Corso Valkenswaard
Twelve neighbourhood buurtschappen build dahlia floats accompanied by street artists and showbands from across the Netherlands in this listed intangible heritage corso known as the most convivial dahlia festival in the country.
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"Five full days of dancing, live music and village street parties in the small Noord-Brabant village of Zeeland, with a big festival tent, local artists and a joyfully unpretentious community atmosphere."
Zeelandse Straatfeesten
"A lively annual market day that turns the compact historic centre of Steenbergen into an open-air fair with stalls, live music and a festive street atmosphere typical of small Brabant market towns."
Jaarmarkt Steenbergen
"Twenty colossal floats built entirely by neighbourhood teams from dahlias grown in local gardens fill the birthplace of Van Gogh with colour and spectacle in what is widely regarded as the world's largest dahlia parade."
Corso Zundert
"Zundert's entirely volunteer-built dahlia floats, using around eight million locally grown flowers, make this the world's largest flower parade and an astonishing feat of village craftsmanship rooted in neighbourhood rivalry since 1936."
Bloemencorso Zundert
"Running since 1940, the Acht van Chaam is an iconic figure-of-eight road cycling race through the narrow lanes and woodland of this small Brabant village, drawing professional and amateur riders in a cherished midsummer spectacle."
Acht van Chaam
"A convivial three-day village feast held by the Sint Annakerk in tiny Molenschot, a recurring summer tradition in the Brabant Baronie drawing visitors from both sides of the Dutch-Belgian border."
Annafeesten Molenschot
"Every Wednesday evening through the summer, the local shanty choir Gin See to Heich performs maritime songs at the music pavilion Het Beukenootje in the heart of Schiermonnikoog village, a beloved island custom for generations."
Gin See to Heich, Shanty Choir Evenings
"Described as the largest illuminated corso in Europe, giant dahlia-covered floats process through this tiny Weerribben-Wieden village in an evening spectacle founded in 1968 and now UNESCO-recognised intangible heritage."
Corso Sint Jansklooster
"In the historic port of Appingedam, shanties, folk songs and sea music echo across the water and quays for four days in an annual festival that is an ode to the region's seafaring tradition."
Bie Daip
"Towering floats adorned with hundreds of thousands of dahlias parade three times through the streets of a picturesque former Zuiderzee town as part of a full corso week, listed on UNESCO's intangible heritage register."
Corso Vollenhove
"Handcrafted illuminated gondolas punt through the famous thatched-cottage canal village of Giethoorn in a tradition dating to 1930, now recognised as Dutch UNESCO intangible cultural heritage."
Gondelvaart Giethoorn
"A beloved dahlia corso in a small Drenthe village that punches far above its weight, listed on the Dutch National Intangible Heritage register alongside the country's most celebrated parades."
Bloemencorso Eelde