth stop of the innovation tour
ROME - Senate, room of the Institute of Santa Maria in Aquiro: 9.30 am - 'Building educational co-responsibility between institutions, professions and research', with the Minister of Education Valditara
ROME - Luiss, viale Pola, 12 at 10.00 - Giorgio Napolitano Foundation and Luiss, 'Which Europe in the face of global challenges?', with the Minister of Defense Crosetto, the mayor of Rome Gualtieri, the judge of the Court of Justice of the EU Rossi, Mario Monti and Enrico Letta
NEW YORK - USA, publication of the EIA's monthly October report
MILAN - online at 2.00 pm - IlSole24Ore and Financial Times, 'Made in Italy Summit', with Business Minister Urso
ROME - Opificio Italiacamp, via Luigi Pierantoni 2 10.00 am - Awards ceremony for the 'Health and safety... together!' competition, with the Minister of Labor Calderone
ROME - Abi, Piazza del Gesù, 49 at 3.30 pm - Presentation of the 2026 edition of the Festival è cultura!, with the Minister of Culture Giuli, the president of Abi Patuelli and the deputy vice-president of Acri Bocca
ROME - Rome, Cnr, piazzale Aldo Moro 7, 'Poles of knowledge: from extreme lands to global challenges', national conference on climate, geopolitics and governance of the Arctic, Antarctica and Third Pole
STRASBOURG (France) - European Parliament, plenary session
MAGDEBURG (Germany) - Constitutive meeting of the regional parliament of Saxony-Anhalt
ROME - Palazzo Pio, Piazza Pia 3 11.00 am - 'Disarmed and disarming peace', presentation of the Sant'Egidio event in Assisi
ROME - Catholic University, Largo Vito 1 6.00 pm - 'The other side of life', dialogue with Cardinal Ravasi, Massimo Cacciari and the rector Elena Beccalli
ROME - Cinema Barberini 10.30am Piperfilm and Palomar and Mediawan Company, presentation of the film 'Zustissia' with Michele Riondino
ROME - Ministry of Culture, via del Collegio Romano 12.00 - Presentation of the exhibition 'Eur, a 90-year history', with the councilors of Rome Righini and Smeriglio, the president of Eur spa Gasbarra and the architect Fuksas
ROME - Coni, Foro Italico 1.00 pm Coni executive council, followed by the National Council

The official calendar of the 2026 Nobel Prizes has been published: the first prize, for Physiology or Medicine, will be announced on October 5, followed by Physics on the 6th, Chemistry on the 7th, Literature on the 8th, Peace on the 9th and Economics on the 12th October. The award ceremony will be held on 10 December in Stockholm, as per tradition, on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.

September 27, 2026 includes several events in Italy and France: the First Summer School of the M5s Youth Network in Diamante, the SìTav event in Turin, the apostolic trip of Pope Leo XIV to Lourdes, the fashion shows in Milan and a friendly volleyball tournament in Courmayeur.

Valentina Stragliotto, a 27-year-old from Bassano del Grappa, died in Sri Lanka after a fall of more than 30 meters from the Ravana waterfall, near Ella. The young woman, an expert traveller, died on arrival at hospital due to the very serious injuries she sustained.

A 38-year-old English tourist is missing in the waters of Lake Como, in San Siro, after sinking while swimming. The fifteen-year-old son of friends was rescued, while searches coordinated by the Coast Guard are underway.

Milan and Vedano al Lambro are preparing for the funeral of Sandro Mazzola, football legend, which will be held tomorrow in the basilica of Sant'Ambrogio. Citizen mourning expected and restrictions for the media inside the church.

An elm tree fell on Monday morning in Piazza Risorgimento in Milan, hitting three people. The injured, not life-threatening, were transported to hospital. The tree was monitored by the Municipality and the last check dated back to 4 September.