Lucca Comics & Games 2025 is set to take place from October 29 to November 2, the city of Lucca will once again transform into a global capital of pop culture, uniting communities through creativity, storytelling, and shared passions. This year pays tribute to France, a country with a profound influence on every art form celebrated at Lucca. Liberté, Créativité, Diversité are the three values of the Institut Français based on the great principles of the French Revolution, which perfectly match the five values of Lucca Comics & Games: Community, Inclusion, Discovery, Respect, Gratitude.
Under the theme “French Kiss”, the festival explores the kiss as a narrative and emotional detonator—transforming stories, relationships, and even genres. French illustrator Rébecca Dautremer captures the theme in this year’s poster, presenting six fantastical characters—a werewolf, a warrior, a vampire countess, a monster, a witch, and the “Lukawa,” a Lucca-inspired manga creature—in suspended moments before transformative kisses.
Lucca’s Movie section will shine brighter than ever with Netflix returning to celebrate the fifth and final season of Stranger Things. Curated by QMI, the meeting point for cinema and TV series fans is celebrating its 15th anniversary offering with a series of unmissable events.
This year, Netflix is returning to Lucca Comics & Games to celebrate the highly anticipated fifth and final season of Stranger Things. On October 31, the festival will host a unique and unmissable event anticipating the final chapter of one of the most beloved series of all time. Stranger Things will arrive on Netflix in three parts: Volume 1 (episode 1-4) of the final season premieres on November 27, Volume 2 (episodes 5-7) on December 26, and the climactic final episode will debut on January 1, 2026.
Gaming takes center stage at Lucca 2025. The final stop on Kojima Productions’ Death Stranding World Strand Tour 2 will occur in Lucca, showcasing Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. Hideo Kojima’s vision of narrative-rich, cinematic gaming continues to redefine the medium, and Lucca is honored to be the concluding destination of this global tour.
Joining him is Keiichiro Toyama, the legendary developer behind Silent Hill and Slitterhead. Toyama’s work has defined psychological horror, and fans will get the rare opportunity to hear him speak about his creative journey and new studio, Bokeh Game Studio.
Indie developer Luca Galante, creator of Vampire Survivors, will also be present. From a passion project to a global hit, Galante’s journey resonates with Lucca’s own community-first values. Expect demos, panels, and hands-on experiences across the expanded video game zones.
Lucca Comics & Games 2025 is more than a festival—it’s a manifestation of values: community, inclusion, discovery, respect, and gratitude. With France as its cultural compass and pop culture as its lingua franca, Lucca 2025 reaffirms itself as a global epicenter for all who create, imagine, and believe in the power of stories.
EARLY BIRD TICKET OFFICE OPENS
Starting at 1:00 PM today, June 25, the sale of Early Bird tickets begins: anyone who wants to secure tickets and season tickets at a reduced price will be able to do so for a whole month, until midnight on July 25. With a price identical to that of the previous year, the ordinary ticket office will reopen on September 2.
Tickets on sale here: https://www.ticketone.it/?affiliate=LGC