Venice Carnival - Venice Italy

Masks and headpieces of Carnival on "Clara, Il rinoceronte" (Pietro Longhi, 1751)

Event from February 16th to March 5th 2019

The Venice Carnival is one of the most felt and experienced parties both by the Venetians and by the many visitors who arrive every year in the city from all over the world. It lasts 18 days and ends with the classic fat days, the culmination of the Venice Carnival.

The program includes performances in Piazza San Marco, in the major theaters of the city, in the Venetian camps that offer different proposals and in the port suburbs that organizes night parties for the youngest. Even the mainland with Mestre, Marghera, and all neighboring countries, offer a rich program of events with shows and concerts.

Main events of the Venice Carnival

- The Venetian Festival on water: the Festa sul Rio in Cannaregio between the Ponte dei Tre Archi and the Ponte delle Guglie is held for the first day of Carnival. Here, on numerous boats decorated with feast enlivened by acrobats and accompanied by music, an evocative representation takes place that attracts thousands of people on the banks of the Canaregio Canal. It is recommended to arrive early and give up if you are late to avoid being bottled in the streets that lead to the Rio di Canaregio.

- Carnival opening regatta: the day after the morning the traditional regatta that opens the Carnival takes place. At 11.00 a procession of festively decorated boats starts from Punta della Dogana passing through the Grand Canal to reach the Guglie and the Tre Archi Bridge in Canaregio. At the arrival of the boat procession, the food and wine stands open and the party begins on the banks. The products of Venetian tradition are offered to the public: fritole, galani, cicheti veneziani.

- Corteo and Festa delle Marie: one week after the opening of the Carnival one of the most famous events takes place: the Festa delle Marie. A procession in historical costumes starts at San Pietro di Castello at 2.30 pm and reaches Via Garibaldi, Riva degli Schiavoni and Piazza San Marco where the Marie take to the stage for the presentation to the public. The Marie are 12 girls chosen among the towns to remember the tribute that the doge gave to 12 beautiful Venetian girls of humble conditions giving them a dowry for their wedding. In addition to the historical parade the event includes a real beauty contest with the proclamation of the most beautiful Maria at the end of the Venice Carnival.

- Volo dell'Angelo: the Sunday after the Festa delle Marie takes place in Piazza San Marco a classic of the Venice Carnival: the Flight of the Angel. Preceded by a procession of masks with the doge in mind the event sees a figure descend from the 100 meters of the Campanile di San Marco to the stage placed in Piazza between the Procuratie, in front of the entrance of Correr. Over the years the protagonist of the Flight of the Angel has seen soubrette and famous sporting alternating in the descent; for some years it has been the Maria winner of the previous year to become an Angel for a day. The event officially opens the Carnival celebrations.

- The most beautiful mask competition: immediately after the Angel Flight, which officially opens the stage of the Carnival, they begin to parade the masks in Piazza San Marco. The competition is open to all those who want to parade in masks and is the public in the square to decree, with direct elimination, the winners of each day. The event includes two daily competitions, in the mornings and afternoons. Subscriptions on the net.

- The flight of the eagle: on Sundays before Shrove Tuesday there has been another fad for years, the Flight of L'Aquila in Piazza San Marco. The event starts at 11.00 and sees the protagonist of a character from the show or the company descend from the bell tower to the stage where they follow celebrations and masked parades.

Where to buy a Venetian mask

Apart from the shops of artisan masks scattered throughout the city - taking care to avoid the false Venetian masks not made by hand - the Venice Carnival organizes a Venetian Mask Market in Campo Santo Stefano from 23 February to 5 March 2019 and from 8.00 to 17.00.

