Regensburg Volksfest

Regensburg Volksfest
Dultplatz, Regensburg, Germany

While driving home recently, we noticed a new silhouette on the skyline. It was round and brightly colored; the carnival was in town!

Spring and summer apparently join together into a “fest” season for Germany. It seems there is a bier or wein or volks (people’s) fest every weekend, and now it was Regensburg’s turn. I think the Volksfest here is a summer kickoff party, and then they end the summer with another one in August. Unfortunately it’s been cold and persistently rainy here so it feels more like fall than late spring.

Regensburg Volksfest
Dultplatz, Regensburg, Germany

The day we went was overcast, but we were excited to check out the rides and food booths. Joe and I had walked through it on a nice day earlier in the week, and we had returned on Friday with his parents and one of his coworkers.

Roy said you couldn’t pay him to get on a German carnival ride, and after we witnessed a group get stuck on an upside-down, spinning ride, I almost agreed with him. However, there were several tame looking rides and I was pretty sure we could handle the (copyright violation) Mario-themed house of mirrors unscathed. Unfortunately, while we were in the tent, the skies opened up and it began to pour. The downpour put an end to our riding rides plan.

Regensburg Volksfest
Dultplatz, Regensburg, Germany

Did you catch that reference? In the tent? Volksfest was like a mini-Oktoberfest. There were girls in dirndls and guys in lederhosen, and several bier tents. We didn’t hear an oompah band though, just a German rapper. I’m hoping the weather is better in August and we’ll be able to fully appreciate the Regensburg Volksfest.


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