The countdown has begun for the Lucca Comics Festival. The comic books and game exhibitions come alight again, to get your parallel life, your most followed cartoons & heroes back to reality! Coming from all over Italy, for a 5 day gathering, to unleash your imagination and creativity.

Lucca Comic and Game Festival

For any doubts click on the official website here.  For the map of the Festival click here

The shows on from 9 am to 7pm

Ticket prices are as follows:

One day 17/21 +1.5 €
Children 5+1.5 €

Subscriptions:

2 days 27/34 +2 €
3 days 41/43 +3 €
4 days 55 +3 €
5 days 65 +3 €

How to Reach:  The best way to reach Lucca is by train. There are special discounted tickets for the Lucca comics fans. Just show your entry ticket at the counter. Go to the trenitalia website and program your trip

By Car:  From Florence click here
From Rome click here

By bus:  For buses click here

Tickets

There are 2 ways to buy the tickets. The first (click on Aperto) is to buy the ticket online. the ticket will be send to your email address. All you need to do is take a print out and the day of the festival present it to the ticket booth. There you will collect the bracelet that will be your pass to enter the event.
Or else the second way is to click on the option “chiuso”. In this way you will recieve both the ticket and the bracelet at the address you leave. This will help you to avoid the queue for the bracelet once you reach the event.
An example of the Calendar:

Friday 28th October  

10:00     Live Dungeon (Festa del Drago), location [Sotterraneo Dave Arneson – S. Colombano]

10:00     Medievel activities, location Compagnia delle Sette Croci)

10:30     Medieval activities (Mansio Hospitalis Lucensis), location [Cannoniere S. Donato]

11:00     Live demonstrations (GRV Italia) [Sotterraneo S. Regolo]

12:00     Demonstrations of medieval fencing, (Sala d’Arme Achille Marozzo)

11:30      Arms Tournament (Festa del Drago)

14:00     Live demo events (GRV Italia) [Sotterraneo S. Regolo]

15:00     Live Dungeon (Festa del Drago), location [Sotterraneo Dave Arneson – S. Colombano]

15:30     Medieval activities (Mansio Hospitalis Lucensis), location [Cannoniere S. Donato]

16:00     Medieval activities (Compagnia delle Sette Croci)

16:30     Demonstrations of medieval fencing, (Sala d’Arme Achille Marozzo)

16:30     Arms Tournament(Festa del Drago)

17:00    Live demo events (GRV Italia), location [Sotterraneo S. Regolo]

17:00     Live Dungeon (Festa del Drago), location [Sotterraneo Dave Arneson – S. Colombano]

21:00     Live Sine Requie (Il Ruolo del Gioco), location [Sotterraneo S. Martino]

Saturday 29th October

10:00     Live Dungeon (Festa del Drago), location [Sotterraneo Dave Arneson – S. Colombano]

10:00     Medievel activities(Compagnia delle Sette Croci)

10:30     Medievel activities (Mansio Hospitalis Lucensis), location [Cannoniere S. Donato]

11:00     Live demo events (GRV Italia), location [Sotterraneo S. Regolo]

11:00     Demos of laser blades (Ludosport), location [Sotterraneo Gary Gygax – S. Paolino]

11:00     Assault demonstrations on medieval fencing (Confraternita della Spada di Firenze)

11:30     Arms tournament (Festa del Drago)

12:00     Demonstrations on medieval fencing (Sala d’Arme Achille Marozzo)

13:00      Assault demonstrations on medieval fencing (Confraternita della Spada di Firenze)

14:00     Live demo events (GRV Italia) [Sotterraneo S. Regolo]

15:00     Live Dungeon (Festa del Drago), location [Sotterraneo Dave Arneson – S. Colombano]

15:00      Assault demonstrations on medieval fencing (Confraternita della Spada di Firenze)

15:30     Medievel activities (Mansio Hospitalis Lucensis), location [Cannoniere S. Donato]

16:00     Medievel activities (Compagnia delle Sette Croci)

16:00     Demos of laser blades (Ludosport), location [Sotterraneo Gary Gygax – S. Paolino]

16:30     Demonstrations on medieval fencing (Sala d’Arme Achille Marozzo)

16:30     Arms tournament (Festa del Drago)

17:00     Assault demos on edieval fencing (Confraternita della Spada di Firenze)

17:00     Live demo events (GRV Italia), location [Sotterraneo S. Regolo]

17:00     Live Dungeon (Festa del Drago), location [Sotterraneo Dave Arneson – S. Colombano]

21:00     Live Vampire: The Masquerade (Il Ruolo del Gioco), location [Sotterraneo S. Martino]

21:00     Murder party Fantasy (Seconda Fondazione), location [Sotterraneo S. Regolo]

21:00     Live Vampire: The Requiem –The dance of the Vampires (Camarilla Italia), location [Villa Bottini]

21:00     Live Fantasy (Festa del Drago), location [Sotterraneo Dave Arneson – S. Colombano]

Sunday 30th October

10:00     Live Dungeon (Festa del Drago), location [Sotterraneo Dave Arneson – S. Colombano]

