{"id":42655,"date":"2025-03-11T17:43:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T16:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/la-biennale-di-venezia-looks-ahead-all-the-2026-dates\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:35:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:35:53","slug":"la-biennale-di-venezia-looks-ahead-all-the-2026-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/la-biennale-di-venezia-looks-ahead-all-the-2026-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"La Biennale di Venezia looks ahead: all the 2026 dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"figure\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/biennale-architettura-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-41614 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/biennale-architettura-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/biennale-architettura-2023.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/biennale-architettura-2023-600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h2>La Biennale di Venezia announces its 2026 calendar featuring art, cinema, theater, dance, music, and podcasts<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The complete 2026 calendar of La Biennale di Venezia<\/strong> runs from February to October, beginning with the Children&#8217;s Carnival, in connection with the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. Great anticipation for <strong>Biennale Arte<\/strong>, with sixty participating countries and an exciting program, which connects to all the festivals of <strong>Theater with Willem Dafoe<\/strong>, <strong>Dance with Wayne McGregor<\/strong>, and <strong>Contemporary Music with Caterina Barbieri<\/strong>, culminating in September with the <strong>Film Festival<\/strong> at the Lido. All narrated live through the new project: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/la-biennale-on-air-the-voice-of-the-venice-biennale-arrives-in-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>La Biennale on Air<\/strong><\/a>, the <strong>monthly podcast<\/strong> featuring exclusive contributions from artistic directors, artists, filmmakers, and performers, recounting exhibitions, festivals, special projects, and collections from the Biennale&#8217;s Historical Archive.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.labiennale.org\/it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>La Biennale di Venezia<\/strong><\/a> announces the six events of 2026:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>17th edition of the International Children&#8217;s Carnival<\/strong><br \/>\nCa&#8217; Giustinian, San Marco 1364\/A<br \/>\nFebruary 7\u201315<br \/>\nAdmission: free with mandatory reservation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nine days of workshops for children, young people, families, and schools at Ca&#8217; Giustinian, during the <a href=\"https:\/\/carnevale.venezia.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Venice Carnival<\/a> <em>Olympus. At the origins of play.<\/em> The 2026 edition is linked to the XXV Winter Olympic Games <a href=\"https:\/\/hospitality.milanocortina2026.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Milano-Cortina 2026<\/a> and the Biennale headquarters transforms into <em><strong>The house of creativity<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in Venice, the <strong>Olympic Museum<\/strong> of Lausanne (official museum of the International Olympic Committee) brings three Olympic and Paralympic athletes who are also artists to conduct workshops where young people will discover the values of sport through creativity.<\/p>\n<p>The Arzan\u00e0 Association presents <strong><em>Carnival by boat<\/em><\/strong>, workshops where young people can see and touch original models of historic Venetian vessels. The Port System Authority will offer <strong><em>Port Educational<\/em><\/strong>, a creative journey through the stories of Venetian explorers Marco Polo, Pietro Querini, and Giovanni Caboto. For scientific research, IBSA Foundation will dedicate <strong><em>Happiness 2.0<\/em><\/strong> to older youth, a workshop to understand how <strong>social media and artificial intelligence<\/strong> influence emotions and well-being.  <\/p>\n<p>Participants include Fondazione \u0160t\u011bp\u00e1n Zav\u0159el, University of Milan, UNESCO Chair, ISTAT with Ca&#8217; Foscari University of Venice, Associazione San Don\u00e0 with <strong>workshops on the language of cinema<\/strong>. The program also includes the <strong>Silver Lion<\/strong> competition for creativity aimed at Italian schools, school-to-work pathways, and Cinema for schools from February 24 at the Giorgione cinema and the Dante in Mestre. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>61st International Art Exhibition &#8220;In Minor Keys&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/strong>Giardini and Arsenale<br \/>\nMay 9\u2013November 22 (preview May 6, 7, 8)<br \/>\nAdmission: ticketed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Artistic practices that inhabit fragility, pause, dissonance with works that construct a different time, made of listening, proximity, details that resist simplification. <strong><em>In Minor Keys<\/em><\/strong> is the curatorial vision of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/la-biennale-arte-2026-in-minor-keys-by-koyo-kouoh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Koyo Kouoh<\/strong><\/a> for Biennale Arte 2026, which will be realized entirely according to her project developed down to the smallest detail, before her sudden passing in May of this year.