The Ball of Dreams (Ballo dei Sogni)

The first of the three balls at Ca' Zen ai Frari, a week before the main Saturday.

Date	Saturday 30 January 2027
Time	20:00
Venue	Palazzo Ca' Zen ai Frari
Organiser	Russolo family (Carnival in Venice) (opens in a new tab)
Price	from €690 to €1,790 per person
Dress code	Period costume and mask compulsory in every tier, the Silver included.
Costume in the ticket	Gold and higher
Availability	On sale

Tickets and prices

Ticket	Price	What it includes
Silver	€690	side room, no costume
Gold	€890	side room, Light collection costume
Dream	€1,390	main hall, Regular costume
Luxury Dream	€1,590	main hall, Luxury costume
Royal Dream	€1,790	main hall, Royal costume

About the event

Guests arrive at 20:00, dinner is served on the piano nobile at 21:00 and a disco starts at midnight. The two side-room tickets are the cheaper way in (the Gold includes a Light collection costume); the three main-hall tiers include a costume. With the €690 Silver ticket you bring or rent your own costume.

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Tickets on the organiser's own site. We do not sell tickets and add no fee.

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Date, prices and availability were last checked against the organiser's page on 31 October 2026. They can change: check again before you pay. Sources: carnival-in-venice.com (opens in a new tab). Something wrong? Write to info@venicegala.com.