The Pütt Days - our city festival
Always on the weekend of the 1st Sunday in September, Beckum presents itself from its best side and welcomes its guests in the "good parlour" of the city. There is much to discover and experience in the town centre over the 3 days. Numerous stalls offer their products and services. Whether on stage or in the streets, from street artists to live bands, there is something for everyone. Visitors can look forward to a colourful programme for the whole family.
How does the festival get its name?
The "Pütt City" invites you to the "Pütt Days" and everyone is there. And yet some of you may have wondered what the "Pütt" is all about. Elsewhere, it's clear to everyone: in the Ruhr region and even in the neighbouring town of Ahlen, the "Pütt" is the name of the shaft into which coal is mined and is therefore synonymous with the mine or colliery. The "Pütt" (Low German for shaft, well) even gave its name to an entire region: the "Pütt" became the "Pott" and the Ruhr district became the "Ruhrpott". However, coal was never mined in the Beckum cement district. Rather, the name "Pütt" goes back to a story from the legendary "Beckumer Anschlägen" (Beckum attacks), the pranks that established Beckum's reputation as the Schilda of Westphalia. According to the story, the old well on the market square was full of mud and rubbish and it was decided that the strongest men should hang on to each other and lower themselves to the bottom of the well in order to carry the mud up with buckets. The first man's arms grew longer and longer, so that he finally had to let go and they all fell into the well together. The fountain on the market square, designed by Heinrich-Georg Bücker, is a reminder of the story of the Beckum Pütt. And this is how the "Pütt town" got its nickname. The "Beckum attacks" remain alive not only in the famous Beckum carnival, but also in the name of the traditional town festival "Pütt-Tage".
Friday
Sparkassen Pütt-Tage-Lauf
With a Bambini run, a children's run, a youth run, a main run and a charity run, Sparkasse Beckum-Wadersloh is presenting a running event through the centre of Beckum together with SG Rote Erde Beckum, Ski-Club Beckum, TV Beckum and Lions Club Beckum-Ahlen. To kick off the Pütt Days, this event will take place on Friday, 30 August 2024.
Saturday
Custom & Vintage Classic Day
Saturday and Sunday
Rummage, bargains and rarities
The flea markets on Nordwall, Hühlstraße and Wilhelmstraße are an integral and indispensable part of the Pütt Days.
Flea market
The flea market on Nordwall and Hühlstraße is a flea market specially designed for children.
Notes:
- Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos und Kindern, Jugendlichen und Erwachsenen gestattet.
- Commercial trade is prohibited.
- The stand may not exceed a front length of 3 metres.
- Set-up begins at 7 am.
- The range may only consist of used goods for children!
- On Saturday, both stands 1 - 12 and 190 - 199 will be closed due to the "Custom & Classic Vintage Day".
More information on registration will be available here soon.
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can reach us at flohmarkt@beckum.de
Flea market
Der Trödelmarkt auf der Wilhelmstraße bietet spannende Waren für Besucherinnen und Besucher jeden Alters und lädt durch seine Nähe zur Oststraße mit den kleinen zum bummeln und verweilen ein.
Notes:
- Das Standgeld beträgt je Stand pro Tag 10 Euro (inklusive 19 Prozent Umsatzsteuer).
- Commercial trade is prohibited.
- The stand may not exceed a front length of 3 metres.
- Set-up begins at 7 am.
- The assortment may only consist of used goods!
More information on registration will be available here soon.
If you have any questions or suggestions, you can reach us at flohmarkt@beckum.de.
Saturday and Sunday
Children's and family mile on Oststraße
Face painting for children
Punch and Judy show with the Valentino puppet theatre
The Basti-Bus is coming | mobile children's workshop for handicrafts
Monkey theatre | fun, games and culture for children
Bouncy castle
Oktoberfest atmosphere with Hau den Lukas, beer mug curling and nail bar
Rodeo
Soccer box
Button machine | here children can create their own buttons
Friday
18:15 - Singer-songwriter Falk
The GENERAL-ANZEIGER from Bonn writes: "The nice boy from next door who just sits down at the guitar and sings as if he's never done anything else can get pretty nasty if you - or
we should rather say: woman - strain your nerves too much. But don't worry; there's more to him than that. He is a contemporary poet who can tell stories about the greed for gold as well as the inner demons that can sometimes drive you crazy. Clear and straightforward, to be understood by anyone who has the time and inclination to listen to him."
19:15 - Ticket2Happiness
Ticket to Happiness - the name says it all! The musical style and motivation of the band from Siegen, Münster and Bielefeld is energetic folk rock with the aim of putting the audience and themselves in an emotional state of joy, celebration, dancing and happiness. Fast, danceable folk songs alternate with soulful ballads and virtuoso instrumental pieces. The seven full-blooded musicians take their listeners on a varied musical journey - sometimes with elements of Irish or American folk, sometimes with the feel of southern European street music.
