Overview

• The multi-day celebrations running June 24–28 have drawn about 200 guests from Hollywood, business and politics, with the main ceremony set for June 27.
• Initial venue plans at Scuola Grande della Misericordia were scrapped after protesters threatened blockades, prompting a shift to the fortified Arsenal shipyard.
• Activists with the No Space for Bezos campaign continue to demonstrate, demanding stricter tourism limits and higher taxes on extravagant events.
• In lieu of gifts, Bezos and Sanchez are making donations on behalf of guests to the UNESCO Venice Office, CORILA and Venice International University.
• Festivities include a Great Gatsby–themed cocktail party and a pajama party, with about 80% of supplies sourced from Venetian vendors and Bezos’s yacht Koru hosting key events.