Basel Fasnacht 2025

When: Monday, March 10, 2025 - Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Basel Fasnacht - Photo courtesy of Fasnachts Comite - www.fasnachts-comite.ch
Switzerland
Basel Fasnacht
Photo courtesy of Fasnachts Comite - www.fasnachts-comite.ch

Every year, for almost 700 years, thousands of Basel residents gather at the town square on the freezing weather waiting for 04:00 o’clock. At this time 4 rings of the city clock announce the beginning of the carnival that lasts three days.

Basel Fasnacht lasts exactly three days from 4.00 a.m. on Monday morning to 4.00 a.m. on Thursday.

It is always held in the week after Ash Wednesday. Most of the carnival events take place in the city center. The carnival symbols the wish to expel the winter.

Due to the great demand and the numerous visitors during the festival’s days, it is recommended to cuheck hotel rates, which are often cheaper if you are booking a room well in advance.

The participants, who wear masks and colorful disguises, march in street parades accompanied by wind instruments playing orchestras (especially piccolos).

The colorful event with the good mood of its participants is a marvelous tourist attraction in the cold winter days.

For accommodations, check the most recommended hotels in Basel and around, most of them suggest FREE CANCELLATION option or NO PREPAYMENT NEEDED – PAY AT THE PROPERTY:
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Fasnachts-Comite Glockengasse 7, CH-4051 Basel
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