Festa d’Autunno in Lugano: three days to rediscover the pleasure of simplicity
From 2 to 4 October 2026 the centre of Lugano welcomes the grape harvest season with Ticinese flavours, music, market stalls and moments to share.
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There is a moment, just before a piazza fills, when you can feel the evening about to begin. Lugano has a lot of those. These pages follow them through the year: the autumn harvest festivals in the streets of the old town, the winter lights, the days that bring the city out between the lake and the mountains.
Natale in Piazza in Lugano: when the city lights up and rediscovers the pleasure of sharing
From 26 November 2026 to 6 January 2027 Lugano welcomes the brightest time of the year. A long journey through waiting, wonder and sharing, to be experienced from the heart of the city.
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Lugano 2026: the value of dialogue, from impossible to indispensable
In 2026 Switzerland took over the OSCE chairmanship, and Lugano has been proposed as the venue for the close of a year devoted to peace, trust and security.
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