THE MAIN PARADE ON SATURDAY 20TH APRIL - 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 festival covers no less than 5 days. All villages and towns in the bulb growing district in the west of the Netherlands together with the floral city of Haarlem take part in many activities surrounding the parade.
THE ROUTE FOR THE PARADE ON 20TH APRIL
NOTE: FROM 2024 THE PARADE WILL TRAVEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OVER THE BOULEVARD IN NOORDWIJK
NOORDWIJK
From 7.45 hrs Parade lines up on the Huis ter Duinstraat - Nieuwe Zeeweg - Duinweg
9.00 hrs Official start from the Picképlein Roundabout
9.20 hrs Passes Grandstand on the Lighthouse Square then to the Van Panhuysstraat
9.40 hrs Van Panhuysstraat Roundabout to Weteringkade
9.50 hrs Weteringkade Roundabout to Zeeweg
10.00 hrs Heilige Geestweg Roundabout to Gooweg
10.20 hrs Viaduct N206 - Van Berckelweg via Van Berckelweg to Leidsevaart
VOORHOUT
NOTE: DELAYS ARE POSSIBLE HERE AS THE PARADE PASSES OVER A LEVEL CROSSING
10.45 hrs Leidsevaart - entrance KTS
11.00 hrs Voorhout Town Centre - Jacoba van Beierenweg and Voorhout Grandstand
11.15 hrs Oosthoutlaan
SASSENHEIM
11.50 hrs Grandstand Sassenheim, Rijksstraatweg 52
12.05 hrs Traffic lights Warmonderweg A44
BREAK Parade stationary along the Hoofdstraat
14.00 hrs Leaves from Partycentrum 'de Oude Tol'
14.20 hrs North Sassenheim Roundabout
LISSE
14.30 hrs Lisse South Grandstand, Heereweg 466
14.50 hrs 2de Poellaan Roundabout - De Engel
15.05 hrs Inner Lisse Grandstand Heereweg 345
15.20 hrs Lisse Town Hall via 't Vierkant to the Westelijke Randweg
15.45 hrs Keukenhof
16.10 hrs Meer en Duin
HILLEGOM
16.30 hrs Leidsestraat - Arnoudbrug
17.00 hrs Town centre
17.15 hrs Hillegom Grandstand Hoofdstraat 18 via Weeresteinstraat and Haarlemmerstraat
BENNEBROEK
18.00 hrs Rijksstraatweg
18.15 hrs Traffic lights Zwarteweg
BREAK Parade stationary along Rijksstraatweg - Prinsenlaan
19.40 hrs Leaves from Linnaeushof
HEEMSTEDE
19.55 hrs Herenweg 29A
20.00 hrs Entrance Groenendaal via Van Merlelaan and Raadhuisstraat
20.35 hrs Binnenweg via Lanckhorstlaan to Herenweg
NOTE: SMALL DEVIATION IN THE ROUTE THROUGH HAARLEM
HAARLEM
21.05 hrs Herenweg - Westelijke Randweg Crossing via Wagenstraat to Houtplein
21.30 hrs Houtplein via Gasthuissingel and Kampervest
21.50 hrs Turfmarkt
22.00 hrs Floats stationary along Gedempte Oude Gracht - Nassaulaan
Note: The Friends' Parade arrives 10 minutes before the main parade. These floats set the scene for the excitement to come. Dutch Delights are available for sale and the scouts will be selling our programme booklet. The actors dressed as flowers walk in front to take donations for those who want to support our parade financially.
GRANDSTANDS WITH COVERED SEATING
Experience the parade from one of our seated grandstands where you can sit comfortably with an excellent view and watch the floats passing by. Grandstands can be found in Noordwijkerhout (evening parade) Noordwijk, Sassenheim, Lisse and Hillegom. Add a lunch, organised walk through the bulb fields or a workshop to complete the experience.
PARKING
Various options are available in the vicinity of the parade for (free) parking. Follow your gps to the location indicated and from there a traffic warden will direct you to the nearest available spot. There are a limited number of parking spaces available for handicapped visitors on the actual site.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Choose your spot to view the parade. The surrounding roads will be closed for an hour prior to and following the parade for all traffic. We recommend that you arrive at the town centres on public transport (www.9292.nl), by bicycle or on foot. Enjoy the various restaurants serving refreshments along the way.
17th to 19th April
VISIT BEHIND THE SCENES
For three days from Wednesday 17th to Friday morning 19th April you can watch the art of decorating the floats in The Klinkenberg tennis hall in Sassenheim. Hundreds of volunteers are busily attaching the millions of flowers. With luck you may get a chance to give them a hand.
19th April
ILLUMINATED PARADE
On Friday evening 19th April you can view the Corso in a different light. At 9 p.m. we illuminate the floats with thousands of lamps as they drive through the charming village of Noordwijkerhout. An experience not to be missed.
21st April
EXHIBITION OF THE FLOATS
On Sunday 21st April, the floats are on show one last time in the historical floral city of Haarlem. Use the opportunity to take perfect pictures surrounded by music and entertainment while enjoying a drink at one of the cafes. At 5 p.m. we wave the floats a final goodbye.
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