Dutch Week: A Celebration
Festivities, activities and events
Sat 23 April to Sun 1 May – Throughout the country
All over Aotearoa, there will be events to celebrate all things Dutch: culture, heritage, language and food.
Official opening of 'Dutch Week' at Foxton's Big Dutch Day Out - 300 vliegers de lucht in
Three major cities feature a Dutch Film Festival
Major landmarks across NZ light up orange at night
Local clubs and communities organise their own Koningsdag events - including Orange Bike Rides or a Vrijmarkt
Youngsters can join a national Speech Competition or a Klompenkunst Competition
Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom, Foxton -Exhibition: 'Ans Westra photographs: after Handboek'
Enjoy a touch of Dutch! Whether you're in one of the big cities, or the smaller towns.
Are you keen to hop on a bike? Check out the Orange Bike Rides.
Stimulate your young ones to learn or practice Nederlandse taal: National Speech Competition.
Learn how you can put sustainability into practice for your personal and business life at the Dutch Business Association's ' Sustainability in Practice '
Or get together with other Dutchies one night, to immerse yourself in cultuur uit Nederland - sit back and watch a Dutch movie at the Dutch Film Festival.