Das Fürstliche Gartenfest

Today I am writing about a Garden festival called 'Das Fürstliche Gartenfest ' taking place in Hofgut Kranishstein in Darmstadt from 29th April 2022 ( Friday ) until the end of the weekend, i.e., Sunday 1st May 2022. Das Fürstliche Gartenfest translates to ' The princely Gardenfestival'. For the past 15 years, this fest has been taking place in Langen. This year is the first time that the fest is happening in Darmstadt.

What should one expect?

Gartenfest is an event where there are plenty of stalls from various vendors who sell products ranging from plants, garden grills, garden furniture, equipment, etc., to specialty cheese, relishes, and dips. In addition, there are stalls for carpets, garments and handmade jewelry, and other decorative articles. There are plenty of food stalls too that offer a variety of food, from traditional german foods like flammkuchen and sausages to hot dogs, ice creams, and crepes. There is plenty of seating arrangement to have a leisurely lunch or even take an afternoon nap!

In addition to shopping and eating, there are other experiences too on offer ( mostly curated around the theme of equestrian sport ), out of which I'm listing down some of the prominent ones:

• Musical performances by various artists
• Equestrian vaulting demonstration (Voltigiersport vorführung) 
• Dressage (S- Dressur ), Drag-hunt demonstaton(Schauschleppe)
• Hobby Horsing for children
• Art and craft where children can make a horse using craft material (Steckenpferd basteln)
• Stall by Bioversum, where insects and seeds can be seen under the microscope in addition to other activities related to science and nature.

All the details about the event are available at: 

https://www.gartenfest.de/

but for my readers, I am posting some important information:

Organizer:

HESSISCHE HAUSSTIFTUNG

Schloss Fasanerie

36124 Eichenzell (bei Fulda)

Dates and Timings :

29th April to 1st May 2022

10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Location : 

Hofgut Kranichstein

Kranichsteiner Str. 252

64289 Darmstadt

For those who want to visit: 

Buy a ticket using their ticketing website

https://www.gartenfest.de/eintrittskarten/

For those who want to put up a stall: 

See this link

https://www.gartenfest.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Anmeldeformular_GFs-22_Formular.pdf

You need to fill up the form, send it to the organizers and take it forward. The opportunity to put up a stall in Darmstadt is not there anymore ( since the fest has already started). Still, there is an opportunity to put it up in other locations like Fulda and Frankfurt, where subsequent events are planned.

  

If you cannot visit this time but would like to do so in the future, subscribe to their newsletter to stay informed and not miss it next time. 

https://www.gartenfest.de/newsletter/

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To know more about different places and experiences in Darmstadt, click here.