SmartCityLife celebrates spring with “Welcome Spring”: two days of sport, creativity and wellbeing in CityLife Park
With the arrival of spring, CityLife welcomes back “Welcome Spring”, the event promoted by SmartCityLife that marks the beginning of the new season of activities in the Milanese urban park. On Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22, CityLife Park will host the fourth edition of the event, featuring a rich program of free activities designed to engage families, children and adults in two days dedicated to wellbeing, sport, creativity and discovering nature.
The initiative has become a well-established event in the city calendar and reflects SmartCityLife’s commitment to making the park an increasingly vibrant and accessible space, capable of hosting cultural, sporting and recreational activities for all ages.
“CityLife Park is designed to be an open and shared space, a place where people can meet, practice sports, take part in cultural activities and experience the neighborhood in an active way,” commented Roberto Russo, CEO of SmartCityLife. “With Welcome Spring, we once again launch the season of events with a rich and diverse program, designed to engage different audiences and fully enhance the usability of the park’s spaces. In recent years, SmartCityLife has increasingly established itself as an organization capable of promoting initiatives that combine wellbeing, social interaction and culture, and in 2026 we will further strengthen this path by expanding opportunities dedicated to cultural experiences and community participation.”
During the Welcome Spring weekend, the park will come alive with numerous activities for both children and adults, organized in collaboration with various local partners.
For children, the program includes fun sports and motor activities curated by Atletica Meneghina and Sportitude, featuring movement games, relays, sack races, tug of war, vortex throwing and other activities designed to introduce young participants to sport in an engaging and inclusive way.
Alongside sports, there will be a strong focus on creativity thanks to drawing workshops organized in collaboration with Scuola del Fumetto, a historic Milanese institution in the field of visual arts. Children will explore drawing through spring-inspired activities, learning to depict flowers, fantastical creatures and imaginary characters guided by the school’s professionals.
Nature will also take center stage in the Laboratorio botanico di primavera, organized together with HW Style, where participants will become little gardeners, learning how to repot a plant and take care of it.
The sports program will also involve adults, with a wide range of disciplines focused on movement and wellbeing: from running sessions to metabolic walking, from yoga and pilates classes to Cardio Tennis, as well as open tennis lessons organized with instructors from Mediolanum Tennis CityLife. The program will also include padel lessons and tournaments curated by City Padel, held on the outdoor courts of the Golden Goose Arena powered by Atlante.
There will also be space for emerging sports such as pickleball, available in open play mode throughout both days, with free play sessions open to all.
Among the new features of the 2026 edition are creative workshops for adults, including a wildflower bouquet composition workshop in collaboration with Cooperativa del Sole, and a botanical fabric printing workshop organized with Lulolab, where participants will decorate a tote bag using natural pigments derived from fresh flowers and leaves.
WELCOME SPRING PROGRAM – MARCH 21–22, 2026
Sports activities for children
10:00 – 12:30 / 14:30 – 18:00
Motor activity stations with relays, vortex throwing, tug of war, skipping rope, sack races and tin can throwing
10:00 – 12:00 / 15:00 – 17:00
Open tennis lessons
10:00 – 14:00
Padel lessons
14:00 – 17:00
Padel tournament
Creative workshops for children
11:00 – 12:00
Creative drawing workshop – Scuola del Fumetto
14:30 – 15:30
Creative drawing workshop – Scuola del Fumetto
11:00 – 12:30
Laboratorio botanico di primavera – HW Style
Sports activities for adults
10:00 – 17:00
Pickleball – open play
10:00 – 11:00
Running
10:00 – 14:00
Padel lessons
10:00 – 14:00
Padel tournament
14:00 – 17:00
Metabolic walking
11:00 – 12:00
Pilates
14:30 – 15:30
Pilates (Saturday)
11:00 – 12:00
Yoga (Sunday)
14:30 – 15:30
Yoga (Sunday)
17:00 – 18:00
Cardio Tennis
Creative workshops for adults
11:00 – 12:30
Wildflower bouquet workshop – Cooperativa del Sole
15:00 – 17:00
Botanical fabric printing workshop – Lulolab
All activities are free and available while places last. For most activities, booking is required via the SmartCityLife App.
Key events scheduled at CityLife in 2026
The season launched by Welcome Spring marks the beginning of a rich calendar of events that will animate CityLife Park throughout the year, with initiatives dedicated to sport, wellbeing, culture and entertainment.
Among the main confirmed events for 2026:
Milano Marathon and Family Run (April)
The traditional running weekend involving thousands of professional and amateur runners each year.
Wings for Life World Run (May)
The global race uniting people worldwide to support research on spinal cord injuries.
Cinema all’aperto AriAnteo (May–September)
The summer open-air cinema experience under the stars.
Milano Football Week with La Gazzetta dello Sport (June)
An event dedicated to football fans with talks, sports activities and entertainment.
Pizza Village (September)
A food event celebrating Italian pizza tradition with top pizzaioli.
Wanderlust (September)
An event focused on wellbeing and yoga, combining movement, meditation and music.
Night Run (September)
An evening race through the district offering a unique sporting experience.
Salomon Running (September)
A race dedicated to urban running enthusiasts.
Green Weekend CityLife (October)
A week of initiatives dedicated to sustainability and environmental awareness.
Stramilano Sottozero – Natale in CityLife (December)
A winter event combining sport and Christmas atmosphere for the whole family.
Cultural events
Throughout 2026, SmartCityLife will further strengthen its cultural programming with a series of initiatives dedicated to art, storytelling, nature and community participation, expanding opportunities for connection and sharing within CityLife Park.
Among the planned initiatives is the third edition of the Digital Art competition promoted by SmartCityLife, dedicated to the legacy and architectural style of Zaha Hadid. The competition involves students from Milan’s art high schools, inviting them to reinterpret the architect’s geometry and creative language through digital works inspired by Parco delle Sculture ArtLine.
Starting from April 2026, a new cycle of monthly cultural events open to the public will also begin, including guided tours of the artworks in the ArtLine park with a final aperitivo, a Book Club organized in collaboration with Feltrinelli, creative workshops such as ceramic decoration labs with Lulolab, and new botanical workshops in the Orti Fioriti organized with Cooperativa del Sole.
A program that confirms the role of SmartCityLife as an urban space where art, nature and participation come together, offering the city ever-new opportunities for connection, discovery and sharing.
For further information: Spencer & Lewis per SmartCityLife
