Traditions & Events

Did you know that it is a popular New Year's Eve ritual to shoot carbide in some rural parts of the Netherlands?Calcium carbide and...

Did you know that popular radio deejays Domien Verschuuren, Angelique Houtveen and Sander Hoogendoorn are being locked up in a glass house studio in...

Did you know that you can relive the 19th century of Charles Dickens this weekend at Bergkwartier in the city center of Deventer?In the...

Did you know that when Sinterklaas is in the country, it is customary for kids to stuff a shoe with a drawing for the...

Did you know that thousands of dare devils start the new year by plunging into an icy cold North Sea at Scheveningen at exactly...

Did you know that this weekend Sinterklaas will arrive in the Netherlands on his steamboat, packed to the rim with gifts?According to tradition Sinterklaas...

Did you know that today is the kick off of the annual Kinderpostzegels ('Children Stamps') fundraising? Around 160,000 kids from grades 7 and 8...

Did you know that Sinterklaas is not due to arrive in the country for a few weeks, all over the Netherlands pepernoten pop up...

Did you know that every year on the third Tuesday of September is Prinsjesdag (Budget Day) in the Netherlands?This is an important ceremonial day...

Did you know that hundreds of volunteers have spent months and months preparing for annual flower parade in Lichtenvoorde?Their tasks vary from designing to...