Day of Dance
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Programme subject to change.
Day of Dance.
A convivial day of dancing on the church square by various Dutch dance groups.
Folkloristische Zang- en Dansgroep Aald Hielpen from Hindeloopen and Folkloristische Dansgroep Hellendoorn from Hellendoorn.
09:00 Harnessing and hitching the horses in the Muziektuin behind Museum Vreeburg.
10:00 – 15:00 Have your photo taken with friends or family in original West Frisian costume on a carriage, for a small fee. On the Markt next to the information stand.
09:00 – 16:00 Curiosities and crafts market in the Nieuwstraat.
10:00 The West Frisians gather at the corner of Nieuwe Laagzijde/Stationsweg (café Spoorzicht) for the parade.
10:00 – 15:00 The tower on the Markt can be climbed for a small fee; inside the tower is the exhibition with many historical photographs of the Westfriese Folklore.
10:00 – 15:00 Wood turner in the smithy at Museum Vreeburg.
10:45 The parade sets off from the Nieuwe Laagzijde.
11:00 – 13:00 Organ recital by Hans Stehouwer in the Dutch Reformed Church (N.H. Kerk) on the Markt.
11:25 Performance by the children's dance group on the church square on the Markt.
11:45 Children's bread meal on the Markt.
11:45 Performance by the West Frisian dance group on the church square on the Markt.
12:00 – 13:00 The farrier shoes horses in front of the Vreeburg museum farm on the Loet.
12:30 – 14:00 Church square, performances by the various Dutch dance groups.
13:15 – 15:00 Skroifgroep Veenhuizen (West Frisian writers' group) in the coffee room of the church on the Markt. They sing and tell anecdotes in the wonderfully rich West Frisian dialect.
14:00 – 15:00 Open-air lunch for all the dance groups on the Markt.
Don't forget to visit our beautiful Vreeburg museum farm and the Carriage Museum.
