Lakeside charm

This vibrant festival – under the motto "Join us at JazzAscona" – is celebrating its 35th anniversary on Ascona's lakeside promenade. One of Switzerland's biggest jazz festivals, it's proud to be the only such event outside the USA to be officially supported by the city of New Orleans.

Nine days of pop and rock music in Piazza Grande in Locarno, one of the most spectacular squares in Europe. The well-known Moon&Stars Festival takes place in this unique setting, where international stars of the musical Olympus perform in front of more than 65,000 spectators. Just behind Piazza Grande you will find the Piazza Piccola and the Food&Music Street, the icing on the cake of the festival, hosts bars, food trucks and concerts completely free of charge with national and international musicians. The great concerts, the Mediterranean atmosphere and the magic of the place are aspects that make this open-air festival a top event.

Animation, music, gastronomy and incredible fireworks are the ingredients of Luci e Ombre, a mid-summer Festival taking place over a long weekend on the Locarno-Muralto lakeside.

A big fun fair with an amazing entertainment program for all ages and until late into the evening. On Saturday evening (10.45 p.m.) fireworks light up the Locarno gulf, offering an extraordinary show to the public.

Locarno Film 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".