Top events 2022
Sentiment and observation Art in Ticino 1850-1950
09 May 2021 - 31 December 2023
The collections of MASI Lugano reflect the very special history of visual art in Ticino.
Una montagna d'arte 2021 / 2022
01 June 2021 - 06 November 2022
Una montagna d’arte», initiative of Monte Tamaro SA and the Fondazione Egidio e Mariangela Cattaneo presents, in collaboration with Lugano Region.
The infancy of signs
17 March - 02 October 2022
Drawings of New Guinean Children from the Wirz Collection.
Since 1972, 50 years together
01 April - 06 November 2022
1 April 2022 will mark the start of the 50th season. An important anniversary worthy of great celebration.
Ticino Mountain Running Cup — Lugano Region
10 April - 29 October 2022
The Ticino Mountain Running Cup is a series of mountain runs in different parts of the canton.
Marcel Broodthaers – Industrial Poems
01 May - 13 November 2022
The presents the main motifs of the series of signs created by the artist.
A Collection of Italian Modern Art
22 May 2022 - 29 January 2023
Carrà, Campigli, Manzù, Rosai, Scipione, Sironi
Roberto Ciaccio. Origin as a gift
09 June 2022 - 26 February 2023
MUSEC continues the research about the origins of creativity through the works of Roberto Ciaccio (1951-2014).
Events in the Park
16 June - 08 September 2022
Between the tree foliage and the reflections of the lake, summer at Parco Ciani is characterised by outdoor events.
Ceresio Estate 2022
18 June - 02 September 2022
The happy keys: "Music drives out hatred from those who are loveless. It gives peace to those who are in turmoil, it consoles those who weep". (Pau Casals)
Be connected
03 July 2022 - 19 April 2023
Be connected is based on the idea that people have no limits other than those they impose upon themselves, and that everything in nature is related, connected and alive, as the ancient philosophers taught.
The Lake Lugano Crossing
21 August 2022
The Lake Lugano Crossing is a popular non-competitive swim over on a distance of 2,500 meters organized by the Association Traversata del Lago di Lugano.
Street Food Festival Capriasca
25 - 27 August 2022
For the second consecutive year, the festival promotes the best cuisines with quality proposals "all around the world" returns to Capriasca.
Blues to Bop 2022
25 - 28 August 2022
Blues to Bop finally returns to Lugano with an outstanding programme and international guests.
Estival Jazz 2022
27 August 2022
Lugano will rediscover the magic of its Estival, which will take place as part of Blues to Bop!
La traviata
02 - 08 September 2022
Friday September 02, 2022, 8:00 pm
Sunday September 04, 2022, 3:00 pm
Tuesday September 06, 2022, 8:00 pm
Thursday Septmber 08, 2020, 8:00 pm
LuganoMusica
02 September 2022 - 17 May 2023
The eighth season of LuganoMusica hosts at the LAC the best performers in a rich programme of symphonic and chamber concerts, recitals, dedicated events, in-depth meetings with musicians and contemporary music.
Lugano PasSteggia
04 September 2022
First departure at 8:00 am and every 15 minutes thereafter, with last departure at 10:00 am.
Paul Klee - The Sylvie and Jorge Helft collection
04 September 2022 - 08 January 2023
In autumn 2022, MASI Lugano will present an extraordinary ensemble of original drawings and etchings by Paul Klee (Münchenbuchsee, 1879 - Muralto, 1940), from a private collection, made between 1910 and 1940.
StraLugano 2022
10 - 11 September 2022
If you want to crown your running season with a new best time, the StraLugano is the perfect opportunity!
OSI in Auditorio
16 September 2022 - 04 May 2023
The OSI at the Auditorio season comprises four rather imaginative events at the RSI’s Stelio Molo Auditorium, two of them in the Play and Conduct format which allows a guest soloist to perform as conductor as well at the head of the OSI.
La Corsa della speranza
17 September 2022
The Corsa della Speranza is a celebration that aims to combine the enthusiasm and pleasure of being together with the awareness that every gesture can make a difference.
Sportissima
18 September 2022
Sportissima is dedicated to physical activity with the aim of promoting and spreading interest in movement for the benefit of one's health.
Pietro Roccasalva
18 September - 18 December 2022
The Collezione Giancarlo e Danna Olgiati presents a solo exhibition – the first in a Swiss institution – of the Italian artist Pietro Roccasalva (b. 1970, lives and works in Milan).
Wopart, Work On Paper art fair, 7th edition
23 - 25 September 2022
OTHERS, Paper and its Opposite, NFT.
FIT International Festival of Theatre and Contemporary Scene
28 September - 11 October 2022
Among the great European festivals, the FIT Festival welcomes every year in Lugano the great names of the international contemporary scene.
OSI al LAC
29 September 2022 - 20 April 2023
From Autumn 2022 to Spring 2023 the OSI at the LAC will be presenting ten evening concerts featuring superb repertoire.
Autumn Festival
30 September - 02 October 2022
On Friday 30 September, Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 October, the city of Lugano will welcome the magical atmosphere of autumn with its traditional Autumn Festival, bringing the city centre to life for three days of celebrations.
Ladies Run Ticino
09 October 2022
The only all-female run!
On Sunday, October 9, 2022, Ladies Run Ticino, the only all-female run in Italian-speaking Switzerland, returns to Lugano.
Film Festival Diritti Umani Lugano — FFDUL
19 - 23 October 2022
Born in 2014, the Human Rights Film Festival Lugano (FFDUL) represents the most important forum on Human Rights and the first film festival in Italian-speaking Switzerland entirely dedicated to these issues.
Negramaro
04 December 2022
Negramaro in concert at the Palazzo Dei Congressi in Lugano on December 4th 2022 : the new “Unplugged European Tour 2022” will arrive in Ticino for a special and unmissable show!
Top events 2023
Lema Trail
30 April 2023
Nestling between the lakes of Lugano and Maggiore and the valleys of the Luino region, Monte Lema towers 1624 metres above Italian-speaking Switzerland and dominates a panorama that encompasses the valleys of Ticino and beyond.
Tamaro Trail
04 June 2023
Tamaro Trail on Sunday, 4 June, will take you from the Splash & Spa car park in Rivera, past Alpe Foppa, through the woods along a challenging route that will satisfy the needs of even the most experienced runners.
