Lucca Comics & Games

Lucca Comics & Games is the most important fair in Italy and Europe dedicated to comics, entertainment, board and role-playing games and fantasy imagery. It's held every year in Lucca for four days, normally between the end of October and early November.

The most important figures in the industry – publishing houses, specialists, resellers, comic artists – participate in the marketplace-exhibition in an exhibitors’ area that’s around 15,000 square meters and runs through the historic center of Lucca. There are also numerous special events on the program: meetings with Italian and international comics authors, book presentations, role playing tournaments, cosplayer performances, concerts and much more.

Every year, special exhibitions dedicated to world-famous artists are organized, housed in the palazzos and museums of the city. The Comics area is dedicated to comics and animation, while the Games area hosts roleplaying, card and board games, with exhibitors in the recreational industry: authors and publishers of games, specialized stores and associations.

The programme also includes tournaments, prizes and seminars, where special awards are given out to the best games of the year, to the best previously unpublished work and to the best handmade miniatures. Tournaments for roleplayers take place, as well as cosplay competitions and there’s even a special area dedicated to children and schools, Lucca Junior.

From October 28 to November 1, Lucca Comics & Games is celebrating its 60ᵗʰ anniversary, under the theme “Legacy”: 60 years of history, creativity and—above all—community.

To commemorate this milestone, “Lucca Legacy: A Comics & Games Story - The Exhibition” will be held in the historic Palazzo Guinigi, as an interactive experience that presents the Festival not as an archive to be consulted but as a living organism to be explored, molded and, in part, co-created alongside the VisitAutori. The exhibition is organized by Lucca Crea in collaboration with POLI.design, the hub for post-graduate education founded by the Politecnico di Milano. Mascots Luke and Clea guide visitors through the exhibition, offering 3 ways to be explored: the traditional room-by-room tour, a paper game with small missions to complete or the dedicated app that lets you follow in the footsteps of one of the 2 heroes.