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The Cannabis Cup

22 - 26 Nov 2009 (annual)

Amsterdam is famous for its canals, its red light district and its coffeeshops, where one can buy and smoke cannabis! During The Cannabis Cup, which takes place annually in the city, all…

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Gerrit van Honthorst (1592-1656), De boetvaardige Petrus. Courtesy of pAn Amsterdam

pAn Amsterdam

22 - 29 Nov 2009 (annual)

The leading national art and antiques fair in the Low Countries, pAn Amsterdam proffers valuable art and antiques for inspection and purchase at the Amsterdam RAI. Dealers present an…

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Millionaire Fair Amsterdam

10 - 14 Dec 2009 (annual)

Join the wealthy and the successful at the Millionaire Fair Amsterdam held at the Amsterdam RAI. Sip champagne and enjoy exquisite nibbles as you browse the most luxurious products available…

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Art Market on the Spui. Courtesy of Art Market on the Spui

Art Market on the Spui

1 Mar - 31 Dec 2009; Sun only (annual)

Every Sunday from March to December, local artists set their stalls out on the Spui in Amsterdam. Buyers browse contemporary works at affordable prices by around 25 artists from a collective…

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The Art of Fashion: Installing Allusions

19 Sep 2009 - 10 Jan 2010; not Mon

The line between art and fashion is often blurred. This exhibition, at Rotterdam's Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, features new work by five fashion designers who create garments that are more…

Holland Flowers Festival

Feb - Mar 2010 (annual)

The Holland Flowers Festival is the Netherlands' principal bulbous plants and flowers show and takes place at The Greenery in Zwaagdjik-Oost. Floral arrangements of hundreds of varieties of…

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Amsterdam Boat Show. Courtesy of Amsterdam RAI

HISWA Amsterdam Boat Show

Mar 2010 (annual)

The Amsterdam Boat Show annually attracts thousands of boating enthusiasts to Amsterdam RAI where they can view the latest navigation equipment and sailing attire. There are also hundreds of…

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Eglon Hendrik van der Neer's Figures in an elegant interior (1678) © Johnny van Haeften Ltd Johnny van Haeften Ltd

The European Fine Art Fair

Mar 2010 (annual)

The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF Maastricht), at the Maastricht Exposition Congress Centre, is widely regarded as the world's leading fine art and antiques fair. This is a collectors' fair…

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Photo by Ben Evans

Groningen's Flower Market

Apr 2010 (annual)

Traditionally held on Good Friday, when Dutch flowers are at their best, a row of market stalls winds through the centre of Groningen for the flower market. The affair is a fantastic cacophony…

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Flower Parade. Image Courtesy of www.bulb.com

Bulb Region Flower Parade

Apr 2010 (annual)

Once a year, a spectacular floral parade leaves Noordwijk in the morning and follows a 40km route via Sassenheim, Lisse, Hillegom, Bennebroek and Heemstede to arrive in Haarlem in the evening.…

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Vrijmarkt Amsterdam

Apr 2010 (annual)

Held every year as part of the Queen's Day celebrations, Vrijmarkt (which means free market) is a massive open-air car boot sale that sprawls across Amsterdam's city centre. It allows people…

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Lentebeurs

May 2010; not Fri (annual)

The Maastricht Exposition Congress Centre hosts Lentebeurs, an eight-day fair dedicated to today's woman. With more than 250 stands devoted to all aspects of lifestyle, the fair welcomes…

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Herrings. Photo by Ben Evans

Scheveningen Flag Day (Vlaggetjesdag)

Jun 2010 (annual)

The Dutch love their herring so much that they devote a day each year to celebrating the first big catches - Scheveningen Flag Day! The coast and harbour at Scheveningen fill with a hungry…

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See Amsterdam by canal. © Amsterdam Toerisme and Congres Bureau

Open Garden Days

Jun 2010 (annual)

Discover hidden beauty along Amsterdam's canals as gardens of private houses usually closed to the public are open. Around 25 gardens between Brouwersgracht and the Amstel River open for the…

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Pleased to eat you © Annie Mills

Culinair Festival

Jul 2010 (annual)

The best restaurants in Leiden present themselves to the public during the annual Culinair Festival. Held at the Garenmarkt in the centre of town, tasting tickets are sold at the event and…

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Mmm... mussels. Photo Credit to Ben Evans

Yerseke Mussel Festival

Aug 2010 (annual)

The fishing village of Yerseke stages its annual mussel harvest every summer. Visitors can chomp through bucketloads of free mussels, watch the fleet go through their paces in a spectacular…

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Vollenhove Flower Parade

Aug 2010 (annual)

The annual Flower Parade is the climax of the corso festival week in Vollenhoeve, Overijssel. It's a grand spectacle with all sorts of entertainment and floats decorated with countless…

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Image Courtesy of http://www.preuvenemint.nl

Preuvenemint

Aug 2010 (annual)

The annual Preuvenemint (preuve - to taste and evenemint - event) is a gastronomic celebration of the best of international cuisine, held each year in the Vrijthof in Maastricht. Over 100,000…

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Alkmaar Cheese Market

Apr - Sep 2010; Fri only (annual)

Alkmaar is to cheese what Dublin is to Guinness. The Alkmaar Cheese Market is held every Friday between early-April and mid-September on the Waagplein square, where the vendors wear the…

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Chill Out Weekends

Apr - Sep 2010; Weekends only (annual)

Enjoy the summer sun with breakdancers, DJs, rappers and skaters at Skatepark Westblaak's annual Chill Out Weekends. Weather permitting, the event is held every Saturday and Sunday from late…


Highlights

The Cannabis Cup

Amsterdam

22 - 26 Nov 2009 (annual)

pAn Amsterdam

Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam

22 - 29 Nov 2009 (annual)

Art Market on the Spui

Spui, Amsterdam

1 Mar - 31 Dec 2009; Sun only (annual)