Simona Kneißl - The new folk festival queen of Mühldorf 2025!

Simona Kneißl - The new folk festival queen of Mühldorf 2025!

In Mühldorf am Inn, the festival visitors are already looking forward to a very special event: the traditional people festival, which takes place from August 29 to September 8, 2025. This year the festival is accompanied by the freshly crowned folk festival queen Simona Kneißl and by many other attractions. Innsalzach24 reports that the 19-year-old product designer from Töging received her crown as the best of eight candidates.

The election was made by an eight -member jury, which included Mayor Michael Hetzl, among other things, and Julia Huber, the folk festival queen of the previous year. The mayor praised the high quality of the applications, while Walter Gruber, the head of the cultural office, highlighted the extraordinary passion of applicants. Kneißl is grateful and looks forward to the upcoming challenges and experiences as a folk festival queen.

fixed heights and program

The folk festival promises to be packed with fun and entertainment. Visitors can look forward to around eight large rides, a variety of running transactions and a colorful supporting program. The festival starts with an imposing folk festival excerpt on the coming opening Friday at 6 p.m. Another highlight is the international rifle and traditional train on Sunday, where over 3,000 participants are expected. Kirmesecke informed about the various benefits that apply on certain days, such as cheaper driving prices for women on Monday from 7 p.m. or reduced prices for families.

The crowning glory forms a brilliant music fireworks on the last Monday of the festival week. The crowd of visitors is traditionally high: In the previous year, the folk festival to the 200,000 guests was one of the major folk festivals in Bavaria.

folk festivals in Germany

folk festivals are popular leisure fun all over Germany and attract millions of people. According to ADAC there are numerous big events that raise the number of visitors year after year. The Oktoberfest in Munich, which attracts around 6.7 million visitors every year, is only one of many. But also in Mühldorf it becomes clear that folk festivals not only offer fun, but also an important part of regional culture.

The folk festival 2025 is in the starting blocks, and with Simona Kneißl at the top, the mood is raised to a new level. It remains to be seen which further surprises the event has ready this year, but the anticipation is already great!