Ramstein holds trade fair this weekend

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Courtesy photo Local and regional businesses and shops present their services and merchandise during the trade fair  Saturday and Sunday in Ramstein-Miesenbach.
Courtesy photo
Local and regional businesses and shops present their services and merchandise during the trade fair Saturday and Sunday in Ramstein-Miesenbach.

Ramstein-Miesenbach’s sales promotion agency will sponsor its 14th trade fair Saturday and Sunday in the center of town and at the local culture and convention center, Haus des Bürgers. Local businesses, shops and stores will show off their services, merchandise and products.

“More than 80 exhibitors and shop owners have registered with us to attend this regional exhibition,” said organizer Joe Felka.

Emphasis of the fair will be on construction, renovations, energy savings, gardening, and health and wellness.

Thirteen regional car dealers will display their latest models.

Ramstein and Landstuhl will show the advantages of their public swimming pools. Bad Sobernheim, a spa town near Bad Kreuznach, will be available with a mobile barefoot path.

The local fire department will exhibit its fire trucks and equipment.

On Sunday, stores will be open and present special offers. On both days, visitors can enjoy a musical program.

Various stands on Marktplatz will be available to serve a variety of culinary specialties. The Kolping family will offer cake and coffee and face painting for children in the Haus des Bürgers.

The fair will be conducted in cooperation with the Landstuhl sales promotion agency.

“In uneven years, we are host to the event, and in even years, the fair takes place in Landstuhl,” Felka said. “Hopefully, many people will come to visit our fair and get advice from experts.”

A representative of the Department of Commerce and Ramstein-Miesenbach’s Mayor Klaus Layes will officially open the fair at 1 p.m. Saturday. The opening ceremony will include the tapping of a keg of free beer and musical entertainment.

Fair hours will be from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Some streets in the center of town will be closed to motorized traffic.