Stuttgart Spring Festival
stuttgart spring festival german called stuttgarter frühlingsfest sometimes vernacular cannstatter wasen wasen annual fair take place german city stuttgart middle april beginning may festival took place cannstatter wasen traditional fairground stuttgart bad cannstatt district slightly smaller festival autumn therefore occasionally also called small wasen largest spring festival europe like autumn fair frühlingsfest offered variety fairground attraction tallest attraction metre ferris wheel fair almost invariably featured major roller coaster frühlingsfest started saturday traditional opening beer barrel stuttgart mayor fruit column tall wooden structure decorated fruit introduced stuttgarter frühlingsfest originally present autumn volksfest left stand festival site year round however later year practice changed column began dismantled autumn year leaving base carried large stuttgarter frühlingsfest festival opened monday friday noon saturday sunday holiday closing time pm sunday thursday midnight friday saturday holiday musical performance ended main tent half hour closing beer festival autumn fair stuttgart cannstatter wasen medium related stuttgarter frühlingsfest wikimedia common stuttgarter fruehlingsfest official website