Events in Ticino - Festivals and musicals

FestivalLibro, the Swiss Italian-speaking publishing fair and literary festival, a spin-off of the Locarno Film Festival, returns for its seventh edition in Muralto from March 5 to 8, 2026.

Fresh Festival brings a week of music, art, and independent cinema to Studio Foce in Lugano and other locations across the city, offering a space for expression to emerging and established artists

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

From 26 to 29 March 2026, Ascona and Locarno will host the 14th edition of the Eventi letterari Monte Verità, entitled Dance Me to the End of Love, inspired by the famous song by singer-songwriter

Selection of good music chosen and curated by the Foce.

Five days of celebration in Piazza Grande in Giubiasco, with plenty of entertainment, children's activities, live music and DJs, barbecues and gnocchi parties, a raffle, and running and cycling races.

The Festival takes place in Brissago evey year and is dedicated to the great Neapolitan Maestro Ruggero Leoncavallo, who wrote various compositions and piano pieces during his life spent in Brissago

<strong>Ascona in allegria</strong>

Sun Valley Festival: where you don't need to sleep to dream.

Experience the magic of Solomun at the breathtaking shores of Lago Maggiore. <strong>DOORS 13:00 - 24:00 SOUND UNTIL 23:30 AGE +20</strong> <strong>INFO</strong> Cashless Payment One Way

Poestate Lugano Festival, a poetry festival offering a wide range of literary events with multidisciplinary activities, from classical to avant-garde, from emerging talents to great poets, with

For over six weeks, Bellinzona's Urban Park will be enlivened by a new summer arena designed as a gathering space, with concerts, entertainment, and activities for everyone.

Sobrio - The Music Village (Leventina Valley)

For more than 30 years, the town of Ascona and its picturesque lakefront have been immersing themselves in the world of music, hosting one of the biggest jazz events in Switzerland

The Festa della Musica of Mendrisio is inspired by the values of the international Fête de la Musique event.

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

Now in its sixteenth edition, the Lugano LongLake Festival is one of Switzerland's largest urban open-air festivals.

This little big open air festival presents a series of blues music concerts featuring both national and international bands in the most suggestive squares of Vallemaggia.

Opera – Symphony orchestra – Chamber music – Solo recitals with famous artists and promising young talents.

Thanks to its artistic quality and the privileged medieval setting in which it takes place - the Montebello Castle in Bellinzona, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000 - mf is not only a musical

Entertainment, music, food and a fantastic fireworks display

The Blues are back in Piazza Governo!

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

A high-quality programme at Switzerland's most important film festival.

With Sonogno as the beautiful backdrop, a great popular festival dedicated to Country music is set to take place at the village's sports centre.

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

The Corni dal Generus, with the precious collaboration of the group Nüm dal Corno, propose the 7th edition of the Festival di Corni delle Alpi, in the suggestive setting of Castelgrande in Bellinzona.

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.

For 80 years, the Settimane Musicali Ascona have been a prestigious meeting place for music lovers. In 2026, the festival becomes classicAscona.

Japan lands in Bellinzona!