Wednesday matinee. A new home for the collections
Join a Wednesday matinee at MUKS in Riehen to explore the Play and Village collections, learn about their origins, and glimpse the new depot opened in autumn 2025. The tour begins at the museum and ends at the depot, with a short tram ride between locations.
Juni Nami „1000 Füess“
Juni Nami performs '1000 Füess' in a family-friendly concert at Sommercasino on May 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM. The intimate Basel venue welcomes kids and grown-ups with accessible melodies and a playful, inviting atmosphere.
Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel arrives at Basler Kindertheater in Basel in a Swiss-dialect version by Jessica Wohlwend. Geared to ages 4+, this beloved fairy-tale theatre promises playful staging, forest adventures, and a witch’s tricks for families.
Treasure Day: Aktionssonntag
Embark on Treasure Day at Historisches Museum Basel – Barfüsserkirche, a family-friendly afternoon of clues, hands-on activities, and discovery as you hunt for 'treasures' through Basel's history. Fun for kids and adults alike.
Optomat Workshop
Join a hands-on workshop at Museum Tinguely Basel to co-create the Optomat artwork with artists Felix Fisgus and Niklas Roy, set among Jean Tinguely’s kinetic machines. Explore playful mechanisms, salvaged parts, and movement to build a collaborative piece and experience art making in real time.
Spiders. Silk, sex and the senses
An immersive arachnid exhibition at Museum.BL Basel, exploring how spiders use silk, senses, and venom to survive. Learn about 50,000 known species (1000 in Switzerland) and the remarkable behaviors that fascinate and repulse visitors alike.
Origami
Discover origami at Basler Papiermühle with a guided, open workshop included in museum admission. Guests of all ages—kids, families, and adults—learn folding techniques and create colorful paper artworks under expert guidance in a welcoming indoor setting.
mini.musik: Hoch hinaus!
Family-friendly morning concert by Basel's Sinfonieorchester Basel: mini.musik presents Hoch hinaus!, a Kindergarten performance at Vorstadttheater Basel, inviting children and families to experience live classical music in a playful, accessible setting.
Pflanzmarkthalle
Plant Market Day at Alte Markthalle Basel brings plant vendors, garden goods and horticultural stalls into Basel’s historic market hall on May 9, 2026; a casual, family-friendly outing for plant lovers.
Heavysaurus Metal Tour 2026 Show 1
Heavysaurus Metal Tour 2026 Show 1 hits Z7 Konzertfabrik Pratteln with a family-friendly metal party. Expect dinosaur-themed riffs, catchy choruses, and a playful kid-friendly vibe inside the famous indoor venue, headbanging fun for all ages.
mini.musik — Hoch hinaus!
A family-friendly concert by the Basel Symphony Orchestra at Vorstadttheater Basel. mini.musik — Hoch hinaus! offers an accessible program for children and adolescents, blending lively classical pieces with engaging moments in an intimate theater setting.
Familiensonntag: Fossilienjagd
Join Familiensonntag Fossilienjagd at Naturhistorisches Museum Basel for a free-entry family fossil hunt from 10:00 to 17:00, with hands-on digs, hammer-and-chisel activities, and tales of ancient life inspired by Mary Anning.
Garden tour Castelen Estate
Join a guided garden tour of the Castelen estate at Augusta Raurica. Landscape architect Thomas Stauffer leads visitors through two garden areas—the architectural garden and the landscape garden—exploring the estate's heritage and design against the Roman town backdrop.
FRÜHLINGSFEST 2026!
Spring festival at Holzpark Klybeck in Basel, celebrating local projects Uferstrasse and Zwischennutzungen I_Land with activities on May 9–10, 2026. An outdoor, family-friendly, community-driven cultural gathering by the river in a lively urban park.
Typo all over
Participate in Typo all over, a hands-on typography workshop at Basler Papiermühle. Create posters using large letter stamps in a playful mix of art and wordplay. The open session is included with museum admission and welcomes adults and children, with no registration required.
Maiglanz
The Vivi Molle Ballet School presents Maiglanz at Scala Basel, showcasing the school's young dancers in a polished student performance. A graceful evening of ballet, technique, and stagecraft from aspiring ballerinas. A family-friendly, intimate venue experience in Basel.
Family Day
Family Sunday at HEK invites families with children 7+ to explore the exhibition New Rituals [for the End of the end of the World] and participate in a hands-on workshop. Admission is 5 CHF, or free for Familienpass holders, in a kid-friendly Basel museum setting.
International Museum Day
On International Museum Day at Augusta Raurica, explore Roman banquets, ceramics, bread baking, and a guided tour of a special exhibition, with an opportunity to taste Roman wine and discover ancient daily life in a vivid, family-friendly setting.
It's blooming!
Join Basler Papiermühle for an open, family-friendly workshop where participants of all ages craft imaginative flowers from colorful paper. Included in museum admission with no registration required, the session welcomes children, teens and adults, offering a playful, creative activity inside Basel's historic paper-mill venue.
Swiss Reading Aloud Day
Swiss Reading Aloud Day brings a German-language reading by Mena Kost from Dino and Donny to the Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel. A family-friendly literary moment inside a whimsical toy museum, inviting children and adults to enjoy storytelling together.
Der Wal im Garten
Der Wal im Garten is a family-friendly stage show at Sommercasino SAAL, inviting children to follow a friendly whale through a magical garden. Puppetry and warm storytelling create an intimate, interactive theatre experience for young audiences.
Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde, the witty musical, hits Scala Basel on May 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM. A high-energy tale of empowerment, romance and self-discovery staged in Basel's intimate venue, blending catchy songs with sparkling comedy.
History of Kleine Klingental: Monastery Life to Museum
Take a guided look at 750 years of the Kleine Klingental, from medieval monastery life to the museum’s founding. The tour uses vivid visuals and a convent model to reveal daily life of the nuns and the Reformation-era shifts that shaped Kleinbasel and the museum’s opening in the 1930s.
Family tour treasure trove
A family-friendly guided tour at Historisches Museum Basel-Barfüsserkirche where children solve puzzles and follow Basel treasures, while adults enjoy a social, informative tour in a historic setting.
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