2011 Events

Museumwindmill is open daily (in season) from April 1st - October 31st from 9:30 - 17:30. Off season open weekends only, 11:00 - 16:00 weather permitting.

Below you'll find the annual events in the Kinderdijk area. They are updated once a year in the spring or in any case before the season starts. All the events listed below are for 2012 and most are recurring every year. Those with a "?" are not known yet, please check later!

date event description
March
17 Opening windmill season Museumwindmill open every day instead of just weekends
April
1 Canal cruise starts Cruise along the "gang of mills" and go up close and personal
May
12 National Windmill day Only the museumwindmill is open (as per usual)
July
7, 14, 21, 28 Windmill days in Kinderdijk All windmills operate on Saturdays in July.
25 Traditional horsemarket Horsemarket and speedcycling in the center of Alblasserdam.
August
4, 11, 18, 25 Windmill days in Kinderdijk All windmills operate on Saturdays in July.
September
3-8 Windmill in floodlight Floodlight from 9:00pm - 11:00pm.
7 Windmill market Windmill market in the center of Kinderdijk. Market from 17:00 to 23:00.
  Alblaspop Pop concert in Alblasserdam. Check the website for details.
15- Havenfestival Harbourfestival in the center of Alblasserdam, with a large market. Details: website.
October
1 Canal cruise stops The canal cruise stops for the winter
31 End windmill season Museumwindmill only open in the weekends.