Events in Ascona

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

Young masters perform in Ascona in a chamber music concert with piano as part of Ticino Musica Festival.

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.

<strong>Show dancing fountains - Swiss National Day</strong> Many surprises await guests on the Piazza di Ascona.

At Lido di Ascona, August 1 features an evening with a beach party, DJ set, entertainment and fireworks set to music.

An acoustic concert at Collegio Papio featuring music by Piazzolla, Di Filippo, Assad and Gangi.

The men's category stone weighs 22.140 kg, the women's category stone weighs 7.050 kg.

<strong>Occhi verso l'alto</strong> Sit comfortably on one of the terraces under the plane trees on the Piazza, enjoying dinner or sipping a refreshing cocktail.

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.

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

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>

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

Frédéric Chopin | Franz Schubert

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

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.

Reading & talk - in Italian and German

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

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.

Nini Nutsubidze | Giorgi Gigashvili

Students of the master class with Vilde Frang (violin)

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

Luka Coetzee | Yukino Kaihara

Sol Gabetta | Bertrand Chamayou

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

Students of the master class with Sol Gabetta (violoncello)

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

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

Guitar ensemble of the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana

Julia Lezhneva | Basel Chamber Orchestra | Dmitry Smirnov