On Saturday, January 20, 2024, the street carnival made a festive entry into Offenbach's city center. Accompanied by cheerful music and a large crowd of supporters, the jesters marched to the Stadthof to storm the town hall. The storming of the town hall is the symbolic occupation of the administrative seat by the jesters. It marks the transition from the "Fourth Season" to the "Fifth Season", in which the jesters take over and suspend the usual order until Ash Wednesday.
The shots from the confetti cannon at the official ship were followed by a witty battle of words between the Minister President of the Offenbach Carnival Association (OKV), Simon Isser, and Mayor Sabine Groß, who was standing in for Lord Mayor Dr. Felix Schwenke due to illness. In the end, the mayor, head of the city council Stephan Färber and city treasurer Martin Wilhelm admitted defeat and handed over the keys to the town hall to the carnivalists. The colorful crowd of jesters then took over. This was followed by a varied program with music and dance performances for young and old on a stage at the Stadthof.
Groß thanked the Offenbach princely couple (Princess Ricarda I von Lederanien and Prince Daniel I von Lederanien) and the RAGA children's princely couple from Bürgel (Princess Sina I von Burgilla, Prince Lukas I von Burgilla with lady-in-waiting Selina and Jokus Fabian) for their commitment: "Carnival is a special time of year for many people. This is a very special challenge for the prince and princess couples, as they are heavily involved in their careers and school work and yet still spend a lot of their free time volunteering. That deserves my full respect. Carnival combines tradition and at the same time offers cohesion in our society. Today, I would like to expressly thank everyone involved for their selfless commitment to shaping Offenbach's carnival."
With the words "The amount is a small sum, a foolish sum", Mayor Groß presented a donation check to the prince and princess couple (111.11 euros) and the children's prince and princess couple (55.55 euros). Finally, she bid farewell to the numerous costumed visitors in front of the town hall with the traditional and triple "Offebach - Hallau" and "Gud` Stuss - Ahoy".