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Emmes in Saarlouis

Name: Emmes in Saarlouis
Start: 2026-06-04T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-06-04
Location: Germany

Emmes in Saarlouis is held on June 4. This event in the first decade of the month June is annual.

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The Emmes in Saarlouis is a public festival that has been held at the end of the "Saarlouis Week" since 1967. Various events take place throughout the festival week, such as district festivals, exhibitions, a children's, youth and environmental day and the day of emergency services.

The highlight of the week - the Emmes - officially starts on the Thursday before the first Sunday in June at 6.00 pm with the tapping of the barrel.

In various southern German, Lorraine and Alsatian dialects, the Emmes, Immes, Ims or Imbs refers to a snack, a banquet or a funeral feast. In Saarland dialect, it refers to a celebration, usually with a hot meal and a snack (usually afternoon coffee), at which the village community participates in some way or pays a visit. Examples are fairs, weddings, (golden) communions, round birthdays and funeral receptions.

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European Bicycle Day on June 3 (celebrated since 1998);

Hambach Music Festival on June 3;

Erkrath Shooting and Folk Festival on June 3;

Corpus Christi Fair in Oberhausen on June 3;

Days of Action for Sustainable Development in Germany on June 4 (launched by the Sustainable Development Council in 2012 at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro);