Around 6 p.m., a heavy downpour began, which lasted about a quarter of an hour, said mayor Lutz Neubert. After that, the festival area was 50 centimeters under water and the equipment of a DJ was damaged, said Neubert. “We stood knee-deep in the water.” The five-day festival, which began on Wednesday, ended an hour early. The concert of the Ore Mountains band Nieselpriem literally fell into the water. Before that, people had persisted with drizzle rules and watched a fashion show, for example, said Neubert.
Despite the premature end of the fair, he and many of the showmen who were on site in Grüna were happy about the multi-day festival. The visitors celebrated happily and happily. “At our fair, there has never been any scuffle or property damage,” emphasized the mayor. (hfn)