September in Venice

The first red carpet of the season unrolls on the Lido: ten days of the Mostra, the amfAR gala as its crowning night, and an entire lagoon dressed for a premiere. The art palazzi stay open throughout the festival, and the grand Carnival ball is already taking reservations.

• 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.
• 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 until dawn, you enter on