Program of the Venice Carnival 2019

February 16th

- Ice-skating rink: from February 16th to March 5th 2019, from 11.00am to 7.00pm, Campo San Polo, San Polo Sestiere - Venice

- Venice, a life in disguise. Tale on traditional masks, Carnival and production technique: 16 February from 10.30 to 12.30. Ca 'Macana workshop, Dorsoduro 3172 - Venice. Admission by reservation on the www.camacana.com website

- From the Moon to the Earth (1971-1821). Photographs and maps of the Moon from Apollo 15, the Lumière patent of 1900 and the nineteenth-century canvas cylinders painted for terrestrial panoramas: from 16 February to 5 March (except Tuesday), from 4 pm to 7 pm. Fabbrica del Vedere - Archivio Carlo Montanaro, Calle del Forno, 3857 - Venice. Free admission.

- The Venetian Festival on the water - Part One: from 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm. Rio di Cannaregio - Canaregio

February 17th

- Carnival opening regatta: from 10.30 to 13.00, Rio di Canaregio, Three Arches Bridge and Guglie - Venice

- Venice, a life in disguise. Tale on traditional masks, Carnival and production technique: 17 February from 10.30 to 12.30. Ca' Macana workshop, Dorsoduro 3172 - Venice. Admission by reservation on the www.camacana.com

- Children's workshop at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection: from 3pm to 4pm for children aged 4 to 10 years. Telephone booking by calling + 39.041.2405444/401

- From the Moon to the Earth (1971-1821). Photographs and maps of the Moon from Apollo 15, the Lumière patent of 1900 and the nineteenth-century canvas cylinders painted for terrestrial panoramas: from 16 February to 5 March (except Tuesday), from 4 pm to 7 pm. Fabbrica del Vedere - Archivio Carlo Montanaro, Calle del Forno, 3857 - Venice. Free admission.

February 18th

- Ice-skating rink: from 11.00am to 7.00pm, Campo San Polo, San Polo Sestiere - Venice

- From the Moon to the Earth (1971-1821). Photographs and maps of the Moon from Apollo 15, the Lumière patent of 1900 and the nineteenth-century canvas cylinders painted for terrestrial panoramas: from 16 February to 5 March (except Tuesday), from 4 pm to 7 pm. Fabbrica del Vedere - Archivio Carlo Montanaro, Calle del Forno, 3857 - Venice. Free admission.

February 19th

- Ice-skating rink: from 11.00am to 7.00pm, Campo San Polo, San Polo Sestiere - Venice

- From the Moon to the Earth (1971-1821). Photographs and maps of the Moon from Apollo 15, the Lumière patent of 1900 and the nineteenth-century canvas cylinders painted for terrestrial panoramas: from 16 February to 5 March (except Tuesday), from 4 pm to 7 pm. Fabbrica del Vedere - Archivio Carlo Montanaro, Calle del Forno, 3857 - Venice. Free admission.

20 February

- Ice-skating rink: from 11.00am to 7.00pm, Campo San Polo, San Polo Sestiere - Venice

- From the Moon to the Earth (1971-1821). Photographs and maps of the Moon from Apollo 15, the Lumière patent of 1900 and the nineteenth-century canvas cylinders painted for terrestrial panoramas: from 16 February to 5 March (except Tuesday), from 4 pm to 7 pm. Fabbrica del Vedere - Archivio Carlo Montanaro, Calle del Forno, 3857 - Venice. Free admission.

February 21st

- Ice-skating rink: from 11.00am to 7.00pm, Campo San Polo, San Polo Sestiere - Venice

- Free guided tours of Palazzetto Bru Zane: from 21 to 28 February from 14.30 to 16.30. San Polo, 2368 - Venice. Free entry.

- Rialto Carnival. Osteria Al Ponte Crooked, 4th competition The best dessert: from 5.00pm to 7.00pm.

- From the Moon to the Earth (1971-1821). Photographs and maps of the Moon from Apollo 15, the Lumière patent of 1900 and the nineteenth-century canvas cylinders painted for terrestrial panoramas: from 16 February to 5 March (except Tuesday), from 4 pm to 7 pm. Fabbrica del Vedere - Archivio Carlo Montanaro, Calle del Forno, 3857 - Venice. Free admission.

