The mussel festival at Alberoni, Lido di Venezia
The Festa del Peocio is the big summer festival of Alberoni, the location at the southern end of Lido di Venezia. The "peocio" is the mussel in the Venetian dialect, the absolute star of a festival that celebrates the flavours of the sea and seaside conviviality.
For a week, the area comes alive with food stalls where you can taste mussels and traditional seafood dishes, fairground rides, markets, shows and live music. A rich and varied programme that attracts residents and tourists holidaying on the Lido.
Among the most anticipated events are the sports tournaments: the "Memorial Nicola Vianello", an amateur football tournament, and a golf tournament organised in collaboration with the Golf Club Venezia, which has its historic course nestled among the dunes right at Alberoni.
Organised by Pro Loco Lido di Venezia–Pellestrina together with the Associazione Alberoni e Vela, and included in the Le Città in Festa programme of the Municipality of Venezia (VE), in Veneto, the Festa del Peocio is one of the highlights of the Alberoni summer, in a charming natural setting between the beach, pine forest and dunes.
The 2026 edition of the Festa del Peocio enlivens the Alberoni area, on the Lido of Venice, from August 20 to 27. For a week, food stalls dedicated to "peocio" (mussels), fairground rides, markets, shows and live music celebrate the Alberoni summer.
Among the sporting events are the "Memorial Nicola Vianello", an amateur football tournament, and a golf tournament in collaboration with the Golf Club Venezia. The festival is organised by Pro Loco Lido di Venezia–Pellestrina with the Alberoni and Vela Association and is part of the "Le Città in Festa" programme.
Organisation: Pro Loco Lido di Venezia–Pellestrina and Associazione Alberoni e Vela. Part of the "Le Città in Festa" programme. Free admission.
Alberoni is located at the southern end of Lido di Venezia. You can reach it from Lido by ACTV bus (line 11), or by water bus to Lido and then bus. From the centre of Venice, take an ACTV water bus to Lido.
Alberoni area, Lido di Venezia (VE), at the end of August.
Free admission. Food and drinks at the stalls are payable. Info: [email protected].
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Alberoni, Lido di Venezia
Alberoni, Lido di Venezia, 30126 Venezia