Over eleven days, the Cranger Kirmes attracts around four million funfair enthusiasts to the eleven-hectare fairground on the Rhine-Herne Canal every year. Always on the first Friday in August, the mayor of Herne opens the largest fair in North

The fair takes place in the centre of Wetteren.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Wetteren railway station (distance 700 m)

By car:

- Venue: Markt / Korte Bergstraat / Felix Beernaertsplein

Parking facilities:

- Parking Berg

- Parking Zeshoek

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