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Christmas 2024 and New Year's Day 2025 in Venice, Illuminations, Festivities and Fireworks
The illuminations and the Christmas tree in Piazza San Marco
The Great Christmas Tree of Venice is now installed on Piazzetta San Marco, next to the Doge's Palace.
Christmas tree in Venice This year, it is 15 metres high with a diameter of 7 metres at its base, decorated as it should be with garlands of lights and a star at its top: majestic!
The Procuratie Nuove et Vecchie, all around Piazza San Marco, have been decorated with lusters of Murano glass made by the greatest master glassmakers on the island of Murano.
Ice skating on Campo San Polo in Venice
The ice skating track has once again been installed on the Campo San Polo and will remain there until the last day of Carnival, i.e. Tuesday 4 March 2025.It is open to all from 3pm during the week and from 11am on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
You can bring your own ice skates or hire them on site.
The Father Christmas water parade in Venice
Santa Clauses Venice Grand Canal On Sunday 22 December, the procession of traditional Venetian boats with more than a hundred Santas on board will set off from the point of the Sea Customs, next to the Church of the Salute at 10am.
The cortege will arrive at the Erbaria of the Rialto market at 11am after sailing up the Grand Canal of Venice and passing under the Rialto Bridge.
An original spectacle guaranteed!
New Year's Fireworks 2025 in Venice
Fireworks in Venice The fireworks display on the Basin of Saint Mark will be fired on 31 December from 23:15 in front of the Doge's Palace in Venice.
Opening of Museums and Exhibitions
Most of Venice's museums will be exceptionally open over Christmas and New Year.The Doge's Palace and the Correr Museum will be open on Fridays and Saturday evenings until 9pm (last admission at 8pm) from December 20 to January 6.
On 25 December and 1 January, the Doge's Palace will be open from 10:00.
The Murano Glass Museum will be open every day from 20 December to 6 January.
Venice Biennale of Art 2024: 20 April - 24 November 2024
Befane Regatta: 6 January 2025 at 11:00 at Rialto Bridge
Venice Carnival 2025: 22 February to 4 March 2025 Programme
Architecture Venice Biennale 2025: 10 May to 23 November 2025.
Sensa Celebration 2025: 1st June 2025
Venice Vogalonga 2025 8 June 2025.
Redentore Fireworks Celebration: 19 July 2025
Historical Venice Regatta Storica 2025: 7 September 2025
39th Venice Marathon: 26 October 2025
Saint Martin: 11 November 2025
Salute Celebration: 21 November 2025
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