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This Friday is Bonfire Night, the celebration of Guy Fawkes and his failed plot to blow up the British Houses of Parliament in 1605. There will be a bonfire and fireworks celebration close to Munich, but instead of Friday it'll be a day late, i.e. this Saturday 6th November. The party will take place at Mariabrunn, just north of Dachau. If you're a family with young children, be sure to bring them. The kids will love it! ...

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The main party with food and drinks, fireworks, bonfire, and burning of the guy begins at 7pm. You are encouraged to arrive earlier however, to collect wood for the fire. You can either make your own way to the site or join the car sharing pool.

Timetable & Tips:

2pm

Meet in Munich at Scheidplatz (U3 North) between 13:45 and 14:15 at the north-bound bus stop on Belgradstrasse. Car drivers stop by to give a lift, and passengers wait to get one. The trip to Mariabrunn is 25 km one-way. Please arrange your return journey with your driver or someone else. You can of course make your own way directly to Mariabrunn by car, see the map below.

3pm

Building the bonfire by collecting brush and wood from the woods near the fireplace site at Mariabrunn. Meet in car park or at the bonfire site. You need work clothes, sturdy boots, gloves, etc. Bring the kids, this is hands-on tradition and fun!

6pm

Food, drink and and warmth in one of the nearby Gaststätten. Pickup from S-Bahn station Röhrmoos on request by prior arrangement. Röhrmoos is S-Bahn S2 North. Leaving Hauptbahnhof at 17:38 arrives Röhrmoos at 18:06. See: S-Bahn Map

7pm

Firework Display at Bonfire site. Fireworks are provided. Don't bring your own - not even sparklers as metal trash is a NO-NO.

Afterwards:

When the fireworks are over, the bonfire is lit and the 'Guy' is burnt. Traditional Bonfire Night fare including Glühwein or cocoa, hot dogs and spicy cakes will be available from the catering tent. There is no entrance fee but bring some change with you for a donation and to pay for your refreshments.

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For more info:

Sue Turner
E-Mail: sue.turner@gmx.de
Tel.: 089 1413660
Website: GEA Bonfire Night

wow! i really would like to take the kids... is it a family event (as much as burning an efigy of a catholic traitor can be called family) or is it more swarvey grown up. do they do toffee apples and ginger snap and and FIREWORKS!

or baked potatoes or hot dogs with REAL sausages?

It's definitely a family thing. You can arrive early in the afternoon and help build the bonfire which involves scurrying off into the woods and bringing back deadfall (kids love this, seriously). Once it's dark, they light the bonfire and after enduring a long speech about how the GEA isn't insured and if you are afraid of getting hurt please go away, there are FIREWORKS!!, which aren't a bad display actually.Food, I don't remember exactly what they have, but there are a few stalls about selling things and there is a restaurant nearby if you get too cold or hungry.

In previous years I seem to remember toffee apples and parkin, but that could just be my memory playing tricks. I think it depends what the parents / organisers / whatever bring along to sell. And the Gaststätte there is very nice. It is a good place to take your kids, definitely, there were loads of kids there when I was there.

Looks like a good day out, ill be going

How well will burning an efigy of a catholic go down in bavaria?

I don't think burning an efigy would be as huge a drama here as say the orange order marches in belfast. Germans dont seem to consider religion something to fight about anymore which is good. Regarding fireworks, I saw some for sale in the asian grocery here in rosenheim, legally or not, I dont know. But I got a little stockpile anyway of ones I buy each new years but never use.

Hi!

If anyone who is coming on Saturday could bring an insulated bag ("cool-box") with hot baked potatoes in it, it would go down really well!

Tip: scrub the potatoe and prod it a few times with a fork, bake it in the oven on HOT for up to an hour, take it out and wrap it in aluminium foil.

I´ll bring the sausages! See you all there!