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51.881724 4.486348 | 1 The ABN AMRO is the world's largest indoor tennis tournament and has Gold Series status on the ATP tour. Matches are played on hard courts at the Ahoy in Rotterdam. | |
50.849239 5.68915 | 2 Centred in Maastricht and the southern province of Limburg, the annual carnival celebrations shake off the winter blues with a variety of festivities. |  |
52.340956 4.890529 | 3 Ladies make lifestyle choices at the Huishoudbeurs female show at Amsterdam RAI, with makeovers and catwalks featuring fashions from leisure wear to lingerie. Chefs give cooking… |  |
52.305566 4.761371 | 4 Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum presents an exhibition of paintings by the Brueghel brothers, Pieter Brueghel the Younger and Jan Brueghel. The show takes place at Schiphol Airport as the majority of… |  |
52.706096 5.153768 | 5 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… | |
52.360459 4.884037 | 6 Tavern Scenes in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum presents an exhibition giving some idea of what it was like to spend time in 16th and 17th-century Dutch taverns. The show is held in the Philips Wing as the majority… |  |
52.088185 5.106141 | 7 Lovers of the written word head to Jaarbeurs, Utrecht for the annual Book Festival, four days of literary paradise! Visitors can browse through around a quarter of a million books, with… |  |
51.922196 4.470963 | 8 During Rotterdam's annual Museum Night, more than 40 galleries and museums make use of extended opening hours to present innovative performances, concerts, workshops, guided tours and… | |
52.363005 4.922998 | 9 The Chinese believe that Qi is the energy flowing through everything and everybody. The Qi of China at Amsterdam's Tropical Museum teaches children about Qi with cooking classes, karaoke and… | |
52.340956 4.890529 | 10 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… |  |
52.2703 5.6146 | 11 Attracting around 18,000 participants annually, City-Pier-City Loop is an international half-marathon held in The Hague. It begins in the city centre, heads out to the pier at the coastal… |  |
52.363955 4.892867 | 12 Alexander Rodchenko - Revolution in Photography Renowned avant-garde artist Alexander Rodchenko is known for introducing the notion of conceptual thinking to photography. The Amsterdam Photography Museum celebrates Rodchenko with Revolution… | |
52.373119 4.89319 | 13 The Stille Omgang silent procession passes through the streets of Amsterdam every March. It follows the road that pilgrims have used for centuries, Heiligeweg (Holy Way), beginning and ending… | |
50.83772 5.713367 | 14 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… |  |
52.363955 4.892867 | 15 Mylou Oord - It would be so nice It would be so nice at the Amsterdam Photography Museum celebrates fashion and young talent. The exhibit showcases Dutch photographer Mylou Oord's series, which captures a year in the life of… | |
16 The world's finest horse riders compete every year at the Indoor Brabant, in the Brabanthallen in 's-Hertogenbosch. The atmosphere here has made the event one of the most popular international… |  | |
53.214882 6.567757 | 17 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… | |
51.922196 4.470963 | 18 The Race of the Classics sailing challenge starts in Rotterdam, sails via Ostend to Ipswich or Lowestoft (depending on the weather) before re-crossing the North Sea to finish in Amsterdam. The… |  |
51.922196 4.470963 | 19 Join the crowds and encourage thousands of runners through the streets of Rotterdam at the city's annual marathon - unless you're keen to complete 42km yourself! The annual race starts and… | |
52.132633 5.291266 | 20 During the annual National Museum Weekend, more than 450 major museums in the Netherlands are open free of charge, or at least at a discount. Many also present special events and performances. |  |
51.922196 4.470963 | 21 The Motel Mozaïque festival presents music, art and performance at venues throughout Rotterdam, including the Rotterdamse Schouwburg. All events on Thursday and Sunday are free and the… | |
50.83772 5.713367 | 22 The Maastricht Exposition Congress Centre hosts Lentebeurs, a six-day fair dedicated to today's woman. With more than 250 stands devoted to all aspects of lifestyle, the fair welcomes booths… | |
52.37221 4.894773 | 23 Despite modernisation, Oman upholds its traditions and customs. Eye on Oman at Amsterdam's Nieuwe Kerk brings together over 250 artefacts from the country's various art institutions to… | |
53.1692 6.2579 | 24 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.… |  |
52.366486 4.895062 | 25 Imagine: Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival The Imagine: Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival specialises in fantasy, horror and science-fiction, annually screening new feature films, retrospectives, a European fantastic shorts section and… |  |
52.960841 6.527767 | 26 Superbike World Championship Assen Experience high-octane action as the TT circuit Assen hosts this round of the Superbike World Championship. The special attraction of the Superbikes is that they are all based on production… |  |
