Mühlenfest in Sulingen: Despite the storm, a festival full of surprises!

Mühlenfest in Sulingen: Despite the storm, a festival full of surprises!

On Whit Monday, June 9, 2025, the traditional mill festival took place in Sulingen-Labbus. The Mühlenverein Labbus, which organizes the event, reported on a pleasant number of visitors, despite bad weather forecasts. Bernd Finze, the 2nd chairman of the association, expressed satisfaction about the response, especially with regard to personnel bottlenecks that were created due to illness -related cancellations. The seasonal event typically attracts thousands of visitors and at the same time makes an important financial contribution to the preservation of the historical windmill.

The Mühlenfest 2025 offered a colorful mix of technology, music, entertainment, handicrafts and culinary delights. In addition, an ecumenical service was held, which took place for the first time in the courtyard next to the Mühlstein. The benches were fully occupied and the members of the association led interested visitors through the mill to explain the mill technology.

variety of exhibitors and attractions

The artisan and farmers' market was another highlight of the festival. Exhibitors presented woodwork, paintings, plants, cheese and honey. Over 50 historical passenger cars, commercial vehicles and several motorcycles were on a meadow, with some visitors even having the opportunity to go on tractors.

A sports course was set up by TuS Sulingen for the younger visitors, which included different stations. In addition, there was a sandpiper and a bunch of straw to offer the children additional scope. The high demand for food and drinks, especially after sausages, coffee, cake and pea soup from the "goulash cannon", impressively showed that the physical well -being of the visitors is very important.

a fixed date in the event calendar

The Mühlenfest in Labbus is part of the German mill day, where over 1,000 historical mills nationwide open their goals and give insights into the cultural asset and traditional miller trade. The Mühlenverein Labbus has been planning the event since 2007 and is looking forward to enriching the 18th edition with other exhibitors at the handicraft and farmers market next year. The renovation work on the Windmühle, which has been going on since 2017 and are to be completed in June 2024, reinforce the relevance of this festive tradition. The first miller of the association, Aileen Hansing, and her team are committed to keeping the heritage of the mill alive.

For more information, visit the websites of Kreiszeitung , Labbus Mühle or Deutsche Mühlen .