Circus SIJM will be performing in HAARLEM from June 13 untill June 24. Circus SIJM is back on the road in 2018 with a nationwide Big Top tour – “Vive le Cirque” – celebrating the 250th anniversary of the circus. Expect a spectacle like no other as extraordinary horses, astonishing acrobats, comic clowns and dashing […]
Following directly on from Remembrance Day, 5 May is a national day of celebration known as Liberation Day throughout Haarlem and the Netherlands. You will find a wide variety of entertainment and events taking place to commemorate the liberation of The Netherlands during World War II.
Doing Mud Masters is one for the bucket list. A day full of mud, obstacles and fun with your friends – one that years later you’ll look back on with a smile and brag about at get-togethers with friends and family. This year the Mud Masters Obstacle Run will be held in Haarlemmermeer on April 21&22, 2018.
Est! Est !! Est !!! di Montefiascone is an unforgettable name for a wine named after a special story.
On Haarlem Foodies we gave in February a preview of this new spot with the taste of the Big Apple. With a unique concept inspired by inspired by Delis in The Lower Eastside. Fast-casual American Jewish comfort food with outstanding quality. The meat is cured for weeks and then smoked in the wood-fired smoking oven In the Deli itself. And […]
Saturday 7 april will be the first “ROKJESDAG” of 2018. What is Rokjesdag or Skirt Day? It is officially the first day on which Dutch women wear skirts with bare legs.
Keukenhof, the world’s most beautiful spring garden, opens its doors from 22 March to 13 May 2018.
Two rooms and private bathroom with toilet and a walk-in shower with rain shower. Light and just refurbished. The living room has an open kitchen with French balcony with double doors located on the southwest. There is a separate bedroom with a work area. Shared use of the washing machine on the first floor. TV […]
Second hand lady, men, kids clothes, shoes, jewels and more. On Sunday 11 March 11-16,30 hours in Haarlem. – There’s a lot of baby clothes, also a lot of great brands! – There’s A LOT of girls’ clothes size 92-116 – There’s super nice women’s clothes, size S, M and L – Shoes, shoes, shoes […]
Get information, meet services and businesses, attend free workshops and presentations, enjoy a stand up comedy, live music, networking, meeting people and having fun! Free professional childcare and kids entertainment is available during the event. Join the FIRST FAIR FOR INTERNATIONALS in Haarlemmermeer! Program 2 pm: DOORS OPEN 2-5 pm: FAIR: Free workshops and presentations with speakers and […]
Freezing winds from Siberia are blowing into the Netherlands this weekend bringing heavy frost with sunny sky. By next week Wednesday and Thursday, the temperature could dip to as low as -6C degrees to -9C degrees overnight. The temperature during the day will likely be around 0C, or slightly above this. The real feel temperature on […]
Geluksroute (Happiness Route) is a relaxed way of sharing happiness, which makes for inspiring meetings and wonderful discoveries. Discover it on Saturday the 3rd of February 2018 and Sunday the 4th of February 2018 in Haarlem. The invitation is simple: What makes you happy and would you like to share this? Come and put your […]
Heard of the new buzz words and want to know more about it? Join the speed course bitcoin and blockchain. Free for our readers. Program of the speed course bitcoin and blockchain The lecturer Henk van Cann will address: – Why you need to know more about bitcoin and blockchain – Why bitcoin price is […]
Join the Haarlem New Year’s Comedy Night 2018 and/or the expatsHaarlem New Year’s Drink 2018 on Friday evening, 26 January, in the gorgeous ancient building of the Societeit Vereeniging Haarlem.
