Spectacular fish funeral procession
Fischzug
Schmidmühlen, Germany
Cultural festivals
What it is
Cultural festivals in Schmidmühlen, Germany.
Dates
The next dates have not been announced yet. We check the official site regularly and update this page when they are.
“Jedes Jahr am Aschermittwoch findet der traditionelle Fischzug statt”
In English: Every year on Ash Wednesday the traditional Fischzug takes place
Before you go
- Where
- Schmidmühlen (Oberpfalz), Germany
- Hours
- On Ash Wednesday, when the church clock strikes one
How we checked
Last checked October 20, 2026 against schmidmuehlen.de. Before anything appears here, a separate check fetches each source again and confirms that every date we show is in the quoted text.
Notes from the last check
The official Markt Schmidmühlen page confirms the Fischzug is held every Ash Wednesday with a start at one o'clock, and a 2025 Wochenblatt article describes a procession of 63 men; no 2027 dates could be evidenced from a fetched page.
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