Events
Lucerne (Central Switzerland)
Blue Balls Festival
Lucerne's flagship blues session is the intriguingly named Blue Balls Festival (in July): forget the innuendo and enjoy the music - from major stars in blues and jazz.
Lucerne Carnival
The best know knees-up is Lucerne’s annual carnival; three wild days of revelry, culminating in the square by the Town Hall.
Lucerne Festival Piano
The Lucerne Festival Piano (in November) has recitals by the likes of Evgeny Kissin, Grigory Sokolov and Adrian and Alfred Brendel, interspersed with Piano Off-Stage, a festival of cocktail piano music staged at Lucerne's most elegant nightspots.
Lucerne Festival Summer
Lucerne Festival Summer (mid-August to mid-September) features prestigious classical concerts. Orchestras in residence include the Lucerne Festival Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Staatskapelle under Daniel Barenboim.
Pink Panorama
Lucerne’s gay and lesbian cinema festival is held in various venues around the city.
