Homeland and wine festival takes place again after Corona

Conc, June 14, 2022

Finally home and wine festival again! After a long break due to the pandemic, the traditional event in the Saar-Moselle city can now take place again. "I am looking forward to welcoming many visitors from 15th to 18th July 2022 and of course visitors from outside," says Mayor Joachim Weber.

Visitors can expect a varied program around the town hall, which the municipal committee for the organization of the homeland and wine festival has planned together with the administration.

Even the very little ones will certainly be happy - for example at the family afternoon on Sunday with the cultural stage and the Konz play mobile, as well as the children's theater "Die Wunschhändlerin" on the fairground.

Car lovers can once again marvel at rare treasures at the vintage car parade and sports fans can do sports for a good cause at the “Zumbathon”: the proceeds from the donation go to the house for children in Konz.

In terms of music, the 72nd Homeland and Wine Festival offers something for all tastes: for example, classic rock by the bands “Timeless” and “Frantic”, rock-pop by the band “Finally” and “Frank Rohles & Friends” play greatest hits. In addition, there is a newcomer stage and a DJ night behind administration building II. But classic fans will also get their money's worth with the performance of the star tenor Thomas Kiessling and the "Original Konzer Musikanten" and the morning pint concert of the "Concordia" Konz will also provide joy.

Other highlights include performances by the show dance group "Rainbow" and the reception of the guest wine queens in the port of the Konz water sports club.

The official opening of the homeland and wine festival begins on Friday, July 15, 2022 at 8 p.m. - with the music association "Harmonie" Könen and the presentation of the candidates for the election of the Saar-Upper Moselle Wine Queen. Weinmundwerker and radio presenter Thomas Vatheuer (RPR1) will moderate the event. At 10:30 p.m., the very popular, large opening fireworks display will follow later in the evening.

traffic regulations and buses

To carry out the festival, the entire market square, the parking spaces behind the town hall (administrative building I) and the parking lot behind the administrative building II will be closed to public traffic.

Barriers and traffic signs 250 StVO "ban on vehicles of all kinds" are used to block off the area, with delivery traffic required to supply the stands pp. being tolerated internally. "Walking speed" applies to the necessary delivery traffic and the also necessary traffic with company vehicles.

The one in the bridge road The current traffic routing will be changed for traffic coming from the direction of Saarstraße (L 137). During the festive season, this will be routed straight ahead through Brückenstrasse in the direction of Bahnhofstrasse. In order to ensure an unhindered passage for emergency vehicles and to maintain the flow of traffic, an absolute ban on stopping is ordered on one side.

the Street "Am Markt" is - as before - accessible from the Brückenstraße only to the rear of the town hall and only for residents and delivery traffic. With regard to stationary traffic, the previous regulations (no stopping and limited no-stopping) apply, unless parts of the parking area are occupied by showmen or stands. The rest of the road is closed and part of the fairground.

Schillerstrasse (L 138) will be kept open to traffic as there are no suitable detour options.

The speed is limited to 30 km/h for both directions of travel, starting at Granastraße (L 138) and ending at the junction with Goethestraße (local road). The “Am Markt” stop and the taxi ranks will remain unchanged. For the remaining stretch of Schillerstrasse, an absolute ban on stopping is ordered on both sides.

the Goethestrasse remains passable in both directions. For the side facing the railway, the existing restricted ban on stopping remains.

During the homeland and wine festival, it will be one again every day additional bus service give. The timetable is published several times in the area of the fairground. The 9-euro ticket is not valid for these buses!

For more information, contact the Road Traffic Authority (tel: 83-159). Buses arrive and depart on Granastraße, Konz-Mitte bus station.

In addition, the parking facilities within the "Saar-Mosel-Einkaufszentrum" (car park) are also available free of charge this year.

The fireworks will be launched on Friday, July 15, 2022 at 10:30 p.m., as in previous years, from the banks of the Saar (Könen district). For reasons of traffic safety, the police will be more at the hot spots of traffic while the fireworks are going off in order to take over traffic control. For this purpose, Saarstraße (L 137) and Saarbrücke (B 51) will be closed to through traffic for the duration of the fireworks.

The police will look after the homeland festival with an increased presence. On all four days of the festival, staff from the public order office will be near the fairground in the evening to monitor stationary traffic. Serious traffic violations will be intervened and towed away.

Information on opening hours of the administration

Due to the local history and wine festival, the municipal administration and the citizens' office will remain closed on Monday, July 18, 2022.

All details about the homeland and wine festival can be found on the flyer :

Program schedule for the homeland and wine festival of the city of Konz from July 15th to 18th, 2022

Friday, July 15, 2022:

from 6.30 p.m.:
Reception of the guest wine queens in the harbor of the Konz water sports club and trip with the motorsport boats to the pier in Saarstraße; followed by a vintage car parade with the Oberemmel wine band, initiated by the Motorsport Club Konz, for the official opening on the fairground

8 p.m.:
Official opening of the homeland and wine festival with the music association "Harmonie" Könen, presentation of the candidates for the election of the Saar - Obermosel - Weinkönigin. Moderation: Weinmundwerker and radio presenter Thomas Vatheuer (RPR 1)

9.45 p.m.:
Performances by the show dance group "Rainbow". Middle group with “Indian Dreams”
Large group with “Open your eyes – voices from the deep sea”

10:30 p.m.:
Big opening fireworks with musical accompaniment

11 p.m.:
Band "Timeless" with classic rock unplugged

from 9 p.m.:
Newcomer stage (behind administration building II)

Saturday, July 16, 2022:

3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m
Zumbathon" to join in; Donations for the house for children, Konz (behind administration building II)

9 p.m
Classic rock with the band "Frantic"

9 p.m
DJ – Night (behind administration building II)

Sunday, July 17, 2022:

from 8.00 a.m.:
Classic car meeting of the Konz motorsport club, Möbel Martin car park

10.30 a.m.:
Festival service on the fairground (in the case of rain in the parish church of St. Nicholas)

11.30 a.m.:
Arrival of the vintage car parade at the fairground

12:00 p.m.:
Morning pint concert of the "Concordia" conc

2.30 p.m.:
Children's theatre: a magical fairy tale for children aged 4 and over on the fairground

3 p.m. – 7 p.m.:
Family afternoon with a cultural stage and the play mobile Konz (behind administration building II) including a show dance group “Rainbow” with a “rainbow dance”

8 p.m.:
Frank Rohles & Century XX

Monday, July 18, 2022:

3 p.m.:
Star tenor Thomas Kiessling, surrounded by the "Konzer Musikanten"

9 p.m.:
Rock pop band "Finally"