Ring Tilting
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Programme subject to change.
Ring tilting around the church. The absolute highlight of the season. The finest horse-drawn carriages come from all over the Netherlands to compete for the title ‘Best Ring Tilter’ and the ‘Siem Huijberts’ trophy. In addition, there are competitions in various categories for the prizes for the finest turnout and the best-moving horse. There is also a special prize for the most original combination. Around 20 horse-drawn carriages will compete against each other.
Willem van der Voort presents the event.
09:00 Harnessing and hitching the horses in the Muziektuin behind Museum Vreeburg.
09:00 – 15:00 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 the Vreeburg museum farm.
10:45 The parade sets off from the Nieuwe Laagzijde.
11:00 – 13:00 Organ recital by Caroline Schaap 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 Performance by the West Frisian dance group on the church square on the Markt.
11:45 Children's bread meal on the Markt.
12:00 – 13:00 The farrier shoes horses in front of the Vreeburg museum farm on the Loet.
13:15 – 15:00 No Skroifgroep (West Frisian writers' group) this week.
approx. 13:00 Ring tilting begins on the course around the church on the Markt. The competition is for the Siem Huijberts trophy.
approx. 16:30 Prize-giving (1¼ hours after the end of the ring tilting) in café Piet Pann on the Markt.
Don't forget to visit our beautiful Vreeburg museum farm and the Carriage Museum.
