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  • Keukenhof

    Rose show April 2nd- April 7th Orchid and Anthurium show March 19th - May 10th

  • The Tulip Barn

    At The Tulip Barn, you don’t just look at tulips — you experience them! Wander through 2,5 million colorful blooms, snap your dream photo, and relax in our cozy greenhouse café with drinks, snacks, and lots of flowers.

  • Hortus Nature Club ages 7-11

    The nature club for children aged 7 to 11. Discover nature through play after school? Smell special herbs from faraway lands. Collect and examine leaves of all shapes and sizes. Search for small animals and discover the secrets of soil life. Series of four lessons. If you join, you will come to the Hortus every […]

  • Easter Scavenger Hunt with Brunch option at Kasteel Oud Poelgeest

    Scavenger Hunt: On April 5 and 6, Oud Poelgeest Estate transforms into a joyful Easter adventure for the whole family. Go on a scavenger hunt across the estate and experience an unforgettable Easter. Start 11:00 Participation costs €3.50 per child.   Brunch: 5 & ​​6 April 2026 11:30 - 14:30 €55 pp incl. coffee, tea […]

  • Hortus Beekeeper Tour

    Nature is different again at every part of the year. The bees follow the seasons, and the beekeeper follows the bees. At each meeting, we examine what is happening outside, how this influences the behavior of the bees, and how the beekeeper responds to this. This means that at every meeting, we take a walk […]

  • Flower Parade Decoration Days Noordwijk

    JUB Holland Robijnslaan 43, Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands

    Always wanted to see how a float is decorated? Decoration takes place over three days in a large local hall where you can see hundreds of volunteers decorating the floats with fragrant, colourful, spring bulb flowers including hyacinths, daffodils and tulips. The flowers are pinned to the floats via a special technique called 'staking'. If […]

  • Flower Parade Night Parade Noordwijk- Lichtjescorso

    On Friday evening you can view the parade in a different light. At 21:00 hrs we illuminate the floats with thousands of lights as they drive through the charming village of Noordwijkerhout. Want to have a close-up view of the floats? This is possible on Friday afternoon when they line up in the streets of […]

  • Flower Parade from Noordwijk to Haarlem

    This 42 km long parade of floats decorated with beautiful hyacinths and other colourful spring bulb flowers is a sight to behold The Bloemencorso Bollenstreek flower parade festival covers no less than 5 days. All the villages and towns in the bulb growing district, located in the west of the Netherlands, together with the floral […]

  • Flower Parade Floats on Display Haarlem

    Our world famous parade ends in the historical city of Haarlem. The floats arrive on Saturday at the end of the day. On Sunday this Spectacular Spring Festival culminates with a top event centred around an exhibition of the floats. This is the moment to take photographs! The party ends at 17:00 hrs. when we […]

  • Japanese Garden Den Haag

    The Japanese Garden is located in the middle of Clingendael Park. You will find rare trees and plants in the garden. Because the garden is quite old and fragile, it is open only a few weeks in the year.The Japanese Garden is located in the middle of Clingendael Park. You will find rare trees and […]

  • Hortus Plant Market

    Experience spring at the Hortus Botanicus Leiden during the annual plant market. Here, garden and plant lovers can indulge themselves at more than 40 stalls featuring exclusive (house)plants, seeds, bulbs, gardening advice, art, accessories, and more. Admission: regular admission rates (free upon presentation of Museum Card or Friend Card). Program components During the plant market, […]

  • Leiden 5K

    Be quick: some distances were already sold out well before the closing date last year. Registration closes on 1 May 2026 at 9 hrs, no late registration possible. Rates for 2026: Corpus Kidsrun: free 5 km Leiden Marathon Saterday May 9 at 22.30h: €16.00 10 km Zorg en Zekerheid: €29.00 21 km Bunnig & Partners: €42.00 […]

  • Leiden Marathon

    Be quick: some distances were already sold out well before the closing date last year. Registration closes on 1 May 2026 at 9 hrs, no late registration possible. Rates for 2026: Corpus Kidsrun: free 5 km Leiden Marathon Saterday May 9 at 22.30h: €16.00 10 km Zorg en Zekerheid: €29.00 21 km Bunnig & Partners: €42.00 […]

  • Hortus Salamander Safari

    During this early morning excursion, salamander expert Ben Wielstra (Naturalis) takes you on a search for newts in the garden ponds. Together with his PhD student Anagnostis (Notis) Theodoropoulos, he checks a few small traps that were set the previous evening and tells you more about the research into these fascinating amphibians. In case of […]

  • Hortus Beekeeper Tour

    Nature is different again at every part of the year. The bees follow the seasons, and the beekeeper follows the bees. At each meeting, we examine what is happening outside, how this influences the behavior of the bees, and how the beekeeper responds to this. This means that at every meeting, we take a walk […]