On Wednesday evening, 30 April, on Walpurgis Night, a number of approved public bonfires will be lit in Chemnitz at the following locations, among others:
- Goetheweg 58-60/corner of Rabensteiner Straße, Röhrsdorf, from 7.30 pm to midnight
- Kreisigstraße opposite the Eselsbrücke bridge, Rabenstein, from 6 pm to midnight
- Viewpoint at the poplar tree, Einsiedel, from 6 pm to midnight
- Harthweg 100, from 4 pm to 1 am.
The well-known Saxon bonfire on Hartmannplatz will not be lit as a single bonfire between 6 pm and 11 pm, but in several fire baskets.
This year, a total of ten applications for the burning of a traditional bonfire on Walpurgis Night were submitted by clubs, event organisers and private individuals and approved by the City of Chemnitz Public Order Office.
(The list only includes event locations of applicants who have agreed to publication).