Sustainability

Sustainability is not a separate theme at OMG, Franck!. It is part of how the festival is planned, produced and improved.

We do not claim to have a zero-impact event. A festival uses energy, materials, transport, labour and time. What matters is how consciously those decisions are made — and how openly they are reviewed.

For 2026, our focus is on practical steps: responsible use of the existing site, reduced waste, thoughtful production choices, regional collaboration, accessible arrival options and a programme that brings different communities together.

OMG, Franck! uses the existing infrastructure and atmosphere of Franck Areal instead of building a temporary festival world from scratch.

Stages, exhibition spaces, listening rooms, food and bar areas, radio formats and open-air moments are developed within the existing industrial setting. Where possible, production materials are reused, borrowed, rented or selected with future use in mind.

Print materials are kept limited and functional. Digital communication is used wherever it makes sense.

Franck Areal is located at Horburgstrasse 103 in Basel and is reachable by public transport, bike and on foot.

We encourage visitors, artists, partners and team members to arrive without a car where possible. Festival information, directions and communication should make public transport and cycling the easiest options to choose.

For artist and production travel, we aim to prioritise sensible routing, shared logistics and train travel within Europe wherever realistic.

We aim to reduce unnecessary single-use materials across the festival site.

Food, drinks, signage, scenography, technical production and printed matter are planned with waste reduction in mind. Materials should be reused, returned, recycled or passed on wherever possible after the festival.

Waste separation on site will follow local recycling options and be communicated clearly during the festival.

The festival uses the existing site infrastructure wherever possible.

Temporary technical needs — including sound, lighting, kitchens, bars and installations — are planned according to the actual programme rather than oversized by default. The goal is to avoid unnecessary consumption while still supporting high-quality artistic and technical production.

Food Culture is a core part of OMG, Franck!

The food programme brings together hospitality, atmosphere and artistic practice. In line with the wider approach of the festival, we aim to work with seasonal products, thoughtful sourcing and partners who treat food as both a social and cultural form.

Menus, suppliers and formats may vary across the week, but the direction is clear: generous, considered and connected to the context of the site.

Sustainability also means thinking about who the festival is for and how people can take part.

OMG, Franck! is built through collaboration — with artists, collectives, cultural spaces, independent initiatives and local partners. The programme brings together different disciplines, scenes and communities in one shared setting.

Access information for visitors should be clear, honest and easy to find before the festival. Where the existing industrial architecture creates limitations, we aim to communicate them transparently.

OMG, Franck! is still growing. So is our sustainability practice.

For 2026, we are focusing on realistic measures we can actually implement and review. After the festival, we want to understand what worked, what did not, and where the next edition can improve.