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The Hanover Schützenfest (german: Schützenfest Hannover) in
The Hanover Schützenfest (german: Schützenfest Hannover) in Hanover
Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...
, Germany
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is the largest marksmen's funfair
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in the world. The origins of this funfair are located in the year 1529. It takes place once a year, is commercially organized and includes a big entertainment program. The Schützenfest consists of around 5,000 marksmen, 250 rides and inns, five large beer-tents and the "Marksmen's Parade". The highlight of this funfair is the long Parade of the Marksmen with more than 10,000 participants from Germany and all over the world, among them around 5,000 marksmen, more than 100 bands and more than 60 wagons, carriages and big festival vehicles. It is the longest parade in Europe and probably the world. More than one and a half million people visit this funfair every year. The landmark of the funfair is the tall Steiger Ferris wheel, which can carry 420 people in its 42 passenger cabins.
See also
* Oktoberfest Hanover, which is the second largestOktoberfest
The Oktoberfest (; bar, Wiesn, Oktobafest) is the world's largest Volksfest, featuring a beer festival and a travelling carnival. It is held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It is a 16- to 18-day folk festival running from mid- or ...
in the world, with around 160 rides and inns, two large beer tents and around 1 million visitors each year.
* Hanover also hosts one of the two largest Spring Festivals in Europe with around 160 rides and inns, 2 large beer tents and around 1 million visitors each year.
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* Tourist attractions in Hanover Festivals in Germany Annual events in Germany 1529 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire {{Germany-festival-stub