The traditional Morgenstreich opens the famous Carnival in Basel at 4.00 am. On Monday and Wednesday evening, the Schnitzelbank performers appear in many restaurants, performing explosive and amusing topics that have moved the city and its citizens in the past year. Tuesday is always dedicated to the Kids’ Carnival, and in the evening there is “Guggenmusik”. After the major cortèges on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, that is, a parade through the city, the Carnival in Basel ends 72 hours later, again at 4.00 am.