Spring Dippemess 15.04. – 08.05.2011
Frankfurt is celebrating! Come and celebrate with us!
Frankfurt´s Spring Dippemess at the Festplatz (Fairground) on Ratsweg is the largest folk festival in the Rhine-Main region. This festival comprises a market with stalls as well as parish fair with fairground attractions. Fun and games for the whole family!
Fireworks
Friday, 26.03.2010, 22:00 hrs.
Sunday, 18.04.2010, 22:00 hrs.
Opening hours
Mon. – Tue.: 14:00 – 23:00 hrs.
Fri. & Sat.: 14:00 – 24:00 hrs.
Sun.: 12:00 – 23:00 hrs.
Live on Stage at Dippodrom Marquee
26 th March 2010
14.00 h Mandy and Friends
19.00 h Official Opening
- Michael Quast
- Blechblos'n
27th March 2010
14.00 h Mandy and Friends
19.30 h Tom Jet & The Starlighters and the "Best of Crazy Cats Show"
28th March 2010
11.00 h Morning Pint with Tom Jet & The Starlighters
15.00 h Mandy Lotter and Friends
19.00 h Keith Sanders
29th March 2010
19.00 h Rosa Montag (Pink Monday - Gay Party)
- Travesty
- Party
30th March 2010
19.00 h Party & Dance Grooves
31st March 2010
19.00 h Party & Dance Grooves
01st April 2010
18.00 h Line & Couple Dance Workshop
19.30 h Country-Party with Slow Horses
02nd April 2010
Good Friday - closed
03rd April 2010
14.00 h Four on the Floor
18.00 h Mandy and Friends
Special Guest: Olaf Henning
04th April 2010
11.00 h Mandy and Friends
19.00 h Schilling Live
05th April 2010
14.00 h Mandy and Friends
19.00 h Rosa Montag (Pink Monday - Gay Party)
06th April 2010
19.00 h Party & Dance Grooves
07th April 2010
19.00 h Party & Dance Grooves
08th April 2010
17.00 h Karaoke
09th April 2010
Coterie
19.00 h Festive Evening 100 Years Incorporation of the following districts
- Berkersheim, Bonames, Eckenheim, Eschersheim, Ginnheim, Hausen, Heddernheim, Niederursel, Praunheim, Preungesheim und Rödelheim
10th April 2010
14.00 h Mandy and Friends
19.00 h Ladies Night with the European Dream Men
21.30 h Desperado
11th April 2010
14.00 h Mandy and Friends
19.00 h fullstop.
12th April 2010
19.00 h Rosa Montag (Pink Monday - Gay Party)
13th April 2010
19.00 h Party & Dance Grooves
14th April 2010
16.00 h Four on the Floor
15th April 2010
17.00 h Karaoke
16th April 2010
18.00 h Line & Couple Dance Workshop
19.30 h Country Music Rodeo - Country Show
17th April 2010
14.00 h Mandy and Friends
19.00 h Hessen Rockt - First gig of the winner of the Band Contest 2010
18th April 2010
14.00 h Mandy and Friends
19.30 h Buddy Caine
Exceptions
Friday, 02.04.2010: -closed-
Sunday, 03.04.2010: 12:00 - 24:00 hrs
Monday, 04.04. 2010: 12:00 - 23:00 hrs
Location
Frankfurt Fairground (Festplatz) on Ratsweg
Public transport
Frankfurt’s Fairground (Festplatz) on Ratsweg is easily accessible by public transport. Simply take the underground (U-Bahn), Line 7, directly to Eissporthalle/Festplatz. Tram number 12 and bus numbers 103, 103N and 38 also stop at Eissporthalle/Festplatz. Please note that the residential areas around Festplatz are closed to traffic and that a one-way system in the direction of Festplatz will operate in Ostparkstrasse.
Please find the latest information about local public transport connections to Eissporthalle/Festplatz below:
History/Tradition
Dippemess is a tradition which dates back to the 14th century. At that time, the Maamess, as it was then called, was a medieval market for domestic articles. Potters from the Westerwald, Kannebäckerland and Urberach came here to sell their wares, especially their ceramic bowls and pots. These were known in the Frankfurt dialect as "Dippe", from which the event soon took its name. Over the years, more and more fairground booths and popular attractions joined the market as well.
1950s, the Dippemess was relocated to Frankfurt Fairground (Festplatz) on Ratsweg as the showmen’s larger rides could no longer be accommodated in the city itself. In the generous space available here, the Dippemess rapidly expanded, and today, it is Frankfurt’s largest fair and Germany’s most popular Easter event. With visitor numbers reaching 2.5 million annually, the Dippemess always features the latest High Tech rides and attractions
