New stubble market sticker: Bokern's 75 years of tradition celebrate!

New stubble market sticker: Bokern's 75 years of tradition celebrate!

Vechta, Deutschland - in Vechta on June 12, 2025, the showman community gathered to present the 30th edition of the popular stubborn market sticker with a very special motif. The sticker shows the snack bar of the traditional Bokern family, which has been present on the stubble market for 75 years and is now leading the third generation. Mayor Kristian Kater paid tribute to Heinz Bokern and his family at the presentation in the town hall and congratulated them on this impressive anniversary.

The history of the Bokern family on the Stopple Market begins in 1950 when Heinz Bokern's father opened the first stand. Today Heinz Bokern has been behind the sales counter for 55 years and is also a founding member of the association traveling showman Vechta. The sticker, which is published in a circulation of 3000 copies, costs five euros and is available in various sales outlets in Vechta, including the Hammer specialist market, several restaurants and the textile house Böckmann.

The stubble market - an anniversary full of tradition

The stubble market is known as one of the largest folk festivals in northwestern Germany and attracts around 800,000 visitors annually. His roots go back to 1298 when he was first mentioned. Interestingly, the market was moved to a free field outside the city walls in 1577 due to the plague, the soil of which had the stubborn remains of the past harvest - this gave it its name. Today the market area extends over 160,000 square meters and attracts with over 500 showmen and numerous attractions.

What are the highlights this year? The parade begins at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 15, 2024 and will be opened by the mayor at 6:30 p.m. The following Friday a “Happy Hour” will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. a service will be celebrated in the Lower Saxony tent. Family -friendly offers are on the program on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, when the family day attracts visitors with reduced prices.

The journey to the stubble market

For everyone who wants to visit the Cologne Festival, there are numerous arrival opportunities. There are sufficient parking spaces - around 30,000 are ready. In addition, bus trips from the Oldenburger Münsterland are on offer, and the Northwest Railway brings guests from the areas of Bremen/Oldenburg and Osnabrück directly to the market site.

folk festivals like the stubble market are not only a place of pleasure, but also a meeting point for generations and an important part of regional identity. As with other traditional events in Germany, of which around 9750 are available, they are often shaped by regional customs and festive attractions. Estimated, they attract up to 190 million visitors every year. This is how the anticipation for the stubble market, which will be officially opened this year on August 15, 2024, is getting bigger.

For everyone who is looking forward to the stubble market, there is no reason to hurry - preparations are already in full swing to celebrate this anniversary. The local showman association shows that traditional values ​​and modern festive pleasure are not lost in the digital period.

Further information can be found at vechta.de , Kirmesmagazin.de and in the comprehensive overview of folk festivals to wikipedia .