- The Parisian operetta at the origins of metropolitan pop: "la musique de l'or", Palazzetto Bru Zane: from 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm. San Polo, 2368 - Venice. Free entry.

February 22nd

- Ice-skating rink: from 11.00am to 7.00pm, Campo San Polo, San Polo Sestiere - Venice

- Free guided tours of Palazzetto Bru Zane: from 21 to 28 February from 14.30 to 16.30. San Polo, 2368 - Venice. Free entry.

- From the Moon to the Earth (1971-1821). Photographs and maps of the Moon from Apollo 15, the Lumière patent of 1900 and the nineteenth-century canvas cylinders painted for terrestrial panoramas: from 16 February to 5 March (except Tuesday), from 4 pm to 7 pm. Fabbrica del Vedere - Archivio Carlo Montanaro, Calle del Forno, 3857 - Venice. Free admission.

- Hard Rock Carnival Nights. Live Music with Onde Beat (italian music); Dj Roberto Meneghello (House Music): Concert at 8.30pm and DJ sets at 10.30pm. Hard Rock Cafe, Orseolo 1192 Basin, San Marco - Venice

February 23rd

- Venice, a life in disguise. Tale on traditional masks, Carnival and production technique: from 23 February to 5 March 2019 from 10.30 to 12.30. Ca' Macana workshop, Dorsoduro 3172 - Venice. Admission by reservation on the www.camacana.com website

- 10. International Children's Carnival (Biennial Project). Ca' Giustinian: from 23 February to 5 March 2019, from 11.00 to 18.00, Sestiere di San Marco, 1364 - Venice. Free entry on reservation.

- Ice-skating rink: from 11.00am to 7.00pm, Campo San Polo, San Polo Sestiere - Venice

- Parade and Feast of the Marie: 23 February 2019, from 14.30 to 16.00, Via Garibaldi - Venice

- Free guided tours of Palazzetto Bru Zane: from 21 to 28 February from 14.30 to 16.30. San Polo, 2368 - Venice. Free entry.

- From the Moon to the Earth (1971-1821). Photographs and maps of the Moon from Apollo 15, the Lumière patent of 1900 and the nineteenth-century canvas cylinders painted for terrestrial panoramas: from 16 February to 5 March (except Tuesday), from 4 pm to 7 pm. Fabbrica del Vedere - Archivio Carlo Montanaro, Calle del Forno, 3857 - Venice. Free admission.

- Rialto Carnival. Small fish "A Rialto is life: the fish are back!": Show for children from 4 to 6 years from 17.00 to 19.00.

- Parisian / Parisian, Concert with arias by Arias of Offenbach, Hervè, Audran, Varney, Serpette, Lecocq: 23rd and 24th February, from 7.30pm to 9.00pm. Palazzetto Bru Zane, San Polo, 2368 - Venice

- Dinner & Ball Dinner and Ball in Mask at Palazzo Vendramin: from February 23rd to March 5th 2019, from 8.30pm to 2.00am, € 500 per person, Palazzo Vendramin Calergi - Venice

February 24th

- Venice, a life in disguise. Tale on traditional masks, Carnival and production technique: from 23 February to 5 March 2019 from 10.30 to 12.30. Ca 'Macana workshop, Dorsoduro 3172 - Venice. Admission by reservation on the www.camacana.com website

- 10. International Children's Carnival (Biennial Project). Ca' Giustinian: from 23 February to 5 March 2019, from 11.00 to 18.00, Sestiere di San Marco, 1364 - Venice. Free entry on reservation.

- Ice-skating rink: from 11.00am to 7.00pm, Campo San Polo, San Polo Sestiere - Venice

- Flight of the Angel: 24 February, at 12.00, Piazza San Marco - Venice

- Exhibition of masks "The multiple masks of the moon in the reflections of the soul": from February 24 to March 5, from 10.00 to 18.00, Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista - Venice. Free admission.

