The annual celebration of the Venetian Carnival is a world-renowned carnivals – celebrating culture through music, food, wine and live entertainment.
The theme for 2012 ~ New Orleans Mardi Gras will include a nightly parade through the Venetian Macau comprising a brass band, street performers and singers. Theme-decorated booths will be set up around Campanile Tower and the Lagoon with local and international foods, beverages and trinkets for sale; along with face painters, gondola rides and beer and wine gardens adorning the grounds just outside the Venetian Macau main lobby.
The Venetian Carnival will also host a Jazz & Blues Band Competition for the first time in 2012. Touted as one of the richest in Asia, with prize money HK$500,000 (US$64,500), the competition entrants will perform throughout the Carnival in a talent showdown for cash prizes.
Last year the carnival attracted 38,000 visitors over the 3 days in addition to the 100,000 daily visitors.
Venetian Carnival 2012 ~ New Orleans Mardi Gras
Date: 25 to 27 May 2012
Venue: Campanile Tower, just outside the main lobby of the Venetian Macau-Resort-Hotel
Opening hours: Fri 25 May: 6 pm to 12 am
Sat 26 May: 4 pm to 12 am
Sun 27 May: 4 pm to 12 am
Entertainment: Each Night, Parade through Venetian Macau
26 May (evening), Charity Ball
27 May (10 pm) Jazz and Blues Competition winner announcement
Admission fee: Free
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