Upcoming
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Knabenschiessen: Zurich's Biggest Folk Festival and Youth Shooting Contest
- When
- Sat-Mon Sep 11-13, 2027
- Ages
- All ages
- Price
- Free
Upcoming: Knabenschiessen: Zurich's Biggest Folk Festival and Youth Shooting Contest
Knabenschiessen: Zurich's Biggest Folk Festival and Youth Shooting Contest
FestivalKreis 3
Where
Kreis 3, Albisgüetli
Ages
All ages
Setting
Outdoors
What you need to know
- Free rides for everyone during a half-hour slot in the festival program; the rest of the time rides cost extra
- Parade for the champion on the last afternoon, when the new Schützenkönig or Schützenkönigin is led along Uetlibergstrasse
- Shooting is by registration only, so visitors come for the fair and can't just walk up and join the contest
About
Knabenschiessen is a custom more than 100 years old and Zurich's biggest folk festival. Young shooters compete in a shooting contest, and the winner is crowned Schützenkönig or Schützenkönigin and paraded along Uetlibergstrasse. For most families the draw is the Chilbi, the huge funfair that fills the grounds around it. With around 850,000 visitors, it suits kids who like a busy, loud fair.
Where it is
Albisgüetli
Uetlibergstrasse, 8045 Zürich
Resources
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