Biggest funfair on the Rhine
The ‘St. Sebastianus Schützenverein’ marksmen guild, which is more than 690 years old, celebrates the name day of its patron saint St. Apollinaris (July 23rd) with more than 1,500 marksmen at the biggest fun fair on the Rhine. The historic parade with more than 3,000 uniformed marksmen, brass bands, harnessed horse-teams and carriages is one of the biggest in Germany and definitely worth seeing.
The large fun fair, almost a town in itself, is erected for the 109th time this year at its uniquely picturesque site on the Oberkassel Rhine meadows. On an area of 165,000 square metres, show-people from Germany and abroad present their mobile businesses and rides, from the nostalgic to the latest sensation. On the fairground there is also an information booth, a nappy-changing room, a cash point, telephones and much more.
Opening times of the biggest fun fair on the Rhine:
Mon - Fri from 2 p.m.
Sat from 1 p.m.
Sun from 11 a.m.
Further information
Programme of events
Saturday July 17, 2010
3 p.m. Opening of biggest fun fair on the Rhine
5 p.m. Parade to town hall
Solemn investiture and beating of tattoo at the town hall
From 8 p.m. Special event at the festival hall
Sunday July 18, 2010
9.30 a.m. Festive church service at St. Lambertus Basilica
3 p.m. Big historic parade
4 p.m. Parade on Reitallee
From 8 p.m. Tribute to persons celebrating a jubilee, awarding of badges of honour.
Light music and dance with the regiment’s band Werner Bendels at the festival hall.
Monday July 19, 2010
3.30 p.m. Beginning of the shooting at the ‘Königsvogel’ (royal bird)
From 6 p.m. Presenting and coronation ceremony of the page majesty (Pagenkönig)
and junior marksman majesty (Jungschützenkönig)
Tuesday July 20, 2010
6 p.m. Shooting at the panel of the ‘Königsvogel’ (royal bird)
7.30 p.m. Presenting of the new ‘majesty’
Awarding of town medal
Followed by Light music and dance with the regiment’s band Werner Bendels at the festival hall
Thursday July 22, 2010
2.30 - 4.30 p.m. Pages’ tour of the Kirmes
5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Event for seniors at the festival hall
7 p.m. Church service in honour of the patron saint St. Apollinaris
at St. Lambertus Basilica
Friday July 23, 2010
6.30 p.m. Big coronation ball
10 p.m. Beating of the tattoo
10.30 p.m. Grand fireworks display
Saturday July 24, 2010
Special event at the festival hall
Sunday July 25, 2010
Day of the Interessengemeinschaft Düsseldorfer Schützenvereine e.V. (IGDS)(Syndicate of marksmen guilds)
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. District flag-waving championship
11 a.m. Shooting for the cup and team shooting
2 p.m. Single shooting
4 p.m. Shooting of the junior marksman bird and shooting for the honour of being queen/king of he IGDS
6.30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Award ceremony at the festival hall
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Parade to the town hall - Saturday July 17, 2010
Departure: 5 p.m.
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring - Oberkasseler Brücke - Hofgartenrampe - Ratinger Str. - Neubrückstr. - Kay-und-Lore-Lorentz-Platz - Andreasstr. - Kurze Str. - Burgplatz - Marktplatz - Bolkerstr. - Hunsrückenstr. - Flinger Str. - Mittelstr.- Carlplatz - Benrather Str. - Königsallee West - Graf-Adolf-Platz - Königsallee eastern side - Giradetbrücke - Trinkausstr. - Grabenstr. - Mittelstr. - Flinger Str. - Marktstr. - Marktplatz - town hall (festive investiture and beating of the tattoo)
Historic parade - Sunday July 18, 2010
Departure: 3 p.m.
