(ANSA) - GORIZIA, 28 GEN - The program for the inauguration of Go!2025, the European Capital of Culture for Nova Gorica-Gorizia, on Saturday, February 8, was officially announced today. The event will kick off at 10 a.m. from the Gorizia train station, marking the start of the cross-border parade towards the public gardens. This parade will feature 1,500 performers, including music bands and folkloric groups, Banda Gong, the Flag Throwers of Palmanova, the Kras Philharmonic Orchestra, the Blumari of Montefosca, the Trieste folk group Stu Ledi, the Santa Gorizia Folk Group, the Dancers of Lucinico, the Capriva Folk Group, the Cormons Band, and the Movartex Dance School. Following the parade, the Italian and Slovenian police bands will perform a joint concert, followed byringing all the church bells in Gorizia. The mayors of Gorizia, Rodolfo Ziberna, and Nova Gorica, Samo Turel, will deliver speeches at 11:20 a.m. in Piazza Vittoria. The afternoon will begin with a procession to the border at Via San Gabriele, featuring 400 athletes, students, and artists performing the "Walking Sculpture" with the sphere by internationally renowned artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, titled "The Infinite." The event will also feature groups such as Lipe bile maškare, the Rodda Carnival costumes, and the Trieste Drumsquod. The official inauguration ceremony will be held at 4 p.m. in Piazza Transalpina., attended by high-level continental authorities and the two heads of state from Italy and Slovenia. From 7 p.m. onward, the lighting of the Gorizia Castle will be inaugurated in Piazza Vittoria, accompanied by live music from Remo Anzovino, Tish, and 40 Fingers. Later, Piazza Transalpina will have a DJ set with Daddy G (Massive Attack) and Andy Smith (Portishead). (ANSA).