Events in Ticino - Festivals and musicals

On 26 September 2024, the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana, LAC's resident orchestra, opens theOSI season at LAC2024/25, ten evenings of great repertoire between autumn 2024 and spring 2025 with

The 26th edition of the renowned Ticino exhibition will take place from 19 to 23 March 2025 at the Camellia Park in Locarno.

The Frédéric Chopin Institute in Switzerland is organizing the 4th edition of the International Young Chopin Competition for Young Pianists, which will be held in Lugano.

<strong>The Holy Week processions in Mendrisio inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity</strong>

Street Food in the truest sense of the word: trucks, caravans & ape cars – coming from the North of the Alps as well as from our lively Italian neighbours.

"Il Maggiolino," now in its 14th edition, will take place from May 4 to 11.

The Festival takes place in Brissago evey year and is dedicated to the great Neapolitan Maestro Ruggero Leoncavallo, who wrote various compositions and piano pieces during his life spent in Brissago

<strong>For the second year, Bellinzona will host the White Night: the date is Wednesday 28 May, from 7 pm to 3 am.</strong>

<strong>29th edition Poestate Festival Lugano 2025</strong> Poestate literary festival, from the classical to the vanguard with multidisciplinary activities.

<strong>Ascona in allegria</strong>

<strong>Castle On Air is an innovative music festival held in the enchanting setting of the Inner Court of Castelgrande in Bellinzona, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.</strong>

As in previous years Locarno will stay awake all night long giving space to culture, music, art and entertainment.

For more than 30 years, the town of Ascona and its picturesque lakefront have been immersing themselves in the world of music, hosting one of the biggest jazz events in Switzerland

<strong>A day of music, a day for music…</strong> The Festa della Musica of Mendrisio is inspired by the values of the international Fête de la Musique event.

Nine days of pop and rock music on the Piazza Grande in Locarno, one of the most spectacular squares in Europe.

For 15, the LongLake Festival has been making summers in Lugano a real outdoor spectacle!

This little big open air festival presents a series of blues music concerts featuring both national and international bands in the most suggestive squares of Vallemaggia.

Entertainment, music, food and a fantastic fireworks display

<strong>Show dancing fountains - Swiss National Day</strong> Many surprises await guests on the Piazza di Ascona.

A high-quality programme at Switzerland's most important film festival.

The Settimane Musicali di Ascona, with its rich programme of symphony concerts, chamber music evenings and single instrument recitals, has come to represent, over the last 80 years, the most

The Italian-speaking part of Switzerland does not have the custom of playing the alphorn in its traditions, although in recent years a hundred or so people have been passionately trying their hand

UNMASK THE SUN The iconic SunIce Festival, known for its electrifying winter festival in the snowy mountains of St. Moritz, is expanding to the shores of Ascona.

In <strong>Winterland</strong>, the enchantment of winter invades Locarno between <strong>21 November 2024</strong> and <strong>6 January 2025</strong> with exciting experiences and activities for