IT’S HERE! THE OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY IS ON TONIGHT!

Check out the sweet messages that Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli and Laura Pausini sent for fans as they will lead an all-star cast for tonight’s Opening Ceremony for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026

The spectacular show on February 6 takes place at the iconic San Siro Stadium in Milan, featuring Sabrina Impacciatore, Pierfrancesco Favino, Matilda De Angelis, Giovanni Zanon and Chinese pianist Lang Lang.

IOC PRESIDENT KIRSTY COVENTRY (BELOW)

This will be the first ceremony of such a scale in Italy since the Olympic Winter Games Turin 2006. The rich Italian history and the future of design, music, film and art will be brought together in a spectacle that will be watched around the world and unforgettable to all who witness it.

ESTER BALASSINI CARRIES THE OLYMPIC TORCH

The Opening Ceremony will also mark the end of the Olympic Torch Relay that began with the ceremonial lighting of the flame in Greece and continues across Italy. When the flame arrives at the San Siro it will be used to light the Olympic Cauldron.

Tickets are selling fast for the Opening Ceremony but seats can still be secured via the Milano Cortina 2026 website (milanocortina2026.org).