On Saterday April 20th, the 66th edition of the annual Flower Parade will leave Noordwijk at 09:30 to travel its 40-km route, along the main roads, to arrive in Haarlem at about 21:00. The procession will comprise of 20 large floats and more than 30 decorated luxury cars, interspersed with marching bands.

There will be plenty of space on the roadside for the hundreds of thousands of spectators who always congregate along the route. The flowerparade is called "the face of spring".

The parade and floats will be illuminated in Haarlem on the evening of Saterday April 16th and the will remain on view at the Grote Markt in Haarlem on Sunday 17th till 17:00 hours.

Take the train from Amsterdam Central Station to Haarlem Central Station (15 minutes). Walk in less than 10 minutes to the Grote Markt (big square).

• Saturday April 16th: starts at 09:30 from the lighthouse in Noordwijk, and drives slowly to Haarlem center, where it will arive around 21:00 at the Grote Markt.
• Sunday April 17th: till 17:00 will the parade be on view at the Grote Markt (Haarlem center)

For free