Traditional marksmen's festival in the Edewecht district — July 17 and 18, 2026
The Schützenfest Osterscheps is an integral part of the Edewecht event calendar. The local marksmen's club, which has been organizing the festival at the traditional Schützenhof Osterscheps for decades, is the organizer. The venue is Osterschepser Straße 4 — a few hundred meters from the town center.
The 2026 event takes place on Friday, July 17, and Saturday, July 18, 2026, starting at 5 p.m. each day. The opening on Friday evening will be the celebratory evening with dancing, followed on Saturday by the marksmen's program with the king's competition and parade.
As is customary at Ammerland marksmen's festivals, the event includes a clear program of customs: king's competition, parade, proclamation of the new king and queen, celebratory ball with live music or DJ. The festival catering provides beer, bratwurst, and hearty classics; the family is also involved with a children's program and a coffee reception.
Osterscheps is one of the larger districts of Edewecht with active club life — marksmen, athletes, and the fire department shape the social fabric. Here, as everywhere in the Ammerland, the marksmen's festival is the most important date in the village community's annual program.
The program follows the proven cornerstones of an Ammerland marksmen's festival:
The detailed daily schedule will be communicated by the local marksmen's club and via Edewecht Touristik.
Schützenhof Osterscheps, Osterschepser Straße 4, 26188 Edewecht. Via the L 828 from Oldenburg and Westerstede. Parking spaces around the Schützenhof.
Admission prices and tickets on site, many traditional marksmen's program points on Saturday afternoon are traditionally freely accessible.
Those who want to see the traditional elements should come on Saturday afternoon (parade, king's competition). Advance booking is recommended for the celebratory evening.
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