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Mest folk — New Year's dive at Scheveningen, Christmas holidays i Netherlands

• Festival

  New Year's dive at Scheveningen

  1 janJul & nyårTrångt

  Ten thousand people run into the North Sea at noon on 1 January in orange hats and are handed pea soup on the way out. This is the original; every other Dutch town copied it. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Autumn and winter gales (1 okt – 28 feb (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Voorjaarsvakantie (February) holidays i Netherlands, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Autumn and winter gales (1 okt – 28 feb (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Bulb fields in the Bollenstreek, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Natur

  Bulb fields in the Bollenstreek

  20 mar – 15 maj · vanligtvisVildblommor & blomningTrångt

  The commercial fields between here and Haarlem run daffodils, then hyacinths, then tulips, and Keukenhof opens on the same clock. Peak tulip is usually the third week of April and it moves with the spring. Källa ↗

Mest folk — Bulb fields in the Bollenstreek, King's Day

• Helg

  King's Day

  26–27 aprNationell helgdagTrångtStängningar

  The city the King actually lives in makes a day of it: stages across the centre, a street market from dawn and everything else shut. Trains in are full from mid-morning. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Bulb fields in the Bollenstreek (20 mar – 15 maj (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Bulb fields in the Bollenstreek, Meivakantie (May) holidays i Netherlands

• Säsong

  Scheveningen beach season

  15 maj – 20 sep · vanligtvisHavet varmt nog

  The pavilions along Scheveningen and Kijkduin run through the warm months. The North Sea is only briefly comfortable, and the wind decides which side of the pier anybody sits on.

Pågår fortfarande: Bulb fields in the Bollenstreek (20 mar – 15 maj (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Vlaggetjesdag, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Vlaggetjesdag

  19–20 junMat- & dryckesfestivalTrångt

  The new herring lands at Scheveningen harbour on a Saturday in June, the first barrel is auctioned for charity, and every boat on the quay is dressed with flags. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Scheveningen beach season (15 maj – 20 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Summer holidays i Netherlands, skollov i 6 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Scheveningen beach season (15 maj – 20 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Summer holidays i Netherlands, skollov i 6 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Scheveningen beach season (15 maj – 20 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Prinsjesdag, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Helg

  Prinsjesdag

  15 sepStor festivalTrångtStängningar

  The third Tuesday of September: the King rides from Noordeinde to the Royal Theatre, the budget is read out, and the route is fenced and lined by mid-morning. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Scheveningen beach season (15 maj – 20 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Herfstvakantie (autumn) holidays i Netherlands, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Risk

  Autumn and winter gales

  1 okt – 28 feb · vanligtvisVinterstormar & kulingStängningar

  North Sea storms come in from October, and a named one closes the Scheveningen pier, cancels the ferries and puts sand across the boulevard. Good for watching, bad for cycling into. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Sinterklaas, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Helg

  Sinterklaas

  14 nov – 5 dec · vanligtvisJul & nyårTrångt

  Sint arrives by boat in mid-November and the country counts down to the evening of 5 December, which is the real family night here rather than Christmas. Shops are busiest in the last week of it. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Autumn and winter gales (1 okt – 28 feb (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Sinterklaas, Christmas holidays i Netherlands

• Festival

  Royal Christmas Fair

  3–23 dec · vanligtvisJul & nyår

  Three weeks of chalets down the Lange Voorhout under the plane trees, in front of the palaces. It is the one time of year the government quarter feels like a town square. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Autumn and winter gales (1 okt – 28 feb (vanligtvis)), Sinterklaas (14 nov – 5 dec (vanligtvis))