Schützenfest Nordick Ascheberg
Traditional village shooting festival of the Nordick and surrounding area shooting club in the Nordick farming community — Wednesday and Thursday, May 13th/14th, 2026
2026
About Schützenfest Nordick
Schützenfest Nordick — edition 2026
On May 13th and 14th, 2026, the Nordick and surrounding area shooting club will celebrate its traditional shooting festival in the Nordick farming community. The date is part of a dense season of Ascheberg shooting festivals — between May and August, a total of 10 or more shooting festivals take place in the municipality of Ascheberg and its districts Davensberg and Herbern. The program follows rural tradition: king's shoot, parade through the farming community, dance evening with live music or DJ, communal catering by club members.
Highlights Schützenfest Nordick 2026
- Farming community shooting festival in Münsterland
- One of 10+ shooting festivals in 2026 in the Ascheberg municipality
- King's Shoot and Parade
- Family-friendly, rural atmosphere
- Organizer: Nordick and surrounding area shooting club
- Date confirmed by Ruhr Nachrichten
Programme Schützenfest Nordick 2026
Expected Schedule
- Wednesday, May 13th, 2026: Opening, King's Shoot or Dance Evening
- Thursday, May 14th, 2026: Parade, Coronation of the new King and Queen, Closing
The exact daily schedule will be announced in advance by the Nordick and surrounding area shooting club.
Prices Schützenfest Nordick 2026
Parade and social events: free. Dance evening with admission (approx. €5-10).
Practical information — Schützenfest Nordick
Getting There
By car: A1 or A43 exit Ascheberg/Coesfeld, then country roads towards Nordick. Local knowledge helps — farming communities often lack a clear village center. By bus: Occasional bus connections from Ascheberg to the rural surroundings.
Admission
Parade and social events: free. Dance evening with admission, usually very moderate (€5-10).
Date 2026
Wednesday, May 13th, and Thursday, May 14th, 2026. Confirmation via Ruhr Nachrichten and ascheberg.de/bildung-kultur/veranstaltungskalender.
Tip
If you want to experience authentic, rural shooting traditions, this is the place to be — not a tourist spot, but a real farming community festival. Inquire with the shooting club about permission for external guests; in most cases, everyone is welcome.
Shooting Tradition in the Nordick Farming Community
The Schützenfest Nordick is one of the many farming community shooting festivals in the municipality of Ascheberg in the Coesfeld district. The municipality comprises the districts of Ascheberg, Davensberg, and Herbern, as well as numerous farming communities — small, historically developed settlement areas in the open Münsterland. Each farming community traditionally has its own shooting club, and the Nordick farming community with its club is part of these deeply rooted local traditions.
The 2026 Date — Wednesday, May 13th, and Thursday, May 14th
For 2026, the Schützenfest Nordick is announced for May 13th and 14th (Wednesday and Thursday) — confirmed by the Ruhr Nachrichten in their overview of shooting festival dates 2026 for the municipality of Ascheberg. The organizer is the Schützenverein Nordick und Umgebung (Nordick and surrounding area shooting club).
The Shooting Festivals in the Ascheberg Municipality 2026 — The Context
The Schützenfest Nordick is one of several shooting festivals of the 2026 season in the municipality of Ascheberg:
- May 13th-14th, 2026: Schützenverein Nordick und Umgebung (Nordick farming community)
- May 14th-17th, 2026: Bürgerschützenvereins 1679 Ascheberg (Ascheberg Citizens' Shooting Club 1679)
- May 31st, 2026: Children's Shooting Festival Bürgerschützenvereins Davensberg (Davensberg Citizens' Shooting Club)
- June 3rd-7th, 2026: Bürgerschützenverein Davensberg (Davensberg Citizens' Shooting Club)
- June 12th-14th, 2026: Bürgerschützenverein Herbern (Herbern Citizens' Shooting Club)
- July 3rd-5th, 2026: Schützenbruderschaft St. Lambertus Osterbauer (Osterbauer St. Lambertus Shooting Brotherhood)
- July 4th, 2026: Summer Festival Schützenverein Horn (Horn Shooting Club)
- July 5th, 2026: Children's Shooting Festival Schützenverein Horn (Horn Shooting Club)
- July 24th-25th, 2026: Jakobi-Bruderschaft Herbern (Herbern Jacobi Brotherhood)
- August 28th-30th, 2026: Schützenbruderschaft St. Katharina Berg und Tal (St. Katharina Mountain and Valley Shooting Brotherhood)
A remarkable density of traditional shooting culture in a single Münsterland municipality.
What Happens at a Farming Community Shooting Festival?
Farming community shooting festivals follow a similar, somewhat more familiar format than the large city shooting festivals:
- King's Shoot on the first or second day — men and sometimes women of the farming community shoot for the title of king or queen.
- Parade through the farming community with the participating shooters, the king and his court.
- Dance evening in the festival tent or shooting hall with live music or a DJ.
- Catering by club members — bratwurst, beer, homemade salads.
- Coronation of the new king and queen and handover of the insignia.
Münsterland Shooting Tradition
The Münsterland, along with the Sauerland, is one of the regions in Germany with the highest density of active shooting clubs. Unlike in the major carnival strongholds on the Rhine, the Schützenfest is the biggest event of the year here for the village community. Farming communities, often with only a few hundred inhabitants, organize festivals that bring together days of tradition and conviviality — a social institution that few other club structures in Germany can offer in this form.
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