Venice Carnival 2027 · 23 January – 9 February

Venice Carnival 2027

The gala nights of Venice

Masquerade balls, gala dinners and costumed parties, with what they cost, what to wear and where to book. Now: Venice Carnival 2027, from Saturday 23 January to Tuesday 9 February.

All Carnival 2027 eventsOur VIP selection
19ticketed eventson 15 of its 18 days, plus 1 after
9on the main nightSaturday 6 February
€130the lowest ticketparty cruise
€10,000the top ticketDoge's Imperial Table

Night by nightThe season at a glance

How many ticketed events each night of Carnival holds. Saturday 6 February is the main night.

  3. Mon 25 Jan: no ticketed events
  4. Tue 26 Jan: no ticketed events
  5. Wed 27 Jan: no ticketed events

Saturday 6 FebruaryThe main night

9 ticketed events on the same evening.

All 20 events, night by night

A gala nightCostume, dinner and show

A performer in a silver-blue silk gown and a tall white wig topped with a model ship, seated in a room of red damask
The costume
A round dinner table in red silk with a classical bust and candles under a chandelier, beside a marble fireplace
The table
A performer in a pink feathered wig and frilled gown gestures with a fan under a crystal chandelier
The show

Photographs from a past edition of the Carnival Official Dinner Show.

VIP · our selectionFive evenings to remember

Our selection of the five most beautiful evenings of the Venice Carnival. Masked balls in historic palaces and halls, where every guest arrives in period costume, the music plays late into the night, and for a few hours Venice is once again the city of the eighteenth century.

Sat 6 Feb · The most exclusive

Il Ballo del Doge

Scuola Grande della Misericordia Some sections sold out from €800 (after party only) to €10,000 Sat 30 Jan

The Ball of Dreams

Palazzo Ca' Zen ai Frari from €690 to €1,790 Sat 6 Feb

Ballo Tiepolo

Ridotto Ballrooms, Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal Sold out at resellers from €850 to €1,350 Fri 5 Feb

Ballo dalle Rose

Palazzo Rocca from €890 to €1,290 Sat 30 Jan & Thu 4 Feb

Carnival Extravaganza

Ridotto Ballrooms, Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal from €630 to €1,130

The VIP selection

Plan your CarnivalEverything before the first dance

Masquerade balls compared

12 balls side by side: dates, cheapest and top ticket, and whether a costume is included.

Where to buy tickets

Who sells each event, from what price, and what is already gone.

Dates and key days

The opening weekend, Giovedì Grasso, the main night and the closing day.

Costumes and dress codes

What each event asks you to wear, and the ateliers that make or rent costumes.

What to expect at a ball

When the doors open, what the ticket includes, the rule at the door and what you accept when you pay.

We do not sell tickets and we add no fee: every booking link goes to the organiser, to its official ticket office, or to the agency or platform that sells the event.

Listing is free for every event, and nobody pays to be in our VIP selection. Each event page carries the date of its last check; the oldest is from 31 October 2026. How we check