Events in Basel

Many high-class events are held in Basel each year. Here you will find an overview of what is on and when.

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1962680 01 Exhibitions

Wed, 04. August 2021 — Sun, 29. August 2021

Impasse Ronsin. Murder, Love, and Art in the Heart of Paris

Museum Tinguely | Basel

1961801 01 Exhibitions

Wed, 04. August 2021 — Sun, 26. September 2021

Kara Walker, Drawings 1993-2020. A Black Hole is Everything a Star Longs to Be

Kunstmuseum Basel | Basel

1925292 01 Exhibitions

Wed, 04. August 2021 — Sun, 05. September 2021

Banksy - Building Castles in the Sky

Messe Basel, Halle 5 | Basel

1972162 01 Exhibitions

Wed, 04. August 2021 — Tue, 21. September 2021

Nature Culture

Fondation Beyeler | Riehen

1979108 01 Film screening

Wed, 04. August 2021 — Tue, 31. August 2021

Allianz Open-Air Cinema 2021

Open-Air Kino Allianz | Basel

1715853 01 Rock & pop concert

Thu, 12. August 2021 — Sat, 14. August 2021

Polyfon Festival Basel

Auf dem Kasernenplatz | Basel

1897763 01 Jazz concert

Fri, 20. August 2021

Summerblues Basel

Kleinbasler Altstadt zwischen Claraplatz und Wettsteinplatz | Basel

1811753 01 Jazz concert

Fri, 20. August 2021

Em Bebbi sy Jazz

Altstadt | Basel

1976948 01 Rock & pop concert

Wed, 01. September 2021 — Sat, 18. September 2021

IMFLUSS Festival

Kleinbasler Rheinufer | Basel

1962845 01 Exhibitions

Sat, 04. September 2021 — Sun, 23. January 2022

Camille Pissarro

Kunstmuseum Basel | Basel

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8 top events

It doesn’t really matter when you visit Basel, as there are unique events taking place around the year: Switzerland’s biggest Carnival, the world’s most important art fair, a renowned ATP tournament, a fair with a 550-year history, and much more.

Die Art Basel gilt unangefochten als wichtigste Weltmesse des internationalen Kunstmarktes. // The Art Basel is indisputably the world's biggest fair in the international art market.

24–26.9.2021

Art Basel
Longines Grand Prix, Umgang 2

13–16.1.2022

Longines CSI
Die Swiss Indoors in Basel.

22–30.10.2022

Swiss Indoors

ATP World Tour 500
Das Basel Tattoo.

15–23.7.2022

Basel Tattoo
Die Basler Fasnacht beginnt am Montag nach Aschermittwoch um Punkt 4 Uhr morgens und dauert drei Tage. Ein einzigartiges Erlebnis. /// Basel Carnival (Fasnacht) starts at 4 a.m. in the morning on the Monday after Ash Wednesday, and lasts for three days. An unforgettable experience.

7–9.3.2022

Carnival in Basel
Hier ist während der Vorweihnachtszeit übrigens auch das Wunschbuch zu finden. // Incidentally, the wish book can be found here during the pre-Christmas period.

25.11–23.12.2021 

Christmas

Christmas market
Ihor Yakimenko, Germany/Ukraine. Handstand/Pole

5–9.11.2021

Young Stage

International Circus Festival

23.10–7.11.2021

Herbstmesse

Autumn fair

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