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.
2-12 September 2026 · Palazzo del Cinema, Lido, Venice
Venice Film Festival 2026 — 83rd Venice International Film FestivalThe Lido rolls out its red carpet: the Golden Lion, cinema's elite and yachts on the lagoon.
Sunday, September 6, 2026 · Molino Stucky, Venice
amfAR Gala Venezia 2026 — 6th EditionThe Mostra's black-tie gala: stars, collectors and Marina Abramović honored at the Molino Stucky, sponsored by Chopard.
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 CarnivalVenice's most closed-door masked ball: four hundred guests in period costume, gala dinner, dancing and performances until dawn — you enter o