- Free guided tours of Palazzetto Bru Zane: from 21 to 28 February from 14.30 to 16.30. San Polo, 2368 - Venice. Free entry.

- Children's workshop at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection: from 3pm to 4pm for children aged 4 to 10 years. Telephone booking by calling + 39.041.2405444/401

- Show "The lunar journey of immortal comedians": 24 February from 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm, Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista - Venice. Free admission.

- The Little Barber of Seville. Music by Gioachino Rossini, free editing by Ezio Lazzarini: February 24th from 4.30pm to 6.00pm. Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista Address: San Polo 2454 - Venice. Free admission.

- Best Mask Competition: from February 24th to March 5th, from 3.30pm to 5.00pm, Piazza San Marco - Venice

- From the Moon to the Earth (1971-1821). Photographs and maps of the Moon from Apollo 15, the Lumière patent of 1900 and the nineteenth-century canvas cylinders painted for terrestrial panoramas: from 16 February to 5 March (except Tuesday), from 4 pm to 7 pm. Fabbrica del Vedere - Archivio Carlo Montanaro, Calle del Forno, 3857 - Venice. Free admission.

- Dinner & Ball Dinner and Ball in Mask at Palazzo Vendramin: from February 23rd to March 5th 2019, from 8.30pm to 2.00am, € 500 per person, Palazzo Vendramin Calergi - Venice

25 February

- Venice, a life in disguise. Tale on traditional masks, Carnival and production technique: from 23 February to 5 March 2019 from 10.30 to 12.30. Ca 'Macana workshop, Dorsoduro 3172 - Venice. Admission by reservation on the www.camacana.com website

- 10. International Children's Carnival (Biennial Project). Ca' Giustinian: from 23 February to 5 March 2019, from 11.00 to 18.00, Sestiere di San Marco, 1364 - Venice. Free entry on reservation.

- Ice-skating rink: from February 16th to March 5th 2019, from 11.00am to 7.00pm, Campo San Polo, San Polo Sestiere - Venice

- Best Mask Competition: from February 24th to March 5th, from 11.00am to 1.00pm and from 3.00pm to 5.00pm, Piazza San Marco - Venice

- Free guided tours of Palazzetto Bru Zane: from 21 to 28 February from 14.30 to 16.30. San Polo, 2368 - Venice. Free entry.

- From the Moon to the Earth (1971-1821). Photographs and maps of the Moon from Apollo 15, the Lumière patent of 1900 and the nineteenth-century canvas cylinders painted for terrestrial panoramas: from 16 February to 5 March (except Tuesday), from 4 pm to 7 pm. Fabbrica del Vedere - Archivio Carlo Montanaro, Calle del Forno, 3857 - Venice. Free admission.

- Dinner & Ball Dinner and Ball in Mask at Palazzo Vendramin: from February 23rd to March 5th 2019, from 8.30pm to 2.00am, € 500 per person, Palazzo Vendramin Calergi - Venice

February 26th

- Venice, a life in disguise. Tale on traditional masks, Carnival and production technique: from 23 February to 5 March 2019 from 10.30 to 12.30. Ca 'Macana workshop, Dorsoduro 3172 - Venice. Admission by reservation on the www.camacana.com website

- 10. International Children's Carnival (Biennial Project). Ca' Giustinian: from 23 February to 5 March 2019, from 11.00 to 18.00, Sestiere di San Marco, 1364 - Venice. Free entry on reservation.

- Best Mask Competition: from February 24th to March 5th, from 11.00am to 1.00pm and from 3.00pm to 5.00pm, Piazza San Marco - Venice

- Ice-skating rink: from 11.00am to 7.00pm, Campo San Polo, San Polo Sestiere - Venice

- Free guided tours of Palazzetto Bru Zane: from 21 to 28 February from 14.30 to 16.30. San Polo, 2368 - Venice. Free entry.

