Carnevale - Carnival Festivals in Italy

Carnevale is celebrated in Italy and many places around the world 40 days before Easter, a final festival before Ash Wednesday and the restrictions of Lent. Although there are carnevale celebrations all over Italy, the biggest and most popular are in Venice, Viareggio, and Ivrea.

The date for carnevale festivals, also known as carnival or mardi gras festivals, changes its date every year depending on the date of Easter. Here are carnevale or carnaval dates for each year from 2008 to Carnevale is a final festival before Ash Wednesday and Lent. Carnevale is celebrated many places in Italy but Venice has the biggest...

Sardinia has great carnival festivals in Oristano and the Barbagia. Find out about La Sartiglia in Oristano and Sardinia's top carnevale festivals and events.

One of the Italy's most unusual carnival events is the Ivrea Carnival, or Carnevale di Ivrea, that centers around an orange throwing battle.

The Carnevale di Ivrea, or Ivrea Carnival, includes an orange throwing contest that tourists can get involved in, or not. Carnival pictures from Ivrea, Italy.

Pictures of costumes and masks taken at Venice carnevale.

Pictures of Carnevale masks in Venice by James Martin, Europe Travel.

Photos of the carnival parades in Viareggio, one of the top places to celebrate carnival in Italy.

Pictures of Carnevale in the Tuscan town of San Giovanni Valdarno from About's Italian cuisine guide.

Pictures of Venice at carnevale time and recipes from About's Italian Cuisine guide.