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition at the Giardini and Arsenale will maintain the radical and poetic project that invites slowing down, tuning into slowness and listening as acts of resistance in an era dominated by acceleration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"2\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"2\">\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/carnevale-internazionale-dei-ragazzi_ph_luca_chiandoni.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Biennale-Arte-2026_Photo-by-Andrea-Avezzu_Courtesy-of-La-Biennale-di-Venezia-AVZ.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"Toni Servillo joking with photographers at the Film Festival - ph. Rossana Viola\" data-caption=\"Toni Servillo joking with photographers at the Film Festival - ph. Rossana Viola\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Toni-Servillo-Mostra-Cinema-Venezia82-2025-ph.-Rossana-Viola.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Toni-Servillo-Mostra-Cinema-Venezia82-2025-ph.-Rossana-Viola.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Toni-Servillo-Mostra-Cinema-Venezia82-2025-ph.-Rossana-Viola-600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"Toni Servillo joking with photographers at the Venice82 Film Festival - 2025 ph. Rossana Viola\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"rgg-caption-container\"><span class=\"rgg-caption\"><span class=\"rgg-inner-caption\">Toni Servillo joking with photographers at the Film Festival - ph. Rossana Viola<\/span><\/span><\/span>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/No-Title-ph-Andrea-Avezzu_Courtesy-La-Biennale-di-Venezia_6593.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>54th International Theater Festival<\/strong><br \/>\nArsenale (Teatro Piccolo Arsenale, Teatro alle Tese, Sale d&#8217;Armi)<br \/>\nJune 7\u201321<br \/>\nAdmission: ticketed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/the-entire-53rd-international-theatre-festival-directed-by-willem-dafoe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Willem Dafoe<\/strong><\/a> directs the Festival for the second year, building a program featuring physical performances, international productions, and <strong>theater that goes beyond text<\/strong>. The American actor, who worked with Robert Wilson, Richard Foreman, and Romeo Castellucci before becoming a face of cinema, opened in 2025 with <em><strong>Theatre is Body &#8211; Body is Poetry<\/strong><\/em>, a tribute to the 1975 Biennale Teatro that hosted Peter Brook, Jerzy Grotowski, and Robert Wilson. In 2026, the winners of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.labiennale.org\/it\/teatro\/2025\/biennale-college-teatro-2026-autori\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Biennale College Teatro<\/strong><\/a> under 30 will debut: <strong>Alberto Colombo<\/strong> with his directorial work, <strong>Bruna Bonanno and Davide Pascarella<\/strong> with their dramaturgies in staged readings.  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>20th International Contemporary Dance Festival<\/strong><br \/>\nArsenale (Sale d&#8217;Armi, Teatro alle Tese, Teatro Piccolo Arsenale)<br \/>\nJuly 17\u2013August 1<br \/>\nAdmission: ticketed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>World premieres, immersive installations, and the body as technology: dance blends movement, digital art, and visual experimentation with British choreographer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/biennale-danza-2024-the-complexity-of-life-in-motion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Wayne McGregor<\/strong><\/a> who for 2026 invests in young talent through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.labiennale.org\/it\/biennale-college\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Biennale College Danza<\/strong><\/a>. <strong>Sixteen dancers from around the world will debut<\/strong> with new creations, workshops at the Sale d&#8217;Armi open contemporary techniques to professionals and amateurs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>83rd International Film Festival<\/strong><br \/>\nLido di Venezia (Palazzo del Cinema, Palazzo del Casin\u00f2)<br \/>\nSeptember 2\u201312<br \/>\nAdmission: ticketed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A shower of international stars at the Lido under the spotlights of a red carpet that inspires dreams, world premieres that then launch the race to the Oscars: <strong>eleven days of screenings with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.labiennale.org\/it\/cinema\/2026\/mostra-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#Venice83<\/a><\/strong> of films in Competition, in Orizzonti for experimental cinema, in Venice Immersive for virtual reality, and in Venezia Classici with restored masterpieces. <strong>Venezia da Vivere will follow the entire Festival as every year with reportage, social media live coverage, and our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/the-first-coffee-with-venezia-da-vivere-for-venezia82-the-golden-duo-sorrentino-servillo-opens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caff\u00e8<\/a> featuring curiosities and day-by-day programming.