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. Starting at 5 p.m. around 90 taverns and stalls as well as music stages and performances create a great atmosphere along the Rhine until 2 in the morning. The highlight of the day is the firework display, which starts at exactly 11pm. The festival area extends along the banks of the Rhine in Kleinbasel from the Johanniter Brücke to the Wettstein Brücke in Grossbasel, from the Johanniter Brücke to the Mittlere Brücke and from the pier to the Marktplatz.

At the Federal Celebration on the Rhine, the Swiss National Day is already celebrated on 31 July.

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