Fun things to do during the Pentecost weekend

  • Pentecost
The Pentecost weekend is just around the corner! A lovely long weekend off. And there's plenty to do in Breda! Here you'll find an overview of all sorts of fun activities and events. One thing is certain: you won't get bored during Pentecost in Breda!

Bumper farmers

22nd to 25th May

Enjoy the biggest drinks event in the city. For four days, you'll find all kinds of food trucks in the field at Witte de Withweg and you can enjoy delicious food and drinks together. Food trucks take the main stage, but there is also live music, DJs, a helter-skelter, and other entertainment for children. 

Bumperkluiven festival, people sitting on blankets and benches in the sun.

Nassaudag

25 May

Monday 25th May is the annual Nassau Day in Breda. A day when Breda celebrates its historical connection with the Nassaus with activities for young and old alike. This takes place at various locations in the city connected to the Nassaus, such as Breda Castle, the Grote Kerk, Hotel Nassau Breda, Nieuwe Veste, the Walloon Church, Chassé Park, Begijnhof, and Bouvigne Estate.

People dressed in Nassaudag theme, sitting on a horse.

The Greens Submarine appears: Wildgroei Festival

May 25

Are you up for a festival that emphasizes rawness, creativity, and connection? Then make sure to visit the Frontaal Brewpub on Pentecost Monday for the Wildgroei Festival. Just like this environment, the festival is full of movement and features a mix of live music, local makers, art, and sustainable initiatives.
With acts including Jackie & The Facts, FIEP, Jongeman, and the Botanical Brothers on the lineup, it promises to be a day full of energy and inspiration.

Two visitors of the Wildgroei Festival

Explore Breda app: four walking routes

Discover Breda through four themed walks in the city centre. 

  • The creative route takes you past various, surprising entrepreneurs who each carve their path in a sustainable and creative way. 
  • With the green route, you will find both nature in the city and entrepreneurs who prioritise sustainability. 
  • Explore royal Breda connects historical sites from our Nassau history with surprising new locations.
  • The Accessible route, finally, takes you along the most beautiful spots in the city centre, all of which are easily accessible if you depend on a wheelchair. 

The routes are easy to walk via the Explore Breda app.

Spinola Live

23 & 24 May

A fun party on the water can be found on 23 & 24 May at the harbor in Breda. No trendy market stalls and way too expensive cocktails, but just good music, a pile of gezelligheid, nice people, and a cold beer in your hand.

Festival Spinola Live, on the water at Spanjaardsgat.
Photo: Tessa Gielen

Stedelijk Museum Breda

You are warmly welcomed at this cool place full of art and culture! Step into a world of creativity and be surprised by interactive exhibition spaces and impressive temporary exhibitions such as David Bade, Anna Lange and Mon Repos.

Children in the Stedelijk Museum Breda.

Traces of our Dutch slavery past

Centered around a 35-meter-long wall tapestry in the Grote Kerk Breda, there are activities at various locations throughout the city related to the project 'Traces of Our Dutch Slave History'. 

A walking route connects the different sites with each other.  

Photo: Josefina Eikenaar

Blind Walls Bike Tour

Admire the many murals of Blind Walls Gallery. This  bike tour starts at the Hoogbrug in the city centre and takes you past many remarkable murals in the western part of Bread. Discover the largest insect box in the Netherlands, learn more about 'De Vlucht van Breda' and hear the story of Boerderij Tuinzigt. Explore these paintings and more during an 8-kilometre bike/walking tour through Breda West. 

Two murals by the Blind Walls Gallery on facades at Planciusplein.

Terraces by the water

A waterside terrace always feels like a holiday. We really love it. That's why we have created an overview of places in Breda where you can enjoy a nice glass with a view of the water. 

People on the waterfront terrace at Bay.

A lovely ice cream to enjoy

Of course, you don't have to try them all in one day (though we'd understand if you did). But one thing is certain: Breda is full of places where you can enjoy delicious artisanal ice cream. Which one do you choose? Stracciatella, mango, or that fresh yoghurt flavour?

A couple having ice cream at the Breda Ice Cream Shop.

On the waters of the canals

Did you know that in Breda you can discover the city from the water in many ways? And the city looks really different. You can relax and enjoy a boat tour or rent a small boat. Or you can be active and rent a stand-up paddleboard, canoe, or waterbike. The choice is yours!

A boat is sailing with people along the canal in Breda with the Grote Kerk in the background.

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