Colomansfest with Colomansritt Schwangau
Traditional rider procession in honor of Saint Coloman
About Colomansfest
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Custom in Honor of Saint Coloman
The Colomansfest is one of the most impressive traditional festivals in the Allgäu. It honors Saint Coloman, who is revered as the patron saint of animals. Coloman's Day on October 13th is one of the most important and highest holidays in Schwangau.
The Colomansritt
The highlight is the Colomansritt: Around 200 riders in traditional costume process with festively decorated horses – adorned with colorful ribbons, flowers, and bows – from the town hall to the St. Coloman pilgrimage church. A music ensemble leads the procession, the order of which is regulated by the statutes of the Sankt Coloman Association.
Animal Blessing at the Pilgrimage Church
At the baroque St. Coloman pilgrimage church, picturesquely located in the Allgäu landscape, a church service takes place. The priest blesses the participants and the animals from horseback with a relic of Saint Coloman. Thousands of spectators line the route every year.
Living Tradition
Supported by the Sankt Coloman Association Schwangau, the Colomansfest combines faith, custom, and alpine scenery into a unique experience in the Allgäu.
Colomansfest — edition 2026
On the second Sunday in October, October 11, 2026, Schwangau celebrates the Colomansfest. A music ensemble leads the Colomansritt from the town hall to the St. Coloman pilgrimage church, followed by around 200 festively decorated horses and riders in traditional costume. At the church, the priest blesses the participants and animals from horseback with a relic of Saint Coloman. Thousands of spectators follow the custom.
Programme Colomansfest 2026
- Assembly and start at the town hall
- Colomansritt with around 200 riders in traditional costume to St. Coloman pilgrimage church
- Festive church service
- Animal blessing with the relic of Saint Coloman
Highlights Colomansfest 2026
- Around 200 riders in traditional costume
- Festively decorated horses
- Animal blessing at St. Coloman pilgrimage church
- Allgäu customs in front of the royal castles
Prices Colomansfest 2026
Free admission. The procession and animal blessing can be followed along the route and at the church.
Practical information — Colomansfest
Getting There
Schwangau is located in the Ostallgäu district near Füssen, known for the Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles. Travel is via Füssen; the procession leads from the town hall to the St. Coloman pilgrimage church.
Admission
The Colomansfest is freely accessible. The rider procession and the animal blessing can be followed along the route and at the church.
Organizer
Sankt Coloman Association Schwangau. Further information at www.schwangau.de.
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Where it takes place Colomansfest
Wallfahrtskirche St. Coloman Schwangau