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Lucca, without guesswork
What’s happening in Lucca?
Today, over the next few days and further ahead. A short selection checked against primary sources: public bodies, venues and organisers.
7 Sept 2026
today
Only events that actually fall today. Longer exhibitions and programmes are listed under “On now”.
- Claudio Barontini. Uno sguardoPalazzo delle Esposizioni, piazza San Martino 7, LuccaA photography exhibition of portraits and images from the Lucca area. It is not open every day: exact days and hours are on the source page.
- Il colore interpreta storia e naturaChiesa di Santa Caterina, via del Crocifisso 1, LuccaAn exhibition of paintings by Monica Giovannini, on colour, nature and landscape. It is not open every day: exact days and hours are on the source page.
The city’s rhythm
Nights, markets and things that return
Not only headline events: habits, small series and recurring dates that make Lucca feel alive.
Every year
- Lucca Film FestivalLate September to early October: in 2026 from 26 September to 4 OctoberScreenings and talks across town. Inside the festival, “Lucca Effetto Cinema” brings cinema into the streets of the centre.
A wider radar
Looking for something else?
perdiqua Lucca does not copy entire calendars. These links take you straight to the primary programmes we monitor.
- Comune di LuccaThe day-by-day calendar published by the city council, with filters for month, place and category, from exhibitions to guided visits.Open calendar →
- A.T.G. - Azienda Teatro del GiglioThe month-by-month programme of Teatro del Giglio Giacomo Puccini: opera, drama, dance, concerts, school theatre and the theatre's own productions.Open calendar →
- Associazione Musicale LuccheseThe Associazione Musicale Lucchese calendar: chamber music and Lucca Classica, with events in churches, halls, palaces and squares.Open calendar →
- Fondazione Centro Studi sull'Arte Licia e Carlo Ludovico RagghiantiThe list of exhibitions of Fondazione Ragghianti, based in the San Micheletto monumental complex: the current ones and the archive of past ones, with their opening dates.Open calendar →
- Puccini e la sua Lucca International FestivalThe Puccini e la sua Lucca concert programme: recitals and opera excerpts in San Giovanni church, with programme and booking information.Open calendar →
- Lucca Crea s.r.l.The official site of the event, run by Lucca Crea: dates of the edition, announced guests, exhibitions and programme. The 2026 edition is announced from 28 October to 1 November.Open calendar →
- DI and GI s.r.l.The summer concert line-up, artist by artist and date by date: the edition listed on the page runs from 24 June to 29 July 2026. The site is run by DI and GI srl.Open calendar →
- Comune di LuccaThe Comune di Lucca publishes the annual pharmacy rota and the municipal pharmacy list. It is the source to check for the current duty pharmacy.Open calendar →
Finished events disappear automatically. For times, tickets and last-minute changes, open the source.
On now
Exhibitions, seasons and programmes already under way.
- Claudio Barontini. Uno sguardoPalazzo delle Esposizioni, piazza San Martino 7, LuccaA photography exhibition of portraits and images from the Lucca area. It is not open every day: exact days and hours are on the source page.
- Il colore interpreta storia e naturaChiesa di Santa Caterina, via del Crocifisso 1, LuccaAn exhibition of paintings by Monica Giovannini, on colour, nature and landscape. It is not open every day: exact days and hours are on the source page.
Later
Worth planning for now.
- Lucca Art FairReal Collegio, piazza del Collegio 13, LuccaThe Lucca fair for modern and contemporary art, in the halls of the Real Collegio. Opening hours and tickets are on the source page.
- Photolux FestivalCentro storico, LuccaThe international photography biennial, with exhibitions in several venues in the centre. Venues, hours and tickets are on the source page.
From the people who make it happen
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