A Guide to Living in Basel
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- Get to Know ThanksGiver SchweizThe local charity ThanksGiver Schweiz helps reduce the hunger gap and fight food waste. You can help!
- Art Fair Week in BaselVisitors from the art world descend on Basel each June for Art Basel and associated fairs, including gallerists, collectors, museum curators, press, and art enthusiasts.
- Stop the Spread of Tiger Mosquitos in BaselThe Asian tiger mosquito is spreading in parts of Basel—learn what you can do to help contain its spread.
- Basel’s City Gardeners Give Away Flower Bulbs!In spring, you can admire hundreds of tulips, narcissus, and other plants bloom in city-maintained flowerbeds and planters across town. However, in May these bulbs […]
- Summer Swim ClassesThe Sports Department Basel-Stadt offers swim classes for kids ages 5–13 in the outdoor pools and one indoor pool (Bäumlihof) around Basel during the summer […]
- Increase in Thefts from Bicycle BasketsThe cantonal police in Basel-Stadt has recently recorded a notable increase in thefts from bicycle baskets in the canton—in many cases while the cyclists are […]
- Mobile Forest on Theaterplatz and PyramidenplatzSince May 4, a “mobile forest” has been installed on Theaterplatz and Pyramidenplatz (the square with the pyramids behind Theater Basel). Some 350 indigenous plants […]
- Basel’s Botanical Garden Has a New Tropical HouseThe botanical garden of the University of Basel is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world. Founded in 1589 by Caspar Bauhin, it […]