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The village of Mackenbach and the Mackenbach Soccer Club will celebrate their five-day-long village carnival, or Mackenbacher Kerwe, today through Tuesday.
This annual festival is the biggest event in Mackenbach each year. There will be sporting events, live music, food and dancing on and around the Mackenbach soccer fields.
The festival will kick off at 6:30 p.m. today with a soccer game of the SV Mackenbach 1b vs. TuS Olsbrücken II. The carnival grand opening inside the Sportheim pub will be at 8 p.m.
The fun continues at 2:15 p.m. Saturday when the SV Mackenbach II team plays FV Linden immediately proceeding the SV Mackenbach I vs. ASV Winnweiler at 4 p.m. Live music will begin around 8 p.m. in the fest tent until late into the night.
The traditional Mackenbacher morning pint will be served at 10 p.m. Sunday.
The pub host will offer a traditional German lunch menu. Festival organizers recommend to pre-order meals by calling 06374-3924 or 3775 (English is spoken).
The celebration continues at 10 a.m. Monday with the locally renowned morning pint in the fest tent. Again, live music and traditional German fest food will be available for lunch starting at noon.
The carnival will wrap up at noon Tuesday with a traditional herring lunch in the Sportheim Mackenbach. Herring supposedly helps to cure hangovers.
(Courtesy of SV Mackenbach)
