Autumn in Germany: Fests!

It is a little different this year. I am in a new place and a new house. My new house looks over a field and then to a wooded area. I am waiting to see the trees change colors!

Autumn in Germany means fests! 

When I lived in Worms, the fest that started the autumn season was the BackFisch Fest. Worms is on the river and fishing was important. This fest has been celebrated in Worms for over 75 years. It is meant to celebrate the oldest guild in Worms: the Fisherman Guild. This Guild can trace its history back to 1106! It is usually happens at the end of August. I remember still seeing the firework display that always ended the fest from my balcony in Hofheim.

When I lived in Stuttgart, the fest to go to was the Bad Cannstatt Octoberfest! It is the second biggest Octoberfest in Germany. It lasts for 14 to 16 days! It started around 1818 to celebrate the end of years of hunger. It is going on NOW! It has the tents, beer, rides, fest foods, music, and dancing.

Now I live in Bavaria! The king of falltime fests!