Volksfest

 ( Beer Gardens In Germany ) 

A Volksfest ( ; German for "people's festival")Cognate of "folk festival" in English is a large event in German-speaking countries which usually combines a beer festival or wine festival and a travelling funfair. Attractions may include amusement rides, games of chance and skill, and food and merchandise vendors.

When there is a beer festival, it is common to build one or more (Festzelte), usually sponsored by a brewery, and set up where it is possible to order traditional food and try the Festbier (beer specially brewed for the season). A large beer tent will have hundreds of with a seating capacity in the thousands and offer live music, being a favourite place for patrons to spend the evening. The Oktoberfest is the world's biggest Volksfest and occurs yearly in Munich, Bavaria.

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Admission Admission to a Volksfest and the beer tents is free. However, rides or games are paid for separately. In contrast to traveling carnivals in the US, each Volksfest ride is independently run, so tickets for several rides are uncommon. Inside the beer tents, there are usually tables that can be reserved, while the rest are on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Duration and location There is at least one Volksfest in many of the larger towns in Germany every year, each lasting from one to three weeks. In some towns there are two or more per year. A Volkfest is local in nature, attended mostly by people original from the hosting town and surrounding areas, but it may also attract international tourists. Sindelfingen is the only town to have given up its Volksfest.

A Volksfest takes place nearly at the same date every year. A number of these have a long tradition and feature a variety of events like in historical costumes or traditional shooting competitions. One of the oldest Volksfests in Germany is the Lullusfest in Bad Hersfeld. A Volksfest usually takes place in a special location. Some of these sites are well known such as the Cannstatter Wasen in Stuttgart and Theresienwiese in Munich; however there are some Volksfest events which take place partly in the streets of towns.

As the Volkfest is temporary in nature, most mechanical attractions, games and beer tents are assembled in the weeks or months prior to the start of the festival, and dismantled once it is over.

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Clothing Especially in Bavaria, it is common during the Volksfest for people to wear the Tracht or traditional outfits such as Lederhosen and white or chequered shirts for men, and the Dirndl for women.

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Well-known events

Augsburger Plärrer	Augsburg	Bavaria
Bad Kreuznacher Jahrmarkt	Bad Kreuznach	Rhineland-Palatinate
Barthelmarkt	Oberstimm (near Ingolstadt)	Bavaria
Baumblütenfest	Werder	Brandenburg
Bergkirchweih	Erlangen	Bavaria
Biberacher Schützenfest	Biberach an der Riss	Baden-Württemberg
Bremer Freimarkt	Bremen	Bremen
Cannstatter Volksfest	Stuttgart	Baden-Württemberg	The (4th) largest Volksfest in the world (after Oktoberfest Munich, Cranger Kirmes in Herne, and Rheinkirmes in Düsseldorf)
Cranger Kirmes	Herne	North Rhine-Westphalia	A Kirmes was originally the anniversary of the dedication of the local church
Rheinkirmes	Düsseldorf	North Rhine-Westphalia
Gäubodenvolksfest	Straubing	Bavaria
Gillamoos	Abensberg	Bavaria
Hamburger Dom	Hamburg	Hamburg
Kiel Week	Kiel	Schleswig-Holstein
Nuremberg Spring Festival	Nuremberg	Bavaria
Nuremberg Fall Festival	Nuremberg	Bavaria
Kinderzeche	Dinkelsbühl	Bavaria
Kramermarkt	Oldenburg	Lower Saxony
Maschseefest	Hanover	Lower Saxony
Oktoberfest	Munich	Bavaria	The largest beer-centered festival in the world; anniversary of the 1810 wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese
Oktoberfest Hannover	Hanover	Lower Saxony	Established in 1964
Rutenfest	Ravensburg	Baden-Württemberg
Schützenfest	Hanover	Lower Saxony	The largest rifle club funfair in the world
Schweinfurt Volksfest	Schweinfurt	Bavaria	Established in 1909 (2026). 9783936042481, Museen und Galerien der Stadt Schweinfurt. ISBN 9783936042481
Wurstmarkt	Bad Dürkheim	Rhineland-Palatinate

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