Traditioneller Fastnachtsbeginn der Cannstatter Nachtwächter

When6 January 2027
WhereLammgasse 4, Bad Cannstatt, 70372 Stuttgart
TypeCarnival
StateBaden-Württemberg
The Fasnet Freunde Cannstatter Nachtwaechter open the carnival season at the Polizeibrunnen fountain in Lammgasse, behind the town church of Bad Cannstatt and close to the market square. The fountain was built in 1831 and restored in 1976. Because the Cannstatt night watchmen regularly passed it on their nightly rounds, it was chosen as the place for the traditional start of carnival, in keeping with the historic night watchman’s hour at 5 a.m.
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