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Swiss National Day on the Rhine

The 1st of August is Switzerland’s national holiday which is officially celebrated in the canton of Basel-Stadt on the Bruderholz. Basel traditionally starts its celebrations on the 31st of July with a big city festival on the Rhine.

Fireworks at the federal celebration on the Rhine.
On 31 July, the National Day celebrations take place on the banks of the Rhine in Basel.
© Aussenbeziehungen und Standortmarketing, Foto: Raphael Alu

Stalls, concerts and fireworks

At the Bundesfeier am Rhein, over 90 pubs and stalls as well as numerous live concerts offer visitors entertainment from 5 pm and the big fireworks display is set off at 11 pm. 

The festival area stretches along the banks of the Rhine in Kleinbasel from Johanniterbrücke to Wettsteinbrücke and in Grossbasel from Johanniterbrücke to Mittlere Brücke and from Schifflände to Marktplatz.

Information

Organisation

The National Day on the Rhine is organised by the task force «National day on the Rhine». The task force is managed by the Division of External Affairs and Marketing of the Department of Presidential Affairs of the Canton of Basel-Stadt. Members of the task force belong to private institutions as well as governmental bodies.

Applications

The task force «National day on the Rhine» places great importance on giving associations and groups from the region the opportunity to run a stall at the National Day on the Rhine. Enquiries can be addressed to the task force «National Day on the Rhine»: bundesfeier@bs.ch


 

Contact

Service Swiss National Day on the Rhine c/o External Affairs and Marketing

Aussenbeziehungen und Standortmarketing

Karte von Basel-Stadt
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Marktplatz 30a
4001 Basel

Öffnungszeiten

Das Sekretariat befindet sich im dritten Stock.
Montag bis Freitag
8 bis 12 Uhr
14 bis 17 Uhr

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