- Dinner & Ball Dinner and Ball in Mask at Palazzo Vendramin: from February 23rd to March 5th 2019, from 8.30pm to 2.00am, € 500 per person, Palazzo Vendramin Calergi - Venice

February 27th

- Venice, a life in disguise. Tale on traditional masks, Carnival and production technique: from 23 February to 5 March 2019 from 10.30 to 12.30. Ca 'Macana workshop, Dorsoduro 3172 - Venice. Admission by reservation on the www.camacana.com website

- 10. International Children's Carnival (Biennial Project). Ca' Giustinian: from 23 February to 5 March 2019, from 11.00 to 18.00, Sestiere di San Marco, 1364 - Venice. Free entry on reservation.

- Best Mask Competition: from February 24th to March 5th, from 11.00am to 1.00pm and from 3.00pm to 5.00pm, Piazza San Marco - Venice

- Ice-skating rink: from 11.00am to 7.00pm, Campo San Polo, San Polo Sestiere - Venice

- Free guided tours of Palazzetto Bru Zane: from 21 to 28 February from 14.30 to 16.30. San Polo, 2368 - Venice. Free entry.

- From the Moon to the Earth (1971-1821). Photographs and maps of the Moon from Apollo 15, the Lumière patent of 1900 and the nineteenth-century canvas cylinders painted for terrestrial panoramas: from 16 February to 5 March (except Tuesday), from 4 pm to 7 pm. Fabbrica del Vedere - Archivio Carlo Montanaro, Calle del Forno, 3857 - Venice. Free admission.

- Rialto Carnival. Dances and music in the Venice of the '600. Chiesa S. Giovanni Elemosinario: show for children from 4 to 6 years at 18.00.

- Dinner & Ball Dinner and Ball in Mask at Palazzo Vendramin: from February 23rd to March 5th 2019, from 8.30pm to 2.00am, € 500 per person, Palazzo Vendramin Calergi - Venice

February 28th

- Venice, a life in disguise. Tale on traditional masks, Carnival and production technique: from 23 February to 5 March 2019 from 10.30 to 12.30. Ca 'Macana workshop, Dorsoduro 3172 - Venice. Admission by reservation on the www.camacana.com website

- 10. International Children's Carnival (Biennial Project). Ca' Giustinian: from 23 February to 5 March 2019, from 11.00 to 18.00, Sestiere di San Marco, 1364 - Venice. Free entry on reservation.

- Qualification for the Final of the Best Mask Competition: 28th February, from 11.00am, Piazza San Marco - Venice

- Ice-skating rink: from February 16th to March 5th 2019, from 11.00am to 7.00pm, Campo San Polo, San Polo Sestiere - Venice

- Free guided tours of Palazzetto Bru Zane: from 21 to 28 February from 14.30 to 16.30. San Polo, 2368 - Venice. Free entry.

- Qualification for the Final of the Best Mask Competition: 28th February, from 3.00pm, Piazza San Marco - Venice

- From the Moon to the Earth (1971-1821). Photographs and maps of the Moon from Apollo 15, the Lumière patent of 1900 and the nineteenth-century canvas cylinders painted for terrestrial panoramas: from 16 February to 5 March (except Tuesday), from 4 pm to 7 pm. Fabbrica del Vedere - Archivio Carlo Montanaro, Calle del Forno, 3857 - Venice. Free admission.

- Rialto Carnival. "The Venice Market". Auditorium of the Querini Stampalia Foundation: at 5.30 pm Free entry.

- The Commedia dei Murazzi - El Mose at the time of Goldoni: February 28th from 9.00pm to 10.30pm. Palazzo Trevisan degli Ulivi, Campo S. Agnese 810 - Venice. Free admission.

