The Dresden Elbhangfest planned for 2023 was canceled by the organizing association. Despite a rescue operation, the necessary basic funding could not be secured, so that the general meeting on Tuesday voted against holding the 31st Elbhangfest. According to the association, only 8,700 of the required 12,000 tickets had been sold by the April 15 deadline. The information was first published by the online portal of the "Sächsische Zeitung".
The association faces "the greatest possible risks for the overall financing." In addition to the uncertain economic situation and a no longer assessable buying behavior of guests, uncertainties about the acceptance of the overall concept and the shifting of a significant financial risk to the festival weekend also play a role. The threat of insolvency, especially in bad weather, ultimately led to the cancellation of the Elbhangfest 2023.
The association emphasizes that the previous financing concept is no longer sustainable and calls for a redesign of the price structure and finding new ways of financing. Thereby one sets also hopes on "concrete signals from the policy" to the risk minimization for future expenditures of the celebration, in particular regarding the year 2024.
