The Pütt Days - our city festival

The Pütt-Tage are held every year on the weekend of the first Sunday in September. The town festival takes place throughout Beckum’s town centre, featuring a stage, market stalls, activities and food and drink outlets.

Every Friday at 7 pm on stage (Market Square).

The following times have been scheduled for the Pütt Days 2026:

• Friday: 3.00 pm – 1.00 am
• Saturday: 10:00 - 01:00 h
• Sunday: 11.00 am – 7.00 pm

No, admission is free for visitors.

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".

Online registration will open approximately two weeks before the event begins.

For the time being, those with a reserved pitch have priority. If a pitch is not occupied by 8 am, it will be reallocated by the city marketing team.

Yes, as part of the Pütt-Tage, shops in certain areas of Beckum town centre are allowed to open on Sundays from 1.00 pm to 6.00 pm.

Yes. Companies, clubs, organisations, craftspeople and other exhibitors can apply to Beckum City Marketing for a stall. Simply complete the stand application form in full and send it by email to stadtmarketing@beckum.de or by post to PO Box 1863, 59248 Beckum.

On Saturday afternoon and Sunday, Beckum is easily accessible from Ennigerloh, Neubeckum, Roland and Wadersloh via the RVM Regiobus routes R61, R62, R72 and S30. On Saturday evening and during the night from Saturday to Sunday, the NachtBus services offer an attractive alternative.

You can find information about bus and train services in the Warendorf district by calling the ‘Schlaue Nummer’ helpline for buses and trains on 0800 6 50 40 30 (free from all German networks) or online at www.rvm-online.de.

The event is accessible. The town of Beckum is committed to ensuring that all access points are accessible.