Today is the 29.04.2025
Date: 29.04.2025 - Source 1 ( ):
- Rolf Mehlitz is an experienced fair operator.
- He compares the Altenberger Kirmes with the successful event in Nordwalde.
- Mehlitz believes that frequent changes in the location of the fun fair impair their success.
- He emphasizes that a fun fair should take place in the village center.
- Mehlitz has worked at various locations: Bergstraße, Appelhoff, industrial area on Laestrasse and now marketplace.
- It rates the Bergstrasse as the best location.
- The Appelhoff is described as catastrophic.
- an attempt on Lindenstrasse was also unsuccessful; He sold only three barrels of beer there in three days.
SOURCE 2 ( ):
-Kirmes-Warm-Up on Friday, October 4th from 4pm to 10pm
- Fireworks expected on Friday at 8:45 p.m.
- Official start of the autumn fair on Saturday, October 5th at 3:00 p.m. by Mayor Sonja Schemmann
-Traditional distribution of gingerbread at the music express on the town hall forecourt
- Firms:
- Sunday, October 6th: 11 a.m. to midnight
- Monday, October 7th: 1pm to 9pm
- Bahnhofstrasse is blocked:
-Cabinating between Felix-Fraling-Straße and Minikreisel on Grevener Straße
- Period: Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024, 3 p.m. to Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 3 p.m.
- public transport is redirected:
- Line R 73 and Line 178 Use diversion route via bypass
- Stop "Center" is canceled during the blocking
- Pupils are asked to avoid the “cemetery” or “memorial” stop
SOURCE 3 ( https://nrw-tourist.de/nrw/was-ist-kirmes/ ):
-Kirmes Tradition has their roots in the Middle Ages as Kirchweihfest.
- The term “fun fair” comes from a dialect and denotes the festival to inaugurate a church.
- Kirmes developed from a religious event to an important folk festival.
-Art historians and folklore experts have researched the tradition that is linked to patron saints and social customs.
- Kirmes is named regionally, e.g. church day or church consecration.
- Today Kirmes is an expression of local identity and community feeling.
- Lullusfest in Bad Hersfeld celebrates the inauguration of the city church and brings together the community.
- Kirchweih Sunday includes a service and the church fair.
- Pastor Karsten Klipphahn addresses the connection with traditions in his sermons.
- Fair offers attractions and culinary delights for all generations.
- Kirmes shows the change from a religious festival to a lively event.
- Deutzer Kirmes 2024 offers numerous rides and attractions.
- Popular rides: nostalgic carousel, car scooter, "Wilde Maus", "Fast & Furious" roller coaster, Ferris wheel.
-Kirmes in Cologne and North Rhine-Westphalia receives the market tradition.
- Information about rides are provided at the beginning of the festival.
- Fair events are framework for family reunions and partnership customs.
- Village dwellers celebrate socially with treats such as popcorn and roasted almonds.
- Kirmes acts as a partner exchange and place of encounters.
- NRW offers unforgettable fair experience with colorful rides and delicacies.
- Fair events in North Rhine -Westphalia are known far beyond Düsseldorf.
- Different rides offer fun for young and old.
- Kirmes have connected people for generations and offers a colorful diversity.
