{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"da.news","provider_url":"https:\/\/da.news\/en\/","title":"Challenging year for events in Gro\u00df-Gerau - da.news","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"koJKERovtz\"><a href=\"https:\/\/da.news\/en\/challenging-event-year-for-gross-gerau\/\">A challenging year for events in Gro&#xDF;-Gerau<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/da.news\/en\/challenging-event-year-for-gross-gerau\/embed\/#?secret=koJKERovtz\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#x201C;Challenging year for events in Gro&#xDF;-Gerau&#x201D; &#x2013; da.news\" data-secret=\"koJKERovtz\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! 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Currently, the town is operating under a provisional budget, which means that voluntary services \u2013 including the cultural program \u2013 are not feasible for the time being. Nevertheless, the town is looking ahead to the 2025 event season with optimism and thanks its dedicated partners and sponsors, whose support makes creative alternatives possible. Culture Despite Financial Challenges: \"I would love to continue the extensive cultural program of recent years, but given the budget situation and the anticipated property tax adjustment, I cannot justify it. Such expenditures are not legally permitted under a provisional budget,\" explains Mayor J\u00f6rg R\u00fcddenklau. \"We face serious cutbacks in 2025 that will affect both the town and its citizens.\" Despite these limitations, an exciting program of events has been put together for the current year thanks to close collaboration with numerous partners. Tried-and-tested highlights and new collaborations: Several events that can be held without incurring costs will remain a fixture on the annual calendar. The creative market will once again take place on March 29 and 30, 2025, in the Gro\u00df-Gerau town hall, providing a stage for creative minds. \"The event does not burden the budget and can therefore take place as usual,\" emphasizes the responsible department head, Sabine Hoffmann. The popular \"Spring Awakening\" event was already planned last year for the coming spring, for the first time in cooperation with the Gro\u00df-Gerau 1865 e.V. business association, and will be framed by a trade fair and a Sunday shopping event. Currently, the city administration and the business association are jointly discussing how the event can be successfully implemented at the end of April. \"We are working intensively on a viable concept so that the original format of a city center festival and trade fair can take place on April 26 and 27, 2025, in Gro\u00df-Gerau's city center,\" say the organizers. Future open: GG Runs, GG Local Summer of Culture, and Open-Air Cinema. The popular city run \"GG Runs,\" which leads through the city center, is planned for Thursday, June 12, 2025. Additional cooperation partners are still being sought to secure the event together with organizer Thomas Z\u00f6ller. Discussions are underway with the Kulturcaf\u00e9 Gro\u00df-Gerau association regarding the GG Local Summer of Culture, with the aim of realizing selected events on a smaller scale. The popular open-air cinema evenings are also planned to return in 2025, provided a cooperation with the Lichtspielhaus Gro\u00df-Gerau cinema is successful. Night of the Senses: A painful cancellation. \"Due to the current financial situation, the Night of the Senses cannot take place in 2025. A festival of this scale is unfortunately not feasible under the current circumstances,\" regrets Mayor J\u00f6rg R\u00fcddenklau. Nevertheless, the 2025 event calendar demonstrates that a diverse range of offerings is possible even with limited resources. Finding solutions together: \u201cCancellations are regrettable, but they demonstrate all the more what is possible through creative ideas and strong partnerships,\u201d said Mayor J\u00f6rg R\u00fcddenklau. \u201cThanks to the support of our cooperation partners and sponsors, we can offer a diverse program that would not be possible without them. I am extremely grateful for this.\u201d Furthermore, the first of two Street Food Festivals in 2025 will take place from April 11 to 13 in the market square. Organized by JUST Festivals Event Media GmbH from North Rhine-Westphalia, the festival brings culinary diversity and live music to Gro\u00df-Gerau. Following its successful premiere in spring 2024, the event will once again provide enjoyment and entertainment in 2025. Despite all the challenges, the district town of Gro\u00df-Gerau remains optimistic and invites its citizens to actively participate in shaping the 2025 event calendar. Together, creative ways will be found to promote culture and community even in difficult times. (DISTRICT OF GROSS-GERAU \/ PM \u2013 \/Photo: Raphael Schmitt)"}