Dates not yet confirmed. The organiser has not announced this edition. The dates below follow the festival's usual pattern and are our best estimate; check the official site before booking around them.
Vogalonga is the city's 30km non-competitive rowing regatta around the lagoon, founded 1975 to protest motorboat wave damage, with finish-line lunches.
Dates and details checked May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh against the organiser's site.
Hotels in Venice around 24 May 2027, dates pre-filled. Prices and availability open on the partner site.
Vogalonga runs in May. 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 · 2h 30m
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 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: Bacino di San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE, Venice
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
4 Oct
Festa del Mosto di Sant'Erasmo
Mosto from the September pressing, violet artichoke, island vegetables and fish
