Events & festivals

Venice's calendar year, mapped — so you can time a trip around a festival, or plan around one.

6 guides liveUpdated: 2026-09-04

🎊

Carnevale's dates move every year with the Christian calendar — here's how to work them out and what to book first.

4 min read · 2026-05-06

🎄

A quieter, atmospheric side of the city's calendar — fewer crowds, cooler light, and a proper fireworks night on the water.

4 min read · 2026-09-05

🎆

A 16th-century plague memorial that's become the city's biggest fireworks night — and a temporary bridge built for one weekend a year.

4 min read · 2026-03-25

🖼️

One of the art world's biggest events, alternating between contemporary art and architecture — and genuinely worth timing a trip around.

4 min read · 2026-03-25

🎬

One of the world's oldest film festivals, held each year on the Lido — and surprisingly easy to experience even without a festival badge.

4 min read · 2026-09-03

🚣

Thousands of rowers, every kind of traditional Venetian boat, and a roughly 30 km course across the open lagoon each spring.

4 min read · 2026-09-04

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