Venice Biennale
Art, Theatre, Architecture, Dance & Film
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Dance Biennale 2025
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Architecture Biennale 2025
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Theatre Bienale 2025
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Venice Film Festival 2026
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Music Biennale 2026
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Biennale Arte 2026
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Art Biennale Opening Dates & Theme
The opening dates for the Venice Art Biennale are 9 May to the 22 November 2026.
The theme of the 61st International Art Exhibition is “In Minor Keys” by Koyo Kouoh.
Art Biennale Locations, Dates and Times
Giardini / Arsenale / Forte Marghera
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Summer Hours 11 am – 7 pm from May to September |
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Autumn Hours 10 am – 6 pm from October to 22 November |
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Note: Until the end of September, Arsenale venue only: Fridays and Saturdays extended opening until 8 pm |
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Tickets €30, Reduced price €20 over 65, Students and/or under 26 € 16 (a valid ID is required) |
Art Biennale Tickets
The tickets can be bought from the Art Biennale website
Getting To The Art Biennale
There are four entrance gates to the exhibition venues
Arsenale Venue
Campo della Tana 2169/F and from the Ponte dei Pensieri (Salizada Streta).
Giardini Venue
Viale Trento 1260 and from Sant’Elena (Viale IV novembre)
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Nearest Waterbus Vaporetto Stop – to Arsenale: ACTV line 1, line 4.1 – to Giardini: ACTV line 1, line 2, line 4.1, line 5.1, (line 6 only from Piazzale Roma) |
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Dance Biennale 2025
19th International Festival of Contemporary Dance
The 19th International Festival of Contemporary Dance will run from 17 July to 2 August 2025, directed by Wayne McGregor.
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Biennale Musica 2026
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Music Biennale Opening Dates & Theme
10th – 24th October 2026
70th International Festival of Contemporary Music titled A Child of Sound and directed by Caterina Barbieri.
130 artists – for over 40 events with 23 new works, 18 of which are world premieres – will be presented at the festival, the main players in a programme that travels across the centuries and continents mixing tradition, classical and experimental.
Music Biennale Locations
Shows, concerts and many of the events in the programme will take place in the unique spaces of La Biennale di Venezia at the Arsenale (Teatro alle Tese, Tese dei Soppalchi, Sale d’Armi, and Teatro Piccolo Arsenale); in the headquarters at Ca’ Giustinian; in the historic theatres of the city, Malibran and Goldoni.
Music Biennale Tickets
The tickets can be bought from the Biennale website
Architecture Biennale 2025
19th International Architecture Exhibition
The 19th International Architecture Exhibition will be held from Saturday 10 May to Sunday 23 November 2025 (pre-opening May 8 and 9), curated by the architect and engineer Carlo Ratti.
Theatre Biennale 2025
53rd International Theatre Festival
The 53rd International Theatre Festival will run from 31 May to 15 June 2025, directed by Willem Dafoe. The programme will feature daily events with the most important protagonists ot the contemporary theatrical scene, along with the productions made in the context of the Biennale College Teatro, the training project aimed at young artists.
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Biennale Cinema 2026
83rd Venice International Film Festival
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Venice Film Festival Opening Dates & Theme
The opening dates for the Venice Film Festival are 2nd September – 12th September 2026
Location
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Nearest Waterbus Vaporetto Stop – Lido S.M.E. ACTV line 1, line 5.1, (line 6 only from Piazzale Roma) |
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