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Mondfest Basel

20. September 2025
All dayMünsterplatz
20.09.2025 | The Basel Moon Festival offers a colourful stage programme with music, dance and singing, kung fu, tai chi, acrobatics, lion dancing and a moon cake ceremony. Food stalls serving authentic Asian cuisine provide culinary delights.
Publikum bei einem Konzert im Freien mit Bühnenauftritt bei Nacht.
Kinderchor Mondfest Basel
© Mondfest Basel

Mondfest Basel

Stage Programme
13:30 – 13:40
"On the Sunny Side" and other songs
Alphorn Duo Surbaum

13:40 – 13:55
"Big Fish & Begonia"
Instrumental on Guzheng Zither
Guzheng School Lausanne

16:00 – 16:05
"The Bright Moon Brings My Love"
Chinese pop song
Xiaohui Zhang (vocals) and Yunan Chen (violin)

16:15 – 17:15
Fun with balloons for children
Sevnur Kabacalman

17:15 – 17:25
"Engelberger Echo" and other songs
Alphorn Duo Surbaum

17:25 – 17:40
Lion Dance
SUN WU Gongfu School Basel

17:40 – 17:45
Mooncake distribution
For children

17:50 – 18:00
"Warrior of the Darkness";
"Flower of the Woman"
Chinese pop songs
Emi Uehlinger (violin) and Mārcis Kuplais (cello)

18:05 – 18:20
Comedy plate juggling
Mylin & François
Junlin Zhang & Beni Ocker

18:25 – 18:35
"Harmony of Traditions"
Instrumental on the Guzheng Zither
Minh-Trang Nguyen

18:40 – 19:00
"The Melodic Moonlight"
Chinese songs about the moon and friendship
Chiao-Ai Choir, Bern

Get Involved
08:00 – 09:00
Introductory Taiji/Qigong session
SUN WU Gongfu School Basel (Pfalz)

13:40 – 14:40
Taiko Drum Workshop
MIKADO (Stage)

14:55 – 15:25
Wushu/Gongfu Introductory Course
SUN WU Gongfu School Basel (Stage)

15:15 – 16:15
Chinese Painting
Sun am Rhein Chinese & Culture (Stand)

16:15 – 17:00
Chinese Crash Course for Adults
Sun am Rhein Chinese & Culture (Stand)

Ongoing
Bamboo windmill/rattle drum crafting
HAN TONG Chinese School (Stand)

Ongoing
Scented plaques/lantern making
Little China (Stand)

Food & Drink
Mooncake stand – Handmade mooncakes
Formosa Kitchen – Taiwanese cuisine
Halestrom Foods – Biang Biang noodles
Restaurant Neuer Palast – Chinese cuisine
Rim Khong Nong Khai – Thai cuisine
Oh Indisches – Indian cuisine
Restaurant 7000 Food – Northern Chinese cuisine
Vickey’s – Cantonese cuisine
Restaurant Yu-Lin Qin – Cantonese cuisine

Market Stalls
Brauerei Ferment – Soy sauce from Basel
Double Xi – Stamp printing
China National Tourist Office – Travel & culture
HAN TONG Chinese School – Language courses for children
Innovation AI Swiss – Tea ware
Little China – Language courses for children
MIKADO – Talent and support school
Sun am Rhein Chinese & Culture – Courses for adults
SUN WU Gongfu School – Kung Fu courses