Overview
- The live broadcast, which aired Thursday on NPO1, drew about 6,000 people to Dwingeloo, and the municipality said the event went well.
- Crowds packed the Kleine Brink until gates closed at capacity, and traffic jams formed during the exit as police and stewards directed cars and buses.
- Ahead of the show, final rehearsals drew large numbers of crew, media and fans around the fenced site, highlighting the scale of the first village host location.
- Smaller Passion-style events ran in parallel as Musselkanaal’s Lutje Passion drew roughly 300 walkers, Volkel’s sold-out Paasie hosted about 1,400 in a converted hall, and the Pazzipanten tour in Groningen featured 150 performers.
- A KRO-NCRV project since 2011, this 16th edition used the annual theme ‘kom dichterbij’ and a theme song to retell the Easter story in public spaces.