Herbstfest Stuttgart
Stuttgart marketing the cannstatter volksfest is officially declared open with the traditional keg tapping ceremony.
Herbstfest stuttgart. The centrepiece events at a glance. The cannstatter volksfest is an annual three week volksfest beer festival and travelling funfair in stuttgart germany. The festival is held yearly in end september various dates. The festival takes place at the cannstatter wasen from late september to early october spanning a period over three weekends ending the. When is the beer festival in stuttgart. The origins of this festival of beer dates back to 1817 when king william i to lift the morale of the peasants after a very difficult year due to a poor harvest decided to put a few days of celebration in a big meadow near the. About 3 weeks ago.
It just seems to me that germans enjoy beer and celebrating its history. Among the best oktoberfest alternative to monaco there is the famous cannstatter volksfest in stuttgart which this year will celebrate its 174ª edition. The traders market has belonged to the wasen right from the very beginning. 1 the cannstatter volksfest in stuttgart. Saturday october 12 2019 at 9 00 am 6 00 pm utc 02. In addition music concerts and traditional dance in large tent take place along with amusement park with a ferris wheel etc. Another attraction is the annual volksfest parade which winds its way through the city streets made up of beautifully decorated brewers drays drawn by teams of four dray horses as well as dancing and singing groups in.
The cannstatter volksfest in stuttgart. Holderäckers traße 13 70499 stuttgart deutschland. All information news events dates beer tents rides prices getting there and shop for wiesn 2020. It is sometimes also referred to by foreign visitors as the stuttgart beer fes. This was announced today wednesday 29 april by stuttgart s lord mayor fritz kuhn and thomas fuhrmann the deputy mayor responsible for the city s economy finances and shareholdings with deep regret during a news conference. No jubilee on the cannstatter wasen the 175th cannstatter volksfest from 25 september to 11 october 2020 has regrettably been cancelled this year. The gäubodenvolksfest might seem similar to oktoberfest or beer festival in stuttgart but it has it s own story.
The cannstatter volksfest is an annual three week volksfest beer festival and travelling funfair in stuttgart germany it is sometimes also referred to by foreign visitors as the stuttgart beer festival although it is actually more of an autumnal fair. The stuttgart beer festival is the second of its kind after the oktoberfest of munich. The two weeks festival promises a lot of drinking. Public hosted by fritz berger. Rich in tradition the cannstatter volksfest is not only the biggest festival in baden württemberg but it is also has one of the biggest funfairs in the whole of europe.