Name: Schützenhaus- und Volksfest Dadner – Tettau 2026
Start: 2026-07-03T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-07-05T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Schützenhaus Dadner (Ortsteil von Markt Tettau)

Schützenfest Dadner

About Schützenfest Dadner

The Schützenhaus- und Volksfest in Dadner is a three-day Schützen- und Dorffest (shooting club and village festival) in the Dadner district of Tettau in the Upper Franconian district of Kronach. The Schützenverein (shooting club), Traditionsverein (tradition association), and village community combine classic shooting club traditions with folk festival activities over three days: beer service, Franconian tavern cuisine, live music, and shooting competitions. Tettau in the high Frankenwald is famous for its glassmaking tradition (European Perfume Bottle Museum) and is located directly on the Rennsteig – the Schützenfest in Dadner is one of the important village festivals in the region's summer calendar.

Dates 03 Jul — 05 Jul 2026

Venue Tettau (09476)

Prices Free

Status —

Edition 2026

Schützenfest Dadner — edition 2026

The Schützenhaus- und Volksfest Dadner 2026 runs from Friday, July 3, to Sunday, July 5, 2026, at the Schützenhaus in the Dadner district of Tettau. Three days of Schützenfest and Volksfest with shooting competitions, beer service, Franconian tavern cuisine, and live music. Free admission.

The 2026 edition of the Schützenfest in Dadner is listed in the official event calendar of the market town of Tettau for July 3 to 5, 2026. The event is organized by the local tradition association and shooting club in cooperation with the village community.

The classic program for a three-day Schützenfest: Friday evening opening with live music, Saturday shooting competitions and festival evening, Sunday morning pint with concert, parade, and a relaxed end to the festival in the afternoon.

Highlights Schützenfest Dadner 2026

Three-day Schützen- und Volksfest, shooting competitions and king's shoot, Sunday parade, Franconian tavern cuisine, live music in the Frankenwald.

Programme Schützenfest Dadner 2026

Friday, July 3, 2026 — Opening

Festival opening at the Dadner Schützenhaus
Beer service and snacks
Evening: Live music with dance band or DJ

Saturday, July 4, 2026 — Schützen Day

Shooting competitions and king's shoot
Festival with Franconian tavern cuisine
Evening: Festival evening with dance band

Sunday, July 5, 2026 — Festival Sunday

Morning pint with concert
Parade of clubs through Dadner
Lunch with festival activities
Afternoon: relaxed end to the festival

The detailed program will be announced in advance by the Dadner shooting club and the municipality of Tettau.

Prices Schützenfest Dadner 2026

Free admission. Food and drinks at usual village festival prices. Participation in shooting competitions via the Schützenkasse (shooting club treasury).

Practical information

Practical information — Schützenfest Dadner

Getting There

The market town of Tettau is located in the far north of Upper Franconia, about 30 km northeast of Kronach. By car: A9 (exit Lobenstein) or via Kronach and the B173. By train: the nearest station is Kronach, from there continue by bus.

Admission

Free admission. Food and drinks at usual village festival prices.

Contact

Markt Tettau, Hauptstraße 10, 96355 Tettau, Phone +49 9269 987-0, [email protected].

Schützenfest in the Frankenwald

The Schützenhaus- und Volksfest in Dadner is a three-day festival in the Dadner district of Tettau. The market town of Tettau is located in the far north of Upper Franconia, in the high Frankenwald, directly on the Rennsteig and on the border with Thuringia. Dadner is one of the districts of the municipality, with its own shooting club tradition and clubhouse.

Schützenbrauchtum and Volksfest

Over three days, the festival combines classic shooting club traditions (shooting competition, king's shoot, parade) with folk festival elements (beer service, Franconian tavern cuisine, live music). The opening on Friday evening is usually a shooting club/festival evening with a live band, Saturday is dedicated to the shooting competitions and the title of Schützenkönig (shooting king), and Sunday features a morning pint with a concert, a parade, and lunch.

Tettau and its Club Scene

Tettau cultivates a strong club and shooting culture – typical for the villages of the Frankenwald. In addition to the Schützenfest in Dadner, the municipality hosts anniversary concerts by singing circles, glassblowing demonstrations at the European Perfume Bottle Museum, and numerous other village festivals. The Schützenfest in Dadner is part of this mosaic of clubs and is jointly organized by the local tradition association and shooting club.