The Teatro Olimpico is open to the public from Tuesday to Sunday. It is closed on Monday, on the 25th of December and on the 1st of January.
Winter/Autumn
From September the 1st until June the 30th:
Tuesday to Sunday 9-17 (last entrance 16.30)
From July the 1st to August the 31st:
Holidays: open on 6/01 - 05/04 - 25/04 - 1/05 - 2/06 – 15/08 – 8/09 – 1/11 – 8/12 – 26/12.
Special Monday openings: open on 5th and 19th January (Blue Monday) and on 06/4 (Easter Monday). 1st of June: open!
Extraordinary closures in 2026: check the NEWS section on the homepage!
Information
The ticket office is located in the Tourist Office just close to the main entrance. Individual visitors, families and small groups (up to 10 pax) can buy the tickets directly at their arrival. Check the opening times of the Tourist Office here.
Booking is requested for groups and schools.
Photography is permitted without flash light. You may not use tripods or monopods without permission.
The POP light and sound show is included in the regular admission ticket. Reservations are required only for groups.
The sound and music performance is a 10-minute excerpt from the Palladio Olimpico Project, conceived by Alessandro Baricco and the Scuola Holden in 2018.
No reservation is required if you are not part of a group. Simply arrive 10–15 minutes early.
Scheduled at the following times:
September through June, Tuesday through Sunday: 9:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 2:30 PM, 3:30 PM, 4:30 PM
July and August, Tuesday through Sunday: 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m.
Inside the Theatre, there is no internal guide service. In case of necessity, it is allowed to contact an external and expert tourist guide to visit the Theatre.
In the Teatro Olimpico and in the other Civic Museums the access is allowed to small pets (held in their owner's arms or with a dog carrier), guide dogs for visually impaired/blind people, servicedogs for assistance to people with disabilities, domestic pets certified by public health facilities to support therapeutic treatment (pet therapy).
Wheelchair access is possible. Equipped toilets are available.
Please note that another ticket office is located in the Basilica Palladiana, open 10 to 18. Closed on Monday.
For your safety, please pay the utmost attention during your visit. Please do not lean over or against the railings.
