Sinterklaasavond
What: Sinterklaasavond/Pakjesavond
When: Monday 5 December
Sinterklaas’ “heerlijk avondje” / delicious is 5 December, pampering children (and adults) with presents, rimes and candies.
Read more about Sinterklaas and Santa Claus
Read an interview with Sinterklaas
Dutch Language Café
What: Meetup
When: Wednesday 7 December, 7:00 PM
What to expect: an evening of drinking something together and having some Dutch conversation. No formal lessons and no expectations to be perfect just a chance to practice speaking and learn from your mistakes.
Christmas Market Haarlem
What: Christmas Market
When: from Friday 9 to Sunday 11 December 2022
From Friday 9 to Sunday 11 December 2022, the city center of Haarlem will be transformed into one of the largest and liveliest Christmas markets in the Netherlands.
Also read Haarlem Christmas market now largest in the country
Santa Run Haarlem
What:
When: Friday 16 December
What to expect: an evening of drinking something together and having some Dutch conversation. No formal lessons and no expectations to be perfect just a chance to practice speaking and learn from your mistakes.
Haarlem Xmas Comedy
What: International Comedy show by the Haarlem Comedy Factory
When: Saturday 17 December, 7:30 PM.
Come and join us for some festive cheer this December as our Christmas Comedy Special. Here is a crack(er)ing Christmas comedy show that’ll keep you laughing till January.
Christmas
What: Christmas
When: 24, 25, 26 December
Making sure there is a candle flickering in the window is one tradition from home that will be lighting up Carmel’s festive time in Haarlem. It is an Irish tradition, now brought to the Netherlands. Read more
