Michaeliskirchweih

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Ferris wheel on the Fürth freedom

The Michaeliskirchweih in Fürth (also Michaelis-Kirchweih ; colloquially Fürther Kärwa or "Färdder Kärwa") is one of the oldest and largest folk festivals in Franconia .

There are no documents about the origins of the parish fair. However, since the eponymous Michaelskirche was built around 1100 , it is assumed that the festival took place for the first time at this time and has therefore been held for 900 years.

Originally the parish fair took place on the Green Market. The oldest representation of the parish fair tree dates from 1624. Later, the events first expanded to today's Königstrasse, then to other areas of the city center around Nürnberger Strasse up to Fürther Freiheit. Fürth Kärwa currently covers an area of ​​around 42,000 square meters in the city center. The festival is not limited to rides and taverns, but also offers numerous traders and market crawlers a platform to offer goods such as household items, clothing, food or plants. In contrast to other folk festivals, there are no beer tents. If you were to line up all the stands and booths, this would result in a distance of approx. 3.5 kilometers. A special feature is the closure of the part of the B8 , which leads through Fürth city center.

The parish fair usually begins on the name day of Archangel Michael ( September 29th ) or on the following Saturday and lasts for 12 days. The highlight is the harvest festival parade, which takes place on the second Sunday of the parish fair, with 3,000 participants and 100,000 spectators. Around 1.5 million visitors now attend the parish fair every year. Sunday shopping is open on both Sundays in downtown Fürth.

The Michaeliskirchweih is the largest street church fair in Germany. At the beginning of 2018, the Michaeliskirchweih was first added to the list of Bavarian cultural heritage, and in December it was also included on the federal register of intangible cultural heritage .

Web links

Commons : Michaeliskirchweih (Fürth)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michaelis-Kirchweih Fürth. Michaelis-Kirchweih Fürth, 2017, accessed on October 1, 2017 .