Events in Locarno

Switzerland's biggest and most colourful street food festival will be stopping off in Locarno, on its beautiful lakeside promenade, to bring the latest food trends from around the world to the public!

La donna crea is a festival dedicated to female creativity with theatre and meetings, music, conferences and exhibitions. The events take place in spring and autumn and are part of the OSA!

Voci Audaci is a festival that emphasizes the use of the voice as an instrument, not necessarily bound to words, for a song that expresses its full emotional potential.

Several restaurants in the region take part in this event series, serving dishes during the week made with products from the Parco del Piano di Magadino.

The Race of Hope has always wanted to show how unity is strength.

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

With its 2026 edition, <strong>Verbano Musica Estate</strong> presents a journey through Swiss music, exploring its richness and diversity through six concerts held in various municipalities in the

Is it possible to travel through time? We think so! Proof of this is the two-hour tour through the streets of Locarno, offered free of charge by Ascona-Locarno Tourism.

As in previous years Locarno will stay awake all night long giving space to culture, music, art and entertainment.

Imbarco InBarca combines a Lake Maggiore boat outing with a welcome drink, buffet, live music by Zoe and a preview of the podcast "Panico Morale".

The Tour de Suisse is one of the world’s biggest cycling races with strong entertainment value.

Mitwirkende: Tour de Suisse

The wonderful atmosphere created by street music moves from the village of Ascona to the Orselina Park with the guys from the Trombone Shorty Foundation,

Nine days of pop and rock music on the Piazza Grande in Locarno, one of the most spectacular squares in Europe.

A barbecue party, lots of music and good vibes are the ingredients of this event. We’re going to have fun all night long. From 7.00 pm the kitchen and the bar are open - music with DJ Michelangelo

Mitwirkende: Moon+Stars

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.

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

TICINO MUSICA - Silvio Varviso International Opera Studio "La Bohème" By G. Puccini Musical direction: Umberto Finazzi Director, set designer, and costume designer: Daniele Piscopo

<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.

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Klavierkonzert Nr. 4 G-Dur op. 58 --- Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Sinfonie Nr. 9 e-Moll op. 75 «Aus der neuen Welt»

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

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.

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>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 (1756-1791) Sinfonie Nr. 36 C-Dur KV 425 «Linz» --- Grosse Messe c-Moll KV 427 (unvollendete originale Fassung) «Ave Verum Corpus» KV 618

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

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>.