Michaelis-Kirchweih

In the organizer's words:

Even if royalty sometimes find it difficult to get close to the people - in Fürth, contact is very easy.

When the Michaelis-Kirchweih, the queen of Franconian church fairs, starts for around two weeks in autumn and market stalls, food stalls and fairground rides beckon, it's not just the locals who quickly move their lunch break or after-work activities to the city center.

This special and historically grown mixture of market and fairground now stretches from Fürther Freiheit to Königsplatz and attracts almost 1.5 million visitors every year.

There is no crowding or even stress. Hardly any other festival in the region offers such a relaxed atmosphere and satisfied visitors. The highlight of the festivities is the annual harvest festival parade through the entire city center of Fürth. Not even Nuremberg's neighbors miss it. Thousands of people line the streets and marvel at the floats, clubs, marching bands and the harvest queen. And if you can't be there, you're in luck: the parade is broadcast live on Bavarian television.

The fact that Fürth's Kirchweih can also look back on over 900 years of tradition and has been listed as anintangible cultural heritage since 2018 is hardly noticeable at Germany's largest street fair. Modest in the royal sense.