Culinary events in Ticino

<strong>Date update: Due to adverse weather conditions, the event has been postponed to Saturday, May 16th</strong> The market remains confirmed for Thursday, May 14th in Piazza Grande.

From May 21st to 23rd, Piazza del Ponte will transform into a culinary paradise with the second edition of the Wonderfood Festival in Mendrisio!

Selection of good music chosen and curated by the Foce.

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!

<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.

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