Cosima Wagner April 1871 they decided immediately that they would build their theatre there, and that the town would be their future home. Wagner announced the first Bayreuth Festival for 1873, at which his full "Ring" cycle would be performed. Aware of the honour that such an event would bring to the town, the local council donated a large plot of land—the "Green Hill"—overlooking the town, as a site for the theatre. Since Ludwig had declined to finance the project, the start of building was delayed and the proposed date for the initial festival was deferred. By the spring of 1873 only
Mühlheim am Main Tuesday draw a great number of visitors each year from the whole region. In late July, the cultural club Artificial Family e. V. stages a popular music festival in the former quarries, the "Steinbruchfestival" (“Quarry Festival”). Also widely popular and well attended in the region is the kermis ("Kerb") in the outlying centre of Dietesheim, held each year on the weekend after 15 August. In the main centre of Mühlheim, the Old Town Festival ("Altstadtfest") and the Christmas Market ("Weihnachtsmarkt") are very popular, too. Every June the Schützengemeinschaft Mühlheim-Dietesheim (sport shooting club) stages its company and club cup tournament. Eligible