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Carnevale di Venezia 2027: how crowded Venice gets
Venice's carnival: weeks in masks and costume, from late January to Shrove Tuesday, building to the final weekends when the small city is at its yearly peak.
How busy is Venice during Carnevale di Venezia?
23 January – 9 February 2027 — we checked these dates against the organiser's own site
All 18 days: Packed our forecast · Venice scaleCalm · Lively · Busy · Packed rank a day against Venice's own year — not a headcount.
The 2027 Carnevale di Venezia (Carnival of Venice) makes Venice busier than 99% of its year, in a February that otherwise peaks well below — 23% on Friday 12 February. our forecast
When does Venice get back to normal after Carnevale di Venezia?
Venice eases back the day after Carnevale di Venezia: Wednesday 10 February is Calm (18%), and stays below Packed through Tuesday 16 February, the last day shown here.
Going anyway? See timed entries and tours for January 2027, matched to Venice's forecast
- Dates checked against carnevale.venezia.it
Tap any day to see that day's forecast; the whole month is at February in Venice, day by day.
- Dates
- Sat 23 January – Tue 9 February 2027 · we checked these dates against the organiser's own site
- Crowd
- All 18 event days are Packed. our forecast
- Last updated
- 10 Sep 2026, nightly
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Official site — carnevale.venezia.it →Here for it?
Come on a weekday if the parades and the square are your reason: the same masks, fewer elbows. Cross the Rialto early in the morning and ride the Grand Canal in the evening rather than at midday. advice
The days before Carnevale di Venezia, Thu 21 January and Fri 22 January, are Calm (4%) in Venice; the 18 event days peak at Packed (99%). our forecast
Staying for Carnevale di Venezia? The event days, Sat 23 January – Tue 9 February, peak at Packed in Venice; Fri 22 January is Calm. The link opens Expedia's hotel search for Venice. our forecast
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A few bridges off the corridor, Venice keeps its quiet quarters even now: Cannaregio's Ghetto and the Fondamenta della Misericordia, Castello's Via Garibaldi and the Giardini, everything beyond the Accademia in Dorsoduro. Or take the lagoon boat to Murano and Burano — the crowding is on the midday boats, not the islands, so travel outside the midday hours. advice
Nearest calmer day: Fri 22 Jan (Calm). our forecast
Tours for the quiet days (10–12 Feb 2027), matched to Venice's forecast
When is the Carnevale di Venezia 2027?
The 2027 Carnevale di Venezia in Venice runs 23 Jan – 9 Feb 2027, checked against the organiser's own site.
| Year | Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Sat 23 January – Tue 9 February | confirmed |
How we verified this.
Is Venice worth visiting during Carnevale di Venezia?
Packed on all 18 event days; the nearest calm days are Calm. our forecast
Worth it if Carnevale di Venezia is why you're coming — expect Packed days; if crowds are your concern, it is the one time to avoid — the calm week of 10–12 Feb 2027 is the quieter plan. advice
Where are the crowds in Venice during Carnevale di Venezia?
San Marco brims, the water buses (the vaporetti) groan and hotel prices hit their yearly high; the weekends are the crush — the last ones most of all — while the weekdays between them breathe.
Best days to go — and the ones to skip
Go midweek.
The rest of the practical notes
The weekends — the last ones most of all — are when the crowd fills San Marco and the vaporetti; the weekdays in between are the same carnival with room to breathe. The official programme, on the carnival's own site, lists what happens on which day.
Times and routes change: carnevale.venezia.it is the organiser's own page and the authority.
Our crowd forecast is an informed estimate, not a guarantee — check with the organiser and/or local authorities before you plan around it.
our forecast marks a number we worked out from published data; advice marks something we think. Never the other way round.
Named places appear here only after checking their own website; anything unverifiable is left out.
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