3rd Oktober (Festival in Leiden)

If you wish to enjoy an extra day of celebrations this year, head to Leiden on October 3. You’ll find the bars and streets filled with people drinking, dancing, enjoying a traditional stew, and stuffing themselves with haring. To celebrate Leiden’s liberation from the Spanish in 1574, the lucky Leidenaars get the day off work if this festival falls on a weekday. And of course, it wouldn’t be a proper celebration without a parade!

READ MORE | Leids Ontzet: What’s there to do on October 2 – 3 in Leiden?

If you wish to enjoy an extra day of celebrations this year, head to Leiden on October 3. You’ll find the bars and streets filled with people drinking, dancing, enjoying a traditional stew, and stuffing themselves with haring. To celebrate Leiden’s liberation from the Spanish in 1574, the lucky Leidenaars get the day off work if this festival falls on a weekday. And of course, it wouldn’t be a proper celebration without a parade!

READ MORE | Leids Ontzet: What’s there to do on October 2 – 3 in Leiden?