Name: Bürger- und Schützenfest Grafenwald 2026
Start: 2026-06-30T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-07-02T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Hans-Söller-Platz, Bottrop-Grafenwald

Schützenfest Grafenwald

About Schützenfest Grafenwald

From June 30 to July 2, 2026, the Grafenwald marksmen's association (Schützenverein Grafenwald) invites you once again to the three-day Bürger- und Schützenfest on Hans-Söller-Platz in Bottrop-Grafenwald. Program: Friday procession/church service, Opening Party with fireworks (8 PM); Saturday children's marksmen's festival, bird shooting, parade, dance with Concorde (8 PM); Sunday bird shooting, parade, coronation ball with Concorde. Organizer: Schützenverein Grafenwald e.V.

Dates 30 Jun — 02 Jul 2026

Venue Bottrop (05512)

Prices Free

Status —

Edition 2026

Schützenfest Grafenwald — edition 2026

The Grafenwald marksmen's association invites you to the Bürger- und Schützenfest on Hans-Söller-Platz from June 30 to July 2, 2026. Three days with parades, children's marksmen's festival, bird shooting, Opening Party with fireworks, and two dance evenings with the party band Concorde.

The detailed schedule follows the association's proven program structure. The organizer is Schützenverein Grafenwald e.V. As of this research, the club has confirmed the concept from the previous year; the detailed program announcement will appear shortly before the festival on schuetzenverein-grafenwald.de.

Highlights Schützenfest Grafenwald 2026

Opening Party with fireworks on Friday evening
Children's Marksmen's Festival on Saturday morning
Dance with cover band Concorde on Sat and Sun
Parades on Sat and Sun

Programme Schützenfest Grafenwald 2026

Program Bürger- und Schützenfest 2026

Fri 06/30/2026

5:00 PM: Assembly, church service, and Grand Tattoo.
7:00 PM: Opening and honors.
8:00 PM: Opening Party with fireworks.

Sat 07/01/2026

9:15 AM: Registration for Children's Marksmen's Festival.
10:15 AM: Assembly, breakfast, and bird shooting.
3:30 PM: Assembly for parade.
8:00 PM: Dance with the party band Concorde.

Sun 07/02/2026

10:15 AM: Assembly for community breakfast and bird shooting.
5:15 PM: Assembly, parade.
8:00 PM: Coronation Ball with the party band Concorde.

Prices Schützenfest Grafenwald 2026

Parades and fireworks are free. Dance evenings with Concorde require tickets.

Practical information

Practical information — Schützenfest Grafenwald

Getting There

Car: A 31 exit Kirchhellen-Nord, then towards Grafenwald. Train: RB 43 to Bottrop-Kirchhellen, then bus 296. Parking available around Hans-Söller-Platz.

Prices

Parades, bird shooting, opening ceremony with fireworks: free of charge. Dance events with Concorde (Sat 8 PM / Sun 8 PM): ticket required depending on the club's tariff.

Note

Parades run through the main streets of Grafenwald – best viewing points along the route. Food and drinks on the festival grounds at usual folk festival prices.

Homeland and Marksmen's Festival in Northern Bottrop

The Bürger- und Schützenfest Grafenwald is the annual major event in the Grafenwald district, a northern part of the city of Bottrop in the western Ruhr area (state of North Rhine-Westphalia). The festival is organized by the Schützenverein Grafenwald e.V., which uses this event to combine tradition and the entire life of the district. For three days, the venue is Hans-Söller-Platz – a central square specifically designed for such festivities.

2026 Program: Three Days, Three Accents

Friday, June 30, 2026

The first day focuses on tradition: 5 PM Assembly, church service, and the Grand Tattoo, from 7 PM Opening with honors, and 8 PM Opening Party with fireworks. Thus, the opening day is deliberately a mix of festive and solemn start (Grand Tattoo, honors) and folk festival atmosphere (fireworks, party music).

Saturday, July 1, 2026

Saturday starts child-friendly: 9:15 AM Registration for the Children's Marksmen's Festival, from 10:15 AM Assembly, breakfast, and bird shooting. In the afternoon at 3:30 PM Parade through Grafenwald, in the evening from 8 PM Dance with the party band Concorde on the festival grounds.

Sunday, July 2, 2026

Sunday marks the highlight: 10:15 AM Assembly for community breakfast and bird shooting. The bird shooting determines the new king and queen. In the afternoon at 5:15 PM Parade, in the evening from 8 PM Coronation Ball again with the party band Concorde – a proven musical companion for this marksmen's festival.

Tradition in the District

Marksmen's festivals have a long tradition in northern Bottrop and the adjacent Münsterland region. The Grafenwald marksmen's association explicitly cultivates them as a district festival: The Bürger- und Schützenfest is not limited to club members but is supported by the entire district. Residents, friendly clubs, and the parish community are involved. The term 'Bürgerfest' in the official title refers to this broad foundation.

Grafenwald — A Village in Bottrop

Grafenwald is located north of the Bottrop district of Kirchhellen, between fields and small woods – rural in character, with its own clubs and parishes. Movie Park Germany is nearby (Kirchhellen-Feldhausen), Schloss Beck and Heidhof are other excursion destinations. The rural atmosphere makes the marksmen's festival particularly authentic – far from the hustle and bustle of the large Ruhr area.