Venice & the Mostra

4 events · A Riviera-level selection: dates, venues and how to get in.

• Saturday 6 February 2027 (official date announced on ilballodeldoge.com). The theme of the 2027 edition has not yet been revealed; the venue is announced by the authorised ticket office (Scuola Grande della Misericordia), the official website does not yet name it.
  Il Ballo del Doge 2027, masked gala ball of the Venice Carnival ♡
  Venice's most closed-door masked ball: four hundred guests in period costume, gala dinner, dancing and performances unti
• Saturday 17 October 2026 · St Mark's Basin
  Venice Hospitality Challenge 2026 (13th edition) ♡
  Maxi-yachts in the colours of Venice's palace hotels compete off St Mark's, sailing's “Grand Prix of Venice”.
• 9 May - 22 November 2026 (open throughout August)
  Biennale Arte 2026, In Minor Keys (61st International Art Exhibition) ♡
  A public Biennale, yet a magnet for collectors, houses and private jets, with satellite private dinners.
• 9 May - 23 November 2026 (open in August)
  Helter Skelter: Arthur Jafa and Richard Prince (Fondazione Prada Venice) ♡
  Palazzo Prada on the Grand Canal, Jafa and Prince on show, the Prada ecosystem, public access.