Stuttgart Spring Festival
- Stuttgart Spring Festival
<<<< Stuttgart Spring Festival (variously called Stuttgarter Frühlingsfest, Cannstatter Wasen or Wasen in German) is an annual fair that takes place in the German city of Stuttgart between the middle of April and the beginning of May. The festival takes place on the "Cannstatter Wasen", traditional fairgrounds in Stuttgart's Bad Cannstatt district. It is slightly smaller than the festival in the autumn (and therefore occasionally also called the "small Wasen"). Like the autumn fair, the Frühlingsfest offers a variety of fairground attractions. The tallest attraction is the 47 meter Ferris wheel and the fair almost invariably features a major roller coaster.
The Frühlingsfest starts on a Saturday with the traditional opening of a beer barrel by the Stuttgart mayor.
The Fruit Column, a tall wooden structure decorated with fruits, was introduced to the Stuttgarter Frühlingsfest in 1995. Originally it was only present at the autumn Volksfest but in 1995 it was left to stand on the festival site all year round. However, in recent years, this practice was changed and once again the column began to be dismantled in the autumn of each year, leaving just the base. This carries a large can during the Stuttgarter Frühlingsfest.
Periods of operation
*The festival is open from Sundays to Thursdays from 12 noon until 11pm.
*On Fridays, Saturdays and holidays it is open from 11am to midnight.
*Musical performances end in the main tents half an hour before closing.
ee also
*Beer festival
External links
* [http://www.stuttgarter-fruehlingsfest.de/ Stuttgarter Fruehlingsfest Official Website]
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