Olympus theme draws global crowds to Venice
The 2026 edition of the Venice Carnival, dedicated to the theme “Olympus – The Origins of the Game”, brought tourists from 173 nationalities to the lagoon city, event officials announced.
According to the Smart Control Room, most foreign visitors who came to Venice during this period were Spanish (14.1%), followed by French (13.7%), British (9.7%), German (7.5%), American (6.3%) and Australian (4.7%) tourists, CE Report quotes AGERPRES.
Starting on January 31, Venice was transformed into a multifaceted stage that hosted visitors from all corners of the world, who took part in parades, theatre performances, concerts, artistic moments and water parades.
This year’s edition successfully blended the mythological origins of the Games with the contemporary relevance of the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games. It concluded on Tuesday with the final greeting in Piazza San Marco by the girl named “Maria of the Carnival,” Martine Diop Bullo, the parade of allegorical floats in Zelarino and the last show in the “The Call of Olympia” series at Arsenale di Venezia, which delighted the audience with a story of light and fire.
The event culminated in masked parties held in various historic venues.
Content dedicated to the Venice Carnival on its official Facebook page — posts, stories and reels — reached 4 million users, while the official Instagram page was viewed by 5.8 million users. On X, Carnival-related content recorded 250,000 views.