- Hard Rock Carnival Nights. Live Music with Bruno Belissimo; Dj Christian EFFE (Disco Music): Concert at 8.30pm and DJ sets at 10.30pm. Hard Rock Cafe, Orseolo 1192 Basin, San Marco - Venice

- Dinner & Ball Dinner and Ball in Mask at Palazzo Vendramin: from February 23rd to March 5th 2019, from 8.30pm to 2.00am, € 500 per person, Palazzo Vendramin Calergi - Venice

1st March

- Venice, a life in disguise. Tale on traditional masks, Carnival and production technique: from 23 February to 5 March 2019 from 10.30 to 12.30. Ca 'Macana workshop, Dorsoduro 3172 - Venice. Admission by reservation on the www.camacana.com website

- 10. International Children's Carnival (Biennial Project). Ca' Giustinian: from 23 February to 5 March 2019, from 11.00 to 18.00, Sestiere di San Marco, 1364 - Venice. Free entry on reservation.

- Qualification for the Final of the Best Mask Competition: 1 March, from 11.00, Piazza San Marco - Venice

- Ice-skating rink: from February 16th to March 5th 2019, from 11.00am to 7.00pm, Campo San Polo, San Polo Sestiere - Venice

- From the Moon to the Earth (1971-1821). Photographs and maps of the Moon from Apollo 15, the Lumière patent of 1900 and the nineteenth-century canvas cylinders painted for terrestrial panoramas: from 16 February to 5 March (except Tuesday), from 4 pm to 7 pm. Fabbrica del Vedere - Archivio Carlo Montanaro, Calle del Forno, 3857 - Venice. Free admission.

- Dinner & Ball: 1 March, from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm, Palazzo Labia - Venice

- Hard Rock Carnival Nights. Live Music with ExiBeat (italian music '60); Dj Tuby Rubber (House Music): Concert at 8.30pm and DJ sets at 10.30pm. Hard Rock Cafe, Orseolo 1192 Basin, San Marco - Venice

- Dinner & Ball Dinner and Ball in Mask at Palazzo Vendramin: from February 23rd to March 5th 2019, from 8.30pm to 2.00am, € 500 per person, Palazzo Vendramin Calergi - Venice

March 2nd

- Venice, a life in disguise. Tale on traditional masks, Carnival and production technique: from 23 February to 5 March 2019 from 10.30 to 12.30. Ca 'Macana workshop, Dorsoduro 3172 - Venice. Admission by reservation on the www.camacana.com website

- 10. International Children's Carnival (Biennial Project). Ca' Giustinian: from 23 February to 5 March 2019, from 11.00 to 18.00, Sestiere di San Marco, 1364 - Venice. Free entry on reservation.

- Qualification for the Final of the Best Mask Competition: 2 March, from 11.00, Piazza San Marco - Venice

- Ice-skating rink: from February 16th to March 5th 2019, from 11.00am to 7.00pm, Campo San Polo, San Polo Sestiere - Venice

- Rialto Carnival. Small fish "A Rialto is life: the fish are back!": Show for children from 7 to 11 years from 15.00 to 17.00.

- Rialto Carnival. Dances of the '700. Campo San Giacometto: from 5.00 pm

- From the Moon to the Earth (1971-1821). Photographs and maps of the Moon from Apollo 15, the Lumière patent of 1900 and the nineteenth-century canvas cylinders painted for terrestrial panoramas: from 16 February to 5 March (except Tuesday), from 4 pm to 7 pm. Fabbrica del Vedere - Archivio Carlo Montanaro, Calle del Forno, 3857 - Venice. Free admission.

- Dinner & Ball Dinner and Ball in Mask at Palazzo Vendramin: from February 23rd to March 5th 2019, from 8.30pm to 2.00am, € 500 per person, Palazzo Vendramin Calergi - Venice

- Hard Rock Carnival Nights. GOSSO’S PARTY: from 9pm. Hard Rock Cafe, Orseolo 1192 Basin, San Marco - Venice

3rd March

- Venice, a life in disguise. Tale on traditional masks, Carnival and production technique: from 23 February to 5 March 2019 from 10.30 to 12.30. Ca 'Macana workshop, Dorsoduro 3172 - Venice. Admission by reservation on the www.camacana.com website

- 10. International Children's Carnival (Biennial Project). Ca' Giustinian: from 23 February to 5 March 2019, from 11.00 to 18.00, Sestiere di San Marco, 1364 - Venice. Free entry on reservation.

