National Mills Day

National Mills Day 2023

On Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 May 2023, it is again Friends Lottery…
Happy Mother's Day! (Picture: Arianna Ardia)

Happy Mother’s Day!

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Moederdag or Mother's Day in the Netherlands is always the second…
Gemaal_Halfweg

Stoomgemaal Halfweg will be open during Mill and Pumping Station Days

HALFWEG - Stoomgemaal Halfweg / Steam pumping station Halfweg…
Netherlands not to final of Eurovision Song Contest for first time since 2015

Netherlands not to final of Eurovision Song Contest for first time since 2015

Yesterday the Dutch singers Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper failed…
Comedy on Top of Haarlem May 2023expatshaarlem

Comedy on Top of Haarlem May at DeDAKKAS with Donal Vaughan

Triple-Award winning comedian Donal Vaughan will be the headliner…
First half of May expatsHaarlem events
Vijfhoekkunstroute 2023

Vijfhoekkunstroute 2023

The 2023 Vijfhoekkunstroute 2023 (Pentagon Art Route) is on 13…
Linnaeushof, Europe's biggest playground, is open

Linnaeushof, Europe’s biggest playground is open again

Speelparadijs Linnaeushof: the biggest playground of Europe is…
Hyde Park Expat Open House Event

Hyde Park Expat Open House Event

Looking for a wonderful apartment, with the luxury of all kinds…
Liberation Day (Photo: Melanie Caitlin)

4th & 5th May: Remembrance Day and Liberation Day

The Netherlands is unique among the other European countries…
wheelchair accessibility in Haarlem

How does Haarlem measure up in the wheelchair accessibility stakes?

The Netherlands prides itself on how it caters for wheelchair…
Koningsdag / King's Day in Haarlem

Koningsdag / King’s Day in Haarlem

Haarlem celebrates King's Day and you are welcome to join the…
King's Day

King’s Day

King's day is just round the corner, this is when the whole country…
student life blog: global challenges

STUDENT LIFE: 5 global challenges students in the Netherlands can help solve.

Today’s world faces a number of complex challenges. Wondering…
Bloemencorso Flower Parade Bollenstreek 2023

Bloemencorso Flower Parade Bollenstreek 2023

The Bloemencorso of the Bollenstreek is the largest…
Fire barn at Haarlem primary school

Fire barn at Haarlem primary school

Tonight, Sunday 16 April 2023, a fire broke out in a shed in…
Funfair Grote Markt 2023

Funfair Grote Markt 2023

The funfair on the Grote Markt is here again and will be from…
Final decision to extend paid parking in Haarlem

Final decision to extend paid parking in Haarlem

On 30 March 2023, the city council of the Municipality of Haarlem…
Train derails in Voorschoten: one killed, thirty hurt

Train derails in Voorschoten: one killed, thirty hurt

A passenger train derailed in Voorschoten last night after colliding…
Schiphol scraps night flights within two years,

Schiphol scraps night flights within two years, bans private jets

Schiphol wants to cancel all flights at night within two years…
expatsHaarlem April Events
Haarlem Comedy Factory - Friday Fun Special

This Friday – Friday Fun Comedy Special with Greg Shapiro & Ghieslaine Guardiola

Get ready for an unforgettable night of laughter with the Haarlem…
Keukenhoff openKeukenhoff

Spring has started and Keukenhof is open!

Flower exhibition Keukenhof received its first visitors this…
De Koepel

The historical prison of 1901 transformed into the Haarlem Campus of today & tomorrow!

I am sure you have all seen this huge round building - the dome…
New job opportunities in Haarlem

The Great Resignation provides Haarlem’s expats with Great career options

Working in Haarlem as an expat will boost your job satisfaction,…
Dutch dog culture

Dog culture in the Netherlands

There are approximately 1.85 million dogs in The Netherlands…
Snow with bisschopswijn

Dutch snow? Time for Dutch mulled wine: bisschopswijn!

They say we will have snow this week and this is good news, because…
expatsHaarlem March eventsexpatsHaarlem
Haarlem Spring Comedy DeDAKKASexpatsHaarlem

Haarlem Spring Comedy at DeDAKKAS

Join us for the Spring Edition of our popular Comedy On Top of…
Amsterdam Comedy Club - Brewery ComedyexpatsHaarlem

Amsterdam Comedy Club at Amsterdam Brewery

Good beer, good laughs, great times: come experience a night…