Lucca Comics and Games 2025. The wait is almost over for the new, exciting edition of one of the best comics festivals in the world. If you plan to visit Lucca in the last days of October, prepare yourself to meet a crowd dressed like characters from famous cartoons or TV series. Don’t be scared, you will be right in the middle of Lucca Comics.
What is Lucca Comics and Games?
Lucca Comics and Games takes place every end of October. It is the largest international comics, animations, illustrations, and games event in Europe. It is also the world’s second biggest, behind the Comiket of Tokyo. The 2025 edition takes place from Wednesday, 29 October to Sunday, 2 November in the wonderful historical center surrounded by the walls.
The International Congress of Comics was born in 1965 in Bordighera (Liguria region). In 1966, it moved to the city of Lucca, and year by year it grew in relevance and visitors, reaching the crazy number of 240,000 attendees in 2014. The International Congress changed its name in 1996, becoming Lucca Comics and Games.
The Edition 2025 of Lucca Comics – French Kiss
When does Lucca Comics take place? The dates
This year, the festival will open its doors from Wednesday, 29 October to Sunday, 2 November.
The location of the Festival
The location is amazing and unique. It takes place downtown, along the narrow streets and the squares of the historical center, surrounded by the fortified walls. In the past, they defended the city from the invaders. Instead, during these four days, the invaders are a peaceful crowd of a thousand visitors, against whom there is no need to defend. Cosplayers, people of all ages wearing costumes and accessories of their favourite characters from cartoons, manga, TV, video games, and comic books.
Inside and outside the walls, all around the city, there are many thematic pavilions to visit:
- Game pavilions to play role-playing games;
- Temporary shops where you can buy your favorite comic book or game;
- Exhibitions of international artists and illustrators of comic books, fantasy writers;
- Children’s pavilions;
- Japan Town for Manga lovers;
- Pavilions dedicated to video games.
Lucca Comics is not only a festival for experts. Even if you are not into the comic world, spending a day walking around and staring at the cool cosplayers is really fun. Even seeing one of the exhibitions of sketches can be super interesting. And if you are a beginner at role-playing games, this is the best place to start and learn.
How to get to Lucca
As already said, this festival attracts thousands of people from all over Italy. Accommodations in town get fully booked very soon, and you might need to sleep nearby in Tuscany. Luckily, Lucca is easily accessible by car and train.
By car
- Florence (70 km): highway A11, exit Lucca EST
- Genoa (170 km): highway A12 up to Viareggio, then get the A11 to Lucca OVEST.
- Bologna (160 km): highway A1 up to Florence, then A11 exit Lucca EST
- Milan (280 km): highway A1 up to Parma, then A15 up to La Spezia, A12 up to Viareggio, A11 up to Lucca, exit Lucca EST.
- Rome (350 km): highway A1 up to Florence, then A11 exit Lucca OVEST
Where to park in Lucca during the Comics? The town is extremely busy during the event, and finding a parking space can be quite challenging. There are dedicated car parking spaces, and you can reserve your slot in advance on eventi.parcheggilucca
Taxi Phone Numbers in Lucca
- Consorzio Tassisti Lucchesi: 0583 333434
- Radiotaxi Lucca: +39 0583 1745
- ItTaxi: +39 0583 1646464
By Bus
Reach Lucca by bus departing from more than 150 towns in Italy with Eventi in Bus. You can buy bus tickets only or the combo with a bus ticket + skip-the-line ticket.
By Plane
The closest airports in Tuscany are Galileo Galilei Pisa International Airport (20 km from Lucca) and Amerigo Vespucci Florence International Airport (70 km). Direct trains from Pisa and Florence SMN bring you to Lucca Central Station.
By Train
Lucca is well connected with direct trains in Tuscany to Florence SMN, Pisa, and Viareggio.
During the event, there are special trains in addition to the normal timetable. Visit the Trenitalia website to check the best train for you.
How to get the Tickets for Lucca Comics
You need tickets only to get into the pavilions of the event. Instead, you can walk around the whole town and the walls for free. Exhibits at Palazzo Ducale, Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lucca, and Palazzo Arnolfini have free entry. Free entry is also guaranteed to the Lucca Junior area, the pavilion dedicated to families, and to the Self Area, dedicated to self-publishing. For more info and to buy tickets, visit the official website.
If you can’t get enough of masks, costumes, and zombies, you might consider celebrating Halloween in Tuscany. On the night of the 31st of October, the tiny village of Borgo a Mozzano, with its sinister Devil’s Bridge, hosts a big horror party where many dark, scary figures, games, and fireworks are waiting for you.
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Cover Photo: Claudio Marinangeli
(Update on 30/09/2025)
