We are celebrating 300 years of the Whitsun Fair!
The opening will take place on May 23, 2026 at 2 pm on the Old Town Hall Square.
Menden Whitsun fair in its anniversary year
The first Whitsun fair was held in Menden in the 18th century. It is believed to have originated from the Mendener Krammarkt, which had developed around the 18th century on the occasion of the Whitsun processions.
The annual fair, which takes place throughout the town center, begins on the Saturday before Whitsun and ends on Tuesday with a fireworks display.
In keeping with the long tradition, a nostalgic bronze carousel horse weighing six hundredweights was erected next to the Old Town Hall as a fairground monument during the 2009 Whitsun Fair.
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The first Whitsun fair was held in Menden in the 18th century. It is believed to have originated from the Mendener Krammarkt, which had developed around the 18th century on the occasion of the Whitsun processions.
The annual fair, which takes place throughout the town center, begins on the Saturday before Whitsun and ends on Tuesday with a fireworks display.
In keeping with the long tradition, a nostalgic bronze carousel horse weighing six hundredweights was erected next to the Old Town Hall as a fairground monument during the 2009 Whitsun Fair.