Events in Lugano

Sport like you've never seen it before: between emotion, technique, and visual storytelling.

The exhibition, devoted to the work of the artist David Weiss (1946-2012), explores the vibrant, dynamic artistic community that formed in Carona, in Canton Ticino, between 1968 and 1978.

#giardinipoetici ist eine neue partizipative und dezentrale Ausstellung des Museo Hermann Hesse Montagnola, in Zusammenarbeit mit elf Vereinen der Gemeinde Collina d’Oro.

Chitarre dal Mondo returns in Lugano from September 27 to October 4, 2025.

The collections of MASI reflect the very special history of visual art in Ticino.

Spirit of Simplicity.

On 2 October 2025 the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana, LAC's resident orchestra, opens the season OSI al LAC 2025/26.

The cultural centre LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura offers a rich program that blends traditional and contemporary theatre, featuring renowned performers alongside emerging talents.

More than twenty years after the last exhibition devoted to his work, MASI Lugano dedicates an extensive retrospective to Richard Paul Lohse (Zurich, 1902 - 1988).

Among the great European festivals, the FIT Festival welcomes every year in Lugano the great names of the international contemporary scene.

MUSEC - Museo delle Culture in Lugano presents A Rabbit's Tale, the first major solo exhibition in Europe of Chinese artist Chen Xi.

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

From October 31 to November 2, 2025, Lugano will host SIHE – Swiss International Holiday Exhibition, the most important tourism fair in Switzerland. A must-attend event for industry professionals.

<strong>Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra</strong> - Myung-Whun Chung, conductor - Maxim Vengerov, violin <strong>Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)</strong> - Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Lugano Animation Days is the international animation film festival of Lugano.

"CATS", the record-breaking musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, is coming to the LAC.

A city that transforms itself and provides unforgettable experiences…

<strong>Hayato Sumino, piano</strong> <strong>Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)</strong> - Scherzo for piano No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 - Nocturne for piano in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1