An annual Swiss yodelling festival in Basel goes ahead during a June heatwave, with performers using public fountains across the city as makeshift rehearsal and cooling spots. Multiple outlets report that yodellers take to the fountains to sing while conditions remain extremely hot. The festival is described as the Eidgenössisches Jodlerfest, with participants performing traditional acts that include yodelling and other regional elements such as alphorn playing and flag-throwing.
Reports also say the event features competitions staged across Basel, followed by a closing programme that includes street parades. One source notes the festival had not been held in Basel for many years before this edition, and highlights the scale of the gathering, citing thousands of performers and large crowds in attendance. Despite the weather, the festival proceeds as planned, with the fountains becoming a visible adaptation to the heat. The outlets collectively describe an event centred on traditional music and public performances unfolding around the city during unusually high temperatures.
