Gonzaga Campus Palermo
A day in which school, families, students, teachers, alumni and citizens come together to build a more just future through education, solidarity and fraternity.
Saturday, May 16, 2026 · 9:30 AM–3:00 PM · Gonzaga Campus, Palermo
Donate onlineThe Mission Fair is one of the most meaningful events in Gonzaga Campus life: a day when the school becomes an open, welcoming and supportive place for families, students, teachers, alumni and the wider city.
It is not only a celebration. It is an educational, community and missionary experience where even the simplest shared gesture can become care, hope and future.
Through stands, games, workshops, music and testimonies, everyone is invited to feel part of a wider community.
The common thread of Gonzaga Campus solidarity initiatives is the desire to offer children around the world a different future through high-quality education.
Taking part means supporting educational, social and missionary projects focused on children, vulnerable families and communities in poverty contexts.
On Saturday, May 16, 2026, the Gonzaga Campus avenues open to the city for a great celebration of solidarity: games, music, workshops, activities for children, food and craft stands, encounters and testimonies.
Welcome, General Director message and mission testimonies
Agorà
Gonzaga children’s choir performance
Agorà
Stands, games, workshops and activities
Campus avenues
Charity lottery draw
Fair central area
Fair closing
Gonzaga Campus
This year, the Fair especially supports Bishop Mazzoldi School in Ongata Rongai, Kenya.
The school provides education, dignity and hope in a fragile area near Nairobi.
A Gonzaga group of students, teachers and parents will travel to meet children and deliver the collected donations.
200+
children and teenagers supported
3 slums
around the educational center
1 mission
educate, care, generate future
Solidarity reaching many places
Three places that embody our global solidarity tie: Cuba, Romania (Sighet) and Peru — concrete faces of dignity and fraternity supported by Gonzaga Campus.
Cuba
Projects that strengthen dignity and growth through community networks Gonzaga engages with.
Romania · Sighet
Support for young people via school pathways in Romania, including the Sighet area.
Peru
Educational support where needs are deepest, reflecting Gonzaga’s closeness abroad.
You can support the Fair in two ways
You can buy charity lottery tickets through school or donate online to the campaign “Jesuit schools… for missions in Kenya 2026”.
Donate onlineA full day designed as celebration, encounter and solidarity: testimonies, stands, activities for children, lottery and evening event.
| Time | Activity | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 | Welcome, General Director message and mission testimonies | Agorà |
| 10:00 | Gonzaga children’s choir performance | Agorà |
| 10:30–14:00 | Stands, games, workshops and activities | Campus avenues |
| 14:00 | Charity lottery draw | Fair central area |
| 15:00 | Fair closing | Gonzaga Campus |
| 19:00 | Event “Non so dire parole”: audiobook tribute to Fr. Vincenzo Sibilio SJ with MIB orchestra – Make It Better | Auditorium Gonzaga Campus |
The stands are made possible by students, teachers, families, alumni and Ignatian groups.
They are the vibrant heart of the day: spaces for encounter, creativity, taste and solidarity.
The Fair is also possible thanks to supporters, companies and friends walking with Gonzaga in this solidarity journey.
Faces and words of students, families, teachers, volunteers, alumni and mission partners share the deepest meaning of the Fair.
Part of the proceeds will support the Gonzaga Campus Education Fund for vulnerable youth and families in Palermo.
The Fair looks far but stays rooted in the city: a bridge between Palermo and the world.
