Edition

Venice Carnival 2022

Remember the Future
The 2022 edition will be held from Saturday February 12 to Tuesday March 1 under the Artistic Direction of Massimo Checchetto, set designer of the Teatro La Fenice.
 
“Remember the Future” is the title chosen for this edition, and is inspired by a quote from Salvador Dalì: And most of all I remember the future.
 
“Walking through Venice, even with a specific destination, one is forced to constantly change direction, the alley ends in a turning; behind one turning point a surprise, often a marvel, almost always a future. For the theme of this year’s Venice Carnival, I thought about our future, the future that this city full of the past unleashes in those who live it. It is, truly, a place in constant contradiction, where dreams and reality merge”- declares Massimo Checchetto.
 
The Carnival is a surreal game, beyond logic. Remembering the future seems like a paradox, but this responds precisely to the most authentic spirit of the Carnival: a subversion of meaning that allows you to ‘open up’ the mind and open up possible unexpected scenarios. An introspective and creative journey that everyone can undertake to discover the most hidden desires and the most secret aspects of their own personality. With the freedom of anonymity, because today, behind one mask, another mask is hidden.
The Venice Carnival becomes, therefore, an extraordinary opportunity for research and revelation that is mirrored in the intricate fabric of its urban structure. Calli and campielli, bridges and canals, sotoporteghi and fondamenta, as well as arcades and squares, all impose a continuous change of pace, continuous rethinking and hesitations that, however, lead to surprising results.
New visions that deviate from everyday life and transport you to a dimension projected into a fantastic future. A journey, a set of ideas for embracing the dream of beauty.
 

 

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On the occasion of Carnival 2022, the City of Venice proposes a series of initiatives that will take place throughout the municipal area, according to the pandemic situation and the relative legislation of reference, in compliance with national and local guidelines related to the activities of a diffused schedule that involves the ancient city, the Venetian mainland, and the islands of the lagoon.
 
The Carnival 2022 will be a multidimensional event, in which the physicality of attending the traditional event in person is integrated with the virtual, utilising technology to involve all the public in the Carnival, including those who wish to participate remotely, from all around the world. 
 
It is a "work in progress" edition, the result of a joint effort made together with the competent authorities in order to offer a safe Carnival. Special thanks go to the Prefecture of Venice for the coordination of the law enforcement agencies and to the health authorities for their continuous constructive support in planning the event.
 
In this pandemic context, some of the traditional events that historically generate gatherings will not take place. In particular:
The “Venetian festival” in Rio di Cannaregio canal on Saturday evening and the water parade in the Grand Canal on Sunday morning;
The big animated stages of Piazza San Marco and Piazza Ferretto;
The procession of the Marias and the parade of the Bull;
The flight of the Angel, the flight of the Eagle, and the flight of the Lion;
The allegorical parades in Lido, Marghera, Campalto, Zelarino, Pellestrina, and Burano.
 

VENEZIA IMAGINARIUM

from 19 fév 22 to 01 Mar 22
Location: 
Ca' Vendramin Calergi
Price: 
Paid admission
Wonders rediscovered in the future memory of a glorious past at the official Dinner Show of the Venice Carnival, which returns to the precious gem of Cà Vendramin Calergi...

VENEZIA WONDER TIME!

from 12 fév 22 to 01 Mar 22
Location: 
Piazza Ferretto
Piazza Mercato - Marghera
Lido di Venezia
Price: 
Free
Extraordinariness and Diffuse Art for the City
It is time to rediscover the amazement and emotion of the Carnival in the squares and in the streets, with the...

Nebula Solaris

from 18 fév 22 to 01 Mar 22
Location: 
Arsenale di Venezia
Price: 
Paid admission
The Venetian Water Festival moves to the Arsenal in an inimitable open-air theatre to celebrate the Venice Carnival 2022 with an extraordinary spectacle on water, an...

PLAY THE MASK!

from 12 fév 22 to 01 Mar 22
Location: 
Piazza Ferretto
Price: 
Free
The customary parade of the most beautiful masked costume transforms for this edition into a colourful and fun open air parade in front of a scenographic setting in Piazza Ferretto, where...

PLAY WITH THE LION

from 19 fév 22 to 01 Mar 22
Location: 
Piazza San Marco
Price: 
Free

Concorso della “Maschera più Bella”
Ogni giorno in Piazza San Marco torna la sfilata più invidiata al mondo!

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Extraordinary openings

from 18 fév 22 to 01 Mar 22
Location: 
Palazzo Ducale
Ca’ Rezzonico Palace, Eighteenth Century Venice Museum
Carlo Goldoni'House
Palazzo Mocenigo
Correr Museum
Price: 
Paid admission
On the occasion of the Carnival, the museums of the Marciana Area and the Museum of Eighteenth Century Venice have an extraordinary evening opening until 10:00 pm every day from...

Le baruffe - Teatro La Fenice

from 22 fév 22 to 04 Mar 22
Location: 
La Fenice Theatre
Price: 
Paid admission
Teatro di musica composed by Giorgio Battistelli | libretto by Giorgio Battistelli e and Damiano Michieletto
 
With 13 solo singers, a...

Concerto diretto da Francesco Lanzillotta al Teatro La Fenice

from 27 fév 22 to 01 Mar 22
Location: 
La Fenice Theatre
Price: 
Paid admission
Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice
Francesco Lanzillotta, direttore
Ekaterina Bakanova, soprano
 
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Ice Skating in Venice 2021

from 04 déc 21 to 01 Mar 22
Location: 
Campo San Polo
Price: 
Paid admission
Ice skating is a beloved tradition in Venice, ideal for everyone's favorite winter pastime. 
Thousands of venetians and tourists from across the...
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Ice skating in Marghera 2021-2022

from 20 nov 21 to 01 Mar 22
Location: 
Piazza Mercato - Marghera
Price: 
Paid admission

Skating on real ice, fun for everybody. Open every day, with skate rental.

Come and...

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13. Carnevale Internazionale dei Ragazzi

from 19 fév 22 to 27 fév 22
Location: 
Ca' Giustinian - Biennale Venue
Price: 
Free
Preapertura il 14 con un’installazione sonora e gran finale
con il gioco storico The game of Venice 421-2021 e la sfida continua…
 
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