Overview
- Groningen’s Winterstad on the Grote Markt runs daily from 10:00 to midnight through Sunday 4 January, offering a ferris wheel, an ice rink and food stalls.
- Drenthe highlights include the inaugural Dutch Saté Darten in Diever on Saturday evening and a carbiddarten tournament in Tiendeveen with 36 teams, organized by Robert Mulderij.
- Herinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork holds a free open day on Sunday, coinciding with the first day of Chanoeka, with entry and activities available from 11:00 to 17:00.
- Flevoland schedules markets this weekend in Biddinghuizen, Dronten and Almere, with more later in December in Urk and Zeewolde and the Polder Parade Wintermarkt in Almere Poort from 20 to 23 December.
- Admission varies by event, with many markets free while the Swedish market at Groningen’s Suikerfabriek and the Fraeylemaborg list €9 entry, and RTV Noord also points to nearby German Weihnachtsmärkte running through late December.