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Venetian Festival is the name of a festival held in cities in Europe and North America. They are based on carnival, or carnevale, the period just before Lent, as celebrated in the 17th century in Venice, Italy. Venetian festivals re-create the fantasy of the earlier events with food, costumes, masks, music, theater, juggling and other spectacles.
The Charlevoix Venetian Festival takes place from July 16-23; featuring live music, athletic tournaments and two nights of fireworks.
In 1930, the first Charlevoix Venetian Festival started as a candle-lit boat parade. (It has continued to be held annually and grown in length and in the types of entertainment offered.) [43] In the early 1930s photographer and historian Bob Miles began a 42-year career documenting the city of Charlevoix and surrounding areas. [44] [45] [46] [47]
Events officially kick off on Saturday, July 20, with the popular Aquapalooza boating party, volleyball and the Venetian Court’s corn toss competition at Ferry Beach.
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Current manager and Charlevoix tennis pro Larry Letwin provided drills and fun for kids in the tennis clinic on Monday, July 17, for kids ages six to 17. The Kling Tennis Tournament was managed by ...
The close of the Venetian Festival in Charlevoix came with another special running of the Ryan Shay Mile, where records fell and new champions were crowned:
The Venetian Carnival tradition is most famous for its distinctive masks. The Carnival in Venice was first documented in 1296, with a proclamation by the Venetian Senate announcing a public festival the day before the start of Lent. Unquestionably one of the most well-known Carnival festivities in the world, the Carnival of Venice is rife with ...