Local events
In addition to beautiful nature and charming villages, there is also plenty to do in terms of events in the Achterhoek region! Throughout the year, numerous fun activities and festivals are organised for young and old. Here you will find an overview of events in the area (if they are taking place soon).
Museum More Jemima De Jonge - Ruurlo
The upper rooms of Ruurlo Castle have been transformed into dioramas, rooms within rooms, and cardboard crawl spaces. In Jemima de Jonge's (2001) first solo museum exhibition, you wander through surreal worlds in which the boundaries between video, installation art, performance art, drawing, and theater are difficult to define.
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Winter Festival Zutphen
During the Winterfestijn, Zutphen is transformed into a true winter spectacle. On this day you can enjoy atmospheric shopping in the city center, enjoy the best Christmas stalls, live music, the best street theater, attractions for children and food trucks. Sunday, December 14 is the best day of the year for young and old. The streets and stores are decorated with thousands of lights and Christmas trees. On the heated terraces you will enjoy the most delicious food and drinks, and at the Christmas market you will find the nicest surprises and atmospheric Christmas accessories. Rather fancy some excitement? Go in one of the attractions and look out over Zutphen from a great height or glide across the ice on the Zaadmarkt. Winterfestijn is open from 12:00 to 18:00 and is free to enter. Are you ready for a magical day out in Zutphen?
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Christmas Fair Vorden
Throw away your heels and put on your boots! Get ready for an atmospheric event in the Christmas spirit. Enjoy strolling through the fair and walking around the courtyard and grounds of Vorden Castle to shop for the latest must-haves for Christmas. Atmospheric Christmas music and Christmas choirs in the background... Christmas Fair Vorden takes place partly on paved grounds and partly on the lawn: there are pagoda tents everywhere with lots of beautiful things to offer. You can also wander around the castle, which has been completely decorated in Christmas spirit for this occasion. And when it gets dark, thousands of lights will transport you into a fairytale atmosphere.
Order your ticket on the website: www.christmasfairvorden.nl
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Atmospheric Christmas market Lochem
Atmospheric Christmas market in the center of Lochem.
Further info to follow.
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Zwart Cross
If you're staying at EuroParcs De Achterhoek in Lochem and have managed to get tickets to the Zwarte Cross, you're in for a real treat. From the vacation park it's about a 25-kilometer drive to the festival site in Lichtenvoorde - a drive of about 20 to 25 minutes, depending on traffic and fun on the way.
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