29 April – 1 May 2027
The city becomes the concours
Every year, Lugano keeps a weekend for this. The finest classic cars and their collectors come from across the world, brought before a jury of the most respected names in the motoring world.
Before the crowds, the weekend belongs to the participants. They are welcomed into the best of Lugano’s hospitality, and their cars are treated as the art they are, on the roads through the region and in settings where their beauty speaks for itself.
Then the doors open. The cars fill the old town, open-air and free to everyone, and every year we bring something the world has never seen before.
The 2027 weekend
Thursday
29 April 2027
- 15:00 Arrival and registration
- 16:00 Participant briefing
- 16:45 Lugano Elegance parade
- 17:00 Pin ceremony and official car photographs
- 18:30 Aperitif
- 19:15 Opening dinner
Friday
30 April 2027
- 9:30 Tour departure
- 10:30 Cultural coffee stop
- 12:00 Aperitif followed by lunch
- 15:30 Private viewing at Park Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola
- 18:00 Aperitif at Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola
- 19:00 Dinner at Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola
Saturday
1 May 2027
- 09:00 Concours d' Elegance
- 9:00 Vintage market opens
- 11:00 Car of Honour Run
- 11:00 Aperitif at Lugano Elegance Village
- 12:00 Lunch at Lugano Elegance Village
- 13:00 Junior Grand Prix
- 16:30 Award presentation at Piazza della Riforma
- 19:00 Aperitif followed by Gala Dinner at Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola
The Field
The collectors that reach the field at Lugano Elegance are spread across the classes and measured by a 100 point system, each assessed by the international jury.
In 2026, the ATS 2500 GTS took the top prize. In 2027, the field will raise the bar once again.
Beyond the City
A carefully curated route runs on the second day of the program, offering entrants time on the lake shore, the hills above it, and the descents back down, driven together as a group across the day. The tour is a scenic drive, exploring the hills and lakeside roads of the Lugano Region.
Stops are built into the route, timed to bring the tour back into Lugano in time for the day’s evening event.
Overnight in Lugano
Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola is the chosen hotel partner for Lugano Elegance.
A patrician residence turned into a five star grand hotel, with its own park and the lake a few steps away. It is where our participants can stay for the weekend, and where part of the event happens.
Rooms are held for Lugano Elegance participants at a preferential rate.