The Redentore Festival, to be held in Venice the 18 and 19 June 2015, is among the most treasured festivities by the Venetians, as it combines the religious aspect and that spectacular, thanks to the phantasmagorical firework display that on the night of Saturday, attracts thousands of visitors.
The unbeatable backdrop of Saint Mark's basin play of light and reflections produce a kaleidoscope of colors that stands behind the spires, domes and bell towers of the city. Tradition has it that at sunset boats, perfectly decorated with colorful balloons and well-lit, begin to flow in the basin of San Marco and the Giudecca Canal. By boat it consumes a hearty dinner of traditional Venetian dishes waiting for the firework display, which begins at 23.30 and lasts until midnight.

The Redeemer's tradition dates back to 1577 and commemorates the end of a terrible plague, celebrated with the construction of the basilica by Palladio on Giudecca Island, on which one can still be reached on a pilgrimage through an impressive bridge 330 meters long boat. The celebrations include a solemn religious procession presided over by the Patriarch, while the weekend ends with the gondola regatta, inside the Venetian rowing rowing season.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

SATURDAY, July 18
19.00 – opening of the votive bridge which connects the rafts with the Church of the redentore on the Giudecca island and presentation of crews rowing regattas
23.30 – fireworks in Saint Mark's basin

SUNDAY, July 19
Races of the Redeemer – canale della Giudecca
Hours 19.00 – votive mass at the Church of the Redentore on the Giudecca island