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>70th International Contemporary Music Festival<\/strong><br \/>\nArsenale (Teatro Piccolo Arsenale, Teatro alle Tese, Sale d&#8217;Armi)<br \/>\nOctober 11\u201324<br \/>\nAdmission: ticketed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Electronic music and experimental techno are experienced standing: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/biennale-musica-venice-design-and-the-major-events-of-october\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Caterina Barbieri<\/strong><\/a>, a composer from Bologna among the most influential voices on the international electronic scene, directs for the second consecutive year a program featuring <strong>beats, synthesizers, and radical sounds<\/strong>. The program blends concerts, performances, and young talents selected by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.labiennale.org\/it\/biennale-college-interno-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Biennale College Musica<\/strong><\/a> who debut with their compositions. <\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"4\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"4\">\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AVZ-biennale-college-WANG-LE-COEXISTENCE.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ayo-Edebiri-ph.-Rossana-Viola_Mostra-del-Cinema-Venezia-2025.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ayo-Edebiri-ph.-Rossana-Viola_Mostra-del-Cinema-Venezia-2025.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ayo-Edebiri-ph.-Rossana-Viola_Mostra-del-Cinema-Venezia-2025-600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>A spoiler for 2027<\/h3>\n<p>Historic record for Biennale Architettura 2025: <em><strong>Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective<\/strong><\/em> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/the-complete-guide-to-the-architecture-biennale-by-carlo-ratti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Carlo Ratti<\/strong><\/a> surpasses 298,000 visitors and beats the 2021 edition by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/how-to-live-together-the-2020-architecture-biennale-by-hashim-sarkis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hashim Sarkis<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With this result, eyes are already on 2027 with <strong>Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu<\/strong> directing the <strong>20th International Architecture Exhibition from May 8 to November 21<\/strong> with a preview on May 6 and 7. The two architects, founders of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinese-architects.com\/en\/amateur-architecture-studio-hangzhou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Amateur Architecture Studio<\/a> and <strong>winners of the 2012 Pritzker Prize<\/strong>, will bring to Venice their research on salvaged materials from demolished buildings and traditional Chinese artisanal techniques. <\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"6\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"6\">\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Wang-Shu-Lu-Wenyu-\u00a9-La-Biennale-di-Venezia-foto-ASAC-Matteo-Losurdo.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/biennale-architettura-2025-ph.-Settimo-Cannatella-1.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/La-biennale-di-architettura-2025-ph.-Settimo-Cannatella.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.66625\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/biennale-architettura-2025-ph.-luciapecoraro_-1.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Article by Lucia Pecoraro.<br \/>\nPhotos: Portrait of Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu \u00a9 La Biennale di Venezia &#8211; ASAC photo &#8211; by Matteo Losurdo. The International Children&#8217;s Carnival by Luca Chiandoni. Biennale Arte 2026, scene from No Title and Biennale College WANG LE COEXISTENCE by Andrea Avezz\u00f9 \u00a9 La Biennale di Venezia. Photo of the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival 2025 by Rossana Viola.   <\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] La Biennale di Venezia announces its 2026 calendar featuring art, cinema, theater, dance, music, and podcasts The complete 2026 calendar of La Biennale di Venezia runs from February to October, beginning with the Children&#8217;s Carnival, in connection with the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. Great anticipation for Biennale Arte, with sixty participating countries and an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":41615,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[146,84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-biennale","category-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42655"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43886,"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42655\/revisions\/43886"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}