Name: Schützenfest Grüngürtel Düren 2026
Start: 2026-06-05T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-06-08T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Grüngürtel Düren

Schützenfest Grüngürtel

About Schützenfest Grüngürtel

From 5 to 8 June 2026, daily from 3 p.m. to midnight, the St. Antonius Marksmen's Brotherhood Düren celebrates its traditional Volks- und Schützenfest in the Düren Grüngürtel. The four-day festival falls on the feast of St. Anthony (feast day 2nd Sunday in June) and combines a parade, marksmen's mass, coronation ball, amusement rides, and live music in Düren's green belt — one of the largest marksmen's festivals in the Düren district.

Dates 05 Jun — 08 Jun 2026

Venue Düren (05358)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Schützenfest Grüngürtel — edition 2026

The 2026 Düren Grüngürtel Marksmen's Festival runs from Friday, June 5 to Monday, June 8, 2026, daily from 3 p.m. to midnight. The organizer is the St. Antonius Marksmen's Brotherhood Düren. Feast of St. Anthony (2nd Sunday in June). A four-day combined folk and marksmen's festival with a parade, coronation ball, amusement rides, and market stalls in the Düren Grüngürtel.

2026 Edition

The festival follows the established four-day format, Friday–Monday. The highlight is Sunday, June 7, with the high mass for the St. Anthony's feast day and the grand parade of all companies.

Highlights Schützenfest Grüngürtel 2026

Four-day folk and marksmen's festival in the Düren Grüngürtel
St. Antonius Marksmen's Brotherhood Düren as organizer
Feast of St. Anthony (2nd Sunday in June)
Parade of all companies on Sunday
Accompanying Kirmes (fairground) with amusement rides and market stalls

Programme Schützenfest Grüngürtel 2026

Friday, June 5, 2026 (3 p.m.–12 a.m.) — Festival Opening

Opening with tapping of the keg
Evening festival with live music
Amusement rides and market stalls open

Saturday, June 6, 2026 (3 p.m.–12 a.m.)

Evening festival with live band
King's shooting competition
Amusement rides and market stalls all day

Sunday, June 7, 2026 (3 p.m.–12 a.m.) — Main Festival Day

High mass for the feast of St. Anthony
Morning pint at the festival grounds
Grand parade of all companies with the royal couples of friendly brotherhoods
Coronation ball in the evening

Monday, June 8, 2026 (3 p.m.–12 a.m.) — Festival Finale

Morning pint and ladies' breakfast
Last evening festival
Festival finale at midnight

Prices Schützenfest Grüngürtel 2026

Parade and high mass free. Evening festivals and coronation ball may have an entrance fee. Amusement rides and market stalls paid separately.

Practical information

Practical information — Schützenfest Grüngürtel

Getting There

Düren Grüngürtel. By car: A4 exit Düren-Nord or Düren-Mitte. By public transport: Düren train station, then bus or walk to the Grüngürtel.

Dates 2026

5–8 June 2026, daily 3 p.m. to midnight.

Admission

Parade and high mass free. Evening festivals and coronation ball may have a moderate entrance fee. Amusement rides and market stalls paid separately.

St. Antonius Marksmen's Brotherhood Düren

The St. Antonius Marksmen's Brotherhood Düren is one of the traditional associations in the Düren district. Like all Rhenish-Catholic marksmen's brotherhoods, it is named after a saint — in this case, St. Anthony (Anthony of Padua), whose feast day falls on the 2nd Sunday in June. The association is divided into several companies and maintains its own clubhouse in the Düren city area.

Marksmen's Festival 5–8 June 2026 in the Grüngürtel

The 2026 Marksmen's Festival runs from Friday 5.6. to Monday 8.6.2026, daily from 3 p.m. to midnight. The venue is the Düren Grüngürtel — a scenically attractive festival site in a central location, regularly used for folk festivals. The four-day format:

Friday 5.6. — Festival opening with tapping of the keg, first evening events, amusement rides and stalls open
Saturday 6.6. — Evening festival with live music, king's shooting competition, amusement rides and market stalls all day
Sunday 7.6. — High mass for the feast of St. Anthony, morning pint, parade of all companies with the royal couples of friendly brotherhoods, coronation ball
Monday 8.6. — Morning pint, ladies' breakfast, festival finale in the evening

Folk Festival Character

In contrast to pure marksmen's festivals in smaller towns, the Düren Grüngürtel festival is a combined Volks- und Schützenfest — the brotherhood organizes the marksmen's program (king's shooting, parade, coronation ball), while showmen ensure a accompanying Kirmes (fairground) with amusement rides, sweets, snacks, and market stalls. This creates an intergenerational family festival.

Düren in the Rhenish Mining Region

Düren is a medium-sized town between Cologne and Aachen with about 92,000 inhabitants — the seat of the Düren district. The region is known as the Rhenish Mining Region and is undergoing structural change away from lignite mining. Düren has a lively club scene and a strong marksmen's tradition — in addition to the St. Antonius Brotherhood, there are numerous local marksmen's clubs in Echtz, Birgel, Mariaweiler, Arnoldsweiler, and other districts.