Name: Schützenfest Neuss-Grimlinghausen 2026
Start: 2026-08-08T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-08-11T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Festplatz Neuss-Grimlinghausen

Schützenfest Grimlinghausen

About Schützenfest Grimlinghausen

From August 8th to 11th, 2026, the Bürger-Schützen-Verein Neuss Grimlinghausen 1855 invites you to the traditional Schützenfest (marksmen's festival) in the southern district of Grimlinghausen. Four days with Frühschoppen (morning pint), King's Shooting, parades, and a coronation ball – embedded in the Lower Rhine shooting club tradition, which shapes the summer program in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss district from May to October. The BSV Grimlinghausen celebrates its 171st anniversary in 2026.

Dates 08 Aug — 11 Aug 2026

Venue Neuss (05162)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Schützenfest Grimlinghausen — edition 2026

171st anniversary of the Schützenfest Neuss-Grimlinghausen. Four days of parades, King's Shooting, Frühschoppen, and coronation ball on the southern Rhine bank of Neuss — organized by the Bürger-Schützen-Verein Neuss Grimlinghausen 1855 e.V.

The 2026 Schützenfest spans four days with a classic Rhenish program structure: opening on Saturday, High Mass and grand parade on Sunday, King's bird shooting on Monday, and coronation ball on Tuesday.

Highlights Schützenfest Grimlinghausen 2026

171st club anniversary in 2026
Grand parade on Sunday with friendly brotherhoods
King's bird shooting on Monday
Coronation ball with live music
Tradition since 1855

Programme Schützenfest Grimlinghausen 2026

Saturday, August 8, 2026 — Festival Opening

Assembly of the companies at the festival grounds
Reception in the festival tent
Evening dance with live music

Sunday, August 9, 2026 — Grand Parade

High Mass in the parish church
Frühschoppen at the festival tent
Grand parade through Grimlinghausen with friendly brotherhoods and drum corps

Monday, August 10, 2026 — King's Shooting

King's bird shooting
Coronation of the new King and Queen
King's ball in the evening

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 — End of Festival

Coronation ball and end of the festival

Details and poster to follow via the Schützen-Kalender NE-WS 89.4.

Prices Schützenfest Grimlinghausen 2026

Outdoor areas and parades are freely accessible. Festival tent admission and advance ticket sales to follow.

Practical information

Practical information — Schützenfest Grimlinghausen

Getting there

By bus lines 854/869 from Neuss Hbf towards Grimlinghausen. By car: A57 exit Neuss-Süd, then follow signs for Rheinufer.

Admission

Parades and outdoor areas are freely accessible. Festival tent events may require advance ticket purchase.

Tip

For those who want to experience Rhenish shooting club culture: come on Sunday morning for the grand parade — pipe bands, uniforms, Kings and Queens from all surrounding clubs. Afterwards, enjoy the Frühschoppen in the festival tent.

Schützenfest Grimlinghausen — Tradition on the Rhine riverbank

The Schützenfest Neuss-Grimlinghausen is one of the over one hundred Lower Rhine Schützenfeste in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss (district in North Rhine-Westphalia), which shape social life between May and October. From August 8th to 11th, 2026, the Bürger-Schützen-Verein Neuss Grimlinghausen 1855 e.V. organizes this year's event in its southern home district.

Bürger-Schützen-Verein 1855 — almost two centuries of history

The association was founded in 1855 — at a time when most Lower Rhine shooting clubs emerged in the wake of the Vormärz period and the rise of the bourgeoisie. In 2026, the BSV celebrates its 171st anniversary, standing in an unbroken tradition that significantly shapes the district.

Four days of festivities: Frühschoppen, King's Shooting, Parade

The festival calendar follows the logic of the Rhenish Schützenfest:

Saturday, August 8th — Festival opening, assembly, reception at the festival tent
Sunday, August 9th — High Mass, parade through the district, Frühschoppen
Monday, August 10th — King's bird shooting, coronation of the new King and Queen
Tuesday, August 11th — Coronation ball and end of the festival

Grimlinghausen — Neuss' southern district on the Rhine

Grimlinghausen is the southernmost district of Neuss (a town belonging to the Rhein-Kreis Neuss district) — located directly on the Rhine riverbank opposite Düsseldorf's Volmerswerth industrial area. The former fishing village is now a closely-knit district with almost 6,000 inhabitants, characterized by brick architecture and the parish church of St. Peter. Here, Lower Rhine village culture meets the proximity of a major city — and the Schützenfest embodies both identities.

Rhenish shooting club culture

The shooting club tradition in the Lower Rhine region differs from Westphalian or Bavarian traditions: it is predominantly Catholic, emphasizes club life over sport shooting, and the King is determined by shooting down a bird (Vogelschuss). The marksmen wear uniforms, march with drum corps and pipe bands — and all local life revolves around the 'Schützen' during these days.