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Em Bebbi sy Jazz

14. August 2026
All dayRümelinsplatz
14.08.2026 | Probably the world's largest one-day jazz event brings jazz and much more music to around 30 stages in Basel's city centre.
A huge crowd on the Marketplace, with the town hall in the background. People dancing on a small stage at the front.
"Em Bebbi sy Jazz" on the Marketplace.
© Thomas Gschwend

The festival ‘Em Bebbi sy Jazz’ (literally: Basel's jazz) has been held on the first Friday after the Basel school summer holidays since 1984. Around 70 bands and choirs perform within a few hours in the heart of the Old Town - and all concerts are free to attend. The fabulous atmosphere and musical variety attracts tens of thousands of music fans each year. 

www.embebbisyjazz.ch