- Multitudes ofThousands flock to the Frankfurt Museum Event
Enjoyed by hundreds of thousands from Frankfurt and beyond, the Museum Embankment Festival offered a melting pot of cultural delights this weekend. As CEO of Tourism and Congress GmbH, Thomas Feda expressed delight in the event's progress, labeling it a "tranquil and delightful festival." With hopes of drawing up to a million visitors, the attendance seemed to fall slightly short of last year's numbers.
Friday kicked off the festivities nicely but attendance took a dip on Saturday. The scorching summer heat, with temperatures peaking at 33.6°C at Schaumainkai, could have been a contributing factor, as Feda suggested. Another possible reason, he ventured, might be the events in Solingen. A tragic stabbing incident left three people dead and eight others, five critically injured, at a city festival on Friday evening.
The festival was scheduled to wrap up with a stunning fireworks display late in the evening. A total of twenty-seven museums were part of the event, each accessible with a Museum Embankment Festival button for a mere seven euros. The event featured fourteen stages and approximately 400 booths, offering an array of activities. Musical genres under the spotlight spanned from jazz, rock, and pop to world music and classical. Other popular highlights included an organ and choir mile, an antiquarian mile, and the traditional dragon boat races. In Feda's words, the Museum Embankment Festival ranks among Europe's largest cultural festivals.
Despite the slight decrease in attendance compared to the previous year, the Museum Embankment Festival continued to draw a substantial crowd over the weekend. Regarding the potential drop in numbers, Thomas Feda speculated that the weekend's activities might have been overshadowed by the tragic events in Solingen.
