Edition 2025
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Heritage
Folk traditions
Folklore
Harburger Vogelschießen
Hamburg — Kreisfreie Stadt Hamburg (02000)
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01 Jun 2025
— 03 Jun 2025
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2025
2025
Edition 2025 — Finished
Edition 2025 — Harburger Vogelschießen
The 2025 Harburger Vogelschießen continued the almost 500-year tradition of the Harburger Schützengilde. The King's shooting, a festive procession through the city center, and the Zapfenstreich at the Schwarzenberg Schützenplatz marked the three days of the festival — a manifestation of the identity of Hamburg's Harburg district.
2025 Review
In 2025, the Harburger Schützengilde from 1528 once again celebrated its Vogelschießen — three days of tradition with King's shooting, a festive procession, and Zapfenstreich. Historical uniforms, music bands, and club banners marched through the center of Harburg, and the festival tent at the Schwarzenberg Schützenplatz served as a meeting point for marksmen and visitors.
The Harburg district, Hamburg's southernmost district south of the Elbe, preserves one of its oldest and most identity-forming traditions with the Vogelschießen — a deliberate counterpoint to the globalized event culture of the inner city.