The Bilker Schützen- und Heimatfest in Düsseldorf is a real crowd-puller, attracting tens of thousands of visitors from across the region every year. The centrepiece of the five-day spectacle is the huge family funfair on the fairground on

With around 500,000 visitors, the folk festival on the banks of the Main is considered the largest in the south-eastern Rhine-Main area.

Tuesday = family day with reduced prices.

Fireworks around 10.30 p.m. on the opening day and on the last day.

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The fair opens on Saturday afternoon with a low-noise hour. This is an hour during which noise and light at the stands are reduced so that children with special needs can also enjoy the fair. On Sunday, the fair opens at 2 pm. On Monday, the Krammarkt