What to Experience in Bergen aan Zee: Events & Activities
Below, you'll find our selection of the finest events in Bergen aan Zee and the surrounding region. Especially in the summer, there are almost daily festivities, ranging from markets and folklore to music performances and sporting events. Yet, even outside the summer season, there's plenty to enjoy in terms of varied activities.
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Egmond-Pier-Egmond
In early January, the annual Egmond-Pier-Egmond takes place. This mountain bike race is, with more than 3,000 participants, the largest and most prestigious ATB Beach Race of Europe. Among the hundreds of recreationists there are many famous mountain bike participants and cyclists. The track is 36 kilometers ...
Egmond Walking Marathon
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In late January Le Champion annually organizes the PWN Egmond Walking Marathon, with start and finish in the picturesque seaside resort of Egmond aan Zee. With separate routes for walkers and Nordic walkers, everyone can enjoy one of the most beautiful areas ...
Funfair in Egmond aan Zee
Early April
Who didn’t like it as a child to be swirled around in a carousel or to get sticky from some cotton candy. In Egmond aan Zee it is still possible every year, early April & end of July.
National Museum Week
Begin april
During this Museum week about 450 museums are to visit. There are extra activities such as workshops, guided tours, tastings, children's treasure hunts, musical performances and the possibility to dress up.
Tour of North Holland
This classic Le Champion, now one of the largest free tours in the west of the Netherlands, leads you past beautiful scenery and some quaint villages of the province of North Holland. Again, a colored ribbon of cyclists will ride through the diverse landscape of North Holland. Think of the bulb fields behind the dunes, the ...
National Mills Day
Tweede weekend van mei
The National Mill Day, celebrated annually on the second weekend of May, is a festive day when hundreds of wind and water mills across the Netherlands open their doors to the public. This event, which has been organised since the 1970s, celebrates the country's rich milling history and attracts thousands of visitors ...
Kunstmarkt Bergen aan Zee
Boven op de boulevard staat gedurende de zomermaanden op vier zondagen een mooie veelzijdige kunstmarkt. zondag 18 juni 2023, zondag 16 juli 2023 en zondag 13 augustus 2023
Art Market
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An Art Market occurs annually on ten summer evenings in Bergen (North Holland). Organised around the Ruïnekerk in the centre of Bergen in July and August, each Thursday from 4:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 350 artists from across the country, weekly and different artists each time, will display and sell their work. A ...
Funfair in Egmond aan Zee
Early April
Who didn’t like it as a child to be swirled around in a carousel or to get sticky from some cotton candy. In Egmond aan Zee it is still possible every year, early April & end of July.
Six Days at the Beach
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The already 'Strand6daagse' (Six Days at the Beach), is a six day lasting hiking and camping trek along the beach from Hoek van Holland to Den Helder. Since 1959, this trek of 140 kilometers is organized every year in the last week of July. The length of each stage of the ...
Open Monuments Day in Bergen aan Zee
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Every year, on a weekend in September, many monuments in the Netherlands open their doors to the public. The participating monuments in Bergen aan Zee can be recognised by the Open Monuments Day flag, ...
Round of Bergen
A running competition for both professionals and amateurs. School kids and recreationists now have the opportunity to participate in this run.
