Events in Ascona

Fondazione Majid presents in Ascona the solo exhibition “RINASCIMENTO / DIVA Art Collection” by Swiss artist Boris Dondé.

Apero in zibrett takes place every Thursday from May to early September at Bagno Pubblico Ascona, combining aperitivo, live music and grilled ribs in a relaxed setting.

Ascona dresses up in Rock Music flows through Ascona's streets in an evening of Rock to be discovered and experienced. Organized by AMA - Associazione Manifestazioni Ascona

Three DJ sets will take place at three different times: aperitif, dinner and after dinner. Keep the rhythm and let yourself be overwhelmed by the music. Beginning at 6:00 p.m.

This free guided tour offers a fresh look at Ascona through stories, anecdotes and insights into the village’s past.

From 4 to 6 September 2026, the Ascona Polo Cup returns, the unmissable event that reaches its 16th edition this year.

Galleria Sacchetti opens «Parallax», an exhibition bringing together five artists from three countries and site-related works by residency duo Diana Galli and David Häuser.

The international horse riding competion <strong>CSI Ascona</strong> will take place also this year on the vast fields of Ascona's former airstrip, which are set to be completely transformed for the

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.

<strong>classicAscona</strong>(81st edition – Settimane Musicali Ascona Foundation)<strong>18 September – 10 October 2026 | Ascona, Locarno and surroundings</strong>

Frédéric Chopin | Franz Schubert

“Stanza 719 (quello che resta dopo)” brings to Teatro del Gatto a comedy inspired by Neil Simon, balancing irony, emotion and everyday fragility.

The Preludio Lungolago concerts are organized as pre-concerts by ensembles from the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana on Ascona's famous and legendary lakeside promenade

On September 19 and 20 the event "Concorso d’eleganza" will take place under the autumn sun of Ascona, which according to the “Zürich Classic Award” organizer Christoph Lehmann represents the best

Reading & talk - in Italian and German

Two luminaries of the Swiss literary scene talk about literature and music. Zora del Buono, winner of the Swiss Book Prize 2024, meets Alain Claude Sulzer, winner of the Solothurn Literature Prize.

Georg Philipp Telemann | Giovanni Battista Sammartini | Johann Sebastian Bach | Antonio Vivaldi

Students of the master class with Julia Lezhneva (voice).

Vilde Frang | Martin Helmchen | Benjamin and Salamon Eredics

Seohyun Kim | Ryan Wang

Nini Nutsubidze | Giorgi Gigashvili

Orchestra 1 della Scuola di musica del Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana

In Borgo di Ascona, live music and the local shops create an atmospheric event combining social moments, shopping and village life.

Students of the master class with Vilde Frang (violin)

Elina Duni & Rob Luft feat. Matthieu Michel | Vision String Quartet

Luka Coetzee | Yukino Kaihara

Children and youth project Accademia | Dimitri Verscio in collaboration with the Locarnese Music School/Conservatorio and the Ascona/Locarno schools

Sol Gabetta | Bertrand Chamayou

Students of the master class with Sol Gabetta (violoncello)

Vilde Frang | Anna Prohaska | Ilya Gringolts | Nils Mönkemeyer | Olli Mustonen | Domenico Melchiorre

Guitar ensemble of the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana

Julia Lezhneva | Basel Chamber Orchestra | Dmitry Smirnov

The autumn festival is an opportunity to breathe in the atmosphere of Ticino as it once was, with its customs, trades and traditions.

Hayato Sumino

Participating choirs of the Ascona Choral Academy

Participating choirs of the Ascona Choral Academy