Aargau Carnival events: which ones have been canceled and which ones are taking place – Canton (Aargau) – Aargau

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These events have been canceled

Baden

The opening of the carnival on November 11 has been canceled. The Organizing Committee made the decision with regret due to the current situation in Corona, according to reports. It is still open if the carnival will take place in 2021.

“Due to considerable planning uncertainty and great financial risk in the event of a short-term cancellation of the carnival or the absence of the public, as well as important health issues, we decided with heavy hearts to cancel the carnival 2021,” thus it was expressed by the Erlinsbach carnival committee (FAKO).

Gebenstorf

The crisis of the crown has also reached the Aargau Carnival. As the first major Guggenmusik, the “Häxeschränzer” canceled all the events of the next Carnival. Crown protection provisions cannot be implemented. The opening of the carnival on November 11, 2020, the “Häxebocknacht” in January and the guggen carnival tour have been canceled.

Because of Corona, there will be no parades in the Möhlin carnival bastion for the first time since World War II in 2021. Typically 1,000 active carnival enthusiasts and between 15,000 and 20,000 spectators participate in the two parades in Möhlin each year.

At Windisch, the carnival opening on November 7 was canceled.

Hope and fear: these events are on the brink

Laufenburg

The Laufenburg carnival associations have not yet made a final decision, ”said Martin Schmid of the OK City Carnival. However, it does not hide the fact that it “looks rather black” for the implementation of the cross-border city carnival. In any case, there will be no carnival in the middle of the city, ”says Schmid. This also with reference to the strictest crown ordinance in Baden-Württemberg. Big events are forbidden there, for 500 people or more. A final decision will be made in Laufenburg in October.

Rheinfelden

Roger Wendelspiess, President of Fasnachtsgesellschaft Rheinfelden, talks about a difficult decision, a balance between risk and the maintenance of a cultural tradition. «My instinct tells me that there will be no Carnival. Health simply comes first here, ”says Wendelspiess. The decision on whether the carnival takes place in the city of Zähringer and how it takes place on the weekend.

Kaiseraugst

Mathias Hassler, chair of the Kaiseraugst Carnival Committee, emphasizes that the situation can change at any time, even in January, and that the decision of the surrounding communities must also be taken into account. Therefore, a complete cancellation cannot be ruled out on short notice, ”Hassler said.

Despite Corona: the party is still here

Kaisten

In Kaisten they want the carnival of 11.11. open, at least if the situation remains unchanged. “We have to look at the requirements. For example, if we have to serve the porridge on the table ”, says the fool Marco Zaugg, but since it is a village carnival, everything is a little more relaxed.