This was the 2010 Europeade
The 2010 Europeade in Bolzano dates back already two months, and the Local Organizing Committee delivers a positive summary of the event. The Europeade has been a huge success for Bolzano. During five days, the participants enlivened and enchanted the streets and squares in Bolzano. One of the highlights was certainly the big parade through the city.
About 5,500 folk dancers and singers (approx. 200 groups) from 30 European countries participated in this year's Europeade in Bolzano. For the first time in its history, the Europeade was not organized by the City Council itself but by a local association - the Arge Volkstanz South Tyrol. After the event at the end of July, the organizers finished the pending tasks. In September, then, a closing meeting of the Organizing Committee as well as a party in honour of the volunteers took place at the Fiera di Bolzano fairground. In terms of financing, the organizers had well calculated. "Our budget was smaller than the one of most past editions, but still, the Bolzano Europeade turned out to be a great success", says Thomas Haberer from the Local Organizing Committee who would like to start immediately with the organization of the next Europeade edition. The organizers' calculations added up perfectly. The event was financed partly by the participants themselves, partly thanks to the generous support of the City of Bolzano, the Autonomous Province of Bolzano, the Region of Trentino-South Tyrol, the Cassa di Risparmio Foundation and other sponsors. In spite of the preparatory operations, which were sometimes quite exhausting, the organizers give a very positive summary. At the end of the Europeade, also the Mayor of Bolzano, Luigi Spagnolli, said: "The participants' enthusiasm has infected the population of Bolzano and the numerous international spectators." During the party in honour of the volunteers, the Mayor added: "The Europeade was the most beautiful event in Bolzano in the last years." Saying this, Luigi Spagnolli thanked all involved for their commitment. Next year, the Europeade will take place in Tartu/Estonia where the Bolzano organizers will hand over the Europeade flag to the organizing committee in July 2011.
The Europeade in numbers:
five days of music and dance, 5,500 participants, more than 200 folk dance and music groups from 30 European countries, 500 performances, 23,000 lunch boxes, 3,000 air mattresses in the exhibition hall of Fiera di Bolzano, 2,000 camp beds, 6,000 programs, 10,000 post cards, 30 international media representatives, 10,000 brochures in three languages, more than 500 overnight stays, 5,000 tickets for the Renon ropeway sold in only one day, 2 and a half kilometer long parade through the city, more than 200 volunteers, thousands of hours of voluntary service, more than 1,140 fans on Facebook, 23,117 visitors on the website www.europeade2010.it and 125.776 page views