05/08/2024
Thank you to the Missouri Humanities Council!!
The Missouri Humanities Council (MHC) has awarded a grant of $2,500 to the Hermann Arts Council in support of the 72nd Hermann Maifest Celebration on Saturday, May 18, 2024. The MHC is the only statewide agency in Missouri devoted exclusively to humanities education for citizens of all ages. It has served as a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities since 1971.
Hermann’s annual celebration of spring is a beloved tradition—one of Missouri’s oldest German festivals. Highlights include German dancers, the Volksplatz marketplace, beer gardens, German music and food, activities for children, and craft demonstrations. The Volksplatz Marketplace will be held on Schiller and Third streets from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2024. The street will highlight artists and craftspeople, German dancing, live music, and activities including dancing, face painting, live animals, and the Bubble Bus.
Festivities end Sunday afternoon with the Maifest parade.
For more information about the grants program of the Missouri Humanities Council, call 314-781-9660 or 800-357-0909 or write to the MHC, 415 S. 18th Street, Suite 100, St. Louis, MO 63103-2269.
For more information about Hermann Maifest, go to www.visithermann.com.
Schedule of Events:
Friday, May 17th, 2024
6pm-10pm
Jaycees Beer Garden
Sesquicentennial Park
Live Music with Twice Baked & Food
Schnitzeljagd fur Kinder (Kid’s Scavenger Hunt) 10am-4pm
Saturday, May 18th, 2024
9am-7pm
Volksplatz on Schiller St.
Vendor Market with Art Activities, Food Trucks, Live Music, Vendor Booths
Face Painting
Bubble Bus: 11am - 3pm
Historic Tintype Photography at Historic Hermann Museum: 10am - 4pm
Heritage Craft Exhibition at the Wagon Works Building - Gutenberg and Third streets
Saturday, May 18th, 2024
Live Music on Schiller Street
10am - 12pm Shannon Haggard
12pm - 3pm Rowdy Wranglers
3pm - 5pm Keegan Boyer
5pm - 7pm Squeezin’ & Pleasin’
Various Times Wir Tanzen (German Folk Dancers)
11am Co****le Tournament & Food at Sesquicentennial Park
6 - 10pm Live Music with Centerstage at Sesquicentennial Park
Volksmarch
10am-4pm Starting at Deutschheim State Historic Site
Schnitzeljagd fur Kinder (Kid’s Scavenger Hunt) 10am-4pm
Sunday, May 19th, 2024
Historic Tintype Photography: 10am - 4pm
Schnitzeljagd fur Kinder (Kid’s Scavenger Hunt) 11am-3pm
Volksmarch
11am-3pm Starting at Deutschheim State Historic Site
2pm Maifest Parade
