Events in Locarno

Compagnia Due presents an evening of clowning, improvisation, poetry and engaging comedy at Parco di Orselina.

The exhibition focuses on light, nature and colour in Ticino and presents photographic works inspired by the region alongside images from other Swiss settings.

Boasting 40 years of experience, this international meeting of young musicians- known today as TICINO MUSICA- long ago became a genuine, fully-fledged festival with more than 80 events in two weeks,

Entertainment, music, food and a fantastic fireworks display

Clepsydra Cardada Festival 2026 is a daytime electronic music festival set in a unique location above Locarno, surrounded by nature and overlooking Lake Maggiore.

The tribune boat aboard the historic Motonave Torino offers a special vantage point for the Luci e Ombre fireworks display. Seats on board are limited.

Over the past decade, the Marguerite Arp Foundation has received several donations of works from private individuals.

Since summer 2004, at the turn of July and August, the International Music and Theatre Festival "Il Teatro in Festa" has been held in the magical garden behind the theatre, hosting in its various

The Opera Studio internazionale "Silvio Varviso" presents La Bohème with the Ticino Musica instrumental ensemble and choir.

<strong>Rotonda by la Mobiliare, the Locarno Film Festival village</strong>

Circo Delirio – Argentina / Brazil / Uruguay “Mobile” With Esteban Hetsch, Gonzalo Caraballo and Maria Luz Directed by Circo Delirio Produced by Carol Santiago

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

<strong>International puppet theatre festival</strong>

Three evenings of outdoor cinema for the whole family. An amphitheatre of dreams in collaboration with CISA - the International Conservatory of Audiovisual Sciences.

On 28th and 29th of August 2026, GastroLagoMaggiore and Valli, in collaboration with Ticino a Tavola, will organize a "Risotto Festival" in Locarno.

A stage version from the cycle of Charlemagne’s knights brings battles, magic and the love for Angelica to Locarno in the tradition of the Opera dei Pupi.

Orlandino sets out to find his fortune and, with the help of a magical old woman, faces a fearsome ogre in a traditional puppet show for all ages.

Grigori Sokolov describes the talent of pianist Alexandra Dovgan, born in 2007, as exceptional - she is not just a child prodigy, but a mature personality with impressive depth in her playing.

Ludwig van Beethoven | Antonín Dvořák

A travelling play library by Alchimia brings sustainable games and intimate theatre moments to Locarno for all ages.

Triathlon Locarno is set in the stunning scenery of Lake Maggiore. Different races for every level of sports ambition will take place over two days.

The Cardada Festival, organized by the Pro Cardada, is a recurring event with music and entertainment for all. <strong>Program of the day:</strong> at 10.00h: bar opening, entertainment and music

This year again sees the return of the Locarno Organ Festival, born from the experience of the long-running concert season of the Amici dell’Organo del Locarnese, active for over thirty years and

<strong>A Festival, a history, a future: a 20-year journey</strong> Over 400 starred evenings with more than 600 Michelin stars and over 5,800 GaultMillau points.

<strong>27th culinary autumn weeks of Lago Maggiore e Valli</strong> The Lago Maggiore region, with its surrounding valleys, welcomes Autumn with many delicious culinary proposals.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 36 in C major K. 425 "Linz" & Great Mass in C minor K. 427 (unfinished original version) "Ave Verum Corpus" K. 618

At Teatro di Locarno, Mystery Ensemble presents a live programme of selected highlights from Howard Shore’s film score for The Lord of the Rings.

Hike and Fly event in the Locarno region. Competition participants will set off from Lido di Locarno early in the morning for their first climb to the <strong>Gambarogno hut</strong>.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Frédéric Chopin | Sergei Rachmaninoff

Gioacchino Rossini | Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy | Franz Schubert

On Sunday, September 20st, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Nemanja Radulovic | Krystof Urbanski | Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana

Cecilia Bartoli | Mélissa Petit | Il Canto di Orfeo | Les Musiciens du Prince (Monaco) | Gianluca Capuano

Maurice Steger | Conductor:inside Baroque Orchestra "Il Pomo d'Oro"

Sol Gabetta | Aurel Dawidiuk | The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

Zora del Buono (reading DE & IT) | Wind soloist:inside the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana | Alain Claude Sulzer