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Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Horst-Sevenum railway station (distance 3.3 km)

- by bus - Doolgaardstraat bus stop

The history of the Lübeck Folk Festival goes back to 1848. At that time, however, the festival was still a marksmen's festival under the name "Allgemeine Scbheibenschießen". In 1871, the event was given its current name, "Volks- und Erinnerungsfest".