Culinary events in Ticino

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

"Eat and walk in the Alps", in dialect "Mèngia e viègia i li èlp", is a food and wine walk along an 8.6 km path of medium difficulty, which winds from the Cruina di Osco alp to Ronco.

Following the huge success of previous years, the Capriasca Street Food Festival is now in its 5th year and will take place from Thursday 27 to Saturday 29 August in the square outside Tesserete

The historic center of Bellinzona, from Piazza Indipendenza to Piazza Collegiata, will come alive with the “Luppolo & Food festival” village from Thursday, August 27, to Sunday, August 29, 2026.

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

On Sunday, 30 August 2026, Lugano PasSteggia returns – a scenic food and wine walk designed to explore the Lugano region.

From 4 to 6 September 2026, Campo Marzio in Lugano will turn into a vibrant meeting place for food lovers, culture enthusiasts and families.

<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.

2,350 meters to meet, get to know each other, relax, and have fun. This is the spirit that animates the "Strada in Festa" event.

For over 60 years it has been a traditional autumn event for the Restaurants of the far south of Italian Switzerland! A tradition that is renewed every year!

Bellinzona's city center will host numerous stalls displaying alpine cheeses from Ticino and Mesolcina, the fruit of the mountain herdsmen's labors carried out during the summer months on the