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Johannimarkt in Holzen Abbey is a traditional funfair held in Allmannshofen in Swabian district of Augsburg in Bavaria. It is a 2-day folk festival running in June on weekend of Johanni around the Holzen Abbey (German: Kloster Holzen). Holzen Abbey is a former abbey of Benedictine order in Allmannshofen in Augsburg Diocese.
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Fairground
The funfair is located on whole Holzens Abbey Hill, started at Earl-of-Treuberg-Road (German: Graf-von-Treuberg-Straße) in westside till Abbey Road (German: Klosterstraße) at Hotel Kloster Holzen in southeast.
Parking is just allowed in expulsed parking lots in and around Holzen.
Products on offer
In because of about 130 component supplier a year, the funfair offers a wide choice of booths selling latest vogues, toys, hardwares and skilled manual works. Due to amusement park with a gun range, a swingboat, carousels and atrampoline, but as well as Bavarian beer tents and beer gardens are good for a change to shopping in Holzen.
Carneys at the funfair
Presented carneys on funfair normally were hailed from around the Swabian environs or were represented by local associations or other individuals. Every year ceramic for houses and backyards is sold by mentally and physically handicapped people.
Background music
Johannimarkt is accompanied by music for brass instruments the whole days. The musicians arrived from the vicinity, for example the Ehinger Musikanten (English: Ehingen musicians)or the brass-orchestraoder for youth from Ellgau Viva La Musica.
Process of Johannimarkt
Organizer
Johannimarkt is traditional organised by municipality of Allmannshofen and whose located associations, like Freiwilligen Feuerwehr Allmannshofen (English: Auxiliary fire brigade of Allmannshofen) or Schützenverein Gemütlichkeit Allmannshofen (English: gun club Allmannshofen).