Name: Schützenfest Elpersbüttel — Ringreiter- und Schützenverein 2026
Start: 2026-07-25T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-07-25T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Schulsportplatz und Jägersburg Elpersbüttel

Schützenfest Elpersbüttel

About Schützenfest Elpersbüttel

The Schützenfest Elpersbüttel is a traditional event of the Ringreiter- und Schützenverein Elpersbüttel in the Dithmarschen district. From 12 p.m., the traditional games take place on the school sports field, from 1 p.m. the previous year's king and queen are bid farewell, and from 8 p.m. the grand Festball in the Jägersburg is on the program. Ringreiten — the North German custom where riders gallop and spear a ring with a pole — forms the sporting heart of the day. A true Dithmarschen summer festival.

Dates 25 Jul — 25 Jul 2026

Venue Elpersbüttel (01051)

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Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Schützenfest Elpersbüttel — edition 2026

The Schützenfest of the Ringreiter- und Schützenverein Elpersbüttel 2026 will take place on Saturday, July 25. From 12 PM, games on the school sports field, 1 PM farewell of the previous year's King and Queen, from 8 PM Festball in the Jägersburg. Admission to the public program is free; the Festball is reserved for club members and invited guests.

Festival Day 2026

The 2026 Schützenfest follows the established schedule — games in the morning, solemn farewell at noon, competitions in the afternoon, and a traditional Festball in the evening. The date is listed in the official event calendar of the municipality of Elpersbüttel.

Highlights Schützenfest Elpersbüttel 2026

Ringreiten competition. Farewell of the King and Queen. Festball in the Jägersburg.

Programme Schützenfest Elpersbüttel 2026

Schedule — July 25, 2026

12:00 PM — Opening with Games

Start at the school sports field with traditional games

1:00 PM — Farewell of the King and Queen

Solemn farewell of the previous year's majesties
Start of the Ringreiten competitions

Afternoon — Competitions

Ringreiten (main competition)
Shooting competitions
Determination of the new majesties

8:00 PM — Festball in the Jägersburg

Crowning of the new King and Queen
Dancing and club celebration

Prices Schützenfest Elpersbüttel 2026

Public program free. Festball for club members and invited guests.

Practical information

Practical information — Schützenfest Elpersbüttel

Getting There

By car via B5 Westküstenstraße, then L139 towards Elpersbüttel. Meldorf train station with bus connection (approx. 15 min.).

Admission

Games on the school sports field and the farewell of the King and Queen are free to the public. Festball in the Jägersburg is usually with admission for club members and guests — tickets via the club.

Ringreiten — Dithmarschen's Equestrian Tradition

Ringreiten is a typical North German-Dithmarschen custom: riders gallop on a straight track and try to spear a small metal ring, hung above the track, with a long pole. Whoever has collected the most rings at the end is crowned King or Queen — an honor that is taken very seriously in the Dithmarschen riding clubs.

The Ringreiter- und Schützenverein Elpersbüttel

The Ringreiter- und Schützenverein Elpersbüttel combines the two classic North German sporting traditions — shooting and Ringreiten. At the annual Schützenfest, both disciplines are practiced, and the King and Queen are bid farewell or newly crowned in a festive ceremony.

Schedule of the Festival Day

12:00 PM — Games on the school sports field
1:00 PM — Solemn farewell of the previous year's King and Queen
Afternoon — Ringreiten competitions and shooting competitions
8:00 PM — Festball in the Jägersburg, the club house of the Schützenverein

In the Dithmarschen District

Elpersbüttel is a small municipality in the Dithmarschen district, about 8 km west of Meldorf, in the middle of the Dithmarschen marshland. Like many marsh communities, it has maintained its tradition of the Schützenfest — a festival that, in its combination of sport, club life, and conviviality, is a typical example of the dense voluntary commitment on the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein.