Ystimme – Grand opening of the Basel Christmas market
Be there when Basel is bathed in festive splendour!
On Friday, 20 November 2026, at 5.30 pm, Basel will kick off the Advent and Christmas season in style with the newly created opening event ‘Ystimme’. The public is invited to join President of the Government Conradin Cramer on the Marktplatz to switch on the Christmas lights in the city centre. SING!Basel will sing Christmas carols together with the audience, and there will be free mulled wine and punch for all visitors.
‘Ystimme’ marks the emotional start to the Basel Christmas season. Six days later, on Thursday 26 November 2026, the atmospheric Basel Christmas market on Barfüsserplatz and Münsterplatz, the new ‘Wienachtsdorf am Theaterplatz’ and the ‘Adväntsgass’ in Rheingasse, Kleinbasel, will open.
Venue
Marktplatz