A Guide to Living in Basel
Weekly Highlights
Longines CHI Classics Basel (International Horse Jumping)
If you enjoy horse jumping and dressage competitions at the highest level, St. Jakobshalle is the place to be
Aktiv! im Winter — Free Exercise in Schützenmattpark This Winter
If your New Year's resolutions include doing more sports, consider joining these free weekly outdoor sessions
Dreikönigstag (Three-Kings Day)
Learn about some traditions associated with day, which is celebrated on January 6, in Basel
How to Get Your Tickets for the Eurovision Song Contest
You need to register by January 10 for a chance to get tickets to this event that will attract thousands to Basel in May
What to Do With Your Christmas Tree After the Holidays
Find out how you dispose of your Christmas tree in Basel
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Did You Know?
- Help Stop the Eggs of Tiger Mosquitos from Surviving WinterThe Asian tiger mosquito is spreading in parts of Basel—learn what you can do to help contain its spread.
- How to Get Your Tickets for the Eurovision Song ContestIf you want the chance to get tickets for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, you need to pre-register by January 10.
- What to Do With Your Christmas Tree After the HolidaysNow that the holidays are over, it’s time to put away the decorations and dispose of advent wreaths, Christmas trees, pine branches, and the like.
- The 2025 Fasnacht Badge Has Been RevealedOn December 28, Basel’s Fasnacht Committee, which is the main organizing organization behind Basel’s famous carnival, revealed the design of the 2024 “Plakette” (badge).
- Switzerland Reduces Tax-Free Limits at the Border to CHF 150Starting January 1, 2025, Switzerland’s tax-free import limit will be reduced from CHF 300 to CHF 150 per person, per day.
- No More Free Bulky-Waste Vignettes in 2025The distribution of free bulky waste stickers to households in Basel will be discontinued at the end of 2024.
- Penguin Walks at the ZooWith the colder weather here, the penguins at the Basel Zoo are resuming their daily walks through the zoo (weather permitting)! The zoo’s gentoo penguins […]
- Three New Permanent Exhibits at Basel’s AntikenmuseumThe Antikenmuseum Basel has three new permanent exhibitions featuring the museum's collection of Greek and Etruscan ceramics and make their fascination come to life.