The Venice Biennale (la Biennale di Venezia), an international art exhibition (founded in 1895) takes place every two years, and lasts six months.  For full details on the exhibits and cost and locations click here.

Check out hundreds of buildings, museums, cultural centers, bookstores, concert halls and more that open up at night from 6pm-1am…(click here for full article)

Redentore is the boat festival Venice is famous for. Thousands of boat parties fill the lagoon. Click here for more details on the festivities!

Ready to live Venice like a red-carpet star? ….Click here to get the full details (see full article)!

Want to see the most famous boat race in Venice? (click here to read full article on Regata Storica)

It’s our 2 year anniversary for publishing Venice for Rookies!! Take a peek and wish us Happy Birthday! Click here to see more here…

Every year thousands of runners participate in Venice’s famous marathon through the city on this 42km run. Click here to find out more details on Venice’s annual marathon.

Click here to find out how the Venetians dress up and celebrate their saints on this national holiday.

Notice some funky baked horses in bakeries all over Venice? Click here to find out how they celebrate San Martino day!

Thank goodness the plague is over and this is the second holiday where Venetian celebrate that. Click here to find out how Venetians celebrate their “day of health”.