Onion market in Weimar: Festival of tradition and new highlights!
Onion market in Weimar: Festival of tradition and new highlights!
Weimar. The 371st Weimar onion market opens its gates on Friday, October 11th, at 12 noon and has already triggered great anticipation in the city.
On Tuesday, October 8, the establishment of the event on Goetheplatz started, where the stage is already being built. The warm-up begins at 5 p.m., followed by an appearance by the band U-Beats. Visitors can look forward to a varied stage program that ranges from Ballermann hits to classics.
expectations for the event
The onion farmers from herds also look optimistically onto the market. The last boxes are packed there and the preparations are in full swing. The onion disks will be offered for sale in Schillerstrasse from Wednesday. This shows the central role of the onion farmers who are not at the edge in Weimar, but at the center of the action.
The safety precautions were also raised this year. The city has implemented an expanded concept that provides for an increased presence of police and private security services. In addition to a general security plan, there will be a special ban on knife on the market to ensure the safety of market visitors.
Special attention is also paid to the culinary offer this year. The traditional tasting of the onion cake by the newly crowned onion market queen Sarah II and Mayor Peter Kleine will be an important part of the opening. The 32-year-old teacher only earned this title at the end of September after convincing the jury.
The Soroptimist Club Weimar will take care of the beer car this year at the rolling ground. The proceeds will go to a good cause, which underlines the social responsibility of the event. At the same time, the traditional railway festival of the Thuringian Railway Association on Eduard-Rosenthal-Straße, another attraction for visitors takes place.Overall, the event is enriched by various stage locations, including markets such as the medieval market on Herderplatz and the onion alm in the parking lot of the Hotel Elephant. This diversity will further enrich the onion market experience for all visitors.
The complete stage program and further details are published on the official website of the onion market, so that interested parties do not need to miss highlights.
Many will be given the view of a colorful festival that not only celebrates the culinary joys of the region, but also the cultural diverse aspects of Weimar.
For further information on the preparations and the highlights of the market, it is recommended that the current report on www.thueringer-allgemeine.de to follow.
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