Name: Schützenfest Burggrub – Stockheim 2026
Start: 2026-05-23T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-25T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Schützenhalle Burggrub

Schützenfest Burggrub

About Schützenfest Burggrub

The Schützenfest Burggrub is the annual festival of the Schützenverein Burggrub e.V. in the Burggrub district of the mining community of Stockheim in Upper Franconia. Over the Pentecost weekend, the Burggrub shooting hall transforms into a convivial meeting place: festival activities with musical entertainment, a traditional parade with brass band music, shooting competitions, and the festive announcement of the shooting kings are at the center. With performances by the Stadtkapelle Teuschnitz, the Blasmusik Modschiedel, and the band Die Wickendorfer, as well as a closing church service, the festival combines shooting traditions, brass band music, and village conviviality – supported by a club with many members.

Dates 23 May — 25 May 2026

Venue Stockheim (09476)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Schützenfest Burggrub — edition 2026

The Schützenfest Burggrub 2026 will take place from May 23 to 25 (Pentecost weekend) at the Burggrub shooting hall. Festival activities with the Stadtkapelle Teuschnitz (Sat), parade with Blasmusik Modschiedel and announcement of the shooting kings (Sun), church service and Frühschoppen (Mon).

The Schützenfest Burggrub 2026 will be celebrated from May 23 to 25 over the Pentecost weekend at the Burggrub shooting hall (Stockheim).

On Saturday, festival activities with musical entertainment by the Stadtkapelle Teuschnitz begin at 8:00 PM. On Pentecost Sunday, a parade with the Blasmusik Modschiedel will march through the town at 1:15 PM; in the evening, from 7:30 PM, there will be festival activities with Die Wickendorfer, followed by the prize-giving ceremony and the announcement of the shooting kings. On Whit Monday, a church service (9:30 AM) and Frühschoppen (from 10:30 AM) will conclude the event.

Highlights Schützenfest Burggrub 2026

Parade with Blasmusik Modschiedel
Announcement of the shooting kings
Live music with Stadtkapelle Teuschnitz and Die Wickendorfer
Church service and Frühschoppen to conclude

Programme Schützenfest Burggrub 2026

Program 2026

Sat, May 23: from 8 PM festival activities with Stadtkapelle Teuschnitz
Sun, May 24 (Pentecost): 1:15 PM parade with Blasmusik Modschiedel; from 7:30 PM Die Wickendorfer, prize-giving ceremony and announcement of shooting kings
Mon, May 25: 9:30 AM church service, from 10:30 AM Frühschoppen

Prices Schützenfest Burggrub 2026

Admission to the festival grounds is free; costs apply for food and drinks.

Practical information

Practical information — Schützenfest Burggrub

Getting There

By car via the B85 / connecting roads towards Stockheim to Burggrub (Schützenhalle on Bergmannsweg). By train to Stockheim (Oberfranken).

Date & Program

May 23–25, 2026 (Pentecost weekend). Sat from 8 PM festival activities (Stadtkapelle Teuschnitz), Sun 1:15 PM parade (Blasmusik Modschiedel), evening Die Wickendorfer + announcement of shooting kings, Mon 9:30 AM church service, 10:30 AM Frühschoppen.

Admission

Admission to the festival grounds is free; costs apply for food and drinks.

Shooting Traditions on Pentecost Weekend

The Schützenfest Burggrub is the annual festival of the Schützenverein Burggrub e.V. The venue is the Schützenhalle (shooting hall) or Festhalle (festival hall) in Burggrub, a district of the mining community of Stockheim. The festival takes place over the Pentecost weekend and combines shooting traditions, brass band music, and conviviality.

Three-Day Program

On Saturday evening, festival activities with musical entertainment by the Stadtkapelle Teuschnitz begin at 8:00 PM. On Pentecost Sunday, a parade with the Blasmusik Modschiedel will march through the town at 1:15 PM. In the evening, from 7:30 PM, there will be festival activities with the band Die Wickendorfer, followed by the prize-giving ceremony and the announcement of the shooting kings. On Whit Monday, a church service in the festival hall at 9:30 AM and a traditional morning pint (Frühschoppen) starting at 10:30 AM will conclude the festivities.

A Club with Many Members

With around 189 members – including 57 women and children – the Schützenverein Burggrub e.V. is firmly anchored in village life. The Schützenfest is the social highlight of the club's year and a meeting point for the entire community.

Stockheim – Kronach District

Burggrub is a district of Stockheim in the Kronach district in the Bavarian administrative region of Upper Franconia, near the border with Thuringia. The mining community of Stockheim has a long mining tradition; the Schützenfest is an expression of the vibrant club life in the region.