Events in Ticino - Festivals and musicals

<strong>Lugano Bike Emotions 2025: adrenaline and big news on two wheels in the heart of Ticino.</strong> From April 25-27, 2025, Lugano becomes the stage for Ticino's most exciting cycling festival.

Contributors: Gottardo Music Festival

<strong>TheMangialongais the most awaited food and wine event, but also the one most linked to the territory, its products and its actors.</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>29th edition Poestate Festival Lugano 2025</strong> Poestate literary festival, from the classical to the vanguard with multidisciplinary activities.

The third, new OSI season follows in the footsteps of thePresenzafestival (2022 – 2024) and aims to consolidate a series of concert dates on the Whitsun weekend for residents and tourists alike.

<strong>Ascona in allegria</strong>

<strong>A must-attend open-air event celebrating the music of the '60s, '70s, and '80s, with exclusively live performances by top-level artists.</strong>

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

<strong>Caslano: full on Blues</strong> <strong>From 18 to 22 June, the 11th edition of the Malcantone festival.</strong>

Montebellofestival – the international chamber music festival held at the UNESCO castles of Bellinzona (CH) – was established in 2005 through the collaboration between the City and Tourist Office of

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 Street Food Festival Capriasca, after the great success of past years, is now in its 5th edition and will take place from Thursday, August 28 to Saturday, August 30 on the square of the

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

Switzerland's largest and most colorful street food festival will stop in Lugano to bring the latest food trends from around the world to the public!

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.

The famous Lugano international Puppets Festival is back with all its magic, in its 43rd year of life.

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

The 27th edition of the renowned Ticino exhibition will take place from 18 to 22 March 2026 at the Camellia Park in Locarno.