Biennale Arte 2026
9 May to 22 Nov 2026, World event
The city
Venice in brief.
Festivals have set the Venetian year for centuries and still do. Carnevale fills February with masks, the Biennale opens at the Giardini and the Arsenale in May and stays until late November, and the film festival shifts attention to the Lido for eleven days around the start of September.
A pair of dates belongs to the Venetians themselves. On the third weekend of July a votive bridge opens for the Festa del Redentore and fireworks light St Mark's Basin; on the first Sunday of September the Regata Storica sends rowing crews down the Grand Canal.
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The year
The year in Venice.
- February
- Carnevale, which ends on Shrove Tuesday.
- May to November
- The Biennale's international exhibition runs at the Giardini and the Arsenale, art in even years and architecture in odd.
- Third weekend of July
- The Festa del Redentore, with a votive bridge and fireworks over St Mark's Basin.
- Early September
- The Venice Film Festival on the Lido, and the Regata Storica on the Grand Canal.
Now
Under way in Venice.
Live
World Calendar
Ahead in Venice.
Carnevale di Venezia
23 Jan to 9 Feb 2027, World event
Biennale Architettura 2027
8 May to 21 Nov 2027, World event
Salone Nautico Venezia
26 to 30 May 2027, World event
Regata Storica
5 Sept 2027, World event
In the city
What people come for.
Each is something to ask FJS Concierge about. The request opens with the subject and Venice already filled in, and is answered personally.
Culture
Biennale at the Giardini
La Biennale di Venezia shows art in even years and architecture in odd ones, from May to November, in the pavilions of the Giardini and the halls of the Arsenale.
Culture
Film festival on the Lido
The Venice International Film Festival, run by the Biennale, screens on the Lido for eleven days around the start of September, a boat ride across the lagoon from St Mark's.
Dining
Cicchetti around Rialto
Bacari, the small Venetian wine bars, serve cicchetti with a glass of wine at the counter, and a good number sit in the lanes around the Rialto fish market.
Culture
Collections on the Grand Canal
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection occupies Palazzo Venier dei Leoni in Dorsoduro, between the Accademia Bridge and the Salute, and the Pinault Collection shows at Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana.
The network
Venice is a city guide.
Who the city draws
Curators, artists and collectors arrive for the Biennale's opening days in May, and the film industry takes over the Lido in early September, with little overlap between the two.
This page is an editorial guide. FunJetSetter follows the calendar in Venice, and members cannot yet add a trip here or make it their home city. FJS Concierge takes requests for Venice all the same.
In the network's own cities, members see who is there and who is arriving, as each member has chosen to share it. Nothing about people is public.
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Need something arranged?
Whatever brings you to Venice, Italy, FJS Concierge takes the request: Biennale at the Giardini, Film festival on the Lido, Cicchetti around Rialto, Collections on the Grand Canal, or simply the journey and the stay. It opens with the city already named.
Cities
Often paired with Venice.
Milan is a little over two hours by fast train, Cannes holds the spring counterpart to the film festival, and Vienna pairs La Fenice with the State Opera.
