Candle dipping in the canton of Basel-Stadt 2026
5 verified candle-dipping offerings in the canton of Basel-Stadt – with run, opening hours, prices and a source per entry.
All offerings in the canton
The first verified candle dipping in the canton of Basel-Stadt opens on Monday, 23 November 2026.
The organiser has published this 2026 date themselves.
- Meeting point
- Gemeindehaus Stephanus, Furkastrasse 12, 4055 Basel
- Organiser
- Reformierte Kirchgemeinde Basel West
The lowest published price for coloured wax: stearin candles at CHF 3.– per 100 grams — the same floor as the Marien parish house in Bern.
Good to know- Prices: coloured stearin candles CHF 3.–/100 g, beeswax candles CHF 4.50/100 g.
- ⛔ The parish publishes the four days but no times. School classes and groups by prior registration with Brigitt Küng, tel. 061 301 65 45.
Everything on Basel · Gemeindehaus Stephanus→
Source: To the organiser's page · checked on 8 September 2026
The organiser has published this 2026 date themselves.
- Start
- 11:00–20:30
- Opening hours
- daily 11:00–20:30 · on 23.12.2026 only until 20:00
- Meeting point
- Barfüsserplatz, 4051 Basel
- Organiser
- Kanton Basel-Stadt, Aussenbeziehungen und Standortmarketing
The event with the latest final day before Christmas: on 23 December, this is the only place in the entire survey where you can still dip a candle — the Uetliberg does run longer, but only at weekends. It is possible because the dipping here hangs on a Christmas market rather than on a volunteer team.
Good to know- ⛔ The candle dipping is an offering WITHIN the Christmas market; what is published are the market hours, not separate dipping times or prices.
- Basel's Christmas market was voted Europe's best Christmas market by «European Best Destinations» in 2021 and awarded «Excellent European Christmas Market» in 2026.
Everything on Basel · Barfüsserplatz→
Source: To the organiser's page · checked on 8 September 2026
The organiser has published this 2026 date themselves.
- Start
- 13:30–19:00
- Opening hours
- Mon–Fri 13:30–19:00 · Sat/Sun 11:00–19:00 (lumberjack bar daily 11:00–20:30)
- Meeting point
- Münsterplatz, 4051 Basel
- Organiser
- Verein Robi-Spiel-Aktionen
Candle dipping is only one of several craft stations here: in the «Märchenwald» there is also tin casting, gingerbread decorating and blacksmithing, and the puppet theatre plays a Christmas story.
Good to know- ⛔ What is published are the Märchenwald's opening hours, not separate candle-dipping times or prices.
- The Märchenwald closes one day before the Christmas market on Barfüsserplatz.
Everything on Basel · Münsterplatz→
Source: To the organiser's page · checked on 8 September 2026
The event usually takes place, but the 2026 date has not been published yet. We keep checking.
- Meeting point
- Tribüne Landhof, ooink ooink Productions Kinder- und Jugendarbeit, 4058 Basel
- Organiser
- ooink ooink Productions, Kinder- und Jugendarbeit Landhof
Good to know- ⛔ The most recent post about candle dipping on this page is from last year. We do NOT carry it forward; the 2026 date is open.
- Structure of the offering according to the organiser (without a year): four days from Wednesday to Saturday, Wed and Fri 14:00–17:30, Thu 14:00–19:30, Sat 11:00–16:00.
Everything on Basel · Wettstein→
Source: To the organiser's page · checked on 8 September 2026
The event usually takes place, but the 2026 date has not been published yet. We keep checking.
- Meeting point
- Thomaskirche, Hegenheimerstrasse 229, 4055 Basel
- Organiser
- Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche des Kantons Basel-Stadt
On Saturday there is traditionally a spaghetti happening from 18:00 — the only candle dipping in the survey with a supper of its own.
Good to know- ⛔ As of 08.09.2026 the entry in the church's events calendar still carries last year's date. 2026 date open.
- Published structure (without a year): daily 14:00–20:00, Thursday and Saturday until 22:00.
Everything on Basel · Thomaskirche→
Source: To the organiser's page · checked on 8 September 2026
What these numbers mean
In the canton of Basel-Stadt we hold 5 candle-dipping offerings in 1 places, 3 of them with a confirmed run. Every entry was read individually at the organiser; where nothing is published, that is shown as open and not as an estimate.
- Basel · Gemeindehaus Stephanus — Kerzenziehen im Gemeindehaus Stephanus, Reformierte Kirchgemeinde Basel West, Monday, 23 November 2026.
- Basel · Barfüsserplatz — Kerzenziehen am Basler Weihnachtsmarkt Barfüsserplatz, Kanton Basel-Stadt, Aussenbeziehungen und Standortmarketing, Thursday, 26 November 2026.
- Basel · Münsterplatz — Kerzenziehen im Märchenwald auf dem Münsterplatz, Verein Robi-Spiel-Aktionen, Thursday, 26 November 2026.
- Basel · Wettstein — Kerzenziehen im Advent auf dem Landhof, ooink ooink Productions, Kinder- und Jugendarbeit Landhof, not published yet.
- Basel · Thomaskirche — Kerzenziehen im Saal der Thomaskirche, Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche des Kantons Basel-Stadt, not published yet.
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