Lausitz Helau: Tens of thousands of visitors at the Cottbus parade. Around 3,500 active participants took part in the traditional parade, including 55 clubs from Brandenburg, Berlin, Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony.
Six marching bands and bands provided music. Around 150 rescue and security forces were on duty. New this year was the festival tent, which, at 2,500, was able to permanently accommodate twice as many people compared to the previous year.