It is held annually on the last weekend in August. The year saw the largest number of trooping marksmen to date, with 6, marksmen taking part in the parade. The largest number of visitors to date was recorded in , with 1. For this reason, the marksmen wear uniforms with mock guns, often decorated with flowers sticking out of the barrel. In the regiment consisted of around 7, actives; i.
It is divided into different corps, each wearing their own distinct dress uniform. This association is headed by a committee of 10β12 members, among them the Colonel Oberst , the highest-ranking officer and the commandant of the regiment. Application for the regality is open to all marksmen, however, it involves a lot of expenditure of time and money from both the king and his wife and for his children, optionally.
The king is not a member of the association's committee, however. The marching bands , corps of drums and fanfare bands present come from the Neuss area and beyond, following the old German band pattern, however the Quirinus Band and Bugle Corps, a new band raised in and based in the vicinity, marches in the British Light infantry band tradition in a record paces per minute as it is affiliated to the Royal Green Jackets association in the UK and is the first ever German marching band of its kind, their present Bandmaster being Peter Hosking, who is an ex Royal Green Jacket and Light Infantry Musician.
The regiment, brigade sized with more than 7, serving actively as of , is divided into a total of 10 corps that have been established over time. Except the Sappers, most are company sized or battalion-sized formations, only 2 are regiment-sized. Each corps has its own distinctive uniforms. A corps is generally headed by a Major or Captain Hauptmann , while platoons are headed by First Lieutenants Oberleutnant. The Sappers form the smallest of the existing corps, consisting of a single platoon with a current total of 22 members.
They wear a blue uniform jacket under a white apron, a high mock bearskin cap topped by a red and white brush, as well as an axe and a hunting dagger. Since they march at the head of the regiment and act as honour guard for the Marksmen's King.
