In the marquee you are close to each other, you sway, sing, sometimes share a beer. All of this makes up the charm of folk festivals – but that also makes folk festivals a good opportunity to get infected with Corona. The district of Main-Spessart has had a real festival marathon: Spessart Festival Week and Laurenzi Fair merged seamlessly this year. How did this affect the corona situation in the district? It is striking that the incidence in Main-Spessart skyrockets regarding a week following the end of the Laurenzi fair.