Events: Festival, Festivities in Ticino

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Masks, music, confetti, and traditions renewed every year: Carnival is one of the region's most vibrant and authentic celebrations.

Carnival is a deeply felt tradition in Ticino, deeply rooted in the region, its cuisine, music, and entertainment.

As every year, the carnival with the Ambrosian ritual of King Pitoc takes place. Four days of festivities await you on the Town Hall Square. It will end on with the burning of the clown.

From February 19 to 21, 2026, the beloved Chièscia Bòsc Carnival in Ludiano will return, weather permitting, serving traditional local dishes and cured meats.

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.

The Make Your Move Urban Festival is a meeting point and cultural melting pot where hip hop comes to life and is renewed.

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

Let yourself be carried away by the unique energy of jazz, between big names of the international scene and emerging talents. An unmissable experience for those who love live music and improvisation.

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

Mitwirkende: Euphoric Festival

During the Easter period, the city center, its streets, and squares will be enlivened by a program of entertainment and activities.

Cheese makers from all over Switzerland gather in Lugano to present their cheeses.

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.

The Strawberry Festival receives a great deal of public attention every year.

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

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

An exclusive destination designed for those who want a relaxing experience immersed in the beauty of Lake Lugano.

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.

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

Only pedals, no engines… the Lucomagno Pass from Campra to Fuorns with lots of fun for everyone! On Sunday 15 June, the Lucomagno Pass will be the scene of a day entirely dedicated to slow mobility.

The BELLINZONA BEATLES DAYS were born in 2001 as an open-air event aimed at celebrating the sounds and culture of the 1960s through concerts and collateral events.

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

Sobrio - The Music Village (Leventina Valley)

Imagine a hidden oasis where the sun warms your skin and you can hear the waves crashing against the shore and the gentle rustle of palm trees create a tranquil atmosphere.

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.

<strong>International Organ Music Festival in the Church of Magadino</strong>

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.

Conceived from the outset as an inclusive experience for all age groups, the Lugano LongLake Festival, with its rich multidisciplinary program comprising over 250 events, dedicates ample space each

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.

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,

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

In July the pictoresque churchyard of the parish church of Vira Gambarogno transforms itself into an open-air cinema under the stars.