Safety instructions
© Stadt Bocholt
During the Bocholt funfair from 17 to 20 October 2025, special rules will apply to funfair visitors in the city centre and on the former fire station site ("An der Bleiche").
They serve to protect and ensure the safety of funfair visitors and are intended to prevent dangers.
The prohibited zone applies here
Frequently asked questions
Why does the city of Bocholt tighten the safety rules during the funfair days?
The number of knife attacks at major events has unfortunately increased. A ban on carrying weapons and dangerous objects reduces the risk. It is about prevention, about protecting health and life, about more safety.
The ban on cannabis serves to protect children and young people as well as the general health of citizens who do not consume cannabis.
Which weapons and dangerous objects are prohibited at the funfair?
Firearms of all kinds:
- alarm weapons
- pistols
- revolvers
- rifles
- shotguns
- Bolt guns
- Replicas and imitations of firearms that could be mistaken for real weapons (simulated weapons) - exception: obviously recognisable toy weapons
- Air pressure and CO2 weapons, such as air, spring and pellet pistols and rifles or so-called ball bearing guns
Knives of all kinds:
- Knives with a fixed blade
- Knives with one-handed lockable blade (especially one-handed knives and carpet knives)
- Pocket knives
- Swords, sabres
Other dangerous objects:
- Fireworks
- Stun guns (tasers, stun guns) and stun batons
- Slingshots and catapults
- Chemicals, gases and sprays that incapacitate or reduce the ability to act, such as irritant gas, pepper sprays, tear gas, acid sprays and (animal) defence sprays
- Cutting, thrusting and stabbing weapons
- scissors
- Axes, hatchets, machetes
- Hammers, screwdrivers, chisels
- Crowbars
- Kubotans and tactical pens
- pliers
- Baseball bats and softball bats
- Golf clubs
- Hockey sticks
- Ice tools
- Bows, arrows
- Crossbows
Why is cannabis smoking prohibited at the funfair?
According to the Cannabis Act, cannabis may not be consumed in the immediate vicinity of minors. It is not possible to adhere to the rules set by the Cannabis Act (distances etc.) at the funfair, where crowds of people and many children and young people are crowded together and on the move.
The law also states that citizens who do not consume cannabis must be protected from the direct and indirect consequences of cannabis.
The cannabis ban therefore serves to protect children and young people as well as general health protection.