- Ice-skating rink: from February 16th to March 5th 2019, from 11.00am to 7.00pm, Campo San Polo, San Polo Sestiere - Venice

- The flight of the eagle: from 11.00 to 12.00. Piazza San Marco - Venice

- Rialto Carnival. 1433 Pietro Querini lets the Doge know the cod. Small Fish Market: at 12.00.

- Final of the Best Mask Competition: 3 March, from 2.30 pm, Piazza San Marco - Venice

- Children's workshop at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection: from 3pm to 4pm for children aged 4 to 10 years. Telephone booking by calling + 39.041.2405444/401

- From the Moon to the Earth (1971-1821). Photographs and maps of the Moon from Apollo 15, the Lumière patent of 1900 and the nineteenth-century canvas cylinders painted for terrestrial panoramas: from 16 February to 5 March (except Tuesday), from 4 pm to 7 pm. Fabbrica del Vedere - Archivio Carlo Montanaro, Calle del Forno, 3857 - Venice. Free admission.

- The Sacred du printemps by Igor Stravinsky: from 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista, San Polo 2454 - Venice. Free admission.

- Hard Rock Carnival Nights. Live Music with Damien Mcfly; Dj Christian EFFE (Indie and Commercial Music): Concert at 8.30pm and DJ sets at 10.30pm. Hard Rock Cafe, Orseolo 1192 Basin, San Marco - Venice

- Au clair de la Lune. Letizia Michielon's piano recital: March 3, from 9.00 pm to 2.00 am, Ca 'Vendramin Calergi - Venice. Admission fee 30 euros.

- Dinner & Ball Dinner and Ball in Mask at Palazzo Vendramin: from February 23rd to March 5th 2019, from 8.30pm to 2.00am, € 500 per person, Palazzo Vendramin Calergi - Venice

4th March

- Venice, a life in disguise. Tale on traditional masks, Carnival and production technique: from 23 February to 5 March 2019 from 10.30 to 12.30. Ca 'Macana workshop, Dorsoduro 3172 - Venice. Admission by reservation on the www.camacana.com website

- 10. International Children's Carnival (Biennial Project). Ca' Giustinian: from 23 February to 5 March 2019, from 11.00 to 18.00, Sestiere di San Marco, 1364 - Venice. Free entry on reservation.

- Ice-skating rink: from 11.00am to 7.00pm, Campo San Polo, San Polo Sestiere - Venice

- From the Moon to the Earth (1971-1821). Photographs and maps of the Moon from Apollo 15, the Lumière patent of 1900 and the nineteenth-century canvas cylinders painted for terrestrial panoramas: from 16 February to 5 March (except Tuesday), from 4 pm to 7 pm. Fabbrica del Vedere - Archivio Carlo Montanaro, Calle del Forno, 3857 - Venice. Free admission.

- Cantata della luna:from 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm, Ateneo Veneto, Campo San Fantin 1897 - Venice. A story with images, spoken and sung on the moon; with piano and soprano and naratore. Free admission.

- Dinner & Ball Dinner and Ball in Mask at Palazzo Vendramin: from February 23rd to March 5th 2019, from 8.30pm to 2.00am, € 500 per person, Palazzo Vendramin Calergi - Venice

March 5th

- The multiple masks of the moon in the reflections of the soul: from 10.00 to 18.00, Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista Address, San Polo 2454 - Venice. Exhibition of masks by Giorgio De Marchi. Free admission.

- Venice, a life in disguise. Tale on traditional masks, Carnival and production technique: from 23 February to 5 March 2019 from 10.30 to 12.30. Ca 'Macana workshop, Dorsoduro 3172 - Venice. Admission by reservation on the www.camacana.com website

- 10. International Children's Carnival (Biennial Project). Ca' Giustinian: from 23 February to 5 March 2019, from 11.00 to 18.00, Sestiere di San Marco, 1364 - Venice. Free entry on reservation.

