May­pole

People in traditional costume dance around a maypole decorated with colourful ribbons in a town square. Buildings and a clear sky can be seen in the background, and decorated signs hang from the tall maypole.

Our May­pole
Volks- und Gebirgstrachtenver­ein Alm­rausch Weißen­stadt (folk and moun­tain cos­tume association)

A tra­di­tion since 1986

The may­pole on the Mark­t­platz in Bad Weißen­stadt is one of the town’s best-known land­marks. After a break of around 50 years, it was put up again for the first time on 1 May 1986 with the sup­port of the town and many loc­al craft busi­nesses. Since then the Weißen­stadt cos­tume soci­ety has kept this tra­di­tion alive without inter­rup­tion. To mark the 30th May­pole Fest­iv­al, the pole’s guild emblems and signs were thor­oughly restored. The tree is replaced every three years and always bears the Franconi­an col­ours of white and red.

The May­pole Fest­iv­al The May­pole Fest­iv­al is the first big fest­iv­al of the year in Bad Weißen­stadt and one of the most pop­u­lar. The may­pole is car­ried to the Mark­t­platz in a pro­ces­sion accom­pan­ied by music and raised there. The offi­cial cere­mony includes a bless­ing by the clergy and sev­er­al speeches. The tra­di­tion­al high­light is the rib­bon dance per­formed by the “Alm­rausch” Weißen­stadt cos­tume asso­ci­ation. The chil​dren’s group delights the audi­ence with fur­ther per­form­ances, while a wide range of culin­ary treats invites guests from near and far to linger and enjoy themselves.

Photo: Flori­an Miedl
Photo: Flori­an Miedl

Volks- und Gebirgstrachtenver­ein Alm­rausch Weißenstadt