Eurener St. Helena Kirmes

Euren is a western district of Trier on the Moselle, which has largely retained its village character despite its incorporation into the city. St. Helena Parish Church forms the spiritual and social center of the district; its patron saint Helena – mother of Constantine the Great and, according to Roman Catholic tradition, the finder of the True Cross – is also closely linked to Trier's city history, as legend has it she brought the Holy Shroud to Trier.

The Kirmes combines the religious veneration of Saint Helena with the typical program of a Rhineland-Moselle parish fair: High Mass on Sunday, procession, stage program with live bands and dance music, carousels, shooting galleries, food stalls, and a festival tent with ample seating. St. Helena Street will be closed to traffic.

With the Nachkirmes a week later, a typical Rhineland custom, the festival is formally concluded – a tradition that lives on in many Trier and Eifel districts and allows for an additional weekend of neighborly gathering.