Hva som skjer i Basel, Switzerland gjennom året

Toppsesong — Vogel Gryff, Museumsnacht Basel

• Festival

  Vogel Gryff

  13.–27. jan · vanligvisStor festivalMye folk

  Kleinbasel's oldest tradition: the Wild Man floats down the Rhine on a raft, then he, the Lion and the Griffin dance through the streets, turning their backs on Grossbasel. It falls on the 13th, 20th or 27th of January in turn. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Museumsnacht Basel

  15.–26. jan · vanligvisKunstfestivalMye folk

  One Friday in January around forty museums in Basel and its neighbours stay open until the small hours on a single ticket, with shuttle trams between them. Queues build at the Fondation Beyeler and Kunstmuseum. Kilde ↗

Travelt — Basler Fasnacht, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Basler Fasnacht

  8. feb – 15. mar · vanligvisKarnevalMye folkBestill tidlig

  Morgestraich starts at four in the morning on the Monday after Ash Wednesday: the lights go off in the old town and the piccolo and drum cliques walk out under painted lanterns. Three days, and the city works around it rather than through it. Kilde ↗

Travelt — Basler Fasnacht, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i mars.

Fortsatt på gang: Basler Fasnacht (8. feb – 15. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — Easter holidays i Switzerland, skoleferie i 6 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Offbeat Jazzfestival

  20. apr – 31. mai · vanligvisMusikkfestival

  Basel's spring jazz festival spreads international names across the city's halls and clubs from late April into May. Popular concerts sell out, so book the headline nights ahead. Kilde ↗

Travelt — Spring holidays i Switzerland, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: Offbeat Jazzfestival (20. apr – 31. mai (vanligvis))

Travelt — Art Basel, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Art Basel

  12.–25. jun · vanligvisKunstfestivalMye folkBestill tidlig

  The art fair every other art fair copies, plus a dozen satellite shows across the city. Rooms are booked and priced for it as far out as Freiburg and Mulhouse, so come for it or avoid the week entirely. Kilde ↗

• Sesong

  Rhine swimming season

  15. jun – 10. sep · vanligvisSommersesongen åpner

  Locals float through the middle of the city with their clothes in a waterproof bag and climb out at the marked steps. The organised mass swim is one evening in August; the rest of it is unofficial, daily and free. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — Basel Tattoo, Summer holidays i Switzerland

• Festival

  Basel Tattoo

  8.–26. jul · vanligvisMusikkfestivalMye folkBestill tidlig

  Massed pipes, drums and military bands in the Kaserne courtyard for a fortnight in July, with a free parade through the old town on the opening Saturday. Grandstand seats go months ahead. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Swiss National Day

  1. augNasjonaldagStengningerMye folk

  1 August is a public holiday nationwide. Towns and villages hold speeches, lantern walks and bonfires, fireworks go up after dark unless a dry summer brings a ban, and most shops close. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Rhine swimming season (15. jun – 10. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Swiss National Day, Summer holidays i Switzerland

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Rhine swimming season (15. jun – 10. sep (vanligvis)), Swiss National Day (1. aug)

Rolig — reisende beskriver det som rolig, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: Rhine swimming season (15. jun – 10. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Basler Herbstmesse, Autumn holidays i Switzerland

• Festival

  Basler Herbstmesse

  24. okt – 12. nov · vanligvisStor festivalMye folk

  Switzerland's oldest fair, running since 1471: rides and stalls spread over half a dozen squares for a fortnight from the last Saturday of October. It is a city fair rather than a tourist one — roast chestnuts, magenbrot, and everyone's grandparents. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — Basler Herbstmesse, Basel Christmas market

• Festival

  Basel Christmas market

  26. nov – 23. des · vanligvisJul og nyttårMye folk

  Stalls fill Barfüsserplatz, Münsterplatz and Claraplatz from late November, with the decorated tree by the Münster and a fairy-tale forest beside it. It closes on 23 December, and weekends bring coach groups from across the border. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Basler Herbstmesse (24. okt – 12. nov (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Basel Christmas market, Christmas holidays i Switzerland

Ingenting nytt starter i desember.

Fortsatt på gang: Basel Christmas market (26. nov – 23. des (vanligvis))