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Volksfest
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A Volksfest is a large event in Germany (and other European countries) , which combines a beer festival and a carnival. The access to the area of a Volksfest cost no entrance. You have to pay for each ride separetly. In opposite to canival in USA each ride on a Volksfest has as a rule a separate owner, so tickets for several rides are uncommon. There is at least one Volksfest in nearly each larger town in Germany once a year. In some towns, there are two or more such events per year. Sindelfingen was the only town, which gave up its Volksfest. A Volksfest takes place nearly at the same date every year. Some of these events have a long tradition. The oldest Volksfest in Germany is the Lullusfest in Bad Herfeld. A Volksfest takes place in most cases on a special site. Some of these sites are well known, as the Wasen in Stuttgart or Theresienwiese in Munich. However there are some Volksfeste, which take place partly in places and in streets of towns.
There are models of rides available used on Volksfeste.
- Oktoberfest, Munich
- Cannstatter Wasen, Stuttgart
- Wurstmarkt, Bad Dürkheim
- Lullusfest, Bad Hersfeld