Heinerfest

The Heinerfest in Darmstadt is about 250 showmen one of the largest downtown festivals in Germany. It was founded in 1951 and is now visited by about 700,000 interested. In addition to rides around the Darmstadt Castle and the Ferris wheel on the marketplace over 100 free events take place: live stages, theaters, exhibitions, concerts, hikes, movies, and sports tournaments.

The Heinerfest was founded as a sign of hope and newfound zest for life in 1951 during the reconstruction of the destroyed from 11 to 12 September 1944 in the Night on Fire City. The name Heinerfest was derived from the nickname " Heiner " for the Darmstadt population.

The Heinerfest always takes place during the five days from Thursday to Monday at the first Sunday in July. During this time, the city center is closed to traffic, buses will be diverted there. The conclusion of the Heiner festival was the great fireworks every year on Monday evening until 2010 the manor garden; Since 2011, the fireworks over the Darmstadium takes place.

The medical service care from Heinerfest takes over the German Red Cross from Darmstadt. The aid stations are located in Darmstadium and on Luis course.

The Heinerfest also played a role in the ZDF six dividers death of a student and in the television series This Drombuschs.