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Giornata Europea delle Lingue 2025 a Venezia - European Day of Languages 2025 in Venice

 Language festival, 26 сеп 2025 - 26 сеп 2025, Venezia, Италия

Thursday, September 26, 2025, marked the celebration of the European Day of Languages across Europe. This year also Venice and Treviso participated in the official celebrations with the event “European Day of Languages - Vehicular languages over time". Ca' Foscari University of Venice, with its Department of Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Studies, the Veneto Regional School Office, the Italian headquarters of the Council of Europe, the Marciana National Library, and Europe Direct Venice Veneto of the Municipality of Venice—the European Union information network led by the Municipality of Venice in Veneto—organized the European Day of Languages 2025. On 26 September in Venice, from 9.30am to 1pm at the Ca’ Foscari Theatre at Santa Marta, Dorsoduro 2137, Venice, the first day of celebrations for the European Day of Languages 2025, now in its 25th year, took place. During the morning, awards were presented to schools in the Veneto region that participated in the competition: “Vehicular languages: stories, tales, discussions and characters”.

Venue: Teatro Ca' Foscari Santa Marta (Show On Map)
Target groups:  Adults (in general) Language learners Children Language teachers Students Language experts Young people (in general) Policy deciders/politicians at national Parents

Organizer: Europe Direct Venezia Veneto of the Muinicipality of Venice, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, with its Department of Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Studies, the Veneto Regional School Office, the Italian headquarters of the Council of Europe, the Marciana National Library
Estimated number of participants/people involved: 130
Address: Calle Larga Santa Marta 2137, 30121, Venezia, Италия
Contact Name: Francesca Vianello
Website: https://www.comune.venezia.it/en/content/26-29-30092025-giornata-europea-delle-lingue-2025-venezia-e-treviso

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2025's 'most innovative event' is
One day · Une journée · Un día · Ein Tag... for languages!

The event received 900+ votes and was organised by Istituto Superiore “Secusio”, Caltagirone, Italia.

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We were greatly impressed by the creativity and great effort which went into organising the events submitted and would like to thank all organisers of EDL events in 2025.