Lärz (dpa / mv) - One of the largest festivals in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the merger at a former military airfield in Lärz (Mecklenburg Lake District district), reports a "large financial deficit". In a newsletter, the organizers write that they expect a shortfall of 1.5 to 2 million euros. Action must be taken quickly, "so that the entire Kulturkosmos project does not slide into an existential crisis."
"Enormous price increases" for materials, services, technology and infrastructure are given as reasons for the deficit. "What we also underestimated was the additional effort and the associated costs for setting up the festival and the infrastructure after two festival-free years."
According to the newsletter, to make up for the deficit, the organizers are planning, among other things, the sale of real estate, including twelve building plots in the area. Donations were also requested.
This year, according to fusion, official regulations allowed 80,000 participants including performers to be on the festival site. With 15,000 participants, a maximum of 65,000 paying visitors were possible, according to the organizers. 64,000 tickets were sold. In previous years, 70,000 visitors were possible. This income was missing.
