BASEL - SWITZERLAND
What's On For Winter 2012-13
Basel Christmas Market
November, 22 - December 23, 2012
Basel offers its own very special
charm in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Stroll through the Old Town, past
the adorned houses and the festively-decorated
shop windows, the city. In the heart of the city center, on the Barfüsserplatz
and Münsterplatz, you will find the idyllic Christmas Market.
30th Basel City Run
November,24, 2012
If strolling is too slow, the 30th edition of the Basel City Run takes place
on 24 November 2012. The runners take laps through the festively-lit city center,
in the festooned Christmas atmosphere. The first categories start off at 5
pm from Münsterplatz, over the Mittlere Brücke, through Kleinbasel´s
alleyways, over the Wettsteinbrücke and finally along the Freie Strasse.
Basel Zoo opens the "Geigy-Anlage"
After two years of construction work, Basel Zoo has officially opened
the completed "Geigy-Anlage" to the general public for
the first time. The new experience-oriented facility is home to
gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans. The enlarged indoor areas
were already
fully operational last year and now the big apes can also enjoy
five 16 meter high, jungle-like outdoor areas.
Foundation Beyeler – Edgar Degas
September 30, 2012 January
27, 2013
This special exhibition of works by one of the most famous
of French Impressionist painters is dedicated exclusively to his later
works dating
from about 1886 onward, a highlight of Basel’s cultural calendar.
"Tinguely @ Tinguely" at Museum Tinguely, Get it.
November
7, 2012 - February 3, 2013
For the first time in a long while in the 20 years since the death
of artist Jean Tinguely, his works will again fill the entire
exhibition area of the museum. The exhibition provides a comprehensive
overview of the artist, the collection and its documentation, giving visitors
the opportunity of a fresh view of Tinguely's oeuvre.
Sunday Brunch in Basel
Basel has many options for starting off a Sunday with a good brunch:
for example, in the Aktienmühle, a former flour mill; in Valentino's
Palace, an insider's tip in the Kleinbasel district; in the Italian
Caffè Fortuna, situated in the Gundeli district; in Les Gareçons,
at the Badischer Bahnhof; in Brauer Mutz in the city center; in the
brasserie of the 5-star Hotel Les Trois Rois on the Rhine; or in Sud,
the party location that turns into a market on Sundays. Something to
suit every taste.
Sophie Hunger in the Kaserne Basel
December 17 - 18, 2012
Hungry for music? After her much-praised debut album, "Monday's
Ghost", which shot to the top of the Swiss music charts in 2009,
Sophie Hunger appears for two evenings in the Kaserne Basel to present
her new album, "The Danger of Light". The homegrown artist,
born in Bern grew up in Switzerland, Germany and England, received
the Swiss Award in 2011.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year - Naturhistorisches
Museum Basel
November 30, 2012 - March 31, 2013
Breath-taking landscapes, captivating animal photographs and fantastic
natural scenes. Every year, 40,000 photographs are entered into the "Wildlife
Photographer of the Year" competition. The Naturhistorisches Museum
Basel exhibits 100 prizewinning images, exclusively in Switzerland.
Interested photographers are invited to submit their best photographs
and participate in the museum´s "Bilderrausch" competition.
New Year's Eve in Basel
December 31, 2012
For the 13th time, visitors and the citizens of Basel will come together
to enjoy an impressive firework display over the waters of the Rhine.
The fiery spectacle traditionally begins at half past midnight. A reflective
mood on the Münsterplatz is the setting for the celebrations and
free mulled wine is served along the Mittlere Brücke and Johanniterbrücke.
Vogel Gryff
January 26, 2013
The unique Basel Festival where the Lion, the Griffin and the Wild Man
meet to float down the Rhine and dance on the Middle Bridge to commemorate
the three traditional historic Societies of Klein Basel, the district
across the river.
CSI Basel
January 10-13, 2013
No it’s not the Swiss crime investigators, it’s the International
Equestrian Show held in Basel at the St. Jakobshalle for the last 4 years.
The best international horse riders compete for the world’s highest
prize money for an indoor competition.
Basel Museum Night, January 18, 2013
Basel Carnival, February 18-20, 2013
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