Name: Vogelschießen Bönebüttel 2026
Start: 2026-06-27T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-06-27T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Grundschule Bönebüttel

Vogelschießen Bönebüttel

About Vogelschießen Bönebüttel

With the Vogelschießen (bird shooting), Bönebüttel in the Plön district preserves one of the oldest North German marksmen traditions. Once a year, the village gathers around the primary school to determine a new king of the marksmen – with the traditional shot at the wooden bird. The festival combines shooting competition, a parade, and a convivial gathering of the entire village community in the heart of Schleswig-Holstein.

Dates 27 Jun — 27 Jun 2026

Venue Bönebüttel (01057)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Vogelschießen Bönebüttel — edition 2026

The Vogelschießen Bönebüttel 2026 takes place on Saturday, June 27, around the primary school. As every year, the village's marksmen will determine their new king or queen — as part of a village festival with catering and a children's program.

The Vogelschießen is listed in the municipality of Bönebüttel's event calendar for June 27, 2026, at the primary school. The municipality will provide detailed hourly schedules shortly before the date — traditionally, the shooting begins in the morning, and the social part of the festival continues into the evening.

Highlights Vogelschießen Bönebüttel 2026

Shooting competition for the royal title, proclamation, village festival with catering and children's games.

Programme Vogelschießen Bönebüttel 2026

Schedule

Gathering of the marksmen at the primary school
Shooting competition for the wooden bird
Proclamation of the new king / new queen
Catering and convivial gathering

The detailed hourly schedule will be provided by the municipality shortly before the date. Current information at gemeinde-boenebuettel.de.

Prices Vogelschießen Bönebüttel 2026

Free admission; food and drinks for a fee.

Practical information

Practical information — Vogelschießen Bönebüttel

Getting There

By car via the B430 (Neumünster–Plön). By train to Neumünster, then bus 6500 towards Plön to Bönebüttel.

Admission

Free. Food and drinks available on site for a fee.

Vogelschießen — Living Tradition in the Plön District

The Vogelschießen is one of the most characteristic festivals of the North Frisian and East Holstein villages. In Bönebüttel, a small community in the Plön district between Kiel and Neumünster, it is an annual fixture on the event calendar. The competition revolves around the dignity of the marksmen's king or queen: using muzzle-loaders or air rifles – depending on local tradition – a wooden bird is shot at, which is gradually dismantled. Whoever hits the last remaining piece becomes the new king.

More Than a Shooting Competition

The Vogelschießen in Bönebüttel has long since become a village festival that involves the entire community. A small festival area is set up around the primary school with catering, games for children, and music. Here you can experience a piece of living folk customs in Schleswig-Holstein, far from the tourist bustle of the Baltic coast. The event is listed in the official event calendar of the municipality of Bönebüttel and is organized by local clubs.

Bönebüttel — A Village with Character

The municipality is located on the B430 between Neumünster and Plön and belongs to the Bokhorst-Wankendorf office. With the Vogelschießen, the annual fire brigade festival, and several club events, Bönebüttel cultivates its civic tradition — typical of the numerous small communities that characterize rural Schleswig-Holstein.