Urban festivities: Street parades unfolding in the metropolis.
Bergisch Gladbach is gearing up for an exciting series of carnival parades, and with them come some important changes and reminders for the residents and visitors.
Starting from 8:00 AM on Carnival Sunday, a glass ban will be in effect throughout the city centre, including Konrad-Adenauer-Platz, Maria-Zanders-Anlage, and Forum Park, until 9:00 PM. Violators of this ban risk a fine.
Road closures are a common occurrence during the carnival season. The Refrath Parade will see road closures from around 2:00 PM, earlier in the assembly area, along the route of In der Auen - Hüttenfeld - Om Rodde - Vürfels - Vürfelser Kaule - Wilhelm-Klein-Straße - Wingertsheide - Siebenmorgen - Dolmanstraße - Steinbreche/Marketplace.
The Sander Parade, scheduled for Carnival Sunday, February 19th, starting at 10:11 AM, will have road closures from around 10:00 AM, earlier in the assembly area, along Herkenrather Straße, between the church and Edeka. The parade route ends at Schulstraße.
The Herkenrath Parade, scheduled for Rose Monday, February 20th, starting at 11:11 AM, will have road closures from around 10:30 AM, earlier in the assembly area, along Streets - Asselborner Weg - Johanniterstraße - Ball - Im Fronhof - Im Wiedenhof.
The Bensberg Parade, scheduled for Carnival Saturday, February 18th, starting at 1:11 PM, will have road closures from around 12:30 PM, earlier in the assembly area, along Frankenforster Straße/Kölner Straße - Kaule - Kauler Straße - Steinstraße - Am Stockbrunnen - Schloßstraße - Kölner Straße - Falltorstraße.
Extensive no-parking zones along the parade routes and staging areas are necessary for the smooth passage of the large carnival floats. Those who park there and obstruct the passage risk being towed!
For the convenience of people with disabilities, an enclosed area is available on Konrad-Adenauer-Platz for Carnival Sunday, allowing them to enjoy the Gladbach parade safely. A disabled-friendly area is also being organised by the Verein zur Erhaltung und Pflege heimatlichen Brauchtums and the city's disability commissioner, Monika Hiller. A team will assist all people with disabilities, whether in costume or not, in this area. No registration is required to access the disabled-friendly area.
On Thursday, February 16th, the handover of power ceremony for Weiberfastnacht takes place at 11:11 AM, with the mayor being relieved of their duties and the Carnival's "Dreigestirn" taking over the city hall. The ceremony will take place on the castle steps and the city square below.
The parade taking place in Bergisch Gladbach on Sunday, February 19, at 15:11 is the traditional Karneval event featuring the Bergisch Gladbacher Dreigestirn. The Sander Parade, with approximately 200 participants and 4 floats, 4 foot groups, is expected to be a spectacle not to be missed.
The Schnabelsmühle parking deck (Bensberger Straße) and the Bergischer Löwe underground garage (Schnabelsmühle) will remain accessible until around 2:00 PM during the Gladbach Parade.
The Herkenrath Parade, with approximately 500 participants and 20 vehicles, is scheduled for Rose Monday, February 20th, starting at 11:11 AM. The Bensberg Parade, with approximately 1,800 participants and 80 floats and foot groups, is scheduled for Carnival Saturday, February 18th, starting at 1:11 PM. The Refrath Parade, with approximately 1,500 participants and 30 vehicles and 35 groups, is scheduled for Carnival Saturday, February 18th, starting at 2:30 PM.
Compliance with the glass ban is monitored by the local authority, a security service, and the police.
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