Venice's big events, and how busy they make the city
Every event here is verified by a person, dated from its own organiser, and set against Venice's day-by-day crowd forecast — so they can be ranked on one scale. "Major" here means an event we have checked and approved as one of Venice's biggest, whose days our own forecast reads Busy or Packed — or, for now, sit beyond the forecast window. See the city, day by day →
Calm · Lively · Busy · Packed rank a day against Venice's own year — not a headcount.
joint #1 Carnevale di Venezia (Carnival of Venice) →
23 January – 9 February 2027 — we checked these dates against the organiser's own site
Carnevale di Venezia is joint busiest of Venice's 5 verified major events — its busiest day is Packed, busier than 99% of Venice's year.
The 2027 Carnevale di Venezia in Venice runs 23 Jan – 9 Feb 2027, confirmed; expect Packed days — busier than 99% of Venice's year. (Avoid-Crowds, as of 2026-10-13; recomputed nightly.)
joint #1 Carnevale di Venezia (Martedi Grasso climax) →
9 February 2027 — we checked these dates against the organiser's own site
Carnevale di Venezia is joint busiest of Venice's 5 verified major events — its day is Packed, busier than 99% of Venice's year.
The 2027 Carnevale di Venezia in Venice runs 9 Feb 2027, confirmed; expect Packed days — busier than 99% of Venice's year. (Avoid-Crowds, as of 2026-10-13; recomputed nightly.)
joint #1 Carnival of Venice (Carnevale di Venezia) →
23 January – 9 February 2027 — we checked these dates against the organiser's own site
Carnival of Venice is joint busiest of Venice's 5 verified major events — its busiest day is Packed, busier than 99% of Venice's year.
The 2027 Carnival of Venice in Venice runs 23 Jan – 9 Feb 2027, confirmed; expect Packed days — busier than 99% of Venice's year. (Avoid-Crowds, as of 2026-10-13; recomputed nightly.)
joint #1 Festa del Redentore →
17–18 July 2027 — expected — not yet confirmed
Festa del Redentore is joint busiest of Venice's 5 verified major events — its busiest day is Packed, busier than 99% of Venice's year.
The 2027 Festa del Redentore in Venice is expected on 17–18 Jul 2027 — the date can move; expect Packed days — busier than 99% of Venice's year. (Avoid-Crowds, as of 2026-10-13; recomputed nightly.)
#5 Regata Storica →
5 September 2027 — we checked these dates against the organiser's own site
Regata Storica ranks #5 of Venice's 5 verified major events by crowd impact — its day is Packed, busier than 86% of Venice's year.
The 2027 Regata Storica in Venice runs 5 Sep 2027, confirmed; expect Packed days — busier than 86% of Venice's year. (Avoid-Crowds, as of 2026-10-13; recomputed nightly.)
Venice International Film Festival (Mostra, 83rd edition) →
2–12 September 2026 — this edition has passed
The 2026 Venice International Film Festival in Venice has passed; no future date is known yet. (Avoid-Crowds, as of 2026-10-13; recomputed nightly.)
Not yet rankable — its days sit beyond the current forecast window, so we have no measured footprint to rank it by.
Planning Venice around these dates? Timed entries and tours matched to the day's forecast
Who writes the city guides · Disclaimer — event dates can change; expected dates are labelled and can move.