Assembly: Cecilienallee/Klever Straße
Cecilienallee - Rheinterrasse - Joseph-Beuys-Ufer - Fritz-Roeber-Str. - Hofgartenrampe - Ratinger Str. - Altestadt - Stiftsplatz - Lambertusstr. - Mühlenstr. - Burgplatz - Kurze Str. - Andreasstr. - Hunsrückenstr. - Bolkerstr. - Marktplatz - Marktstr. - Flinger Str. - Mittelstr. - Grabenstr. - Trinkausstr. - Königsallee western side - Benrather Str. - Königsallee eastern side - Königsstr. - Martin-Luther-Platz - Berliner Allee - Hofgartenstr. - Reitallee.
Upon arrival: ‘Big parade’ on Reitallee
Marching sequence: rows of six. Followed by picnic break
Departure of regiment on Jägerhofstraße (head at Kaiserstraße), proceeding to Maximilian-Weyhe-Allee - Ratinger Tor - Hofgartenrampe - right side of Oberkasseler Brücke - Kaiser-Friedrich-Ring - Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring - fairground/festival hall.
By bus, tram or car to the biggest fun fair on the Rhine
Deutsche Bahn AG (railways), Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (integrated public transport system VRR) and the Rheinbahn (local transport) cooperate to guarantee a smooth journey without stress and traffic jams.
The journey by underground from Düsseldorf main station (Hbf.) to the Kirmes tram stop ‘Luegplatz’ takes just 6 minutes!
How to get to the fairground:
U 70 Düsseldorf-Hauptbahnhof - Meerbusch - Krefeld
U 74 Meerbusch-Görgesheide - Lörick - Düsseldorf-Hauptbahnhof. - Holthausen
U 75 Vennhauser Allee - Düsseldorf-Hauptbahnhof- NE-Hauptbahnhof
U 76 Düsseldorf-Hauptbahnhof - Meerbusch - Krefeld
U 77 Holthausen - Düsseldorf-Hauptbahnhof - Am Seestern
835 Reisholz - Holthausen - Friedrichstadt - Oberkassel
836 Universität - Am Seestern
Group ticket VRR. The group ticket is available from all ticket agencies and sales machines. A maximum of five persons can travel on public transport all day long and as often as they like in their respective fare zone. Children under 6 years travel free of charge.
Whole Düsseldorf city area
Rides into a neighbouring town
Rides into two neighbouring towns
Total area of integrated public transport system VRR
The fare zone of your ticket is indicated at the tram stop of your departure.
NEW Kirmes-KombiTicket
Ride & save with the Kirmes-KombiTicket to the biggest funfair on the Rhine.
Contains vouchers for fun rides, snacks and souvenirs.
€ 11.00
More information: www.rheinbahn.de/kirmes
Night timetable for visit to the biggest fun fair on the Rhine
Sat/Sun 17./18.07.2010
Fri/Sat 23./24.07.2010 (fireworks)
Sat/Sun 24./25.07.2009
Busses and trams operate until 2 a.m., also to the neighbouring towns of Neuss, Krefeld, Meerbusch and Ratingen.
A special timetable is available free of charge at all ticket agencies.
Please make use of the possibility to park your car or coach at the trade-fair car park P 1 Messe/Rheinstadion. The exit for Messe/Rheinstadion is signposted on the motorway and in the whole Düsseldorf city area. From this car park, shuttle busses (line 890) depart every 15 minutes between 2 p.m. and 2 a.m. for the northern fairground entrance.
The parking fee including use of the shuttle bus is:
Car (incl. all passengers) € 9.00
Coach (incl. all passengers) € 15.00
Rhine ferry
Old Town (Altstadt) to fairground
Sat 17.07.2010
11 a.m. until Kirmes closing time
Sun 18.07.2010
10.30 a.m. until Kirmes closing time
Mon - Fri (19. - 23.07.2010)
1 p.m. until Kirmes closing time
Sat + Sun (24./25.07.2010)
10.30 a.m. until Kirmes closing time
Ferry fares:
Adults € 2,00
Children up to 9 years € 1,00
Baby carriage € 2,00
Bicycle incl. cyclist € 3,00
Ferry not operating during fireworks display!