The party has already erupted and not the least names step on stage this afternoon. Roxy Dekker, Rowwen Hèze, SEF, team service and Son Mieux, among others, are on the program.
As mentioned, that program has already started, but will also continue for a while. Waterfront, winner of the Haarlem talent show Rob Acda Award, kicked off the Odido main stage. Son Mieux also closes the liberation evening there again with a performance that is planned from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m.
The Hero Children’s Festival is for the little ones, and is free of charge from 12 a.m. to 7 p.m. There is one Silent Discoa whirligig, a talent show and numerous possibilities for tinkering, climbing or meeting your (fairy tales) heroes.
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This edition is not one without controversy. The organization Recently raised an alarm About the loss of structural support from the empire.
To make the 2025 edition possible, both the province and the municipality of Haarlem came to the rescue. The province of Noord-Holland structurally increased its contribution from 40,000 euros to 100,000 euros. The municipality of Haarlem also doubled its support and made an extra subsidy of 60,000 euros available.
Incidentally, visitors do not have to be afraid that the free festival to be visited will ask for access money, says Bernt Schneiders, chairman of the Bevrijdingspop Foundation: “That is a matter of principle, because we celebrate freedom together.”