Apply for a stand permit for the Freimarkt
Places to take part in the Bremen Freimarkt are in great demand. Early registration is required.
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Basic information
The Freimarkt takes place on the Bürgerweide, Willy-Brandt-Platz, the station forecourt, the Kastanienwäldchen, the Grasmarkt and on the market square.
Opening hours:
- Bürgerweide:
- Sunday to Thursday from 1 pm to 11 pm
- Friday and Saturday from 1 pm to midnight
- the market is allowed to "run out" half an hour after the end of each day - On the other squares:
- according to the respective opening hours of the stores
The Bremen Freimarkt is a "folk festival". Any applicant may participate in the festival. However, the organizer is entitled to exclude individual applicants from participation for objectively justified reasons. This applies in particular if the available space is insufficient.
Due to the limited space available, only around a quarter of the approximately 1200 applications received each year will be considered for admission. The selection is intended to ensure that the character of the folk festival is preserved and the expectations of the public are met. Furthermore, the quality and variety of the offer should also be guaranteed. To this end, stores of the highest possible quality are selected from the sectors usually represented at folk festivals.These sectors are represented at the Bremer Freimarkt:
- Rollercoasters
- Delivery warehouses, sign painters etc., fairground suppliers
- Vending machine and grab game businesses
- Bumper cars, go-kart tracks
- Amusement and show shops
- Stores selling goods for immediate or instant consumption (e.g. snacks of all kinds, ice cream, fish, lard cakes)
- Carousels, ghost trains
- Children's carousels, floor carousels, children's scooters, boat swings, looping swings, snoozers, children's boat swings
- Ferris wheels up to 250 square meters total area
- Ferris wheels over 250 square meters total area
- Railways
- Shooting galleries
- Gaming stores (slot machines, general gaming stores)
- Other pubs with predominantly seated or standing areas
- Toys, pottery and household goods sales
- Sales stores (incl. showman's supplies)
- Raffles
- Tent restaurants over 650 square meters
Requirements
Not specified.
- Bürgerweide:
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Procedure
- Applications can be submitted by post or online.
- Follow the link to online or use the application form under "Forms".
- Applications by e-mail will not be considered.
- Late applications will not be considered and will not take part in the remaining places allocation process. Applications received by the deadline that were not included in the first selection will be considered for the remaining places.
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Necessary Documents
- Completed application form (printout under Forms)
- Dimensions of the shop (width x depth x height)
- nature of business
- Name and address (Internet address if applicable)
- Connected loads for light and power current
- Photo of the shop (by day and night)
- accurate quote
- Accessories (caravans, supply vehicles including their dimensions)
- for amusement rides: construction plan
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Competent Department
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5.04 Marktangelegenheiten - Die Senatorin für Wirtschaft, Häfen und Transformation
- (0421) 361-2385
- Katharinenklosterhof 3, 28195 Bremen
- marktangelegenheiten
@wht. bremen. de
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Online Services
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Market application online
Apply online for Bremer Osterwiese, Freimarkt, Weihnachtsmarkt.
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Fees / Costs
Not specified.
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Deadlines & processing time
What deadlines must be paid attention to?
The application deadline is November 30 of the previous year.
How long does it take to process
Not specified.
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Legal Bases
- Zulassungsrichtlinie für die Volksfeste und Marktveranstaltungen der Stadtgemeinde Bremen
- Änderung der Festsetzung von kommunalen Volksfesten und Jahrmärkten in der Stadtgemeinde Bremen
- Ergänzung der Festsetzung von kommunalen Volksfesten und Jahrmärkten in der Stadtgemeinde Bremen für den Freimarkt und den Bremer Weihnachtsmarkt
- § 60 b der Gewerbeordnung
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More Information
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The official information in German is complete and correct. 05.11.2025