For over a century – or from 1915 to be more exact – the Pellerani family has been entertaining the locals in the Italian and German speaking parts of Switzerland with their Travelling Luna park that also goes by the name “Luna Park Pellerani”.
Each year they settle in the largest cities in Ticino and the German speaking cantons. Last year the dates where the following:
| Luna Park Ticino 2019 | ||
| City | Date | Duration |
| Agno (San Provino) | 9 – 17 March | 9 days |
| Biasca | 29 March – 7 April | 10 days |
| Tesserete | 12 – 22 April | 11 days |
| Bellinzona | 26 April – 12 May | 17 days |
| Locarno | 17 May – 2 June | 17 days |
| Lugano | 7 – 10 June | 4 days |
| Agno | 5 July- 4 August | 34 days |
| Swiss German part | August – October | ∼ 90 days |
| Mendrisio (San Martino) | 8 – 10 November | 3 days |
Luna Park Ticino generally tours the same cities in the same order every year (this cannot be guaranteed though).
Map
On the map below you can see the different destinations of Luna Park Pellerani in Ticino.
Gallery
Here you can see a video of Luna Park Ticino:
The Pellerani family
As mentioned earlier the Pellerani family has been touring certain parts of Switzerland since 1915. This has made the family famous locally. Today the head of the operation is a man named Michele Pellerani, who was born on thje 13th of April 1958 in Lugano, and litterally is the descendant of a family of funfairs.
Ticino
Below you can see some images of the beautiful landscape in Ticino.
Links sources and more ressources
Additional Information
| Country | City | In operation | Status | Type |
| Switzerland | Ticino | 1915 to present | Active | Temporary |