New Year’s Eve in Basel
31 December 2023
From the champagne aperitif to a dinner show and the New Year’s Eve gala: your start into the New Year will be unforgettable if you celebrate New Year’s Eve in Basel.
From the champagne aperitif to a dinner show and the New Year’s Eve gala: your start into the New Year will be unforgettable if you celebrate New Year’s Eve in Basel.
Thoughtful New Year’s Eve in the Basel Cathedral (Münster)
- 11.30 pm: tower music, the Basel Stadtposaunenchor, ringing out the old year, singing together
- 12.15 am: church service

Cancelled: New Year’s Eve fireworks on the Rhine
Basel traditionally celebrates the start of the New Year with an impressive fireworks display. The 2022 fireworks on the Rhine will not take place.
New Year’s Eve highlights 2022
The best events
The cultural capital of Switzerland brings the year to a fitting close with ballet, theatre, opera and dinner shows:
The best New Year’s Eve menus
You can have a great time on New Year’s Eve in these Basel restaurants and hotels:
Gourmet restaurants
Restaurants with vegetarian and vegan New Year’s Eve menus
Hotel restaurants