Venice Carnival “The Doge’s Ball”- 18 February 2023
The Carnival of Venice 2023 is getting ready and many events are waiting for you! Visiting Venice during Carnival is a very special experience: the streets and st mark’s Square are full of events, parades of costumes and masked faces, music and parties…
And the parties take place not only in the streets, but also in the most beautiful Palaces of the city with the traditional Carnival masked balls!
The Doge’s Ball is one of the most sought-after and exclusive Carnival festivities and one of the most popular worldwide. 2023 is the 30th edition and we are sure it will amaze even more. Take part in the most illustrious evening of the Venice Carnival and experience the magic of an extraordinary event!
WHY DID WE LIKE THIS EXPERIENCE SO MUCH?
- You can participate in one of the most exclusive parties in the world with many guests arriving in Venice from all corners of the globe!
- Every year a new theme develops into a breathtaking spectacle. This year, on the occasion of the XXX edition, it will surprise us even more!
- You can wear a dream period costume designed and created by a great stylist!

Price
Entrance fees with dinner
- Section A: € 3,500.00 per person – sold out
- Section B: € 3,000.00 per person – sold out
- Section C: € 1,500.00 per person
Admission after dinner
- After Dinner Party: € 800 per person
Additional services:
- Costume hire: from € 350.00 per person
- Make-up and/or hairstyle: from € 180.00 per person
- Delivery and collection of costume at hotel or other residence: € 100
- Photo service: € 250 up to 4 people
Availability
18 February, 2023
Duration
Until 3.00 a.m.
Features
“the most dazzling, most refined and most exclusive event in the world”
THIS IS HOW THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA DESCRIBE THE DOGE’S BALL

The most exclusive party of the Carnival of Venice: Il Ballo del Doge
The Doge’s Ball, “Il Ballo del Doge”, was first staged in 1994. It takes place every year during the Carnival of Venice and each edition is dedicated to a new theme. Its creator, Antonia Sautter, is a stylist and organizer of exclusive events.
You will immerse yourself in a fantasy world of luxurious decorations and designs created according to the theme of the year. Get ready to enter the most luxurious party of Venice, and be one of the lucky guests of this venetian carnival party! Expect the highest level of entertainment !
30th edition of The Doge’s Ball: It’s Time for a New Renaissance!
The theme of the 2022 edition was “Play your Joker: it’s time for the Renaissance!”
“Following the traces that the Jolly will draw between the salons, staircases, vaults and lintels and escorted by a parade of Pulcinella, you will resurface in a paradise between gift tables, extraordinary decorations and floral decorations in an explosion of joy and confetti, which will delight all your senses…”
The 2023 edition is the 30th edition of this iconic event and we can’t wait to find out what it will give us; it will certainly amaze us as it does every year and even more!
The Doge’s Ball: party programme
Artistic performances, fine food and drink, music and dancing will accompany the programme of a dream evening.
- entrance to the party
- welcome show & cocktail
- placé dinner accompanied by fine wines
- entertainment shows during dinner
- main show with over 100 artists
- after-dinner party & disco

Venice Doge’s Ball: tickets and costume hire
The Doge’s Ball is a unique event and as such there are several ways to participate and many useful services to prepare and experience it at its best.
Admission Tickets
- Section A: € 3,500.00 per person – sold out
- Section B: € 2,500.00 per person – sold out
- Section C: € 1,500.00 per person
- After Dinner Party: € 800 per person
Dress code and costume hire
At this masquerade ball, a costume is compulsory. You can hire it directly from the organiser’s atelier. The costume fitting is itself a real event and a moment you will not forget. You can choose from more than 1,500 unique costumes, handmade with passion.
- Elegant: from € 350
- Luxury: from € 450
- Super Luxury: from € 650
- Over the Top: from € 850
- Private and artist’s collection only on request
The Doge’s Ball: additional services and location
The 2023 edition will take place at the majestic Scuola Grande della Misericordia, located in the Cannaregio district at the end of the fondamenta.
To add a bit of magic to this very special and exclusive evening, you can benefit from some additional services:
Additional services
- Costume delivery to the hotel and pick-up: € 100
- Photo service: from € 250 for up to 4 people
- Make-up and/or hairstyle: from € 180
If you wish to add any of these services, please let us know at the time of booking.
A unique venue: Scuola Grande della Misericordia
The 2023 edition will take place at the majestic Scuola Grande della Misericordia, located in the Cannaregio district at the end of the “fondamenta”.
This unique building dominates the northern part of the historic centre of Venice.
The “Scuola Grande di Santa Maria della Misericordia” was the seat of a school of Battuti di Venezia that was among the richest and most active between the early 14th and early 19th centuries.
Today, great restoration work has made it an ideal location for Venice’s most sumptuous events.

Join the most iconic evening of the Venice Carnival
and experience the magic of an extraordinary event!

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