Sunday, July 06
Basel, Switzerland
Basel's Independence Day Picnic
Come one and all to join DACH Basel in celebrating Independence Day! We're looking forward to seeing our fellow US citizens and their friends and family at our (it was just the) 4th of July picnic on Sunday, July 6th at Schützenmattpark from 11am to 2pm.
This will be a potluck BBQ; bring a side dish to share and something to throw on the grill! We'll provide the grills and some beverages.
This year, we will be taking our inspiration from The New Colossus, the poem by Emma Lazarus that is on the Statue of Liberty's pedestal:
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
WHEN
Sunday, July 06, 2025 at 11:00 AM Bern Time
WHERE
Schützenmattpark
Schützenmattpark
Basel 4054
Switzerland
Google map and directions
CONTACT
Kristen Jafflin
[email protected]