– Attention: Pirates and mermaids, princes and princesses, clowns and dancing girls will make Nuremberg’s streets unsafe on February 19th and 20th. After two years of the Corona forced break, carnival processions are being organized through the city center again.
The fools are finally conquering the streets of Nuremberg again. The big carnival procession winds its way through the city center on Sunday, February 19, from 1 p.m. – and on Shrove Monday, February 20, the children’s carnival procession moves through the center. Because of the pandemic, the two popular events could not be organized for the past two years in a row.
Up to 100,000 spectators admire the big carnival procession, which makes its way from Bayreuther Strasse at the Stadtpark through the city center to the White Tower. Andreas Franke, Head of the Office for Communication and City Marketing at the city: “We are very pleased that after the corona-related breaks, a carnival procession can take place in Nuremberg again. The procession is a highlight for the clubs and participants as well as for the population fifth season. Finally, the great Nuremberg tradition can be continued. And we can all use a large portion of cheerfulness. ” Special corona protection measures are no longer necessary.
“It was a very long break”
The Förderverein Nürnberger Fastnachtszug (FNF) organizes the Gaudiwurm. The relief this year is very great, as Elvira Reuther from the board says: “It was a very long break and of course very sad. But now we are happy that we can start again. We have the impression that people are starving and very happy.”
The children’s carnival procession on February 20th is organized by the city’s youth welfare office: The children’s prince couple of the Eibanesen will then lead the procession from 1 p.m. from the Lorenzkirche via Karolinenstraße, Färberstraße, Kaiserstraße, Königstraße and Bankgasse to Lorenzer Platz, where around 2 p.m Lord Mayor Marcus König welcomes the little fools.
Day care centers and school classes, clubs and leisure facilities are involved. Olivia Barth-Jurca, spokeswoman for the youth welfare office, informs that the fun worm is a little smaller this year than before Corona. In 2020 there were just under 1000 children and adults running with them, this year it will be around 600 people. One reason for this is the staff and illness-related bottlenecks in the facilities. But one thing hasn’t changed: As always, guests can place themselves along the route without registering, marvel at the colorful crowd of children and maybe even get hold of one or the other throwable candy. Because no sponsor could be found, the children’s concert is canceled – but there is a colorful program of activities until 4 p.m.
The fools have one more request for the viewers. Elvira Reuther: “We would like to remind the spectators of the ban on confetti. For environmental reasons, it should be avoided, and confetti is also difficult to sweep away.”
