Heiko Wingenfeld

Photo: Medienkontor Fulda, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)

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Jun 21
Hessentag 2026 ends with 1.1 million visitors, sweltering parade and a handover to Idstein
Rain at the start, heat at the finish: the ten-day Hessentag state festival in Fulda closed Sunday with a parade and a visitor count of about 1.1 million, well above the 700,000 expected. Next year the event moves to Idstein in the Rheingau-Taunus district.