Numerous novelties and many popular classics among the rides and rides promise entertainment and thrills. Among the rides making their debut on the market meadows in Pützchen are the indoor rollercoaster “Höllenblitz”, the looping ride “Robotix”, the rides “Playball” and “Entertainer” as well as the amusement rides “Feueralarm” and “Chaosfabrik”. With “Rios Rapidos Rafting”, there is also another rafting ride at the start.
In addition to the new attractions, visitors can also look forward to many popular “repeaters” and fairground classics. Among the attractions returning to Pützchen after some time are the “Intoxx” rollover swing, the “Fortress Tower” freefall tower and the “Frisbee” circular swing. Also returning are classics such as the “Europa Ferris Wheel”, the “Voodoo Jumper” ride, the “Nessy” giant swing and the “Octopussy” polyp.
A total of around 500 stores will once again make Pützchens Markt an experience for young and old on the unchanged large event area of around 80,000 square meters.
In light of the attack on the city festival in Solingen, the city and police have agreed additional security measures for Pützchens Markt
Opening with “robbers” and “Gulaschkapell”
The program of events is once again impressive with performances by popular Rhenish bands. It starts on the opening Friday, 6 September, at 1.30 pm with the historical parade, which is being organized for the twelfth time by the Beuel district administration office together with the Friends of Pützchens Markt and the showmen. 67 parade groups will take part, including numerous local traditional associations, nostalgic tractors and showmen's vehicles, flag delegations from the nationwide showmen's associations, aid organizations and music bands. At eleven points along the route, expert commentators will provide interesting and entertaining information about the participating groups.
District mayor Guido Pfeiffer has invited the 65-year-olds of Beuel to the official opening in the Bayernfesthalle at 3 pm. Mayor Katja Dörner will perform the traditional barrel tapping ceremony, and the “Räuber” and “Gulaschkapell” are expected as musical guests.
On the Sunday of the fair, September 8, the festive church service will take place at the fair at 10 am. Also on Sunday at 5.30 pm, there will once again be the Rhenish Evening in the Bayernfesthalle, which this year is once again being organized by a private promoter with the support of the Pützchens Markt friends' association. Performers include Paveier, Miljö, Stadtrand and Köbesse. The Telekom Baskets Bonn will present their new team at 3 pm.
On Monday, September 9, the “Pützchens Markt hilft” (formerly “Tag der Heim- und Waisenkinder”) campaign will take place again at the invitation of the showmen. Also on the program on Monday: the Radio Bonn-Rhein-Sieg Day and the After-Job-Party (6 pm). Finally, there will be another big fireworks display on Tuesday evening, September 10, at 10 pm.
On the eve of Pützchens Markt, Thursday, September 5, 2024, the closing party of the anniversary year “200 years of Beueler Weiberfastnacht” will take place in the Bayern-Festhalle from 7 pm. Druckluft and Tommy Engel with band will be playing. Tickets are available online at weiberfastnacht200.ticket.io (opens in a new tab) .
Wide range of mobility options
The City of Bonn is appealing to visitors not to travel by car if possible. There are around 500 fewer parking spaces available for cars than in previous years. The reason: the large meadow south of the Rewe-Center (previously parking lot 2.1) can no longer be used as a parking area for nature conservation reasons.
The market area in Pützchen is easy to reach by public transport and shared mobility vehicles. Stadtwerke Bonn and Rhein-Sieg-Verkehrsgesellschaft are once again offering numerous special lines and additional trips.
This year, the city will set up a third bicycle parking space on Holzlarer Weg opposite the youth farm for the first time. The two well-known parking spaces for bicycles on Siegburger Straße near the comprehensive school and on the corner of Pützchens Chaussee/Sebastianusstraße will also be available again; these will once again be illuminated for safety reasons.
The entire market area is again defined as a no-parking zone for rental vehicles (e-scooters, e-scooters and bicycles) in which users cannot complete the rental process. Visitors are directed to the bicycle parking spaces at the edge of the festival grounds via in-app notification.
The roads and the area around the festival grounds will be closed during the market days from Friday to Tuesday. In order to prevent traffic from backing up onto the Autobahn 59, it will be necessary to temporarily close the Pützchen exit in the southbound direction on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 6, 7 and 8.
More accessibility thanks to “Toilet for All”
The city is planning improvements in terms of accessibility: for the first time, a model of the “Toilet for All” will be set up next to the Bayernzelt on Marktstraße. Unlike conventional barrier-free toilets, it is also suitable for people with severe and multiple disabilities. At two other locations on the festival grounds, visitors with limited mobility will find further toilet facilities that are at least partially barrier-free: near the Nommensen Church and in the rooms of the Catholic parish of St. Adelheid. The city also uses special cable bridges in some places, which are easier to cross with wheelchairs than the models that are usually used.
Cannabis consumption ban
For reasons of youth protection, the consumption of cannabis is prohibited on the entire Pützchens-Markt site for the duration of the funfair. To this end, the city of Bonn will publish a general decree based on the legal provisions of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, in which the market area will be declared a no-consumption zone. Employees of the municipal public order service will again be on the grounds in joint patrols with the police to check whether the regulations for the protection of minors are being observed.
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