587.Gemeinde-/Schützen-und Volksfest

Friday

3:00 p.m. Opening of the community, marksmen’s, and folk festival at City Hall by the mayor, followed by a parade for the children’s marksmen’s festival from City Hall through town to the festival tent.
4:00 p.m. Proclamation of the Bambino, Children’s, and Youth Kings; proclamation of the top Bambino, Girls’, and Youth competitors in the festival tent.
Announcement of the youth cup winners.
Awarding of raffle prizes.
6:00 p.m. Start of the main king’s shooting competition at the shooting clubhouse.
7:30 p.m. Start of the proclamation of the main kings
8:00 p.m. Music in the festival tent, free admission
9:00 p.m. Torchlight procession starting at the Winser Schützengilde shooting range

Saturday

9:00 a.m. Start of the King’s Shooting Competition at the shooting range
12:00 p.m. Shoot-off
12:30 Procession to the festival tent
1:00 p.m. Royal banquet with proclamation of the shooting kings, the Black Majesty, the top female shooters, and the Black Lady of the women’s group.
3:15 p.m. Procession through town to the royal residences, hanging of the royal targets, a toast, and return march to the festival tent.
8:00 p.m. Festival ball in the festival tent
10:30 p.m. Fireworks

Sunday

1:30 p.m. March to City Hall, followed by a parade through town to the festival tent. 
The times for the Schützenfest trophy shooting competition will be announced in the newsletter and on the Schützen Gilde’s website.

Organizers: Municipality of Winsen (Aller) and Schützen Gilde Winsen.

Meal tickets for the King’s Banquet on Saturday are available exclusively at the following advance sales locations:
Schützenhaus, Bannetzer Straße 32, and Winsen (Aller) Tourist Information, Am Amtshof 4