What Families Love This Week

Our picks of events, camps, and places in Basel.

Performance

Young Ghost in a Scottish Castle: Marionette Show in Basel German

Marionettes, a Scottish castle and a young ghost, performed in Basel German in the city's oldest cellar theater, right next to the Münster.

Altstadt GrossbaselWed Nov 11 & Sat Nov 14 & Sun Nov 15

Festival

Räbeliechtliumzug: Turnip Lantern Walk in the Lange Erlen

Kids walk with turnip lanterns through the Lange Erlen in a Swiss autumn tradition, and the walk ends at a neighborhood café where a soup supper waits.

HirzbrunnenTue Nov 10

Performance

Andrew Bond Sing-Along Concert: Out and About in Nature

A Swiss German family concert where kids sing and dance along to songs about badgers, birds and bugs, with well-loved autumn songs mixed in.

Altstadt GrossbaselSun Nov 15

Sports

Gratis uffs Glattyys: Free Ice Skating Day in Basel

Both of Basel's open-air rinks open to everyone at no charge for a day, and local ice sports clubs run a join-in program at Margarethen.

Sun Nov 15

Festival

Basel Autumn Fair 2026: Herbstmesse Rides on Seven Squares

Switzerland's biggest funfair spreads across Basel's Old Town and Kleinbasel, with rides for younger kids, an indoor hall for wet days and a quieter square that closes early.

RosentalThrough Nov 10

Outdoors

KinderGleisKreis: Kids Build a Railroad Playground at Dreispitz

A supervised building site on old freight tracks where kids put together their own playground, ride homemade rail trolleys and hang out in converted freight wagons.

St. AlbanThrough Nov 14

Performance

The Robber Hotzenplotz: Family Play at Basler Kindertheater

The Basler Kindertheater stages the Hotzenplotz robber adventure in Swiss German. Before you book, think about how well your kid follows dialect.

Am RingWed Nov 11 & Sat Nov 14 & Sun Nov 15

Exhibition

Teddy: From Legend to Lifestyle at the Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel

Over a century of teddy bears, from the first 1900s originals to Paddington and Pooh, plus a giant bear that asks to be hugged.

VorstädteThrough Jan 31, 2027

Performance

The Jungle Book at Theater Fauteuil: Swiss German Family Show

Mowgli and his jungle friends get a funny, suspenseful new stage version with original music, played in Swiss German by the Fauteuil's own fairy tale ensemble.

Altstadt GrossbaselMultiple Dates Nov 2026 - Feb 2027