Sad Corona news: Winter Tollwood falls flat - replacement plan burst despite "very good concept"

The corona pandemic is causing the next cut in Munich.

The Winter Tollwood will not take place in 2020.

• The Munich * event calendar is poorer by one cult event.

• On Friday (October 23rd) the winter tollwood was officially canceled.

• The plan to have a scaled-down festival was rejected.

Update from October 23, 2020, 6:23 p.m.:

The organizers of the Winter Tollwood fought for their festival until the very end.

But now it is certain: there will be no Tollwood in 2020!

According to the organizers, the health risk for visitors is too great.

"In the past few months we have

we

that the Winter Tollwood can take place," says festival director Rita Rottenwallner.

The adapted concept was already very reduced - without tents and with only a third of the previous market and restaurant stands.

But in view of the extreme increase in the corona numbers, you now have to

decided.

"In addition, we would have to start building now, but we don't know whether we can actually open and stay open then," explains Rottenwallner.

Christiane Stenzel from Tollwood GmbH adds: "We are assuming that Tollwood will take place in summer 2021 - if not, that would be dramatic!" The GmbH must already put its employees on short-time work.

There is one tiny consolation: there

“A twelve-meter-high phoenix sculpture will be part of the installation and symbolize strength and renewal,” says Rottenwallner.

Not only the Tollwood, but also the

gradually disappearing from the event calendar in view of the corona situation.

The markets in Pasing, at the airport and at the Chinese Tower have so far been canceled.

Furthermore, the Alpenwahn Christmas market at

and the

market are canceled

.

There are only about half as many stands on Rotkreuzplatz this year, because there is no artisan market either.

Other (Christkindl) markets are to take place - as of now - such as the market for the senses on the Praterinsel.

Economic advisor Clemens Baumgärtner on the Tollwood rejection: "I find it very regrettable, the winter Tollwood is simply part of the Christmas events in Munich." The municipal Christmas market on Marienplatz should take place.

Winter-Tollwood falls flat - replacement plan burst despite "very good concept"

News from October 23, 10:34 a.m.:

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In the meantime, consideration had been given to allowing the Tollwood to take place in a reduced form.

Corona Munich: Winter Tollwood falls flat - "Can't take responsibility"

"The development of the corona numbers in the last two weeks is so extreme that, despite our very good

, we

can no longer take responsibility for the health of our visitors and everyone else involved," the organizers now explained.

Even the necessary

is not given due to the dynamic development.

Originally the festival should have taken place between November 25th and December 23rd.

Winter-Tollwood canceled due to corona development - boss wants to send "signs of hope"

“It hurts our hearts to have to cancel.

But we are convinced that this is the only viable option for us in the current situation, ”said a statement on Friday (23 October).

However, Tollwood boss

wants to send a "sign of hope" to Theresienwiese - with a twelve-meter-high sculpture that should stand for "strength and renewal".

The @ TollwoodMunich boss Rita Rottenwallner wants to send a sign of hope on the #Theresienwiese.

"A twelve-meter-high phoenix sculpture will be part of the installation and will stand as a symbol of strength and renewal on the Tollwood site." # COVID19

- Marc Kniepkamp (@MK_Muc) October 23, 2020

The city currently still believes in Oktoberfest 2021 *, as a call published on the Internet shows.

The Christmas market on Marienplatz is also to take place.

(lks)