Name: Schützenfest Reinstedt 2026
Start: 2026-08-07T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-08-08T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Festwiese Reinstedt

Schützenfest Reinstedt

About Schützenfest Reinstedt

The Reinstedt 1702 Marksmen's Association is one of the oldest marksmen's associations in Saxony-Anhalt. Every year in August, it organizes the traditional marksmen's festival on the festival grounds of its home town Reinstedt, featuring a king's shoot, parade, and dance evening — nestled within the town of Falkenstein/Harz and the Selke Valley in the Harz district.

Dates 07 Aug — 08 Aug 2026

Venue Falkenstein/Harz (15085)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Schützenfest Reinstedt — edition 2026

The Reinstedt Schützenfest 2026 will take place on August 7th and 8th, 2026, on the festival grounds. As every year, the Reinstedt 1702 Marksmen's Association organizes the weekend with a king's shoot, parade, and dance evening in the festival tent.

The 2026 edition follows the proven program: King's shoot on Friday evening or Saturday morning, parade on Saturday afternoon with marching band and association banners, dance evening on Saturday evening, morning pint, and winding down the festivities on Sunday.

One of the most traditional marksmen's festivals in the Harz district, supported by one of the oldest continuously maintained marksmen's traditions in Saxony-Anhalt.

Highlights Schützenfest Reinstedt 2026

King's shoot at the club's eagle — Parade through Reinstedt with marching band — Proclamation of the new marksmen's majesties — Dance evening in the festival tent — Tradition from the founding year 1702

Programme Schützenfest Reinstedt 2026

Friday, August 7th, 2026 — Festival Kick-off

Evening — Festival tent opening on the festival grounds
Start of the king's shoot at the club's eagle
First beer and good company in the tent

Saturday, August 8th, 2026 — Main Day

Morning — Continuation of the king's shoot, determination of the new Marksmen's King/Queen
Afternoon — Parade through Reinstedt with marching band, association banners, and traditional costumes
After the parade — Proclamation of the new majesties on the festival grounds
Evening — Dance evening in the festival tent with live band or DJ

Program subject to change. Current detailed program on falkenstein-harz.de.

Prices Schützenfest Reinstedt 2026

Admission to the festival grounds is free. Dance evening may have a small admission fee. Food and drinks at the stalls of the local associations.

Practical information

Practical information — Schützenfest Reinstedt

Getting There

Reinstedt is located in the Selke Valley between Aschersleben and Quedlinburg, in the Harz district. By train: to Aschersleben or Quedlinburg, then by bus to Reinstedt. By car: via the B 185 or B 6.

Admission

Admission to the festival grounds is free. The dance evening may have a small admission fee.

Program

The detailed program will be published by the Reinstedt 1702 Marksmen's Association a few weeks before the festival on falkenstein-harz.de and via local announcements.

1702 — As the Region's Oldest Marksmen's Association

When a marksmen's association was founded in 1702 — over 320 years ago — its annual Schützenfest is more than just a summer weekend. It's a piece of living local history. The Schützenverein Reinstedt 1702 e.V. is one of the oldest marksmen's associations in all of Saxony-Anhalt. Despite temporary interruptions — with its re-establishment in the early 1990s — the association continues to uphold a unique tradition to this day.

Reinstedt in the Selke Valley

Reinstedt is a district of the town Falkenstein/Harz in the Harz district, picturesquely situated in the Selke Valley on the northeastern edge of the Harz Mountains. With just under 700 inhabitants, the village is small — and that's precisely why the Schützenfest here functions as a unifying highlight of the year. On the festival grounds at the edge of the village, the association, together with the volunteer fire department and other local associations, sets up the festival tent.

King's Shoot, Parade, and Dance

The program follows the classic Schützenfest dramaturgy: The first day of the festival focuses on the king's shoot — the annual determination of the new marksmen's king (and queen) by precisely shooting at the club's eagle. This is followed by a parade through the town with a marching band, traditional costumes, and association banners, plus a long dance evening in the festival tent with a live band or DJ. The second day includes a family program, morning pint, and winding down the festivities.

Nestled in the Summer Festival Season in the Harz

Falkenstein/Harz in the Harz district is a typically rugged cluster of several villages and small towns surrounding Falkenstein Castle. The summer in the Selke Valley is rich in festivals — from the Hexenkessel club in Meisdorf to the Falkenstein Castle Festival. The Reinstedt Schützenfest is one of the smaller, but most traditional events.

Atmosphere

Rural, traditional, communal. Anyone wanting to experience an authentic Saxony-Anhalt Schützenfest in a 700-inhabitant village in the Harz — with a king's shoot on Saturday, a parade on Sunday morning, and a lively dance evening — is in the right place. Touristically unassuming, but for the people of Reinstedt, it's the festival weekend of the year.