Heinerfest
The Heinerfest in Darmstadt is one of the largest city center festivals in Germany with around 250 showmen and around 700,000 visitors.
history
The Heinerfest was founded in 1951 during the reconstruction of the city , which was destroyed in the night of the fire from September 11th to 12th, 1944 as a sign of hope and a new joy in life. The name Heinerfest was derived from the nickname "Heiner" for the Darmstadt population.
General
The Heinerfest always takes place on the five days from Thursday to Monday around the first Sunday in July. During this time the city center is closed to traffic and buses are diverted. The closing of the Heinerfest is the big fireworks display on Monday evening (until 2010 above the Herrngarten , since 2011 above the Darmstadtium ). In addition to rides around Darmstadt Castle , Karolinenplatz , Mercksplatz and the Ferris wheel on the market square, over 100 free events take place: live stages, theater , exhibitions , concerts , hikes , films and sports tournaments . In 2020, the Heinerfest cannot take place for the first time in its history due to the corona virus.
Trivia
The Heinerfest also played a role in the ZDF six-part death of a student and in the television series These Drombuschs .
literature
- Liane Palesch, Sabine Welsch (eds.): History and stories from 50 years of Darmstadt Heinerfest: into pleasure! Heimatverein Darmstädter Heiner eV, Darmstadt 2000, 256 pp.