4 Best Performing Arts in Altstadt, Basel

The Stadtcasino hosts the Basel Symphony Orchestra and the Basel Chamber Orchestra. This is also the city's top address for a wide range of visiting musicians. The venue was renovated by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and reopened in fall 2020.

Live music, from rock to swing, is on offer many nights a week at this restaurant-bar-club, along with occasional DJs and dance parties.

This important music academy draws top-drawer international performers—though most of the regular shows are given by students. However, the concerts in the lovely rooms are often free, with registration required in advance online.

Theater Basel hosts opera and dance performances, as well as dramas, usually in German—though visiting companies occasionally perform in English. The season runs from August to June.