Eleventh of the Eleventh: there is all this to do near you

On the Eleventh of the Eleventh, carnival princes, princesses or prince couples are presented in many places. As can be seen on this map, this year around 11-11 everything really gets going in every municipality for the first time.

Oeteldonk (Den Bosch)
The fact that November 11 last year fell on a Monday made no difference to the people of Oeteldonk. Den Bosch was bursting at the seams with around a hundred thousand visitors on 11/11 and the municipality is now expecting that many partygoers. Before eleven o’clock in the morning the city center will be full: the bells of St. John’s Church will ring, trumpeters will play the national anthem and then the official kick-off will follow.

Knoerissenrijk (Uden)
Uden is going all out for the first time this year during the Eleventh of the Eleventh. Five former princes thought it was time for a grand 11-11 party on the Market in their village. “What is possible in Den Bosch and Limburg, we can also do here,” says initiator Walter van Uden (yes really). The program is already largely complete. There will be artists such as Veul Gère, Stef Ekkel and Corry Konings. The evening will be discussed by Kees de Bever. “That is certainly the first one from Oeteldonk that we are bringing here,” laughs co-initiator Roland de Laak.

Kruikenstad (Tilburg)
For the Kruikenzeikers, November 11 is a kind of second New Year’s Eve. The city does not wait until the morning of the Eleventh of the Eleventh for the party to start: the new carnival year has already started here at exactly 00:00. CV Ut Bekaant celebrates a grand party in Café de Boekanier, where they officially herald the new carnival year. The proceeds from the tickets go to the construction hall.

There is also plenty to do in Tilburg on this day itself. Fortunately, there is no need to get up early after the countdown party. The party starts at 3.30 pm at D’n Heuvel with, among other things, the Kruikencantus. This year, De Dorini’s, De Carnavalsgekken, She’s and Jelle Oosterveld, Nostalgieten, Uncle Thoom, DJ Ron het Carnavalkanon, Jan van Brusselband and DJ Worstenbrood, among others, will provide a party that you won’t be able to think about.

Krabbegat (Bergen op Zoom)
In Krabbegat it will be a later Tuesday with the traditional ‘ellef ellef’ at the Goat van Mie d’n Os on the Bleekveldje. Bergen op Zoom has a real countdown clock towards the kick-off of the ‘Lenten season’. The party doesn’t start until 11:11 p.m., so we’re guessing that some short days will be recorded on Tuesday (and Wednesday?) in the Bergen op Zoom region.

Lampegat (Eindhoven)
In 11-11 Eindhoven the celebrations break out again in Lampegat. Many people gather in the bars on Stratumseind ​​and Wilhelminaplein to get into the carnival mood. It will be one big party again on the Mèrt in Eindhoven! Dolle3s & the Tony’s are there with ‘Elluf Elluf’. You can also pre-heat at the Eluf Elluf Lunch Pub Quiz in the Muziekgebouw at 1.11 pm. The real one diehards have already scored their tickets, but there are still a few spots left!

Ossekoprijk (Oss)
Oss takes the cake as the municipality with the most parties, especially because every village in the municipality has its own prince’s ball. In Oss itself there is a lot going on on 11-11 in Café Bellevue. Last weekend there was a tent on the Alard van Herpenplein in Hepen for a real Eleventh of the Eleventh party weekend.

Tullepetaonstad (Roosendaal)
In Roosendaal, the carnival season traditionally kicks off with the Tullepetaone breakfast that starts at 11.11 am. Tickets are sold out. Don’t worry: at 7.33 pm they will ‘wake up’ on the Market de Tullepetaon. Afterwards is the song festival.

‘t Kielegat (Breda)
The carnival season in Breda opens on November 11 at 2:11 PM on the Grote Markt. The highness of the Kielegat will be officially installed at 5.11 pm and there will be performances by all kinds of carnival artists, including De Rubberen Schuimboten, Peter Selie and Johnny Purple. New this year is that there is plenty to do not only on stage, but also off stage. There are all kinds of food trucks where you can eat and the youngest carnival goers can have their faces painted.

The weekend before and after
Eleven Elf was also celebrated in many places in the weekend before this Tuesday, but in some places only next weekend. Even then, some (youth) princes and princesses will be announced and there will be reason to party again. For example, next Friday there will be Drie Moand Vurraf in Land van Cuijk and a day later there will be the Prinsenfestijn in the Rips and the Mustache Festival in Gestel.