Program 80 years of freedom in 2025
In 2025 all over the Netherlands commemorations and events will be organized around the theme '80 years of freedom'. In Zoetermeer, too, we are paying extra attention to this special anniversary. On this page you will find an overview of activities and commemorative events planned in our city.
Preliminary program
Date | Event | Time | Where | Organization |
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Saturday, May 3 | Memorial concert at the Oosterkerk | 8:30 p.m. | Oosterkerk | Rhineland Symphony Orchestra |
Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4 | Discover Zoetermeer in wartime - on foot and by bicycle | 2 p.m. | Dorpsstraat 132 | Guild city guides |
April / May | 80 years of freedom, various activities | Zoetermeer Library | ||
Sunday, May 4 | Youth performance: When we lost ourselves | 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. | City Theatre | Theater after the Dam |
Sunday, May 4 | Narrative performance Maduro after the Dam | 3:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. | Theater of restaurant 1892 Food and Drink, Dorpsstraat 74-A | Theater after the Dam |
Sunday, May 4 | Silent march | 7:30 p.m. | Departure from entrance Nicolaaskerk | municipality of Zoetermeer |
Sunday, May 4 | The John McCormick Story | 9 p.m. - 10 p.m. | Ichthus Church, Park Avenue 258 | Man with suitcase |
Sunday, May 4 | May 4 Commemoration | 8 p.m. | War memorial in Wilhelmina Park | municipality of Zoetermeer |
Monday, May 5 | Freedom meal | 12:00 p.m. | Various community centers | 80 years of freedom |
Monday, May 5 | Liberation Festival May 5 | 1:30 p.m. | Van der Hagenstraat, next to swimming pool De Watergeus | DN Leisure |
Wednesday, May 7 | Film screening - 80 years of freedom | 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. | Cameo movie house, city theater | City Theatre |
Saturday, May 17 | Oldtimer Day | as of 9:00 a.m. | Dorpsstraat | Oldtimer Day |
Saturday, June 28 | Veterans Night | 6:30 p.m. | Market | municipality of Zoetermeer |
Aug. 16 through Aug. 23 | Art Project Memory in Pictures. Commemoration of the victims of the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies / Indonesia | Follows |
