Overview
- Regional broadcasters list a broad slate of public events across Groningen, Drenthe and Friesland this weekend, with many activities free or low-cost.
- Veenhuizen hosts a public day marking five years since UNESCO World Heritage recognition for the Koloniën van Weldadigheid, opening at 10:00 by provincial commissioner Agnes Mulder with a performance by illusionist Victor Mids.
- Saturday features Orgeldag and National Mill Day, with churches letting visitors play historic organs for 30 minutes and Drenthe mills staging local games including Zuidwolde’s grain-sack throwing and a 150-year celebration at Jan Pol in Dalen.
- Forum Groningen’s Framed animation festival continues with screenings, masterclasses and talks by local and international makers at the Forum venue.
- Outdoor and market options include two free cycling routes of 43 km and 49 km in Zuidoost-Drenthe into Germany, Woudsend’s Sleepbootdagen with about eighty tugboats and contests, and Meppel’s first city-centre book market.