Eventos en Locarno

The piazza nostra project brings together filmed interviews and archive images that reveal personal memories and lesser-known stories linked to the Locarno Film Festival.

Un programa de gran calidad en el festival de cine más importante de Suiza.

Inside a protected archive, participants reconstruct key moments in the birth of the Web at CERN and take part in a timed challenge.

The exhibition focuses on light, nature and colour in Ticino and presents photographic works inspired by the region alongside images from other Swiss settings.

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

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

<strong>International puppet theatre festival</strong>

A family film will be shown on the giant screen of Piazza Grande in Locarno. The programme features “Il figlio del deserto”, an adventure film by Gilles de Maistre.

First evening of Cinema al Parco with an animated film for families under the open sky.

Three evenings of outdoor cinema for the whole family. An amphitheatre of dreams in collaboration with CISA - the International Conservatory of Audiovisual Sciences.

The second evening of Cinema al Parco di Orselina combines a CISA short film with a western classic in Ticino dialect, introduced by Yor Milano.

The amphitheatre of Parco di Orselina hosts an open-air cinema evening organised in collaboration with CISA.

On 28th and 29th of August 2026, GastroLagoMaggiore and Valli, in collaboration with Ticino a Tavola, will organize a "Risotto Festival" in Locarno.

A stage version from the cycle of Charlemagne’s knights brings battles, magic and the love for Angelica to Locarno in the tradition of the Opera dei Pupi.

Orlandino sets out to find his fortune and, with the help of a magical old woman, faces a fearsome ogre in a traditional puppet show for all ages.

Set in the historic heart of Locarno, the first edition of Mercato SECOND HAND is dedicated to second-hand clothing, bargains and reuse.

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.

A travelling play library by Alchimia brings sustainable games and intimate theatre moments to Locarno for all ages.

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.

The Cardada Festival, organized by the Pro Cardada, is a recurring event with music and entertainment for all. <strong>Program of the day:</strong> at 10.00h: bar opening, entertainment and music

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 - Symphony No. 36 in C major K. 425 "Linz" & Great Mass in C minor K. 427 (unfinished original version) "Ave Verum Corpus" K. 618

At Teatro di Locarno, Mystery Ensemble presents a live programme of selected highlights from Howard Shore’s film score for The Lord of the Rings.

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>.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Frédéric Chopin | Sergei Rachmaninoff

On Sunday, September 20st, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Gioacchino Rossini | Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy | Franz Schubert

Nemanja Radulovic | Krystof Urbanski | Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana

Cecilia Bartoli | Mélissa Petit | Il Canto di Orfeo | Les Musiciens du Prince (Monaco) | Gianluca Capuano

Maurice Steger | Conductor:inside Baroque Orchestra "Il Pomo d'Oro"

Zora del Buono (reading DE & IT) | Wind soloist:inside the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana | Alain Claude Sulzer

Sol Gabetta | Aurel Dawidiuk | The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

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.