Festa del Redentore is Venice's most-loved celebration, marking the end of the 1576 plague with a votive bridge to Giudecca and a Saturday-night fireworks.
Official site: blog.girolibero.com
Dates and details checked May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh against the organiser's site.
Hotels in Venice around 17 to 18 July 2027, dates pre-filled. Prices and availability open on the partner site.
Before you go: airport transfer to Venice (Shuttle Direct) · mobile data eSIM (eSIMania) from USD 2
Festa del Redentore runs 17 to 18 July. These are the food tours and tastings in Venice to book for the days around it; most cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Embark on a bacaro food tour in Venice and savor Spritz, Prosecco, cicchetti, warm dishes, and gelato while discovering local culinary traditions with a guide.
Guided tour · 2.5 hours
Taste your way through Venice's bacari culture, crossing the Grand Canal like a local and discovering the neighborhoods where Venetians gather for cicchetti, wine, and...
2 - 3 hours
Experience a pasta and tiramisu-making class in a local home in Venice. Learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and tiramisu, and enjoy the fruits o...
Address: Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore, Giudecca, 30133 Venezia VE, Venice
24 May 2027
Vogalonga
Post-row lunches at the bacari, Soave and Prosecco
5 Sep 2027
Regata Storica
Long lunches by the Grand Canal
17 May 2027
Festa della Sensa
Lagoon-fish lunches, the Doge's marriage to the sea
9 May 2027
Festa del Carciofo Violetto di Sant'Erasmo
Castraure artichokes from Sant'Erasmo
21 Nov
Festa della Madonna della Salute
Castradina, smoked mutton and cabbage soup; frittelle and candied fruit
11 Nov
Festa di San Martino
Dolce di San Martino shortcrust biscuit, roast chestnuts, new wine
