Kranzplatzfest

Over the 3 day holiday that is Pentecost, our little park called Kranzplatz is turned into a festival location. As you can see from the pictures, it is well-attended. As with most festivals in Germany, there are big trailers for dispensing local biers and Weiss wine. They literally pop up a bar on wheels. The cool thing is that the drinks are served in real glasses. You simply pay a deposit for your glass and keep refilling at the same booth.


The event seems to have a throwback theme... bands do all english music covers from all eras. There are 2 stages with music appealing to a wide audience. People just plain show up at these festivals - and they show up EVERY night!

There are booths selling all types of beads, jewelry and even LPs!


This cook does not compromise her stylish dress just because she's serving up Wurst!


Germany's festival culture is well-honed from year's of experience. You see the same vendors, wine carts, beer carts coming to all these festivals.

Even the Apfel Wein barrel somehow can hold 2 people inside to dispense Bavarian apple wine.


The food is awesome... some Indian, some traditional german pork sandwiches, flammkuchen, chinese. These women are serving up some pork meat with onions on a bun, and fish sandwiches.


This park is also home to one of the many hot springs in Wiesbaden - you can see the fountain where the steam is coming from.


Sooo, gotta go back Sunday nite with our friends for another round - I haven't tried all the food yet.

Tschus!