Venetian Festival
venetian festival name festival held city europe north america based carnival carnevale period lent celebrated th century venice italy venetian festival recreate fantasy earlier event food costume mask music theater juggling spectacle mask costume worn people often travel country attend perform parade festival elaborate costume mask handmade artisan various country many involve male female group version based old venetian character costume u venetian festival held charlevoix michigan started also venetian festival held saugatuck michigan another venetian festival lake geneva wisconsin run lake geneva jaycees since venetian festival formerly held annually third weekend july silver beach county park st joseph michigan small town coast lake michigan southwest part state started grew handful people nearly visitor end twoday event friday saturday festival eventually ran thursday sunday featured variety amusement discontinued festival