Piazza San Marco, 12 (noon) :

IL VOLO DELLA COLOMBINA

The oldest ceremony of the Carnival: a mechanical bird fly from the St. Mark's Tower

Gran Canal, 5.30 p.m. from San Marco to Cannaregio :

BOAT PARADE

Hundreds of masquerades boats along the most fascinating "street" of the World: the Canal Grande

7.00 p.m. Fondamenta di Cannaregio:

FESTA VENEXIANA

a popular open-air party along the canal of Cannaregio, with fireworks, at the end of the boat parade.