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Kiel (dpa / lno) - Due to the continued tense Corona situation, the Kiel Week will be postponed again from the end of June to September.

"With the expansion of the test strategy and the progress made with vaccinations, we will hopefully be in a situation in September in which a Kiel Week closer to the" original "will be possible," said Mayor Ulf Kampfer (SPD) on Thursday.

In 2020, the summer festival took place in September and differently than usual.

The Kieler Woche lives "from spontaneity and special community experiences," said Kämper.

Because of the corona pandemic, the city could “not rule out the fact that despite the relocation, a cancellation will still be necessary”.

Schleswig-Holstein's Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU) supported the city's decision to postpone.

"The prospects for a real Kiel Week grow with every month," said the head of government.

“This great festival will therefore have a lot more to offer in September than in June.

The Kiel Week will take place.

That is a good signal. "

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Kiel's main committee had already decided in February not to charge rents on urban areas during the Kiel Week this year.

Doctoral stands and infrastructure costs are excluded.

Additional budget funds of up to 1.5 million euros have been approved for this purpose.

Last year, Corona caused the organizers to forego a folk festival with a lot of music and hustle and bustle.

A total of 38,000 tickets were booked for events, 44,000 were available.

Online live streams of concerts on various channels had 195,000 viewers.

The traditional Prom

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ssfeuerwerk across the Firth accounted for.

Under normal conditions, the Kiel Week in 2019 attracted more than 3.5 million visitors from over 70 countries.

The city is planning more events again this year.

The summer festival should radiate lightness again.

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Hamburg's Senator for Economic Affairs Michael Westhagemann (independent) had already canceled the Hamburg port birthday planned from May 7th to 9th in mid-November.

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