The time of idle rides is over: Mayor Peter Feldmann (SPD) opened the Autumn Dippemess on Friday. For the first time since the 2019 Christmas market, 91 showmen have the opportunity at a real folk festival in Frankfurt to prepare sausages or almonds in large numbers and to set the carousel, roller coaster or Ferris wheel going. Thomas Roie, chairman of the showmen's association Rhein-Main, therefore pointed out that the situation for many companies in his branch was still precarious and would become even more threatening when the “good state support” ends. “For those who can now work here at Dippemess, there is first hope. But we also have to think of those who are still twiddling their thumbs.“Many could only make ends meet thanks to great solidarity in the showman community, for example by arranging temporary jobs in waste disposal companies.
Daniel Meuren
Editor in the Rhein-Main-Zeitung.
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On the fairground in front of the ice rink, however, none of these worries should be felt for the time being. By September 19, the showmen want to fulfill their "social task" according to Roie, to offer people variety as they have done for centuries at Dippemess. “Corona has forced many, especially children, into loneliness, which is bad for the psyche. It is all the more important that we take the necessary precautionary measures again to celebrate festivals. ”At Dippemess, in addition to the 3-G rules for access and a one-way street rule for the 1.4 kilometer stretch across the site, there is also a visitor restriction to 5000 people during In previous years, over 10,000 people had amused themselves in a somewhat smaller area at peak times. Light barriers at the entrances and exits measure the crowd,the number of visitors can be viewed at any time at www.frankfurt-tourismus.de. In addition, the folk festival, which is formally registered as a “temporary amusement park”, closes an hour earlier than usual in the evening.
Until September 19, the Dippemess is open Tuesday to Thursday from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Sundays from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. In addition to adrenaline on the rides, there is another substance on offer: The German Red Cross spontaneously offers corona vaccinations in the clinic mobile.