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Our favourite festivals & events
The Dutch have a penchant for celebrating, and some of the biggest and best are listed below.
Carnaval (Limburg, Noord Brabant, Gelderland) February/March
Koninginnedag (Queen’s Day) 30 April
Nationale Molendag (National Mill Day) May
Oerol (Terschelling) June
Holland Festival (Amsterdam) June (
North Sea Jazz Festival (Rotterdam) mid-July
Gay Pride Canal Parade (Amsterdam) August
Grachtenfestival (Amsterdam) August
Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) November
Sinterklaas (National) 5 December
Must-see films
Dutch cinema has breached the upper echelons of world film with the following releases:
Spoorloos (The Vanishing, 1988) Director: George Sluizer
Turks Fruit (Turkish Delight, 1973) Director: Paul Verhoeven
06 (1994) Director: Theo van Gogh
Karakter (Character, 1997) Director: Mike van Diem
Antonia (Antonia’s Line, 1995) Director: Marleen Gorris
Abel (1986) Director: Alex van Warmerdam
De Vierde Man (The Fourth Man, 1983) Director: Paul Verhoeven
Amsterdam, Global Village (1996) Director: Johan van der Keuken
Fanfare (1958) Director: Bert Haanstra
Father and Daughter (2000) Director: Michael Dudok de Wit
Memorable Museums
The Netherlands is peppered with exceptional museums. Here are some of our most beloved:
Kröller-Müller Museum
Rijksmuseum
Van Gogh Museum
Mauritshuis
Frans Hals Museum
Nederlands Architectuur Instituut
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen
Groninger Museum
Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum
Zuiderzeemuseum
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