- Daily Competition of the Best Mask: March 5, from 11.00 to 13.00 and from 15.00 to 17.00, Piazza San Marco - Venice.

- Ice-skating rink: from February 16th to March 5th 2019, from 11.00am to 7.00pm, Campo San Polo, San Polo Sestiere - Venice

- Award ceremony of the Maria: March 5, from 16.00 to 16.30, Piazza San Marco - Venice

- Svolo del Leon: March 5, from 17.00 to 18.00, Piazza San Marco - Venice

- Dinner & Ball Dinner and Ball in Mask at Palazzo Vendramin: from February 23rd to March 5th 2019, from 8.30pm to 2.00am, € 500 per person, Palazzo Vendramin Calergi - Venice

Venice Carnival Program 2019 Guggenheim Foundation

- From 16 February to 5 March, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection will take part in the 2019 Venice Carnival with public presentations and free workshops for children aged 4 to 10 years.

Venice Carnival Program 2019 in the Islands

- Carnevale di Pellestrina: 17 February: Parade of the musical bank. 24th February: Carnival party at the Palazzetto di Portosecco with games for children and sweets. March 5: Carnival party for children and families in Sestier Busetti from 14.30 to 17.30. Island of Pellestrina - Venice

- Carnevale di Burano: 28th February, 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th March, from 5.30pm to 11.30pm, Isola di Burano - Venice

- Sant'Erasmo Carnival: 2 and 3 March, from 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm, Via de le Motte, 110 - Sant'Erasmo

- Lido Carnival: 5 March 5 March, from 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm, Riviera Santa Maria Elisabetta, Isola del Lido - Venice

Venice Carnival Program 2019 in the mainland

- Dj and music and party in Marghera. Carriage ride for masked children: February 23 from 15.00 to 17.00. Piazza Mercato - Marghera Venice

- Mestre Carnival Street Show: February 17 Opening ceremony from Piazzale Donatori di Sangue to Piazza Ferretto; 23, 24 February and from 28 February to 5 March 2019, from 10.00 to 19.00: Star Trick - The Astrocycles The Pedal Astrocycles, with the Circus Patuf artists, Piazza Ferretto - Mestre

- And yet it moves. Show for children: 24 February 2019, from 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm, Centro Candiani, Piazzale Candiani - Mestre. Free admission.

- The black moon. Lilith. Theatrical performance by Chiarastella Serravalle: 27 February 2019, from 7.00 pm to 8.30 pm, Centro Candiani, Piazzale Candiani - Mestre. Free admission.

- Parade of wagons in Marghera: March 2 from 15.00 to 17.00. Piazza Mercato - Marghera Venice

- Dj and concert in Marghera: 3 March from 10.00 to 20.00. Piazza Mercato - Marghera Venice

- Volo dell'Asino: 3 March, from 11.00 to 13.00, Piazza Ferretto - Mestre Venezia

- Viva Piraghetto Carnevale 2019: from 2.00 pm, parade from the Piraghetto park to piazza Ferretto and party to the Anda Venice Hostel

- Children's Carnival: March 5, from 2.30 to 5.00 pm, Zelarino Venezia

Where to park at the arrival of the Venice Carnival

We advise against arriving by car and parking at Piazzale Roma, better the Tronchetto with its great availability or also the parking in Terraferma in Mestre.

Go to the History of Venice Carnival

The term derives from the Latin phrases carnem levare or carnem levamen that means "take off the meat", with reference to fat tuesday as the last possible day to have a Lucullian lunche before the usual food deprivations during the period of Lent. A festival therefore linked to Christian and Catholic worship seems, even if it is almost certain that tradition goes back to the Greek and Roman period and has been absorbed - like so many other social and political aspects of the ancient world - by the later Christian society.