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This Summer, Leiden is bursting at the seams with music, music, music and loads of other fun activities! Admire the sand sculptures in Noordwijk aan Zee, eat your heart out at a culinary event, dance to the beats in an archaeological park or visit one of the many (free) Summer festivals and open air concerts: Woodstock on the Water, Werfpop, BCKYARD Festival, Castlefest, the list goes on.. Don't forget to pay a visit to 'De Buurt': Leiden's unique temporary hotspot for culture, sports, food and fun.
Have a great Summer!
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| Holland Pass Leiden |
| Amsterdam Holland Pass is the number one City Pass offering free and reduced entrance tickets to must-see attractions and museums in Amsterdam and other Dutch cities such as Rotterdam and The Hague.
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| Boat Tour |
| Join our special Kagerplassen boat tour and enjoy a wonderful 2,5-hour trip to the lakes. Take your own snacks and drinks aboard, or opt for one of our main course salads. In the event of bad weather, the boat will be covered.
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| LeidsePas Discount Card |
| LeidsePas Discount Card will help you discover Leiden with a lot of discounts. With the LeidsePas you will receive discounts up to 50% at over 150 different venues in Leiden!
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Meet with...
Judy Ashworth |
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Name: Judy Ashworth
Age: 55
Company: Gruenenthal Innovative Medicines Unit – Leiden Hub
How long have you been living in the Netherlands?
2 months
What brought you to the Netherlands, initially?
My very first time in Leiden was just to visit a friend. A couple of years later, my husband moved here for work in the Leiden Bio Science Park.
What is your profession?
I’m a physician by training, but entered the pharmaceutical industry after I moved from the US, where I’m originally from, to Germany in 1999.
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| Sand sculptures in Noordwijk aan zee |
Various |
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| 1 July - 1 August (daily) |
| To mark the occasion of “Noordwijk 150 jaar Badplaats”, five sand sculptures will be created, among which the image of “Soldaat van Oranje” and the seaside resort itself |
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| Friday 1 July until Sunday 3 July |
| Delicious food, a tasty drink, good spirits and cheerful beats by Ferocius Events: good fun for young and old. The first edition of ‘Smaakvol Lisse’ will take place on the Kasteel Keukenhof estate. |
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| Dansen in het Park |
Music festival |
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| Saturday 2 July |
Dancing in the Matilo Park! What to expect?
- Hits, Hits and more Hits! All the songs you want to hear!
- Various food trucks
- An Everybody Loves Silent Disco area! |
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| Woodstock Op het Water!(WOW) |
Music |
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| Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 July |
| WOW! Is a music event that literally takes place on the canals of Leiden. On both afternoons, 8 boats will take various bands on board and sail past the busy terraces. |
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| Zanghuis206 Summer Festival |
Music |
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| Sunday 3 July |
| Zanghuis206 is a vocal school which provides private singing lessons, it has a kids’ choir and an adult choir. This event will demonstrate the school’s activities. |
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| Harmonie Voorschoten |
Music |
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| Sunday 3 July |
| Harmonie Voorschoten was founded in 1989 as a stage orchestra. After a low key starting period, both the number of members and the musical quality have increased significantly over the past years. |
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| Monday 4 July until Saturday 30 Augustus |
| Sign up for this evening boat trip and enjoy a wonderful 2,5 hour trip on the Kagerplassen. Bring something to eat and drink, or select one of our full-meal salads. |
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| Oost- Europakoor Mila & Muziekvereniging De Burcht |
Music |
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| Sunday 10 July |
| A fun group of over 35 members! Besides performing together, fun and fellowship are important values for De Burcht! |
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| BCKYARD Festival |
Music Festival |
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| Saturday 16 July |
| Hand in hand, strewing neutron granules in Heuvelpark De Bult, BCYRD festival will pull up your dungarees to the right height for sure! |
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| Sunday 17 July |
| The 35th edition of Werfpop will take place on Sunday 17 July. A free festival in the Leidse Hout, with artists such as Rico & Sticks, DeWolff and The Indien. |
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| Sunday 24 July |
| The band that originated from the student orchestra The Old Rhine Seven, was re-founded in 1985 and has been a set value in Leiden ever since. |
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| Puur Festival |
Music festival |
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| Saturday 30 July |
| Puur is a techno and deep house festival which will take place at the recreation area Vlietland, close to Leiden and the Hague. |
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| Braderie Noordwijkerhout |
Fair |
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| Thursday December 12th 2013 |
| Largest fair of the Bollenstreek, something for everyone! |
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| Sunday 31 July |
| On the second Sunday of each month in 2016 the Marktgilde in Leiden will organise a tasteful market: The biological taste of Leiden. |
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| Sunday 31 July |
| We are the ‘almost’ big band The Looters. Originated from the jazz “workshops” by Loet and Van der Lee, hence the name “The Looters”! |
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| Friday 5 August until Sunday 7 August |
| Imagine yourself in a completely different world at Castlefest, the major Fantasy event of the Netherlands. A festival for young and old. |
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| Noordwijkerhout Culinair |
Culinary event |
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| Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 August |
| A delicious food event, initiated by the Noordwijkerhout hospitality industry. Noordwijkerhout Culinair caters to the needs of connoisseurs as well as food fans. |
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| Sunday 7 August |
| A mix of instrumental and vocal songs by the likes of Herbie Hancock, Duke Pearson, Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers. |
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| Beelden in Leiden |
Exhibition |
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| until Sunday 7 August |
| Beelden in Leiden is a unique exhibition situated at the Hooglandse Kerkgracht. This year’s theme is Life Science, linking the exhibition to the Leiden Bio Science Park. |
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| Rijnsburgs Bloemencorso |
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| Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 August |
| The Flower Parade: a splendid floral procession in August. The procession will set off from Rijnsburg on Saturday 13 August, and will travel through Katwijk to Noordwijk. |
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| Dance the Argentinian tango |
Event |
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| Various dates: until Saturday 27 August 2016. |
| Although Leiden is hardly Buenos Aires, anyone who visits music pavilion “de Waterlelie” at the Leidse Hout on a Summer Saturday afternoon, will surely deem themselves in an exotic place. |
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| Tourist market Noordwijk aan Zee |
Market |
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| Every Sunday until 28 August |
| A fun and fresh take on a good old-fashioned cosy market. Enjoy shopping and music while the kids enjoy a special children’s attraction. |
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| Tourist market Katwijk aan Zee |
Market |
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| Every Tuesday until 30 August |
| As tradition has it, the “Toeristenmarkt” will take place in the centre of Katwijk aan Zee. |
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| until Sunday 18 September |
| De Buurt will be divided into several ‘districts’ by means of sea containers, each area will offer a variety of activities for young and old. |
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| Japan and Von Siebold |
Exhibition |
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| until Tuesday 18 October |
| In 2016 the Hortus will commemorate the death of the German doctor Philipp Franz Balthasar von Siebold 150 years ago.A booklet with a walking route leads you past the original Von Siebold artefacts of the exhibition. |
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