Unfortunately, there will be no festival on the Cannstatter Wasen. As announced by the City of Stuttgart, the Cannstatter Volksfest cannot take place this year due to the Corona pandemic, neither as the regular full-blown version nor a mini autumn festival. After intensive discussions on Wednesday (9 June 2021), the federal capital Stuttgart, the in.Stuttgart Veranstaltungsgesellschaft, the fun fair operators and the various traders all agreed to cancel this year’s event.
The Lord Mayor Frank Nopper said: "I’m a passionate friend and supporter of the Cannstatter Volksfest but the conditions and regulations in these pandemic times as well as the planning uncertainty make it impossible for the Cannstatter Volksfest to be held this year. I have the greatest understanding that many people crave for the Cannstatter Volksfest feeling once again and I can well understand the tough situation funfair operators, traders and everybody in the food and drink industry find themselves in after not being able to work for months on end. We however have to remain realistic.”
The funfair operators and traders instead have the chance to present themselves at 30 venues in the Stuttgart city centre from July to September. Thomas Fuhrmann, the federal capital’s Deputy Mayor and the Wasen mayor says: "The situation is difficult for funfair operators and traders. There is huge uncertainty, and nobody knows how the pandemic will develop. We are therefore doing everything to help them.”
For Andreas Kroll, CEO of the in.Stuttgart Veranstaltungsgesellschaft, is looking ahead: “We hope that, after another lean year, we can look forward to an even more joyous 175th Cannstatter Volksfest in the coming year."
The dates: 23 September to 9 October 2022.
