Arts, culture & leisure · Lucerne

581 companies in arts, culture and leisure in the canton of Lucerne.

The commercial register lists 581 active companies in arts, culture and leisure in the canton of Lucerne, placing Lucerne 10th nationally for this sector (4 % of the national total). 266 of them (46 %) are VAT-registered, and 203 (35 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

581active companies
2registered in the past 30 days
266VAT-registered
10thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Arts, culture & leisure in the canton of Lucerne: what the register shows.

Arts, culture and leisure: gyms, clubs, festivals, galleries, studios. A sector of small structures and associations, where the registered companies are the most professionalised and therefore the most worth approaching.

This sector accounts for 2 % of companies classified in the canton of Lucerne, against 2 % across Switzerland. 2 companies in arts, culture and leisure were registered in the canton of Lucerne over the past 30 days, 6 over 90 days.

Lucerne is the centre of central Switzerland: tourism and hospitality around the lake, wholesale trade and logistics at the crossing point of the north-south routes, mechanical engineering in the valleys, and a tax regime that has attracted many head offices and consultancies over the past twenty years. The Lucerne register is one of the most dynamic outside Zurich and Zug.

Market analysis

The market in arts, culture and leisure in the canton of Lucerne, in figures

97companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 74 Mof combined share capital (362 capital companies)
266VAT-registered
14are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 581 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (40 %), Sole proprietorship (27 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (22 %). 97 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 17 % of the active base; 50 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (43 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 362 companies (62 %): CHF 74 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 122 of them (34 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

266 companies (46 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 580 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 165 publish a general phone or email, 182 have a website verified by ciblr, and 14 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 6 new registrations, 5 changes of directors, 5 relocations of seat, 6 other amendments.

Registrations by year

02040602020 : 414120202021 : 393920212022 : 464620222023 : 434320232024 : 414120242025 : 505020252026 : 47472026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
23040 %
Sole proprietorship
15627 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
12722 %
Foundation
203,4 %
Association
142,4 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
42673 %
Small companies
417,1 %
Medium companies
9917 %
Large companies
152,6 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Luzern
16729 %
Kriens
345,9 %
Meggen
254,3 %
Sursee
223,8 %
Emmenbrücke
203,4 %
Horw
162,8 %
Rothenburg
162,8 %
Emmen
122,1 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in arts, culture and leisure are active in the canton of Lucerne?

581 companies in arts, culture and leisure are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Lucerne, or 4 % of the 13 116 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

266 of these companies (46 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

ciblr gives you three days of watch on this target: the last 30 days of movements within the minute, then two morning emails with what has moved, as soon as there is something new. The subscription at CHF 299 per month gives access to the whole target, with contact details, Excel export and change tracking.

Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: a day ago. 1,072 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.

Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.

These companies, with their contact details.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

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