Here we go again! As the Schueberfouer made its grand return to Limpertsberg on Wednesday, our colleagues from RTL Infos went there with a very particular question in mind: what can you afford on a €50 budget?
You can get a maximum out of your €50 budget if you go to the Schueberfouer on your own.
The most spectacular rides tend to cost a little more than the average, between €6 and €9 a ticket. These include rollercoasters, catapults, the tower, and the ghost train.
As for the culinary specialities on offer at the fair, you can expect to pay around €25 for a portion of mussels, for example.
And that is without counting drinks, which generally start at €3 for water, juice, or soft drinks. A beer costs between €4 and €12, depending on the size of the glass.
However, if you just want to try out one or two attractions and then meet up with your friends for a few drinks, €50 should be more than enough to spend a pleasant afternoon or evening.
Your budget should tighten significantly as soon as you order food for two. In the fair’s restaurants, prices generally start at around €15, and that is mostly if you are planning to eat a salad.
If you want to eat meat of any kind, you will not escape the usual prices. Expect to pay around €20 for a schnitzel and over €30 for a fillet of beef.
However, if you limit yourself to the stalls scattered around the fair, you should be able to satisfy your hunger pangs without breaking the rides budget.
As always, you can count on Gromperekichelscher (from €6), saussages (from €5), chips (from €5), crêpes (from €4), churros (from €7), and gyros (from €8) to satisfy your hunger.
With a drink each, you might have just under €30 left over for some thrills.
Despite the fact that the majority of children’s rides offer group prices, it is going to be very difficult to limit a family’s budget to €50.
A few sweets (approx. €3), drinks (approx. €3), and sausages (approx. €5) and you are already looking at a pretty hefty budget for a family of four.
For families, the recommendation would therefore be to eat before or after the fair so as to be able to spend the entire budget on rides, with the vast majority charging an entry fee of around €5.
So it is still advised as a parent not to opt for joining the rides when you can.
Having visited a large number of stands, restaurants, and rides on Wednesday, our colleagues from RTL Infos compiled the following price overview.
Thrill rides: between €6 and €9
Children’s attractions: between 4 and 6 euros
Sweets (candyfloss, popcorn, lollipops, and candy apples): between €3 and €6
Soft drinks: around €3
Alcoholic beverages (from beers to cocktails): between €4 and €16
Restaurant meals: between €15 and €33
Roasted peanuts and almonds: between €5 and €19
Good to know: as every year, many stands do not accept cards. So better get some cash from the bank before you head to Glacis square.
