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Bonn Christmas Market
More than 160 stalls across Bonn's pedestrian centre, from Münsterplatz and its Beethoven statue to Friedensplatz.
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Beuel Weiberfastnacht (Beueler Weiberfastnacht)
Möhneplatz, devant l'hôtel de ville de Beuel (Bonn-Beuel) · Bonn, GermanySeason4 February 2027
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About the event
Beuel, on the right bank of the Rhine in Bonn, is regarded as the birthplace of Weiberfastnacht. In 1824 the local washerwomen rebelled against husbands who had spent the laundry money at the Cologne carnival. To this day the Wäscherprinzessin (laundress princess) leads the Thursday parade and a staged battle for the Beuel town hall. On Thursday 4 February 2027 the programme starts at 10 am on Möhneplatz in front of the town hall; in past years the actual storming came around midday. The detailed programme is published by the Beuel ladies' committee.
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Thursday4February 2027
10:00–13:00
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