21:30 - rosmarin
"rosmarin" is a young German indie funk band that only came together last summer. Right from the start, their aim was to create a rousing live experience. The result is as euphoric as it is polarising. But the euphoria spreads. With rosmarin, dreamy indie goes hand in hand with driving funk and bassy techno elements. Needless to say, it comes across as danceable. While you can sometimes lose yourself in the oppressive kick and building synth pads almost like in a rave, it pulls you out of the trip with all the more force when the minimalist bassline or the deep, melancholic voice kicks in. With five band members, rosmarin generates both a full, driving live sound and the synth-funk phenomenon that indie Germany needs in 2023.
23:00 - TASHEENO
ElectronicAfroDub Vibes - that won't let your dancing legs stand still! The band performs live as a four-piece: Drums/electronics, bass/synth/electronics, trombone/trumpet & guitar ... unique line-up, unique sound! Crossover also because no dance music fan will find it too soft and no live music fan too hard! The sound is a skilful and sophisticated hybrid mixture of electronic, monotonous music, dub elements, technoid patterns, inspired by Afro-Caribbean and South American rhythms. The four call the mix ElectronicAfroDub... World Music 3.0 ... Urban Dance Music. One of Austria's top radio stations - FM4 - also became aware of the new band and the debut went straight into rotation.
Saturday
13:00 - The Speedos (walking act)
The Speedos have been on the road for over 20 years. Whether mobile-acoustic or with a stage show... with around 200 gigs a year, they are one of the most active bands in Germany. They play everywhere where it's fun... company events, concerts, festivals, private parties, city festivals, trade fairs etc.
14:00 - Head carousel (Dancecrew Freizeithaus Neubeckum)
18:00 - Mandowar
On the new album, Mandowar looks beyond the headbanger cosmos and makes Michael Jackson's
"Billie Jean" sound amazingly hard. Mandowar likes to venture into mash-ups: Rage Against The Machine meets Queen, Kiss meets Prince. The mixtures of The Offspring, Lady Gaga and Bon Jovi or Blur, Backstreet Boys and Boney M. are even wilder and more bizarre. Of course, there are also new interpretations of hard rock classics: Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" from 1980 is included, as are Iron Maiden's "The Trooper" and "Detroyed Rock City" by Kiss.
20:00 - Van Baker & Band
Since 2006, Van Baker & Band have dedicated themselves entirely to German Schlager, NDW and German party hits - always presented in an unmistakable, rocking sound. From Falco to Mark Forster, from Mendocino to Sternenhimmel - the band around Jerome Van Baker has something for every taste in their show programme! With over 300 performances in Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Austria over the past few years, Van Baker & Band are one of the most successful and best-booked cover bands in Germany.
22:30 - The dead doctors
Karamba- DIE TOTEN ÄRZTE have their 19th year on the clock. The cult cover band from Hamburg - born out of a crazy idea - has now brought over 1000 concerts with well over five million visitors to the brink of ecstasy. The template of DIE TOTEN HOSEN and DIE ÄRZTE is brilliantly realised by DIE TOTEN ÄRZTE.
"The fun was always at the forefront," grins Jey, the chief physician, pointing to a myriad of concerts. "The highlights were our gigs at the Brandenburg Gate, the Nürburgring, the Sachsenring and in Oschersleben.
Sunday
11:00 a.m. - Church service
13:00 - Danceroom
14:00 - Here we go | Dance formation
14:30 - Monsieur and the lady at the piano
The multi-award-winning programme Monsieur macht Kunst! is, with or without exaggeration, definitely a highlight! And like travelling back in time. Monsieur the Clown takes you back to the beginning of the twentieth century. Pianist Nora Born accompanies him musically on a miniature grand piano and makes the silent film feeling perfect. Monsieur is grim, dances on a tightrope, juggles and manipulates all kinds of things and especially the audience. Without words, visually stunning, impressive and hilarious!
3:15 pm - Kulturinitiative Filou e.v.
"Beckumer Torheiten" performed by the cultural initiative Filou e.V.
16:00 - Chacan
Welcome to the party! Latin Dynamite with Live Vintage Salsa The German-based salsa orchestra CHACÁN pays tribute to the salsa pioneers of the 1950s to 1980s and interprets with passion, respect and gratitude a selection of the most beautiful and also lost salsa classics of that heyday. With a broad brass front, powerful percussion and charismatic singers from Latin America, the band generates an explosive energy reminiscent of the boiling clu of the Nuyorican Latin scene of the Palladium era.
18:30 - Prize draw
Sunday open for business
Many shops in the city centre will once again be inviting shoppers to enjoy a relaxed shopping spree from 1pm to 6pm.
Fair from Friday to Sunday
And what should not be missing at any city festival and certainly not at the Pütt days? That's right, the funfair! Once again this year, we can offer our visitors a colourful range of rides for young and old from Friday to Sunday.
The funfair is located in the Hindenburg car park and can be reached directly from Oststraße via Wilhelmstraße
Many thanks for the support to:
Contact:
For exhibitors:
You can apply for a stand here:
Stand enquiry
Complete enquiry in full and send to stadtmarketing@beckum.de
or Stadt Beckum, Postfach 18 63, 59248 Beckum.
For artists:
If you are interested in appearing in 2025, you can apply to us by e-mail at
(stadtmarketing@beckum.de).