{"id":269416,"date":"2026-06-17T11:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T11:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/269416\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T11:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T11:14:11","slug":"das-festival-to-crown-three-queens-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/269416\/","title":{"rendered":"Das Festival to crown three queens Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

The third annual Das Festival of Kendall brings the return of the Queen Pageant, a staple of years past under Berges Fest, the forerunner of Das Festival.<\/p>\n

Das Festival organizers are resurrecting the family-oriented German heritage celebration and with it comes the Queen Pageant.<\/p>\n

Berges Fest ran for 64 years before it ended.<\/p>\n

The Queen Coronation is set for 6 p.m. Friday on Main Plaza downtown, on the festival\u2019s opening night. The festival runs June 19-21. Three girls have been crowned in their respective age group and debut June 19.<\/p>\n

The information on the festival\u2019s royalty is conveyed via the wording of a press release:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Queen, High School, Trinity Wangen.<\/p>\n

Known for her nurturing heart and love for children, Trinity Wangen spends much of her time babysitting for families in the community and volunteering through her church.<\/p>\n

\"\"\/NATALIE STEWART\"\"\/RAYNE ROBERTSON<\/p>\n

A senior this fall at (Boerne-)Champion High School, she has also dedicated time volunteering at a local elementary preschool, where she discovered a deeper appreciation for mentoring and caring for young children.<\/p>\n

Because she\u2019s proud of her Norwegian heritage, she is currently learning both Norwegian and German to strengthen her connection to her family roots and cultural background.<\/p>\n

She values family, faith, kindness and personal growth, and hopes to use her experiences to inspire others to embrace both ambition and compassion.<\/p>\n

Trinity is sponsored by Boerne Love, Double FF Ranch, Paula VM Photography and L&L Health Insurance.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Queen, Middle School, Natalie Stewart.<\/p>\n

Natalie, 10, will be a sixth grader at Voss Middle School. Natalie said she loves Jesus, riding horses and swimming.<\/p>\n

\u201cI come from a big family with three brothers, so life is always fun and exciting. I enjoy making new friends, helping others, and trying my best in everything I do.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said she is honored to be among the first-ever queens for the Das Festival ofKendall. \u201cNatalie is sponsored by Ironwood Events at Von Erich Ranch.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Queen, Elementary School, Rayne Robertson Rayne Marie Robertson is a faith-filled and energetic 8-year-old proudly representing Boerne, Texas. With deep German roots through her mother, Rayne loves visiting her \u2018Oma and Opa\u2019 in Germany, learning the language and celebrating her family\u2019s heritage.<\/p>\n

A dedicated All-Star cheerleader, Rayne also enjoys soccer, swimming and traveling. Though she is sometimes shy, she shines onstage with her bright smile and positive spirit.<\/p>\n

Rayne is thankful for God\u2019s blessings, loves her community and hopes to become a veterinarian. She is sponsored by Kelly Barta Real Estate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The third annual Das Festival of Kendall brings the return of the Queen Pageant, a staple of years…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269417,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-269416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}