After two years of Covid restrictions, this summer's Schueberfouer will return in its traditional form in August, along with a host of other events to celebrate in style.

The city's famous fun fair - which dates back to 1340, and is the largest in the great region - will return in its full glory this year, after being cancelled in 2020 and the "mini-fouer" in 2021, with rides and food stalls dotted around the city. It's an event that attracts visitors in the tens of thousands from Luxembourg and across the border, and provides an infusion of life into the city over a few weeks.

Luxembourg City mayor Lydie Polfer held the traditional City Breakfast on Wednesday morning to present news and activities taking place this summer in Luxembourg City. Besides the Schueberfouer in its pre-pandemic form on Glacis, the attractions on Kinnekswiss in the municipal park will also be maintained, based on their success in recent years.

Polfer said the last two years, although marked by the pandemic and subsequent restrictions, had inspired the municipal council to develop different attractions to suit a post-coronavirus world, such as the traditional Kiermes fair which is due to open on the Kinnekswiss field this Friday.

The National Day celebrations in June will also return in their old format, with fireworks, a parade and plenty of other festivities around the capital.

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Further announcements include the reopening of the Casemates in early July, and the pirate ship playground in late June. The Place de France in Merl will be transformed into a "meeting space" in August, where the current building site will be replaced  by a comfortable area and a kiosk for people to while away the summer evenings.

A drinks stand will be added to the Villa Vauban park from June, to be daubed "John's Cottage" in honour of the John Constable exhibition, opening 1 July, which will feature the British painter's work on loan from the Tate.