Events calendar German-Speaking Switzerland

it has the reputation of being the hardest in Europe, because it leads its competitors from Interlaken (565 m) to La Petite-Scheidegg (2 090 m). These 42,195 km are terrible!

Spectators can follow the race through special trains.

Showcase of Swiss cinema in various genres of national production and even international co-productions to which Switzerland collaborated. Parallel sections featuring the creations of film students, foreign films, television films, and a retrospective in personal tribute are added to the programme.

History of popular music (250 instruments) and customs from all over Switzerland, exhibition of musical devices (phonograph, jukeboxes, etc.).

Festival of contemporary music in the open air, every year on the first weekend of July in an idyllic location. One of the most important in this part of Switzerland, known beyond the borders.

The Floss Festival is a stage on the Rhine with an eclectic programme of excellent music. For more than twenty years, Basel has been alive with concerts for three weeks at the end of July. The floating stage is in motion, while the audience sits on the riverbank. On stage, the bands play to hundreds of spectators who stroll and stop along the banks of the Rhine. The Floss Festival is free of charge: all you have to do to contribute is throw a few coins into the sailors' nets at the collection.

In early September, Elisabethenstrasse becomes the vibrant heart of the Flâneur Festival. Explore Basel's diversity in three days of exchange, creativity and warm encounters. New brands, innovative and creative workshops, culinary delights and an exceptional musical program on six stages with thirty-five local bands and musicians. Meet one hundred and forty local businesses, from restaurants to boutiques, museums, clubs and theaters. It's a colorful, lively and incredibly beautiful festival. Come and discover Basel in a different way!

This renowned indoor tennis tournament, part of the ATP World Tour 500, was founded in 1970 and has been won by some of the world's greatest champions, including, of course, Basel champion Roger Federer, who has won the title seven times (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014 and 2015) and was a finalist in 2012 and 2013! Last year, young Felix Auger-Aliassime won the tournament, the first of the post-Federer era. This year, it will take place from October 21 to 29, 2023 at the St. Jakobshalle. Its success continues unabated.

Get ready for a breathtaking fireworks display on Swiss National Day in Basel. The Rhine city lights up with fireworks from two boats, creating an explosion of color! The banks of the Rhine are transformed into a gigantic party with stalls and a supercharged atmosphere that lasts until the end of the night. Opt for public transport, because with almost 100,000 people expected to attend, the road is likely to be just as lively.

The Zürcher Theater Spektakel is an international theater and performing arts festival that has been held every summer in the Landiwiese Park since 1980. For several weeks from mid-August to the beginning of September, street artists from all over the world take to the stage outdoors to enchant you with their shows. It is one of the most important European festivals of its kind! A must-see event for the whole family if you are visiting Zurich during this period.

Every year, the Basel Theatre opens at 17 pm to celebrate Christmas in its own way. Every evening, a musical or literary surprise awaits the curious. In the programme: stories, poems, songs, classic or completely twisted, funny or not… Let yourself surprise!

The outdoor scenes, spread over the right bank, invite you to get out and mix with the crowd, on the shores of blues of local and international interpreters. It's Summerblues time!

The Jazz Festival Suzanne Bebbi Sy Jazz marks the end of school holidays in Basel every year. On several scenes in the city centre, dozens of musicians make tens of thousands of jazz fans vibrate.

For book-makers, the book fair BuchBasel brings together an impressive number of publishers from all over Switzerland and is organising a prize discount. Several exchange forums are held around different themes. Part of the exhibition is devoted to comics. Some authors of French origin are present.

The Basel MARATHON Basel Marathon is open to all for 16 years, with courses across the city for each runner style. The most confirmed will take place within 42 km of the marathon (two semi marathon hens) or within 21 km. Other distance, 10 km course, team race (Ekiden) and youth race for children aged 11 to 15.