🧀✨ RUN! Alkmaar Cheese Festival Opens on March 28, 2025!

Mark your calendars—Alkmaar’s legendary cheese market, officially recognized since the 17th century, is back! 🎉 Dating back to 1593, this vibrant tradition turns the city into a historic cheese wonderland every year. 📅 When to Go? Every Friday (10:00–13:00) from the last Friday of March to the last Friday of September. Bonus summer nights! In July & August, evening markets light up on Tuesdays (19:00–21:00). 🎪 What to Expect? 👨‍🌾 Cheese porters in crisp white shirts, pants, and colorful straw hats (red, yellow, green, blue) haul giant cheese wheels in teams—a spectacle straight out of history! 🤝 Haggling like the old days! Buyers and sellers clap hands to negotiate—no contracts, just trust and tradition. 🛒 Medieval vibes: Food stalls, souvenirs, and even live wooden clog-making! 🏛️ Cheese Museum (Waag Museum) Housed in a 14th-century weigh house, this museum is a treasure trove of: 16th-century Dutch portraits 🖼️ Historic cheese-making tools 🧀 Interactive exhibits (perfect for kids! 👧👦) A cheese scavenger hunt—fun and educational! #CheeseLover #NetherlandsTravel #Alkmaar #DutchTraditions #FoodieParadise #HistoricMarkets #CheeseMarket #MustVisit #CulturalHeritage