In addition to the Christmas market, the main and finance committee of the city council also canceled the ice magic on Monday evening.
As a substitute, there should be an alternative for children in the spring if possible.
The city is planning to hold at least six large events of its own for the whole of 2022.
Starnberg
- The decision was no longer really surprising. The main and finance committee of the city council unanimously canceled both the Christmas market and the ice magic on Monday evening. Mayor Patrick Janik did not want to give up hope at all when it came to the skating fun planned from January 14th to February 6th, 2022. "How likely do we think it will be that the Corona situation will improve so significantly in eight weeks that we can organize such an event?" 2G-plus rules should be possible, said Janik.
Katja Fohrmann (CSU) deeply regretted the cancellation.
It is "sucks" if there is no offer for children in Starnberg, she said and called for "a family festival for children" in the spring as a substitute.
“And by that I don't mean a bouncy castle and face painting.” The committee unanimously instructed the administration to work out a concept for it.
With her spontaneous interjection “roller skates”, Kerstin Täubner-Benicke (Greens) earned goodwill.
“Why not?” Replied Fohrmann.
By the way, the administration does not expect any economic damage from the cancellation of the ice magic.
Although the planning has already started, “currently no contracts have been concluded with service providers and companies,” it said in the draft resolution.
Blackboard, "Wein am See", "Starnberg Moves"
Independently of this, the committee also voted unanimously in favor of at least six large urban events in the new year. The first thing in the calendar is the carnival on the church square on Shrove Tuesday, March 1, 2022. “Does that make sense?” Asked Michael Mignoli (BLS) in view of the pandemic situation and the fact that Starnberg was “not a carnival stronghold”. “I see the probability at less than ten percent,” Janik admitted. However, thanks to the commitment of the Perchalla carnival society, the event is the most straightforward for the administration.
In the Bucentaurpark, alternatively on the church square, there will be "Wein am See" for the first time next year. The administration said that discussions had already been held with the organizers of the Palatinate Wine Festival, which last took place in 2017. “Wein am See” should on the one hand be the “legacy of the Palatinate Wine Festival”, but also set its own accents, said Janik. However, the conception and implementation are time-consuming. Significantly lower in the run-up to the event, but very high in terms of staff on the day of the event, according to city hall information, the effort on the night of the long table is. It is planned for July 2022 and this time it may extend around the See train station. Annette Kienzle (Greens) suggested that. As is well known, the area is to be redesigned for four months to make it more attractive for pedestrians, cyclists and visitors."It is my aim to turn Bahnhofplatz into a three-month street festival," said Janik on Monday.
There should be a comeback for “Starnberg Moves” - even without a market Sunday.
The City Initiative has canceled the Sunday shopping for 2022 (we reported), but the festival for sports clubs and companies from the sports and health sector is still firmly planned for Kirchplatz and Wittelsbacherstraße.
After the successful premiere a few weeks ago, three to four delicacy markets are also planned on Saturdays.
Castle festival not until 2023, city run buried
Not on the calendar of the city's events are the medieval castle festival, which is not due to take place again until 2023, and the Starnberg city run, which took place for the first time in 2018 under the then mayor Eva Pfister and then again in 2019. The organizational effort for the city run was “enormous”, emphasized the administration and listed: “Determining the route, obtaining permits, acquiring participants and sponsors, tendering and awarding services, advertising, etc.” Check-in took place on the day itself additional capacities are required to secure the route to the issue of t-shirts. Even sports advisor Winfried Wobbe (UWG) could live with the cancellation. “The city run is out of place for us,” he said. Starnberg has no runner scene.
In addition to the city events, two highlights should not be missing in the calendar: the Five Lakes Film Festival (FSFF) from August 24 to September 4, 2022 - and in the summer, for the first time in five years, the Prinzregent Luitpold fishing jousting of the Heimat and Folk costume association.
