Carnival 2025: Safety has a top priority in moving in Hesse!

Carnival 2025: Safety has a top priority in moving in Hesse!

On March 4, 2025, an impressive carnival train will take place in Limburg, which will mobilize more than 20,000 participants and around 60 train numbers. Above all, the presentation of the Prince couple from Limburg relay will attract many spectators. According to the information from the Rhein-Zeitung , the event is observed in detail by the police and the city, in order to take a smooth process ensure.

The preparations for this big move are comprehensive and the security measures in Hesse have been tightened during the carnival season. In cities such as Fulda, Gießen and Wiesbaden, strict measures to protect the participants and spectators are in force in order to minimize any risks of the attack. Although Interior Minister Roman Poseck (CDU) emphasizes that there is no specific terrorist risk, an abstract danger was found. This illustrates the importance of the security precautions that will also apply to the carnival train in Limburg.

security measures in Hesse

The safety precautions include vehicle barriers, barrier grids, bollards and police controls. High security precautions are already established in Fulda, which are now supplemented by additional checks and barriers. Gießen plans to change the security concept for the fan night train on March 2 to increase security. Wiesbaden also has increased security measures, but the planning has not yet been completed.

In Frankfurt there are high security standards that are to be supplemented by further optimizations. The city asks the participants to do without deceptively real weapons. In order to finance the increasing security costs, fundraisers are initiated. A remarkable step is also the cancellation of the Rose Monday parade in Marburg, which was instead replaced by a festival mile with carnival cars and foot groups. This decision was made on the basis of financial and security considerations.

regional removals and special features

But removals do not only take place in Limburg; All of Hesse celebrates with numerous carnival events. In cities such as Frankfurt, Wiesbaden and Gießen, the fools are active and take over the streets. Regional peculiarities such as "äla", "Helau" or "Schurri" shape the celebrations. In the next week there is an overview of the moves in the Hessian cities and the special features that distinguish the respective region.

• Volkmarsen: Rosenmontagszug on March 3 at 2 p.m.
• Kassel: Rathaussturm on March 1st from 12.11 p.m.
• Fulda: Rosenmontagszug on March 3 at 1:33 p.m.
• Fritzlar: move on March 3 from 2 p.m., new route 2025.
• Wetzlar: Carnival train on March 2 at 1:31 p.m.

The moves are not only associated with a high financial effort for the participants, but also for the clubs. Nevertheless, the enthusiasm of the fools remains unbroken, which is also reflected in the creative costumes. In 2023, for example, the fools of the Staffel Carnevals Club disguised themselves as washcloths to criticize Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann. The creative expression will not be missing this year if Hessen celebrates the hustle and bustle of the carnival trains on March 4th.