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Basel Autumn Fair 2026: Herbstmesse Rides on Seven Squares
- When
- Through Nov 10
- Ages
- All ages
- Price
- Free entry
This week, 1 of 10: Basel Autumn Fair 2026: Herbstmesse Rides on Seven Squares
Basel Autumn Fair 2026: Herbstmesse Rides on Seven Squares
FestivalRosentalAltstadt KleinbaselAltstadt GrossbaselVorstädte
Where
Various locations
Ages
All ages
Setting
Mostly outdoors, one indoor hall
What you need to know
- Rides for younger kids on Kasernenareal, set alongside the faster rides there
- Petersplatz is the calmer square, with pottery and craft stalls under the trees and an earlier close
- Weekday afternoons are quieter; evenings and weekends are the most crowded
About
Basel's Herbstmesse, "d Mäss" to locals, has run every autumn since 1471 and is the biggest funfair in Switzerland. Rides, game booths and food stalls fill squares on both sides of the Rhine: old-time carousels and a Ferris wheel beside the Münster, faster rides in Kleinbasel, and a pottery and craft market under the plane trees on Petersplatz. Snack stops: Mässmogge candy, spiced Magenbrot and hot chestnuts.
Where it is
- Various locations
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