The Brucker Volksfest is back
Created: 04/14/2022, 19:00
By: Miriam Kohr
Toasting to the anticipation (from left): Landlord Jochen Mörz, Daniel Brando from the "City Culture Round Table", Mayor Erich Raff, festival speaker Markus Droth and the area sales manager of the König Ludwig brewery Richard Sturm.
© Kohr
Fürstenfeldbruck – How the butt feels on a beer bench, how a roast chicken with a Hellen tastes, how the mixture of roasted almonds and bratwurst smells, how the announcements of the fairground rides sound, how the colorful lights dance to the music at night – all of that has to be we only get to know again after a two-year folk festival procession.
But the Bruckers are hot for it - at least that's what those responsible for the festival, which starts on April 22, believe and hope.
The organizers tell what's new and different this year and also explain why they decided to have ten days of fun despite the pandemic and war.
"We'll do it, unless there's an order from the very top that parties aren't allowed," that's what Mayor Erich Raff and his organization team thought right at the start of planning.
"We finally want to convey joie de vivre and sociability again," is the credo.
There would be no access restrictions or mask requirements - the current regulations make it possible.
"We appeal to common sense and personal responsibility," says speaker Markus Droth.
Of course they asked themselves whether it was possible to have a festival for ten days when there was a war in another country not far from us.
"But ultimately the folk festival stands for variety, for courage to live, which we also want to treat the refugees to here with us," says Raff and adds: "We hope that they and everyone else can spend ten great days".
In cooperation with the asylum helper groups, all refugees in the district are even invited on one day.
Missing service staff due to the pandemic
Due to the short-term nature of the planning, there will be no circus tent and no showman service this year.
Visitors also have to do without some showmen, fairground rides and party bands.
The pandemic is to blame.
The effects are felt above all by landlord Jochen Mörz.
"So far we only have 25 instead of the required 45 service staff," he says about the personnel problem a week before the festival begins.
Many waiters are now in permanent employment and will not return to the tents.
Therefore, in an emergency, there will have to be a second self-service tavern.
Mörz also had to increase its prices slightly due to the rise in raw material costs.
The good news: the price of beer remains below the ten euro mark at 9.80.
Otherwise the tent has increased a bit,
The parade on the opening day with 55 starting numbers and 2,000 participants, the Schafkopf tournament on the first Saturday and the music laser show instead of the fireworks on April 29th are the main organizer Daniel Brando highlights from the program items.
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