Traditional children's festival in Zorneding canceled due to security risks!

Traditional children's festival in Zorneding canceled due to security risks!

The children's festival in Zorneding, planned for July 5, 2025, is canceled - a bitter blow for the small community, in which this festival has been traditionally celebrated since the 1970s. The cancellation is due to massive security requirements that the responsible authorities have imposed in particular on terrorist defense. The organizing association, the "Working Group Youth Zorneding-Pöring", does not see itself able to meet these requirements. According to merkur.de, the main concern is the increased risk of attacks, especially at the duke.

In order to secure the access to the festival site, measures such as access protection and permanently occupied vehicles would be necessary to ensure the emergency routes. Mayor Piet Mayr (CSU) has confirmed that the rescue control center pleads for movable barricades. The fire brigade vehicles of the municipality are also bound this weekend due to an exercise and cannot be used for support.

security situation as a challenge

The security situation has changed in recent years, and Zorneding is no exception. The attacks in cities like Magdeburg and Munich have provoked a rethink. The Poing police emphasized that the organizer is responsible for the security measures while the municipality is at the side. Florian Schwaiger from the police explains that it is important to plan the security concepts in good time so that such festivities are not in danger. The mayor regrets the short-term cancellation and is aware that the organizers only approached the community at the beginning of this week, which reports little time for corresponding preparations, reports sueddeutsche.de.

A central point of disagreement between the youth working group and the municipality is the risk assessment. The association sees a lower danger while the town hall sees a higher one. To ensure security, mobile locks that the municipality currently do not have would have to be used. The offer of the working group to block rescue routes with private vehicles was considered inadequate and insecure.

look into the future

Although the children's festival 2025 cannot take place, there are already considerations for the next year. The association plans to check the feasibility for 2026, depending on the implementable security requirements. Mayor Mayr has hope that the children's festival can be brought back to life in the coming year, provided the conditions are manageable. He emphasizes the importance of designing security concepts at an early stage and wants to draw all clubs aware of the challenges to find solutions together.

The children's festival in Zorneding, which has also had to be put up several times in recent years due to pandemic and bad weather, remains firmly anchored in the heart of the community. The anticipation and the desire for a safe festival are great, and those responsible strive to find ways so as not to end this tradition.