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Redhead Days Concludes in Tilburg With Thousands and a Natural-Redhead Group Photo

The once-small art project now serves as a global community hub for people who share the rare hair color.

A participant attends the Red Head Days festival in Tilburg, Netherlands, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Participants wait in line for tickets during the Red Head Days festival in Tilburg, Netherlands, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
A young girl pulls on her braids during the Red Head Days festival in Tilburg, Netherlands, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Two participants pose in a photo booth during the Red Head Days festival in Tilburg, Netherlands, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Overview

  • The three-day festival ended Sunday in the southern Dutch city after drawing participants from more than 80 countries.
  • Organizers said several thousand people attended events ranging from concerts and food trucks to makeup guidance and skin cancer prevention workshops.
  • The festival welcomes all visitors, though the closing group photograph is limited to natural redheads by long-standing rule.
  • Founder Bart Rouwenhorst began the gathering about two decades ago after an art call for red-haired models grew into annual meetups.
  • A 2013 edition set a Guinness World Record when 1,672 natural redheads posed together for the signature photo.