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Great Viehscheid in Allgäu 2025: All dates at a glance!
Find out everything about the Viehscheid in Oberallgäu 2025: dates, traditions and the ceremonial return of the animals to the stable.
Great Viehscheid in Allgäu 2025: All dates at a glance!
Things get really busy in the heart of the Allgäu in summer! From May 2025, the Alpine summer will begin when over 30,000 cattle and other animals say goodbye to the beautiful mountain landscape. The tradition of the cattle drive is celebrated in a colorful hustle and bustle, which also takes the shepherds with their animals back into the valley when the first autumn leaves fall. This return, also known as the Viehscheid, is one of the highlights in the Allgäu event calendar and captivates both tourists and locals. The first celebrations take place in September and are accompanied by music, dancing and culinary delicacies. As the Allgäuer Zeitung reports, the cattle sheds in the Allgäu are public events that take place mainly in the months of September and October take place.
So what kind of dates does September 2025 bring with it? Here is an overview of the most important Viehscheid events that should not be missed:
The dates of the cattle shed 2025
- Vils (Tirol): Samstag, 6. September, ab 11.30 Uhr
- Kranzegg (Oberallgäu): Dienstag, 9. September, ab 9 Uhr
- Bad Hindelang (Oberallgäu): Donnerstag, 11. September, ab 8.30 Uhr
- Balderschwang (Oberallgäu): Freitag, 12. September, ab 9 Uhr
- Oberstaufen (Oberallgäu): Freitag, 12. September, ab 8.30 Uhr
- Schöllang (Oberstdorf, Oberallgäu): Freitag, 12. September, ab 8.30 Uhr
- Grän-Haldensee (Tirol): Samstag, 13. September, ab 11 Uhr
- Jungholz (Tirol): Samstag, 13. September, ab 9 Uhr
- Oberstdorf (Oberallgäu): Samstag, 13. September, ab 9 Uhr
- Pfronten (Ostallgäu): Samstag, 13. September, ab 8 Uhr
- Nesselwängle (Tirol): Sonntag, 14. September, ab 11 Uhr
- Viehmarkt Buching (Halblech, Ostallgäu): Montag, 15. September, ab 9.30 Uhr
- Unterjoch (Bad Hindelang, Oberallgäu): Montag, 15. September, ab 10 Uhr
- Nesselwang (Ostallgäu): Dienstag, 16. September, ab 10 Uhr
- Gunzesried (Blaichach, Oberallgäu): Mittwoch, 17. September, ab 9 Uhr
- Wertach (Oberallgäu): Donnerstag, 18. September, ab 8 Uhr
- Riezlern (Kleinwalsertal, Vorarlberg): Freitag, 19. September, ab 7.30 Uhr
- Schattwald (Tirol): Freitag, 19. September, ab 11 Uhr
- Thalkirchdorf (Oberstaufen, Oberallgäu): Freitag, 19. September, ab 9 Uhr
- Immenstadt (Oberallgäu): Samstag, 20. September, ab 8.30 Uhr
- Missen-Wilhams (Oberallgäu): Samstag, 20. September, ab 9.30 Uhr
- Obermaiselstein (Oberallgäu): Samstag, 20. September, ab 9 Uhr
- Pfronten-Röfleuten (Ostallgäu): Samstag, 20. September, ab 10 Uhr
- Tannheim (Tirol): Samstag, 20. September, ab 11 Uhr
- Wengen (Weitnau, Oberallgäu): Samstag, 20. September, ab 10 Uhr
- Zell (Eisenberg-Zell, Ostallgäu): Samstag, 20. September, ab 10 Uhr
- Haldenwang (Oberallgäu): Samstag, 27. September, ab 10 Uhr
- Haslach (Oy-Mittelberg, Oberallgäu): Samstag, 27. September, ab 10.30 Uhr
- Älplerletze (Fellhorn, Oberstdorf, Oberallgäu): Sonntag, 28. September, ab 11 Uhr
- Memhölz (Waltenhofen, Oberallgäu): Freitag, 3. Oktober, ab 11 Uhr
- Apfeltrang (Ruderatshofen, Ostallgäu): Sonntag, 5. Oktober, ab 10.30 Uhr
- Heimhofen (Grünenbach, Westallgäu): Samstag, 11. Oktober, ab 11 Uhr
The Viehscheid not only has a cultural but also a historical background. The term “Scheid” refers to the separation of the animals from the Alps. It should be noted that the first written mentions of the Viehscheid in the Allgäu cannot be clearly dated. An exciting detail on the side: The cattle market in Immenstadt first took place on September 20, 1930 and is still a popular attraction today.
Tradition meets modernity
But be careful! Some cattle sheds are no longer open to the public. These include, for example, Hohenschwangau, Maierhöfen and Seeg, where alternative events are now being offered. However, the preservation of tradition is strongly noticeable and goes hand in hand with a lively interest in heritage and our cultural landscape. The different terminology of how the Viehscheid is called in the Allgäu (sometimes also “Viehscheid”) is always a topic of conversation among locals and holidaymakers.
A clear look into the future: the cattle drive is already a hot topic in the neighboring regions of Austria and Switzerland in September. For example, almabtriebe.de does a lot of advertising for the Almabtriebe in the Salzburger Land and Tyrol, which spreads similar anticipation.
Conclusion: The Viehscheid in the Allgäu is more than just a tradition - it is a celebration of life and community that brings people in this beautiful region together. So, mark the dates, put on your hiking boots and come along!