Schützenfest Wildschütz Aue Remscheid

73rd Schützenfest in the Aue — Four Days of Festivities in Remscheid

From May 14th to 17th, 2026, the Schützenverein Wildschütz Aue 1953 e.V. invites you to its 73rd Schützenfest in the festival tent at Morsbachtalstraße 6 in Remscheid's Aue district. Four days from Thursday to Sunday, a packed program with Father's Day, sausage cart competition, king's shoot, children's festival, federal Schützenfest, main parade, and coronation — a proven Bergisches Land tradition.

The Club — Wildschütz Aue 1953

The Schützenverein Wildschütz Aue was founded in 1953 and currently has around 100 members. It is a member of the Deutscher Schützenbund (DSB) and the Rheinischer Schützenbund. The name 'Wildschütz' (poacher) refers to the hunting tradition of the Aue region — historically, wildschützen were among the predecessors of today's shooting clubs. Today, the club is purely a traditional association, fostering shooting sports, camaraderie, and the annual festival weekends.

2026 Program by Day

Thursday, May 14th — Father's Day

• Father's Day/Ascension Day — the classic family hike in NRW
• Sausage Cart Competition — the club invites you to compete for the most original/funniest sausage cart
• Refreshments in the festival tent with beer and bratwurst

Friday, May 15th — Twilight Gathering and King's Shoot

• Twilight Gathering from late afternoon
• King's Shoot: the marksmen compete to determine the new king
• Festival tent program in the evening

Saturday, May 16th — Children's Festival and Auer Mai-Gaudi

• 2:00 PM Children's Festival — games, refreshments, family program
• 8:00 PM 1st Auer Mai-Gaudi with Alpenbanditen — premiere of a Bavarian Wiesn party in the Bergisches Land with the band Alpenbanditen

Sunday, May 17th — Federal Schützenfest and Main Parade

• 2:00 PM Federal Schützenfest — ceremonial event with federal shooting representatives
• 4:00 PM Main Parade through Remscheid's Aue
• 7:00 PM Coronation with R.H. David — the ceremonial coronation of the new king and queen with the previous year's king and queen (R.H. David) in attendance

1st Auer Mai-Gaudi — A New Format

A special feature is the premiere of the '1st Auer Mai-Gaudi' on Saturday evening. With the Bavarian band Alpenbanditen, the Wildschütz Aue marksmen are introducing a Wiesn format to the festival tent for the first time — Lederhosen, Dirndls, Wiesn hits, and Maßkrugs in the festival tent of the Bergische Aue. A creative expansion of the classic Schützenfest schedule, designed to attract younger generations and Wiesn fans.

Bergisches Schützenwesen — Tradition on the Slope

The Bergisches Land region, including Remscheid, Solingen, and Wuppertal, boasts a rich shooting tradition. While the nearby Rhineland is dominated by large brotherhoods, the Bergisches shooting clubs are often smaller, more local, and village-like. Wildschütz Aue is a typical example — 100 members, a district identity, and a festival tent on the slope of the Morsbach valley. Anyone wanting to experience Bergisches tradition live should plan to be in Remscheid on May 16th or 17th, 2026.