Summer Festivals | Basel 2021
A highlight of the summertime in Basel are the well organised, family friendly, outdoor festivals that pop up around town, here’s the confirmed list of summer festivals plus a few pop-up outdoor concerts that are well worth attending.
ENJOY!!
Glaibasler Bluesfescht
Friday 2 July and Friday 20th August
located at Barfusserplatz
Summer Blues festival in Basel or in local dialect Galibasler Bluesfescht ‘Big/Gross Basel Blues Festival’ is the biggest blues festival in Switzerland and happens on two Fridays this Summer (see dates above).
Details of the line up is displayed on the festivals website. This event has major sponsorship allowing the event to be offered free of charge.
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Off Beat Jazz Festival
A series of Jazz events featuring jazz trios and quartets from around the world, playing jazz at venues scattered through Basel, such as Volkhaus and Kunsthalle starting on the 23rd of June and running to the 7th of December.
Facebook event link
Summersprosse
7th July – Fillet of Soul
18th August – Stepping Stompers
Start time 19:30
Kannenfeld Park, Arena
You are welcome to bring your own picnic to these concerts, a drink and snack kiosk will be serving refreshments during the concerts, that will last around 2.5 hours.
Tension
31st July and 1st Aug
Gartenbad, Sankt-Jakobs Basel
14:00-24:00
Electronic music
A day ticket costs 119.30 CHF
Facebook event link
Open Air Cinema Basel
5th – 29th August
Munsterplatz
Films/program to be confirmed (current as of 20th June 2021)
Facebook event link
Polyfon Festival
13 August – Floating points
14 August – Sophie Hunger (SOLD OUT)
Kaserne Basel/Renee/Partere One
House/Electronic music
Day Pass, 45 CHF
Facebook event link
Em Bebbi sy Jazz
Alternative outdoor concerts and plays
Summer concert series at the Merian Gaerten, Sundays at circa. 17:00, during the summer months, weather permitting.
click here for more info on their website
Open-air, shakespearian plays at Ettenbuehl Gardens,
click here for more information on their website
Picnic concerts from the Symphony Orchestra Basel, Sundays during the summer
click here for more information on their website
Mid Summers Event at the Fondation Beyler,
click here for the facebook event or details on their website
Jazz in the court yard of the Kunstmuseum, dates to be confirmed for 2021
click here for the facebook event or details on their website
Outdoor classical concerts at Deck 57, dates to be confirmed for summer 2021.
All of these events and more can be found on Things to do in Basel's Facebook page
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Festivals in the Autumn
Jugendkulturfestival
Imfluss
1st – 18th September
Floating stage on the Rhine and seating at the Rhine side near the Mittlerebruecke.
Seating also available in floating gondolas on the Rhine river.
Line up to be confirmed.
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Flaneur Festival
Street Food Festival, Basel
Blues Festival Basel
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