1) Festival in Belgium 2) Festival in Germany 
a circuit road race with laps of about three to ten kilometers, popular in Belgium and Holland.
[Bicycle Race] A kermesse, also spelled kermess, and kermis in Flemish is a style of road bicycle race that is common in Western Europe. Typically kermesse races are found in Belgium, especially in the northern Flanders region, where they are the most popular style of amateur bicycle race. They also exist in the Netherlands. The bicycle rac...[festival] Kermesse, or kermis, or kirmess, is a Dutch language term derived from `kerk` (church) and `mis` (mass) that became borrowed in English and French, originally denoting the mass said on the anniversary of the foundation of a church (or the parish) and in honour of the patron. Such celebrations were regularly held in the Low Countr...
cycle race held in an urban area
• (n.) See Kirmess.
Ker'messe noun [ French] See Kirmess . 
Belgium for criterium or circuit race (laps around a set course).