History
Duke Carl Eugen , Duke of Württemberg , was in the years 1762 and 1767 several months in Italy to travel. There he found such a great pleasure in the Carnival in Venice that he unceremoniously it the Venetian imported masked in the residence city of Ludwigsburg. On January 19, 1768 , he organized on the Ludwigsburg Marktplatz the first Venetian Fair (also St. Mark's fair or exhibition called mask). With the Maskenfest, which he had connected with a 14-day sales fair for luxury goods, he organized a spectacle that attracted a financially strong audience as well as dealers from Germany and abroad to Ludwigsburg. Until the death of Carl Eugen in 1793, the Venetian Fair was held annually. Eight of the 26 events were held in Ludwigsburg, the remaining 18 after the change of the ducal residence in 1775 to Stuttgart at the Stuttgart marketplace. With the relocation to Stuttgart and the timing of the carnival moved to early summer.
Revival
1992 association was founded with the aim of the event in Ludwigsburg pick up again. In 1993, the Venetian Fair was revived and finds since then in September straight years on the Ludwigsburg marketplace instead. During the three-day event, for example, from 7 to 9 September 2012 around 50,000 visitors attracted , verwanden 1000 jugglers, artists, musicians, artist, costume support the market in the St. Mark's Square in Venice. A great artist procession through the The city center from the railway station to the market square is on Friday night. After the procession as well as on Saturday and Sunday, an art and handicraft market takes place in Untere Marktstraße and Holzmarkt. There is a lot of entertainment in the Venetian atmosphere.
From 9 to 11 September 2016
A splendid festival full of splendor and joy of life - that is the Venetian Fair in Ludwigsburg.
Almost 250 years ago, Duke Carl Eugen succumbed to the charms of the Venetian carnival in the Italian lagoon town and quickly introduced the masks festival to his residence. Today, the Venetian Fair turns the Ludwigsmarkt square into a magical and imaginative stage every two years.
Experience the magic of breathtaking masks and costumes. Enjoy a high-caliber program of acrobatics, music, drama, fire magic, clowning, dancing and singing. At the Venezian Fair, southern life and the Swabian cosiness, Mediterranean flair and baroque ambience, past and present merge.
Immerse yourself in a world that hovers between dream and reality - welcome to the Venetian Fair Ludwigsburg!
During the great artist's procession through the city center and the defilee over the gondola bridge, the whole grandeur of the costumes is revealed: gold-embroidered silk robes shine with shrill, avant-garde claddings, noble masks as well as magnificent headdresses and elaborately decorated compartments. Many of the more than 1,000 masks and costumes also enrich Venice's famous carnival. If you do not have a costume, you buy a mask or a fan on the spot and - mysteriously concealed - part of the fantastic event.
National and international artists perform at the Venetian Fair for an outstanding program. Exciting attractions, poetic performances and colorful costumes make the Venetian Fair a festival between dream and reality. The Venetian Fair is also a very special experience for children: colorful dream worlds and plays invite you to fantasies and to participate.
Various international and national artists' groups appear on different playgrounds. The juxtaposition of spectacular performances and quiet numbers makes for the special charm of the Venetian Fair. The program ranges from stiltsperformances to music and dance shows, to figureheads and fireworks. The Venetian Fair is also a very special experience for children: colorful dream worlds and plays invite you to fantasies and to participate.
ART AND HANDICRAFT MARKET
A feast for the eye is also the exquisite arts and crafts market. On all three days, Venetian merchants offer all that the city of Laguna is famous for: masks and fabrics, muranoglas, handmade woodwork and goldsmithing.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The Venetian Mass goes back to Ludwigsburg's Duke Carl Eugen: on a trip to Italy, the regent found such a favor at the Venetian Maskenfest that he imported it to his residence in 1768. The courtly society and the ostentatious people were carried along for days, no different than the guests of the Venetian Fair.
The Ludwigsburg Residenzschloss, which was begun in 1704, is today the best-preserved Baroque castle in Germany with 18 buildings and over 400 rooms. Its extensive parks are home to the oldest and most beautiful garden show in Germany, the Blühende Barock. The Residenzschloss is only a few minutes away from the Jagd- und Lustschloss Favorite. A magnificent avenue leads from there through the Favoritepark to the romantic sea castle Monrepos.
