Flower Parade Rijnsburg
A rolling floral theatre of dahlia-clad floats, decorated cars and more than 100 costumed figurants winding through this South Holland bulb village each August.
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"Marking its 1,079th edition in 2026, this South Holland village horse market traces its origins to 840 AD, making it the oldest horse market in the Netherlands and a remarkable piece of living agricultural heritage."
Valkenburgse Paardenmarkt
"Rooted in market rights granted by Count Floris V in 1282, this South Holland village fair combines a genuine working horse market with kortebaandraverij harness racing, a braderie, and centuries of unbroken community tradition."
Voorschotense Paardendagen
"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