Knabenschiessen in Zürich City
Knabenschiessen in Zürich City is held on September 12. Second Weekend in September + half Monday after. This event in the second decade of the month September is annual. 
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Knabenschiessen is an annual public event aimed for challenge and cheer, and it happens in Albisgütli at the foot of the good old Uetliberg. Every second weekend of September, Zürich holds Knabenschiessen—one of Switzerland’s oldest and largest festivals—drawing and firing up crowds from near and far. Knabenschiessen officially began in 1899 to inspire teenage male citizens to volunteer in the Swiss army.
The festivity centers on a shooting competition for teenagers, although it offers a range of activities for the adults and the younger kids who cannot join the contest. Around 5,000 boys and girls aged 13 to 17 take part in the Knabenschiessen shooting contest each year in Albisguetli in Zurich. The boy gaining the highest score is called “Schützenkönig”, or “Shooting King”and the girl with the highest score is named “Schützenkönigin” or “Shooting Queen”.
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