Carnival Venice 2024 Dates And Times. The venice carnival is an annual festival held in venice, which starts 19 days before lent and ends on shrove tuesday (mardi gras), the day before ash wednesday, the first day of lent. The venice carnival 2024 opens on january 27 with the striking venetian festival on the water along the grand canal.
Revived officially in 1979, it takes place in the weeks before lent. Venetian party on the water in.