Evenementen in Locarno

Fondazione Ghisla Art Collection in Locarno presents the exhibition “Promenade. La misura del circostante” together with the 2026 selection from its permanent collection.

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>.

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.

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.

In 2026, Bande in Piazza once again brings brass band ensembles from Ticino and French-speaking Switzerland to the centre of Locarno.

The exhibition accompanies the new film by Ticino director Erik Bernasconi and presents photographic glimpses into the world of «Becaària».

<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.

<strong>Sunday, September 20, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.</strong>, the journey of discovery and cultural exchange returns to Locarno, spanning over thirty villages.

Gioacchino Rossini | Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy | Franz Schubert

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Frédéric Chopin | Sergei Rachmaninoff

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

The fourth edition of this listening guide presents the album “ISTANTI. Miniature di grande musica pianistica” with Daniel Levy.

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.

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

The fourth edition of Crampi Al Cuore brings together heritage, contemporaneity, memory and experimentation in Locarno.

Nemanja Radulovic | Krystof Urbanski | Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana

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

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

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.

Elias David Moncado | Lauma Skride

Sol Gabetta | Giovanni Antonini | Il Giardino Armonico

For the 800th anniversary of St Francis’ death, Orselina hosts a solemn Concert Mass with Mozart’s Requiem and the new version of «Fratello Sole e Sorella Luna».

A concert-style Mass featuring Mozart’s Requiem and the world premiere of the revised version, “Fratello Sole e Sorella Luna.”

A free journey through art, music, and culture in the museums of the Locarno area:

Nach grossen Erfolgen auf den Britischen Inseln sowie im Teatro Sociale di Bellinzona präsentiert das Ensemble dieses aussergewöhnliche Programm nun in Locarno. Vivaldis Meisterwerk erklingt in...

Anton Jablokov appears in Locarno for the first time with a programme combining Vivaldi, narration and beloved European melodies.

Ascona-Locarno Run - 10/11 October 2026 Run along the shores of Lake Maggiore surrounded by the colours of the Ticino autumn: a weekend of sport, beauty and relaxation for everyone.

Maria Stella Maurizi | Freya Apffelstaedt | Tomislav Jukic | Lobel Barun | Ascona Festival Choir with the participation of Tenebrae Choir | Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine | Oksana Lyniv

Dmitry Yudin

Cardada Cimetta celebrate the colourful mountain season with lake views, offering flavours to suit every palate and entertainment for everyone from 10.

In collaboration with Progetto REC.Palestina - Italia, Teatro Paravento presents a theatrical reading with texts by the Italo-Palestinian company Anqa.

Mitwirkende: Matteo Sinatti

A concert evening with Svea Schildknecht and Ensemble RMR conducted by Francesco Pavan.

A tropical paradise nestled in the Alps?! Welcome to a hidden gem where shimmering Lake Maggiore meets swaying palm trees bathed in golden sunlight!