Fairground
In a hard place , depending on the region and fairground or Schützenplatz called, is a suitable place for the regular performance of a folk festival as well as circus -Gastspielen and for individual or recurring outdoor events.
A fairground should have a powerful power connection for the high power requirements of the fairground rides and also have efficient fresh water and sewage pipes for the festival tents and toilets . A connection to the local public transport is desirable, the availability of a sufficient number of parking spaces in the vicinity is hardly dispensable.
Since many rides are very heavy and are not allowed to tip over, a fairground must have at least partially paved, level terrain.
In order not to give rise to noise nuisance , a permanent fairground should not be in the immediate vicinity of residential areas and especially not near hospitals and old people's homes. Traditional fairgrounds, which have often been used in this function for decades or centuries, are often located in the middle of the respective locality.
An airport in the immediate vicinity is also unfavorable, as under certain circumstances, due to flight safety requirements, high rides such as ferris wheels may not be set up.
Well-known festival places
- Bürgerweide in Bremen (today's venue of the Bremen Freimarkt )
- Cannstatter Wasen in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt , (venue of the Cannstatter Volksfest and the Stuttgart Spring Festival )
- Heiligengeistfeld in Hamburg , (venue of the Hamburg Cathedral )
- Pützchen's market in Bonn
- Schützenplatz Hannover : Schützenfest Hannover (the largest shooting festival in the world), Oktoberfest Hannover and Spring Festival Hannover .
- Theresienwiese in Munich , (venue of the Oktoberfest and the Munich Spring Festival )
- Central fairground Berlin (venue for e.g. the German-French folk festival)