Name: Schützenfest Schmatzfeld 2026
Start: 2026-06-19T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-06-21T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Festplatz Schmatzfeld

Schützenfest Schmatzfeld

About Schützenfest Schmatzfeld

The Schützenfest Schmatzfeld is the traditional summer festival of the shooting club in the Schmatzfeld district of the Nordharz municipality. Three days of festivities with king's shooting, parade, dancing, beer, and music – a place where the village community gathers and renews itself annually.

Dates 19 Jun — 21 Jun 2026

Venue Nordharz (15085)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Schützenfest Schmatzfeld — edition 2026

The Schützenfest Schmatzfeld runs from Friday, June 19 to Sunday, June 21, 2026, in the Schmatzfeld district of the Nordharz municipality. Three days of festivities with king's shooting, parade, ceremony, dance evening, and morning pint.

The 2026 edition continues the village's traditional Schützenfest format. The dates are listed in the official event calendar of the Nordharz municipality.

Highlights Schützenfest Schmatzfeld 2026

King's shooting, parade through the district, dance evening with live music, Sunday morning pint.

Programme Schützenfest Schmatzfeld 2026

Day 1 — Friday, June 19, 2026

Evening — Festival opening with beer tapping
Dance evening (live band or DJ)

Day 2 — Saturday, June 20, 2026

Morning — King's shooting
Afternoon — Parade through the district
Ceremony with proclamation of the new shooting king
Evening — Grand dance evening

Day 3 — Sunday, June 21, 2026

Morning — Morning pint with brass music
Afternoon — Family program
Closing in the evening

Prices Schützenfest Schmatzfeld 2026

Admission to the festival is free, dance evening may have a small entrance fee. Consumption at club stands.

Practical information

Practical information — Schützenfest Schmatzfeld

Getting There

By car: A36 towards Wernigerode/Halberstadt, then towards Nordharz/Schmatzfeld.

By train: Wernigerode or Halberstadt station, then bus or taxi.

Admission

Admission to the Schützenfest is generally free. Consumption at the club stands.

Notes

Detailed program points available at gemeinde-nordharz.de/veranstaltungskalender. Dance evening with live band or DJ. King's shooting for club members.

Schützenfest at the Northern Edge of the Harz

The Schützenfest Schmatzfeld belongs to the traditional world of North-Central German Schützenfeste – that grown form of the village summer festival, where the shooting club not only cultivates its own hobby but also acts as the organizer of a festival for the entire village. Three days of festivities from Friday to Sunday, with central program points: king's shooting, parade through the district, ceremony, dance evening, and morning pint, all catered by the club.

Anyone visiting Schmatzfeld for the first time should know: the village is small, but the shooting club is active and very well organized. The festival has the characteristic charm of these village summer formats, which are firmly rooted in the region between Magdeburg and the Harz Mountains: without tourist staging, but all the more authentic for it.

Schmatzfeld is a district of the Nordharz municipality in the Harz district, state of Saxony-Anhalt. The municipality is located on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains, in close proximity to Halberstadt, Wernigerode, and Quedlinburg. Those in the region can easily combine the Schützenfest with a weekend hike in the Harz.