Basel, Switzerland, hosted the Eidgenössisches Jodlerfest from Friday to Sunday, marking the city's first time hosting the event since 1924. The festival featured approximately 12,000 performers and nearly 200,000 visitors participating in various competitions, including yodeling, alphorn playing, and flag-throwing.

During the event, Basel experienced temperatures of around 39 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit). Yodelers rehearsed in city fountains to cool off from the heat on Saturday. A folk band dipped their toes in fountain water while festivalgoers clapped or cooled their hands.

Singers and alphorn players performed in streets and restaurants throughout the festival. Seamstresses remained on call in Petersplatz to repair traditional Alpine folk costumes. The alphorn is a wooden instrument exceeding 3 meters (10 feet) in length that produces pitches using natural harmonics without valves or keys.

The 2026 Eidgenössisches Jodlerfest was the first national yodeling festival held since Swiss yodeling was added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in December 2025. Members of Jodlerklub Balfrin, from Visp in the canton of Valais, received a perfect score in the competition. Members of Jodlerklub Muttenz rode on a tractor during the festival's closing parade.

Freddie Conquer, a member of Jodlerclub Echo Basel, spoke about her connection to Swiss culture. "I've always loved music, and I left here as a child. When I moved back to New Zealand, I wanted to stay connected to Swiss culture, so I joined a New Zealand-Swiss-Kiwi yodeling club," Conquer said.

Alphorn player Pierre-André Karlen described the instrument's technique. "Everything is down to the mouthpiece, hearing the note in your head, and then using your lips to shape the pitch. The higher the note, the harder you have to blow," Karlen said.