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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 29 to April 11 | Exhibition War Memories in Color | daily from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Town Hall Square 22 | 80 years of freedom |
| Wednesday, April 2 | Placement of trip-stones (Stolpersteine) for fallen resistance fighters | 16:00 - 16:35 Molenstraat and 17:00 - 17:20 Van Rijweg (at Stadshart entrance) | Molenstraat near nos. 120 and 147 and Van Rijweg (at Stadshart entrance) Duration: 90 minutes | municipality of Zoetermeer |
| Wednesday, April 9 | Freedom Concert: Bill Baker's BigBand SOLD OUT | 2 p.m. | City Theatre | City Theatre |
| Saturday, May 3 | Memorial concert at the Oosterkerk | 8:30 p.m. | Oosterkerk | Rhineland Symphony Orchestra |
| Sunday, May 4 | Youth performance: Theater after the Dam in Zoetermeer | 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. | City Theatre | City Theatre |
| 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 |
