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The previous price was AU$10 and current price is AU$8 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 56m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • To the untrained eye, the Neuss Civic Riflemen's Festival looks like a carnival of men in green jackets. But look closer. Accompany a skeptical sociologist and a passionate local expert as they peel back the layers of this 7,700-strong parade to reveal a strictly regulated parallel society. Discover how uniforms blur class lines while simultaneously creating new, strict hierarchies, how a local pub serves as an important social safety net, and how the city's power structure is renegotiated every August. This is not just a festival; it is the hidden architecture of German civic identity.

    • 3.6 km self-guided tour with 7 stations over 116 min.
    • Ideal for everyone interested in society & everyday life and history & memory
      Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Activity location

  • Rheinisches Schutzenmuseum
    • Oberstrasse 58
    • 41460, Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Rheinisches Schuetzenmuseum Neuss
    • 58 Oberstraße
    • 41460, Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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Self-guided podcast tour Neuss The Uniformed Society in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 56 minutes1h 56m
    1h 56m
  • Opening hours: Thu 12:00 am-11:59 pm
  • English
Price details
AU$9.69
AU$7.75 x 1 AdultAU$7.75
Total
The previous price was AU$9.69 and current price is AU$7.75
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Exciting audio output in podcast style with experts and locals
  • Inclusions
    Interactive guide in the app for questions about history and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Verified facts incorporated into an exciting storey
  • Inclusions
    Point-to-point navigation between stops

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Rheinisches Schutzenmuseum

  • 10m
The historical threshold at which the medieval citizen militia transformed into modern social associations and introduced the concept of the uniform.

Zeughaus Neuss

  • 10m
Historically, the city's armoury represents the change of weapons from war tools to ceremonial props.

Basilica of St. Quirinus

  • 10m
The spiritual anchor of the festival, deeply connected with the city's patron saint, Saint Quirinus.

Vogthaus Neuss

  • 10m
A traditional Rhenish pub that represents the micro-level of the association structure: the 'Zug' and the regulars' table culture.

Markt 2

  • 10m
The grand stage for the royal parade, on which the social hierarchy of the city is physically manifested and confirmed.

Stadthalle Neuss

  • 10m
The entertainment venue for the formal shooting balls, which reveals the gender dynamics and the immense financial costs of the festival.

Kirmesplatz

  • 10m
The highlight of the festival, where the bird shot takes place and the social hierarchy is reset by a democratic lottery.

Location

Activity location

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    Rheinisches Schutzenmuseum
    • Oberstrasse 58
    • 41460, Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Rheinisches Schuetzenmuseum Neuss
    • 58 Oberstraße
    • 41460, Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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