Eurovision Song Contest 2025
The Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) – the world’s largest music event – will take place in Basel in 2025.
The Eurovision Song Contest is far more than just a music competition: it connects and inspires across all borders. The ESC has always stood for openness, participation, mutual respect and the appreciation of cultural diversity. These values are embodied in Basel, the border city at the heart of Europe.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 at the tri-border region will highlight the tolerance and everyday interaction of different languages, cultures and ways of life. Whether across the Rhine or borders, Basel has long built bridges successfully, bringing people together peacefully.
“Basel – Welcome Home” app
The official “Basel – Welcome Home” app turns Basel into a personal ESC experience location, combining all the Eurovision highlights with the city’s most beautiful sights. Featuring an interactive city map, real-time event updates, personal recommendations and helpful tips, the app is an ideal companion for ESC fans – and anyone looking to discover Basel in a new light. The app is available free of charge in all the popular app stores.
Venues
The impressive St. Jakobshalle in Basel will be the central stage for the nine live shows. On the final day, the adjacent St. Jakob-Park will transform into the exclusive “Arena plus”, offering much more than just public viewing. Visitors will experience a unique festival atmosphere with live concerts by international and national artists as well as ESC stars.
The final will be shown on giant screens in the Arena plus.
A wide range of accompanying programmes is planned for fans and the local community, including the Eurovision Village with public viewing and music programmes, and the EuroClub for partygoers at Messe Basel. Eurovision Street will come alive in Steinenvorstadt, and a variety of events will take place along the Kleinbasel Rhine bank and at Barfüsserplatz.
Throughout the ESC, various event highlights will take place in Basel.
Main venues
Travelling to and getting around in Basel
Travelling to Basel is very easy: You can reach the city by air via the EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg or the nearby Zurich Airport; and the city is also easily accessible via the three railway stations and the main motorway axes.
Please use public transport during your stay in Basel and for travelling to the Eurovision Song Contest venues. The public transport network in Basel is being significantly expanded in time for the ESC week – including extended night-time connections. Ticket holders for the events in St. Jakobshalle, Arena plus and EuroClub travel free of charge within the local transport network. Discounted public transport tickets are also available.
Public transport at night
Anyone staying overnight in the city of Basel or in the region will benefit from an attractive overnight public transport service. After the shows, shuttle trains will take visitors from Basel St. Jakob railway station to Basel SBB railway station, where you can connect to the trains to Zurich, Bern and Lucerne, to regional S-Bahn trains and to cross-border connections to Germany and France.
From 11 to 17 May 2025 (night of 18 May), there will also be night S-Bahn services to Frick-Brugg, Liestal-Olten and Laufen-Delémont between 1.20 am and 3.45 am.
Tram and bus in Basel
- From Monday to Sunday (12 to 18 May 2025), tram and bus lines 10, 11, 14, 36, 47 and 50 will run more frequently and for longer than usual.
- All tram lines, and bus lines 31 and 36, will run one hour longer than usual (i.e. as on a Friday) during the week (11 to 15 May 2025).
- The ESC Night Lines will run from Sunday to Saturday night (11 to 17 May 2025). They run through the city centre, into the districts of Basel and offer all-night connections to Aesch, Allschwil, Birsfelden and Riehen.
Accommodation
Programme & tickets
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will last about a week and includes a total of nine shows with an audience, including two semi-finals and a grand final with live broadcasting. The three live shows are scheduled for 13, 15 and 17 May 2025.
First Semi-Final: 13.5.2025, 9.00 pm
Second Semi-Final: 15.5.2025, 9.00 pm
Grand Final & Arena plus: 17.5.2025, 9.00 pm
Eurovision Village: 10–17.5.2025
Currently, no tickets are available.
Accompanying programme
During the ESC, guests and locals can look forward to an extensive accompanying programme. You can enjoy the live broadcasts at one of the many public-viewing venues dotted around the city.
Basel is also worth discovering away from the main programme – be it a guided tour, a trip out into the region or immersing yourself in the diverse nightlife.
