A musical introduction for young ears: gare des enfants invites you to a playful concert celebrating the summer solstice, where music, objects and stories come together.

The Basel-based musician Louisa Marxen can be heard performing solo on the drums, amongst other things. At the summer festival, she will be giving a short concert at the Bar du Nord and offering a glimpse into her current artistic practice.

Marie Delprat works in the field of contemporary music and is regularly involved in collaborative projects. Her contribution to the summer festival offers a focused insight into her work.

To mark the end of the «Sounds Nice» exhibition, the audiovisual installations will be open to the public one last time. The closing event offers an opportunity to experience the works once more at your leisure and to bring the exhibition to a close together.

At 4 pm, the Fürstengarten transforms into a peaceful listening space for an hour. You can enjoy DJ Steinschlag’s ambient set whilst relaxing in deckchairs with headphones on. Simply take a seat, put on your headphones and switch off.

Janiv Oron is active as a musician and in interdisciplinary projects on the Basel scene, including in the field of sound art. His concert will bring the summer festival to a musical close.

In the «HitProducer» workshop, children and young people can learn how to produce music and explore their surroundings using microphones. No prior experience is required; the focus is on experimenting and producing music together.

Our in-house barista course teaches the basics of coffee preparation and offers an insight into the art of coffee, from various techniques to the key skills.

A fun discovery tour of the Gare du Nord for younger visitors. The building treasure hunt takes you through various rooms and invites you to explore and get to know the building in your own way.

In our little mobile workshop, everyone from young to old can make their own buttons. Using a template provided by us or one you’ve created yourself, you can make a cool pin badge in just a few minutes. Everything you need is available on site! We also have painting and craft materials ready and waiting, so there are no limits to your creativity.

Leonor and Pia from Kinderschminke Basel transform children into animals, mythical creatures, superheroes or entirely unique fantasy characters with imagination, colour and great attention to detail. Using skin-friendly Eulenspiegel paints and their own illustrated face-painting designs, they create individual miniature artworks directly on the skin.

Together with Anja from the Paladuk playgroup at the Hirzbrunnen community centre, we’ll be turning plain sea salt into colourful magic salt. By mixing and layering different colours, we’ll create little works of art in jars that you can take home with you. This colourful magic salt isn’t just a real eye-catcher; it also adds a touch of magic to your cooking and seasoning.

This guided tour of the exhibition «Sounds Nice» in the concert hall offers insights into the artistic works and concepts behind the exhibition. Artistic director Andreas Eduardo Frank leads the tour and shares background information on the development and presentation of the works. If there is interest, additional rooms of the venue can also be shown.

The didi:offensiv pub quiz combines questions on music and culture with a shared gaming experience. Playing in small teams, participants need to draw on their knowledge, intuition and teamwork.

Our partners, friends and supporters play a vital role in Gare du Nord’s diverse programme. Under the banner «Gare du Nord & Friends», we would like to use the summer festival as an opportunity to highlight some of the organisations and initiatives. At the ‘Gare du Nord & Friends’ information stand, partners from our network will introduce themselves and provide insights into their current projects and activities.

Participating institutions include K’Werk Bildschule bis 16, Schule für Gestaltung Basel, Fachgruppe Bild & Ton, HitProducer, Volkshochschule beider Basel, Kultur Plus1, Les Copains du Nord, gare des enfants, SONART, Musikbüro, colourkey, Elektronisches Studio Basel, Quartierstreffpunk Hirzbrunnen and didi:offensiv.

Before the programme begins throughout the building, we start the summer festival with fresh waffles and croissants from 10:00 to 12:00. At our waffle bar, freshly baked waffles can be topped with a variety of sweet toppings, just the way you like.

From midday onwards, there will be a barbecue in the Fürstengarten. There will be meat and vegetarian options, as well as a fresh salad buffet.

Coffee and cake are available all day at Bar du Nord. Perfect for a quick break or just a snack between meals.