Pentecost weekend 2022: 5 x original tips from the nearby editors

Let the sun come, we are ready for a nice long Pentecost weekend! A good time to go out in your own city. We have listed a few nice tips for Saturday 4 June, Whit Monday (Sunday 5 June) and Whit Monday (Monday 6 June):

Shopping on Whit Monday

The shops in the Stadshart are open on Monday 6 June from 12:00 to 17:00. The garden centers De Driesprong and the Intratuin are also open on both Pentecost days. A good time to buy new plants and dive into the garden.

De Driesprong organizes a puzzle tour on Whit Monday (Sunday 5 June) and you can cuddle with alpacas.

Eating ice cream in the Stadshart. Photo: near Zoetermeer

food truck festival

From Saturday 4 to Monday 6 June, there will be approximately twenty food trucks in the Silverdome parking lot. Food truck festival Hoppaaa is mainly aimed at families. Not only can you enjoy good food, the children can have fun in the carousel and there is live music.

Food truck festival Hoppaaa

Blues Festival

On Friday 3 June, the three-day Blues festival will kick off in our city. Until Whit Monday you can visit 29 bands and listen to blues from local and national artists. The event starts on Friday evening with a pub tour through the Dorpsstraat and the Stadshart. Read the full program below:

This is the program of the three-day Blues Festival

During the Whitsun weekend, from Friday 3 to Sunday 5 June, the Zoetermeer Blues Festival…

Blues festival Zoetermeer

Flour Mill Festival

On Saturday 4 June the party is at Mill De Hoop on First Station Street. Due to the 125th anniversary, three choirs will perform during the Korenmolenfestival from 1 p.m. Get an ice cream or a tasty sandwich and listen in the sun.

Mill de Hoop
Mill De Hoop

Walking and getting sustainable groceries

During the Zero Waste walk on Saturday 4 June you will learn to shop more consciously in your own city. A nice combination of walking, cycling and local shopping. Check the program below:

Tip: during this walk through Zoetermeer you do packaging-free groceries

Peppers, nuts, cucumbers and more: various products are packed in plastic. That’s not at all…

World shop Zoetermeer

Cycling to the pigs of farmer Kobus

The pigs of pig farm ‘t Bosvarken forage in the Balijbos. During the Good Food bike ride you can visit the company on Whit Monday. The tour starts at 13.00 from the Hof van Seghwaert. It is about 30 minutes by bike via a beautiful route to Pijnacker. At the farm, farmer Kobus tells about his company and why organic farming is important. Then you can visit the pigs. A ticket costs 2.50 euros per person. You can register by emailing [email protected]

Pear orchard Hof van Seghwaert

Gaardedreef 169, 2723 AZ Zoetermeer

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