På gång i Basel, Switzerland under året

Mest folk — Vogel Gryff, Museumsnacht Basel

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  Vogel Gryff

  13–27 jan · vanligtvisStor festivalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

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  Museumsnacht Basel

  15–26 jan · vanligtvisKulturfestivalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Basler Fasnacht, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

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  Basler Fasnacht

  8 feb – 15 mar · vanligtvisKarnevalTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Basler Fasnacht, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i mars.

Pågår fortfarande: Basler Fasnacht (8 feb – 15 mar (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Easter holidays i Switzerland, skollov i 6 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

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  Offbeat Jazzfestival

  20 apr – 31 maj · vanligtvisMusikfestival

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Spring holidays i Switzerland, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i maj.

Pågår fortfarande: Offbeat Jazzfestival (20 apr – 31 maj (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Art Basel, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

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  Art Basel

  12–25 jun · vanligtvisKulturfestivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

• Säsong

  Rhine swimming season

  15 jun – 10 sep · vanligtvisSommarsäsongen öppnar

  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. Källa ↗

Mest folk — Basel Tattoo, Summer holidays i Switzerland

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  Basel Tattoo

  8–26 jul · vanligtvisMusikfestivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Swiss National Day

  1 augNationell helgdagStängningarTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Rhine swimming season (15 jun – 10 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Swiss National Day, Summer holidays i Switzerland

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Rhine swimming season (15 jun – 10 sep (vanligtvis)), Swiss National Day (1 aug)

Lugnt — resenärer beskriver det som lugnt, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Rhine swimming season (15 jun – 10 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Basler Herbstmesse, Autumn holidays i Switzerland

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  Basler Herbstmesse

  24 okt – 12 nov · vanligtvisStor festivalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Mest folk — Basler Herbstmesse, Basel Christmas market

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  Basel Christmas market

  26 nov – 23 dec · vanligtvisJul & nyårTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Basler Herbstmesse (24 okt – 12 nov (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Basel Christmas market, Christmas holidays i Switzerland

Inget nytt börjar i december.

Pågår fortfarande: Basel Christmas market (26 nov – 23 dec (vanligtvis))