10:00     Medievel activities (Compagnia delle Sette Croci)

10:30     Medievel activities (Mansio Hospitalis Lucensis), location [Cannoniere S. Donato]

11:00     Live demo events (GRV Italia), location [Sotterraneo S. Regolo]

11:00     Demos of laser blades (Ludosport), location [Sotterraneo Gary Gygax – S. Paolino]

11:00      Assault demonstrations on medieval fencing (Confraternita della Spada di Firenze)

11:30     Arms tournament (Festa del Drago)

12:00    Demonstrations on medieval fencing (Sala d’Arme Achille Marozzo)

13:00      Assault demonstrations on medieval fencing (Confraternita della Spada di Firenze)

14:00     Live demo events (GRV Italia), location [Sotterraneo S. Regolo]

15:00     Live Dungeon (Festa del Drago), location [Sotterraneo Dave Arneson – S. Colombano]

15:00    Assault demonstrations on medieval fencing (Confraternita della Spada di Firenze)

15:30     Medievel activities (Mansio Hospitalis Lucensis), location [Cannoniere S. Donato]

16:00     Medievel activities (Compagnia delle Sette Croci)

16:30      Demonstrations on medieval fencing (Sala d’Arme Achille Marozzo)

16:30     Arms tournament (Festa del Drago)

17:00      Assault demonstrations on medieval fencing (Confraternita della Spada di Firenze)

17:00    Live demo events (GRV Italia), location [Sotterraneo S. Regolo]

17:00     Live Dungeon (Festa del Drago), location [Sotterraneo Dave Arneson – S. Colombano]

18:00     Live Fantascienza 43kLive (Proxima Ventura), location [Sotterraneo S. Pietro]

21:00     Live Vampire: the Masquerade (Il Ruolo del Gioco), location [Villa Bottini]

21:00     Murder party Fantasy (Seconda Fondazione), location [Sotterraneo S. Regolo]

21:00     Live Fantasy (Festa del Drago), location [Sotterraneo Dave Arneson – S. Colombano]

Monday 31st October

10:00     Live Dungeon (Festa del Drago), location [Sotterraneo Dave Arneson – S. Colombano]

10:00     Medievel activities (Compagnia delle Sette Croci)

10:30     Medievel activities (Mansio Hospitalis Lucensis), location [Cannoniere S. Donato]

11:00     Live demo events (GRV Italia), location [Sotterraneo S. Regolo]

11:30     Arms tournament (Festa del Drago)

12:00     Demonstrations on medieval fencing (Sala d’Arme Achille Marozzo)

14:00    Live demo events (GRV Italia), location [Sotterraneo S. Regolo]

15:00     Live Dungeon (Festa del Drago), location [Sotterraneo Dave Arneson – S. Colombano]

15:30     Medievel activities (Mansio Hospitalis Lucensis), location [Cannoniere S. Donato]

16:00     Medievel activities (Compagnia delle Sette Croci)

16:00     Live Werewolf: The Forsaken (Camarilla Italia), location [Sotterraneo S. Pietro]

16:30     Demonstrations on medieval fencing (Sala d’Arme Achille Marozzo)

16:30     Torneo d’arme (Festa del Drago)

17:00     Live demo events (GRV Italia), location [Sotterraneo S. Regolo]

17:00     Live Dungeon (Festa del Drago), location [Sotterraneo Dave Arneson – S. Colombano]

21:00     Live Dylan Dog (Il Ruolo del Gioco), location [Sotterraneo San Regolo]

21:00     Live The recall of the Cthulhu, with the special participation of Sandy Petersen, by Clavisomni, location [Villa Bottini]

21:00     Live Vampire: The Requiem (Camarilla Italia), location [Sotterraneo S. Pietro]

Tuesday 1st November

10:00     Live Dungeon (Festa del Drago), location [Sotterraneo Dave Arneson – S. Colombano]

10:00     Medievel activities (Compagnia delle Sette Croci)

10:30     Medievel activities (Mansio Hospitalis Lucensis), location [Cannoniere S. Donato]

11:00     Live demo events (GRV Italia), location [Sotterraneo S. Regolo]

11:30      Arms tournament (Festa del Drago)

12:00     Live demos of medieval fencing (Sala d’Arme Achille Marozzo)

14:00    Live demo events (GRV Italia), location [Sotterraneo S. Regolo]

15:00     Live Dungeon (Festa del Drago), location [Sotterraneo Dave Arneson – S. Colombano]

15:30     Medievel activities (Mansio Hospitalis Lucensis), location [Cannoniere S. Donato]

16:00     Medievel activities (Compagnia delle Sette Croci)

16:30     Demos of medievel fencing (Sala d’Arme Achille Marozzo)

16:30     Arms tournament (Festa del Drago)

17:00     Live demo events (GRV Italia), location [Sotterraneo S. Regolo]

17:00     Live Dungeon (Festa del Drago), location [Sotterraneo Dave Arneson – S. Colombano]

 

This is not all! there are several music events, games and other get togthers. For further onfo click here. One could carry on the microphone for an event which has so much in it! A wonderful experience, be a part of it. See you there!