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- Groove Now Presents Blues Weeks Basel
- 35th Anniversary of Jazzfestival Basel
- Eurovision Song Contest Memory Box
- Fake Summonses in the Name of Fedpol and Schweizerische Kriminalprävention
- Call for Entries — Art Song Challenge 2025
- Changes in Regulations Regarding Dog Ownership
- “The Big Plastic Count Switzerland” Starts Monday, March 31!
- Blues Festival Basel
- Trash Hero Basel
- The Low-Down on the 2025 Fasnacht
- The Do’s and Don’ts of Fasnacht
- Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) Required for Travel to the U.K.
- Mitmach-Mittwoch (Join-in Wednesday)
- Basel’s School Carnival Parade Is This Thursday
- “My Child is Sick — What Should I Do?”
- Volunteers Wanted for the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025
- Telephone Hotline for Young and Old
- Get Your Auto-Vignette Highway Sticker or E-Vignette Now!
- Celebrate the Musical Heritage and Fascination for Jazz with “Jazz on Film”
- American Citizen Liaison Volunteer
- Parking Permit Fees Are Rising in Basel — Especially for Longer Cars!
- Help Stop the Eggs of Tiger Mosquitos from Surviving Winter
- How to Get Your Tickets for the Eurovision Song Contest
- What to Do With Your Christmas Tree After the Holidays
- The 2025 Fasnacht Badge Has Been Revealed
- Switzerland Reduces Tax-Free Limits at the Border to CHF 150
- No More Free Bulky-Waste Vignettes in 2025
- Penguin Walks at the Zoo
- Three New Permanent Exhibits at Basel’s Antikenmuseum
- Looking for Adventure With Your Family?
- National Flu Vaccination Day
- Beware of Fraudulent QR Code on Parking Meters
- New Contact Point for Reporting Lost or Stolen ID Cards
- Aktiv! im Winter—Free Exercise in Schützenmattpark This Winter
- Basel’s Indoor Swimming Pool, the Rialto, Just Reopened!
- Mushroom Picking
- Baloise Session Is Coming! Get Your Tickets Now!
- The Sinfonieorchester Basel’s 2024/2025 Season — FINALE
- School Is Starting — Pay Attention on the Roads
- The Bambusnest at Messe Basel — A New Summer Oasis!
- Update on the Japanese Beetle
- Open-Air Movie Nights
- Himmelszelt — A Pop-Up Cultural Center in Basel
- Help Prevent the Spread of the Japanese Beetle!
- Lost and Found in Basel
- Have You Turned Off Your Heating?
- Art Fair Week in Basel
- Basler Ferienpass (Basel Holiday Pass)
- The Kaleidoscopes Are Back!
- The Bird’s Eye Jazz Club Turns 30 !
- Summer Swim Classes
- Mobile Forest on Theaterplatz and Pyramidenplatz
- Summer Music Festivals Are Coming — Get Your Tickets Now!
- News From Basel’s Public Libraries
- Follow Storks Hatch Live in Alsace!
- Major Tram Construction — Almost all Tram Lines Through the Old Town Will be Diverted
- Call for English-Language Book Donations!
- I Love the Arts! — Discover What Basel Has to Offer in the Arts
- Stay Informed and Safe With the “Alertswiss” Website and App
- Swiss Vote for More Money For Pensioners
- Basel’s Suicide Prevention Campaign for Young People
- Switzerland’s New Value Added Tax Rates
- Fare Changes on the TNW Public Transport System
- Swiss Post’s New Prices for Letters and Parcels
- The 2024 Fasnacht Badge Has Been Revealed
- The Basel Region Has a Strong Voice in Swiss Politics
- Drinking and Driving — What Is the Law in Switzerland?
- Snow Removal in Winter
- Christmas Lights Display in the Courtyard of the Basel Rathaus
- “Noël” Campaign Against Pickpockets and Tricksters
- Securing Your Home During Darker Winter Months
- Herbstmesse Last Day and Wrap-Up
- Covid-19 Vaccination Recommendation for Autumn/Winter 2023
- Help Choose the New Tram Seats — November 2 Only!
- Camps for Kids in the School Breaks
- Precautionary Iodine Tablets Are Being Distributed
- Basel Life Partners With Centrepoint Basel
- Speed Skating in Basel
- Basel’s Indoor Swimming Pools Are Reopening
- ReRenaissance Festival Basel
- Organ Donation — Be a Gamechanger!
- Organ Festival at Stadtcasino Basel Celebrates the “Queen of Instruments”
- Basel Will Soon Be Getting Three New Dog Playgrounds
- Open-Air Movie Nights
- Basel’s Rules for Fireworks
- Flâneur Festival — Fountains, Stair Lounges, and City Islands
- Cycling as a Mode of Transportation Is on the Rise in Basel
- Basel Defends Its Top Position as the Most Promising Small City
- Police Warn of a New Telephone Scam!
- Small Jobs for Youth
- Bring Your Own Shade to the Rhein This Summer
- Swiss Citizens Were Busy at the Polls Last Weekend
- Earlier Garbage Collection in Riehen and Basel-Stadt during the Summer
- Get to Know ThanksGiver Schweiz
- Basel’s City Gardeners Give Away Flower Bulbs!
- Increase in Thefts from Bicycle Baskets
- Basel’s Botanical Garden Has a New Tropical House
- Bicycle Classes for Adult Beginners
- Basel Life Announces New Partnerships
- Replacement Bus Service for Tram 14 to Pratteln
- Baslers Vote for Lower Taxes for Everyone in Basel-Stadt!
- Hedgehogs
- Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in BS and BL
- Beware of Bird Flu!
- Puppenmord im Museum (Doll Murder in the Museum)
- The 2023 Fasnacht Badge Has Been Revealed!
- A New Book About Winter Fun With Your Kids in Switzerland
- Geschenk-Tausch Aktion (Gift Exchange)
- November is Beaujolais Nouveau Month
- Swiss Rhaetian Railway Sets Spectacular World Record!
- November is Health Insurance Month
- Let There Be Light (on Your Bike)
- Free Play for Kids and Teens at Open Gyms in the Winter Months
- Beware of Clothes Moths!
- Opening of the Dreiländergalerie Shopping Center in Weil am Rhein
- Switzerland Says Goodbye to Pink Payment Slips
- Earthquakes in Basel
- Free Book Exchange Programs
- Friday Evening Programs at the Fondation Beyeler this Autumn
- Study of Regulated Cannabis Sales in Basel-Stadt Pharmacies
- The Basel Tastemakers
- Mandatory Daytime Lights on E-Bikes
- New Street Names Acknowledge Pioneering Basel Women
- Basel’s New Official City Map
- Closing of Basel’s Central Post Office
- Fasnacht Wrap-Up
- The Apotheke—Your First Point of Care
- Bicycle-Friendly Tram Tracks
- Basel’s Fasnacht Badges
- To Love or not to Love “Love Locks”
- Reduced Cell Phone Reception in City Center
- Velospot Basel–Basel’s New Bike Rental System
- Pay Import Costs Online for Postal Items
- Mental Health Emergencies
- The Basel Children’s Trust