Göttingen Schützenfest 2025: A festival full of tradition and music!

Göttingen Schützenfest 2025: A festival full of tradition and music!

Jahnstadion, Göttingen, Deutschland - The waiting has come to an end! From June 19 to 23, 2025, the 633rd Göttingen Schützenfest will take place with a fresh concept in the parking lot at the Jahnstadion. The festival was officially opened today, and the joy of around 200 guests was literally tangible. The fire brigade music train Adebar offered a musical highlight, which provided the best atmosphere with traditional marches and well -known melodies such as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and "Sweet Caroline". Emilia Fasig and Daniela Seliger from Kassel were enthusiastic about the live music and the exuberant atmosphere.

The chairman of the Göttingen district rifle association, Volker Kasper, was optimistic and hoped for a higher number of visitors than in recent years. He is particularly excited about the big move on Sunday, in which shooters will move through the city in magnificent robes. Mayor Petra Broistedt and Oberschaffer André Faulhaber opened the festival and emphasized the close connection between the shooter and the city.

a festival for all

The event attracts with a colorful program that began on Thursday evening with a musical revue under the motto "Now Schlätts 13" from the German Theater and Junge Theater Göttingen. The family day will be celebrated on Friday, followed by a big dance and hit party on Saturday evening. The end of the shooting festival will take place on Monday with a traditional rifle breakfast that offers space for up to 800 people. The special highlight? Entry to all events is free of charge.

Another highlight are the numerous rides, including car scooters, polyp and the ferris wheel, which provide entertainment. And if you fancy something culinary, you can cost the new burger creation of "Malz-Wirt" Charles Recke. Irmgard Schönbach, the first deputy senior worker for 633 years, presented the new shooting festival concept together with other responsible persons. "This year the festival really starts," announced Oberschaffer Faulhaber.

traditions with a future

shooting festivals have a long tradition in Germany. From the origins in the Middle Ages, as shooters were responsible for the security of the communities, to today's celebrations they are an important part of culture. Every year there are over 15,000 rifle festivals nationwide, which are often associated with great removals and the choice of new rifle kings all-schuetzenvereine.de. The Göttingen Schützenfest is involved in this proud tradition and celebrates with a new concept that wants to address both long -established and new visitors.

The hoped -for great response to the public is supported by the willing participation of numerous shooting clubs from the region. After the opening, the shooters moved with four chapels to the fairground at the Jahnstadion, where an open Kommers and BSG King's Proclamation took place, accompanied by the Werratal musicians. It remains exciting how the next few days will go, and whether the Göttingen Schützenfest is again an unforgettable experience for young and old.

For everyone who is still unsure, a visit to the shooting festival is always worthwhile. "There is something" - and the best thing about it: admission is free!

For more information and current news about the shooting festival, take a look at Göttinger Tageblatt Leinwelle] (https://radioleinwelle.de/index.php/2025/05/neustart-des-goettinger-schuetzenfests/) past.