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The Gäubodenvolksfest in

Straubing Straubing () is an independent city in Lower Bavaria, southern Germany. It is seat of the district of Straubing-Bogen. Annually in August the Gäubodenvolksfest, the second largest fair in Bavaria, is held. The city is located on the Danube form ...

is one of the largest

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s (

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and

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) in the

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state of

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. It is an annual event, spanning eleven days mid-August.

History

The Gäubodenvolksfest was founded in the year 1812 by Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria, as an agricultural festival to foster an annual gathering of the people in the

Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...

region. The festival went on hiatus in 1915-18, 1940-45 & 2020-21.

Description

The Gäubodenvolksfest is a modern and family-friendly festival with several attractions, including

carousels A carousel or carrousel (mainly North American English), merry-go-round (international), roundabout (British English), or hurdy-gurdy (an old term in Australian English, in SA) is a type of amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular pla ...

and

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. There are also several large

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s that span a 100,000 m² area. The event has maintained the historic character of Bavarian festivals, and attracts approximately 1.4 million visitors every year. Many visitors wear traditional Bavarian clothing (''

Tracht ''Tracht'' () refers to traditional garments in German-speaking countries and regions. Although the word is most often associated with Bavarian, Austrian, South Tyrolian and Trentino garments, including lederhosen and dirndls, many other German-s ...

'') for the occasion. The festival combines Bavarian tradition with progress and vitality. It is one of Bavaria's oldest and most popular festivals and it has increased to one of the biggest events in

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plays a central role in the fair. The beer is specially brewed, and only breweries from

or the district

Straubing-Bogen Straubing-Bogen is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the eastern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Cham, Regen, Deggendorf, Dingolfing-Landau, Landshut and Regensburg. The independent town of Straubing is ...

are allowed to serve beer there. On the first day of the festival there is a "Bierprobe", which means "

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," followed by a parade consisting of people wearing Bavarian native attire walking on foot, riding horses, or in horse carriages. On the second day there is the official opening with a representative of the

n or German government. The festival is held every year in the middle of August and lasts 11 days. The festival is celebrated by the whole city as a "fifth season", and many companies are closed down during this time. Combined with the Gäubodenvolksfest is the Ostbayernschau, the biggest trade show of eastern Bavaria."Ostbayernschau"
ausstellungsgmbh.de, downloaded 11 December 2014.

Statistics (2017)

* Number of visitors: 1.35 million * Beer: 730,000 litre * Breweries: 7 with 26,400 seats * Length: 2,500 metres * Price of a one-liter mug of beer (

Maß ' (pronounced ) or ' ( Swiss spelling, elsewhere used for dialectal ) is the German word describing the amount of beer in a regulation mug, in modern times exactly . The same word is also often used as an abbreviation for ', the handled drinki ...

): €9,15

Main Attractions/Festival Events

Olympia Looping
(appears once every two or three years) * Star World (appears once every two or three years) * Wilde Maus * Feuer und Eis (Fire and Ice) * Free fall tower * Chairoplane * Bumper cars * Transformer * Bavarian Big Wheel * Whitewater channel * Horse riding * Children and family friendly carousels * Revues and shows * Bavarian and international food and beverages * A parade with Bavarian and international folklore and beer carriages * A romantic parade with boats, swimmers, and torches on the

* A boxing match and other sport events * Two fireworks displays * The beer tents with Bavarian folk music and mood music

Dates of Previous/ Upcoming Events

* 2020: 7 to 17 August (not held,

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) * 2021: 13 to 23 August (not held) * 2022: 12 to 22 August * 2023: 11 to 21 August * 2024: 9 to 19 August

Beer tents

;Weckmann Brewery:, Röhrl

;Krönner Brewery: Irlbacher, Irlbach ;Lechner Brewery: Irlbacher, Irlbach ;Nothaft Brewery: Karmeliten,

;Reisinger Brewery: Arcobräu, Moos ;Wenisch Brewery: Erl-Bräu,

Geiselhöring Geiselhöring is a town in the Straubing-Bogen district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 14 km southwest of Straubing, and 30 km southeast of Regensburg. Personalities The following personalities come from Geiselhöring and / ...

;Greindl Brewery: Karmeliten,

References

External links

Official Website of the Gäubodenvolksfest

Information in English about Gäubodenvolksfest

A lot of pictures about the people, the fun, the beer tents, the nice atmosphere, the ostbayernschau-fair, the rides and so on ...

gäubodenvolksfest.de

Lechners Schmankerlzelt

Wenisch

Reisinger

Krönner

Nothaft

Röhrlbräu
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