Friends of Maifest

The Maifest, or May Festival, celebrated the end of the school year in many German-American communities during the 1800s. Children walked in a parade to the city park and received colorful ribbons commemorating the recent school year as well as treats of pink lemonade, a German sausage, and an orange. The Maifest was an important festival, especially for children. One Hermann resident who was a child in the early 1900s recalled, “It was a high point of the year. We lived for Christmas and Maifest.” The Maifest in Hermann is supported by Friends of the Maifest, a Missouri Non-Profit organization. To find out about becoming a Friend of the Maifest please contact: Friends@MaifestHermann.org