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As in previous years Locarno will stay awake all night long giving space to culture, music, art and entertainment. Live-concerts, dance performances, street artists, stalls with culinary specialities and other interesting proposals for adults and children enliven the squares in the old town of Locarno as well as the Piazza Grande, where the Radio Fiume Ticino DJ’s present great music shows. The extended trading hours of restaurants, bars, shops, art galleries and museums add to the buzzing atmosphere.

Ascona and its impressive lakeside have been a major music venue for over thirty years as host to one of Switzerland’s main jazz events. The atmosphere by the lakeside is transformed by the music and cuisine of Louisiana. Over 150 concerts by well-known New Orleans groups and European artists, jam sessions and tributes to the jazz legends

9 days of pop-rock music in one of the most spectacular squares of Europe: Piazza Grande in Locarno. The well-known Moon and Stars Festival will take place in this unique setting, where international stars of the music industry perform in front of thousands spectators. The great concerts, the flawless organization and the magic of the location make of Moon and Stars a top event.

Locarno Festival is the most significant cinematographic event in Switzerland and among the most important in Europe. Numerous are the movies presented in four different sections: Concorso internazionale, Concorso Cineasti del presente and the sections Pardi di domani (national and international).

The Festival's heart is surely the daily evening projection in the magnificent Piazza Grande, which transforms itself into the "most beautiful movie-theater under the stars".