Rain cannot brake a party's mood: Neuruppin's harbor festival rocks!

Rain cannot brake a party's mood: Neuruppin's harbor festival rocks!

The May and Harbor Festival in Neuruppin found its second day on May 3, 2025, despite rainy weather. According to Maz-online.de The event was an attraction for many visitors, also from Hessen. However, the afternoon only brought a small number of guests because the rain overshadowed the festivities. Despite these adverse conditions, the mood was felt in the evening: the dance floor in front of the monastery church filled up, and large DJ names like Maurice Biemann, Quicksilver and Chris O. kept the audience in motion.

A planned climax, the fireworks, had to be canceled because the approval could not be obtained in time. Mayor Nico Ruhle had already pointed out this uncertain Situation at the opening. Despite the cancellation, the festival continued with a varied music program on the lake stage, where bands like "The Junx" and DJ Jörg Scheffler appeared.

weather dependency of events

The May and Harbor Festival shows the challenges that outdoor events bring with it through weather-related factors. In a comprehensive context, the Federal Environment Agency that the risk of weather failures is increasing through climate change. Extremes such as strong button strikes can lead to such events have to be canceled at short notice, which can have a negative impact on the satisfaction of visitors. In the planning phase, strategic risk management strategies should be considered to better counter these risks.

The May and Harbor Festival continues on Saturday at 9 a.m. The prelets of the planned dragon boat race begin at 10 a.m. with a number of 35 teams. The final runs are scheduled for the period between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., followed by an award ceremony at 6 p.m. Music can be enjoyed at the Bollwerk by 1 a.m., and an aftershow party runs in the JFZ until Sunday at 6 a.m. On Sunday there is also a duck race on the program that promises additional entertainment.

The importance of such events for tourism is increasingly perceived. You have the potential to increase the attractiveness of travel destinations and to better utilize the tourist infrastructure. This is particularly relevant in the course of the current travel trends that have an increase in short trips. It remains to be seen how the other days of the festival will be under the given circumstances and whether the weather cooperates.