Europe’s largest comics and games festival returns to the walled city of Lucca for its 60th edition, running from 28 October to 1 November 2026. If you are planning to be in Florence or anywhere in Tuscany over the All Saints weekend, it is worth knowing what to expect — both as an attraction and a practical pressure on accommodation and trains.
What Is Lucca Comics & Games
Lucca Comics & Games draws hundreds of thousands of visitors over five days, occupying the entire medieval centre of Lucca. Streets fill with cosplayers, major publishers and game studios set up pavilions inside and around the city walls, and there are talks, screenings, concerts, and live role-playing events running continuously. The 60th edition is expected to be the largest yet.
Tickets and Pricing
Daily tickets range from €23.50 to €30.50 depending on the day, with multi-day passes from €36.50 for two days to €86.50 for all five. Three-day, four-day, and five-day passes include home delivery of your wristband, letting you skip the entry queue entirely.
A large part of the programme — street events, cosplay parades, outdoor screenings — is free and takes place across the city walls and surrounding squares. Casual visitors can soak up the atmosphere without buying a pavilion ticket.
Accommodation: Book Now
Lucca is a small city. Hotels inside the walls sell out months in advance for this weekend, and rates spike sharply. Most visitors base themselves elsewhere and commute in by train:
- Florence — about 1 hour 20 minutes by direct train, frequent service
- Pisa — about 30 minutes, and Pisa Galileo Galilei Airport is the nearest international gateway
Trains run frequently between Pisa and Lucca all day. Do not attempt to drive; the historic centre closes to traffic during the festival, and all nearby parking fills within the first hour of opening each morning.
The weekend days (1–2 November) and 1 November (All Saints Day, a national holiday) are the busiest. Weekdays are significantly less crowded if your schedule allows it.
Planning Context
October and early November is one of the better windows for visiting Tuscany — autumn foliage, harvest season, and fewer summer crowds. If the festival does not appeal, it is still worth building around it in your travel dates, as accommodation in the Pisa–Lucca–Florence corridor will be unusually tight from 28 October through 1 November. Our best time to visit Italy guide covers seasonal trade-offs in more depth.
Tickets are on sale now at the official Lucca Comics & Games website.