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WHY I LOVE LUGANO REGION?

NINO SCHURTER

Lugano Region's Ambassador and 8-time World Champion and Olympic mountain bike winner

"Certainly, a route that all mountain-bike lovers should try is the trail known as Lugano Bike 66.
My advice would be to take a couple of days to complete it, giving you time to enjoy every single kilometer".

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25 August - 10 November 2019
LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, Lugano

Sublime. Giovanni Segantini: Light and landscape

The exhibition retraces the evolution of landscape painting from the early nineteenth century until today, comparing the majestic “Alpine Triptych” by Giovanni Segantini with about sixty works from the MASI collection, including works by Turner, Boccioni, Giacometti and This Brunner.
01 September 2019 - 17 June 2020
LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, Lugano

LuganoMusica

A musical season dedicated primarily to classical music but open to other art forms as well.
08 September 2019 - 06 January 2020
LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, Lugano

William Wegman. Being Human

A selection of one hundred works by the famous American photographer William Wegman featuring his Weimaraner dogs: portrayed for years by the artist, this rather unusual muse play characters, comment on fashion trends and address movements in art history.
24 September 2019 - 17 June 2020
LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, Lugano

LuganoInScena

LuganoInScena offers a programme which runs the gamut from prose theatre to contemporary theatre, from national and international dance spectacles to musical programme and successful musical.
11 - 20 October 2019
Centro Esposizioni, Lugano

ArteCasa Fair and Lugano Design District

57th edition of the Autumn Fair of Lugano
12 October - 03 November 2019
Teatro Foce, Lugano

International Puppets Festival in Lugano

The best of international puppetry.
01 - 03 November 2019
Centro Esposizioni, Lugano

i Viaggiatori

Swiss International Holiday Exhibition. This important event of the Travel Sector gives the great public of travellers the chance to become acquainted with the most magnificent
destinations and resorts on the five continents, international tour operators and different kinds of tourist services.
14 - 17 November 2019
Zona Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano

Circus Knie

Anniversary Tour 2019 with Vincent Kucholl and Vincent Veillon. This year Circus Knie celebrates "100 years of the Swiss National Circus". For the aniversary the family Knie offers a spectecular programm: award-winning clowns, fascinating animal dressages and the “best of” of the last 100 year.
23 November 2019 - 05 January 2020
Lido Comunale, Melide

MelideICE on the lake

Melide’s Christmas village is back, with its 510-square-foot ice rink, the igloo bar, the heated tent and the Lounge Bar & Restaurant Baja.
30 November 2019
Studio Foce, Lugano

Music in the dark

We offer a sensational and absolutely enchanting experience! Listen to music, sounds in total darkness- made in Switzerland-
30 November 2019 - 06 January 2020
Centro cittadino, Lugano

Natale in Piazza

Christmas in Lugano starts with the lighting of the tree in Riforma Square. From that moment, the heart of the city becomes a bright village, bestowing opportunities for entertainment, musical performances, a market and surprises until the Epiphany.
30 November 2019
Centro città, Lugano

Open Gallery #18 Xmas Edition

Twice a year, the Open Gallery initiative sees the city of Lugano’s galleries, art spaces and museums open their doors free of charge.