Schützenfest Wittorf

Wittorf and its Marksmen

Wittorf is a small municipality with active club life in the Samtgemeinde Gellersen. Like many villages in the region, Wittorf maintains a vibrant marksmen's and club tradition that shapes the social life of the community. The annual Schützenfest is the social highlight and, at the same time, an open folk festival (Volksfest) for the entire village community. The venue is the Wittorf sports hall — a modern hall building that reliably hosts the festival even in rainy weather — with the adjacent outdoor festival grounds.

Classic Schützenfest Program

The program follows the North German shooting tradition: assembly of club members in uniform in the morning, king's shooting at the shooting range, festive procession through Wittorf, king's proclamation with sash handover to the new majesties, king's dinner, and dance evening. Friendly marksmen's clubs from other communities in the Samtgemeinde Gellersen — Reppenstedt, Westergellersen, Südergellersen, Kirchgellersen — participate in the festive procession.

Family-Friendly Atmosphere

Like all village Schützenfeste in the region, the Wittorf Schützenfest is open to the entire village. Families will find a carousel, bouncy castle, children's entertainment, and small game stations. Food and drinks are served at typical folk festival prices.

The Samtgemeinde Gellersen

The Samtgemeinde Gellersen, west of Lüneburg, comprises the member municipalities of Reppenstedt, Westergellersen, Südergellersen, Kirchgellersen, and Wittorf. Each of these municipalities has an active marksmen's club that has its own festival day in the summer calendar — together they form a dense network of club festivals that shapes the summer of the Samtgemeinde.