Just like in previous years, the municipality of Haarlem and Spaarnelanden organize the Christmas trees campaign in early 2018. On Thursday 4 and Wednesday 10 January 2018 – between 12.30 and 16.00 hrs – children up to 15 years old can bring old Christmas trees at various locations in Haarlem. The aim of this action is […]
Those crazy Dutch! Once you survived Sinterklaas, Christmas and dodged the fireworks during new years eve you think you can finally relax. Well, guess again. How the tradition started I don’t know but on the first of January masses of children, parents, elderly and mostly hangovered adults run in the the ice cold sea wearing […]
It is a Dutch tradition to eat ‘oliebollen’ on New Year’s Eve. What’s that, what’s their origin, where to buy the best ones and how to bake them? Here we go…
Amsterdam’s winter festival returns each year to illuminate the city’s streets and waterways with fantastic light installations by international artists. Find out more about where, when and how to see this year’s works! Amsterdam Light Festival 2017 – 2018 This year’s event runs from 30 November 2017 – 21 January 2018, giving you 53 nights during which […]
INNENSHAU will be performed in Toneelschuur Haarlem on 4, 5, 6 January, 2018, 8:30 PM. ExpatsHaarlem readers get discount. Let’s enjoy the performance together, join our Innenschau Meetup on Friday, January 5, 2018, 8:00 PM.
Experience a true winter wonderland at Winter Village Hoofddorp. An ice rink in a fairytale atmosphere, crackling fireplaces, hot glühwein and delicious winter dishes. The Town Hall Square has been transformed into Winterland Hoofddorp. A place for skating, eating, drinking and entertainment till January 8th, 2018. Readers of expatsHaarlem & expatsHaarlemmermeer enjoy a second entrance to […]
Special FREE FIRST CONSULTATIONS and DEALS for registered readers of expatsHaarlem. Find our readers’ offers about renting, buying, mortgage, notary, insurance, tax advice, home utilities, cleaning and more.
The Christmas Market in Haarlem is one of the biggest and nicest Christmas markets in the whole Netherlands and Benelux. Every year the city turns in a real spectacle. This year the Christmas Market will take place on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 December. Join the Haarlem’s Christmas Market Photo Walk and be enchanted and […]
They both work in the same sector, wear red, and have a big white beard. For Piet’s sake: what’s the difference?
It’s black Friday! Find an overview of the (web)shops that participate to Black Friday 2017. Visit their shop or find the webshop with Google for great sales deals!
A lottery is how Amsterdam is now officially the next home of the European Medicines Agency (EMA). 900 jobs and 500 family members will leave London and move to Amsterdam, with staffers needing to choose between staying in the UK or making the move to the Netherlands. The local press sees the economic benefits but doubts […]
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences (ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap -OCW) school classes still average around 23 pupils. But a reaserch conducted by AD newspaper with government figures obtained using freedom of information legislation, shows that there has been a 5% increase in the number of classes with over 26 children […]
On November 28th Buma|Algera Notariaat, Expat Mortgages, Mie-Lan Kok Estate Agency and Orange Tax Agency will host an Expat Housing Seminar in Haarlem. At the seminar, you will learn all there is to know about the legal, financial, tax and practical matters of buying a home in the Netherlands.
Join us for a great English-Spoken Comedy Night on Friday 24 November 2017, 8-9 PM at Tierney’s Irish Pub. Three talented comedians will take to the stage to offer you a night of full of laughs. After the comedy: the Monthly Drink! Make sure you don’t miss it and buy your tickets online NOW. Ticket price […]
St. Martin’s Day or Sint Maarten in Dutch is a popular children’s feast day in many parts of the Netherlands and it is celebrated on 11 November. Typically, in the early winter evening of 11 November, small groups of children can be heard going up and down the street singing songs and reciting poems.They hold […]
Last year the biggest proportion of Dutch couples consisted of two highly educated people, instead of one highly educated person and one less educated person as was the case in 2006, CBS (Statistics Netherlands) reported this Monday. In 2006 just one in five couples (19%) had two university or college graduates, but that has now […]
My story of my second birth in a Dutch Hospital.August 16, 2018 - 9:14 amIt is approximately 22:30 hours and I am shifting and turning and nursing painful cramps. I am 9 months pregnant. It is the 7th of July 2014. Is it labour pains already!? His due date (uitgerekend) is 16th July but the planned c-section (keizersnede) is on the 9th of July. Well, this time I will not take […]
Dutch History; Haarlem the home of the HofjesAugust 14, 2018 - 10:57 amA hofje is a Dutch word for a courtyard with almshouses around it. They have existed since the Middle Ages. A hofje provided housing for elderly people (mostly women). They were privately funded and served as a form of social security. Hofjes are usually built in a U-shape with a yard or garden in the […]