Kramermarkt Oldenburg
The Kramermarkt is an annual folk festival in Oldenburg . The market starts on Friday between September 26th and October 2nd and ends ten days later. The time when the Kramermarkt takes place is also known as the fifth season in Oldenburg and the surrounding area .
history
Count Anton Günther von Oldenburg (1583–1667) is considered to be the founder of today's general store with his ordinance from 1608. For five days, the harvest was traded on the Rathausplatz at the end of the harvest season . As Krahmer-Marckt , the market feeders were mainly shopkeepers and traveling traders .
At the beginning of the 19th century, the market was expanded to include showmen and the first rides such as carousels . In 1877 the city administration divided the market up because of the very large number of stalls. The traders stayed with their goods on the town hall market, from then on the rides were set up at the horse market .
In 1962, again for reasons of space, the market was relocated to the outdoor area of the Weser-Ems-Halle . Since then, dealers and rides have been merged again, with the rides making up the greater part of the market. Today, the Kramermarkt, with around 1.5 million visitors on the 90,000 square meter outdoor area, is one of the largest public festivals in Germany (2008: fifth place among the largest German markets).
course
On the afternoon of the first Saturday of the Kramermarkt there is a pageant with the figure of one of Oldenburg's most famous residents and founder of the market: Count Anton Günther. In the past this marked the beginning of the festival. But since 1992 the market has already started on Friday; the tradition of moving has remained. The route leads through the inner city of Oldenburg to the market area near the Weser-Ems-Halle.
The market begins every day in the early afternoon and lasts until midnight.
Three fireworks will be set off during the Kramermarkt : On the first Friday a larger opening fireworks display, on the second Friday a small fireworks display to conclude the lantern parade for the children and on the last Sunday at 10:00 p.m. a large brilliant fireworks display. This is traditionally the end of the market; the showmen are allowed to continue the business until later in the evening.
After the Kramermarkt, many showmen go straight to the next folk festivals in Northern Germany , the Gallimarkt in Leer and the Bremer Freimarkt .
Web links
- official homepage
- Official Facebook page of the Kramermarkt
- kramermarkt.info - The Kramermarkt magazine
- The grocery store then and now
- The special pages of the NWZ with articles, pictures and films about the Kramermarkt
Coordinates: 53 ° 8 ′ 48 ″ N , 8 ° 13 ′ 48 ″ E