51.914777 4.473882 | 27 A Room for Two at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen There are no last calls at Rotterdam's Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen during A Room for Two. The event welcomes overnight visitors to a Revolving Hotel Room to enjoy night-time visits to its… |  |
52.089688 4.279462 | 28 Dutch Association of Insurers Photography Prize Designed to help jump-start careers, the Dutch Association of Insurers Photography Prize, at The Hague Museum of Photography, is open to all photography students. The juried competition awards… | |
52.2703 5.6146 | 29 Such is their love for Queen Beatrix that the people of The Hague go to town on Queen's Night, with a mammoth free music festival and parties everywhere. Around 250,000 people enjoy the live… |  |
52.132633 5.291266 | 30 Queen's Day celebrates the birthday of the former Queen Juliana and is one of the largest, most vibrant celebrations in the Dutch calendar. Flags fly, music pumps and millions take to the… |  |
52.373119 4.89319 | 31 Throughout the Netherlands the Dutch celebrate Queen's Day, actually the Queen Mother's birthday, with a national party. Amsterdam crowds dressed in orange enjoy citywide open-air festivities… | |
52.373119 4.89319 | 32 Held every year as part of the Queen's Day celebrations, Vrijmarkt (which means free market) is a sprawling open-air flea market spread across Amsterdam's city centre. It allows everyone to… | |
33 Remembrance Day and Liberation Day The Netherlands has its own way of commemorating the Second World War and celebrating the country's liberation from five years of occupation. Unlike most countries, it sets aside two days to… |  | |
52.363005 4.922998 | 34 The Art of Survival at Amsterdam's Tropical Museum focuses on the Marron people of Suriname. With over 700 artefacts including woodwork and hip-hop tracks, the exhibition looks at the survival… | |
52.132633 5.291266 | 35 Over 600 of Holland's 1000 windmills fly a blue pennant each year to welcome visitors on National Windmill Day. The two-day event is a chance to visit Amsterdam's working mills, which date… |  |
52.26791 4.543269 | 36 Set in 77 acres of wooded park in Lisse, Keukenhof are some of the world's most spectacular flower gardens. Established in 1949 as a showcase for Dutch bulb-growers, every spring more than… |  |
51.59016 4.77258 | 37 The Breda Jazz Festival presents a mixture of trad jazz, ragtime and blues from local and international acts. The event features around 150 performances mostly on outdoor stages in the centre… |  |
52.363084 4.883313 | 38 The Netherlands Transgender Film Festival The Netherlands Transgender Film Festival is held biannually at De Balie in Amsterdam. The festival shows a range of films and video productions that focus on issues relating to transgender… | |
52.108089 4.273092 | 39 The annual North Sea Regatta features sailing competitions off the coast of Scheveningen. The highlight, the North Sea Race, sees racers journey to Harwich and return to the Dutch seaside… |  |
50.879883 6.019253 | 40 Europe's oldest pop festival is still one of the best. Pinkpop annually attracts around 60,000 people to Megaland in Landgraaf. Performances are spread across three different stages and a… | |
51.922196 4.470963 | 41 The annual Dunya Festival in Rotterdam offers a wealth of arts and culture from around the globe. Approximately 200,000 people enjoy a day of action-packed fun in the open air near Rotterdam's… | |
52.340956 4.890529 | 42 Art Amsterdam, held at the Amsterdam RAI, celebrates its 25th anniversary by staging 120 solo shows. Leading national and international galleries exhibit paintings, photographs, sculptures and… |  |
52.088928 5.1154 | 43 The city of Utrecht presents its annual celebration of theatre, visual arts and live music, Festival a/d Werf. Unusual locations give the event its special character - be prepared for an… |  |
52.2703 5.6146 | 44 The annual Hague Royal Ten features several races around the city's beautiful streets, including a 1.5km Kids' Run, a 5km Loop and the main event, the 10km Loop. All races start and finish at… | |
52.132633 5.291266 | 45 The whole of the Netherlands celebrates its passion for cycling each May during National Cycling month. Hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts take to two wheels and follow one of the many… | |
52.336716 4.86699 | 46 The PINKster Tennis Tournament is a hot date on the Gay and Lesbian Tennis Alliance's summer circuit. It attracts hundreds of competitors from Europe and America to the red clay courts of… | |
52.373119 4.89319 | 47 Celebrating the diverse cultural landscape of Amsterdam, the annual Torentijd Festival is held on the open square between the Golden Lion and Groenhoven Tower. It features dance, music and… | |
52.358645 4.880815 | 48 Paul Gaugin - The Breakthrough Into Modernity The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam presents Paul Gaugin - The Breakthrough Into Modernity. The exhibition features a series of lithographs that represent a crucial stage in Gaugin's artistic… |  |
52.108089 4.273092 | 49 International Sand Sculpture Festival Building sandcastles enters a new realm at the International Sand Sculpture Festival on Scheveningen Beach in The Hague. National and international teams participate with past subject matters… |  |
52.108089 4.273092 | 50 Scheveningen Flag Day (Vlaggetjesdag) 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… |  |
