The IAA is scheduled to take place only one week before the start of Oktoberfest next year. (Icon image)
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The corona virus dominates life in Munich. Many events, such as the Oktoberfest, have already fallen victim to the so often cited “new normal”. There are unprecedented event plans for 2021.
- At the moment, the corona virus * dominates life in Munich.
- Public events are canceled, larger meetings are prohibited.
- The opposite is already planned for Munich in the coming year.
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Munich – At the moment life in Munich is one completely different. Public events are canceled because of the corona virus, and larger gatherings of people are strictly prohibited. That too Oktoberfest the pandemic has already fallen victim. But in the coming year, the state capital should be within one month experience the opposite. The largest auto show in Europe (IAA) is scheduled to start just a week before the Oktoberfest.
Munich: IAA and Oktoberfest in the same month – city expects major event location
The largest car show in Europe, the IAA, is supposed to take place in Munich from September 7th to 12th next year – a week before the Oktoberfest, which will then take place again this year after the cancellation. This was announced by the two organizers, the Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) and Messe München, on Thursday. The new International Motor Show should “unite all players in the mobility chain and include open discussions”.
On the one hand, a much smaller one is planned Car fair for trade visitors at the exhibition center. On the other hand, the organizers want to approach the population and the Turn downtown into a stage, with demonstrations, flight taxis, environmental forums and concerts.
Munich: Europe’s largest auto show is coming – Olympic Park canceled
But the plan was canceled, also in To hold Olympic Park events, right next to the BMW tower. A corresponding report of the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” (Thursday) is correct, said a spokesman for the fair.
Even before the decision Industry success stories about the successor to Frankfurt as the venue for the IAA had said that VW boss Herbert Diess was reluctant to present his cars next to the competitor’s headquarters. That was from the VW group been rejected as nonsense.
Riem S-Bahn station should have been barrier-free for almost a year. But due to various mistakes, the project dragged on. It will be completed in 2024 at the earliest. This provokes fierce criticism.
Munich: Major events after Corona – IAA and Oktoberfest almost simultaneously
The contracts between the VDA and Messe München would be signed in the next few days, said the spokesman. For the past 70 years, the IAA took place in Frankfurt, but recently exhibitors and visitors lost.
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