Basel Fasnacht 2024

Basel Fasnacht is just around the corner! The carnival runs from Monday, 19 February to Wednesday, 21 February 2024. Go into town on Monday for the 4 am Morgestraich – highly recommended if you've never been; or have a look at the Fasnacht parades on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, the lantern exhibition on the Münsterplatz, and children's Fasnacht on Tuesday. On this week's show, we talked about what to do and see at Fasnacht – listen to the segment here.

For more information, check out our Fasnacht event page.  

And if you've ever wondered what a Clique, Gugge, Schnitzelbangg or Larve is, then head over to our handy Fasnacht dictionary!

No show during Fasnacht – we'll be back on air on February 27th!

Our music theme was, of course, all about carnival. We played:

Galactic - Carnivale Time (feat. Al Johnson)

Paul McCartney - My Carnival

Mark Lanegan - Carnival

Fats Domino - Mardi Gras In New Orleans

The Cardigans - Carnival

Milan & Phoenix - Carnival

Maluma - Carnaval

Midas Fall - Carnival Song

Cuphead (video game soundtrack) - Carnival Kerfuffle