Old-fashioned busy, no problem on King’s Night

Last night the city center of The Hague was flooded with visitors to the tenth festival Life I Live. “After two years of corona, we returned to the city with a large number of people in a friendly atmosphere,” spokesperson Mark Boulas of the organization told RTL Nieuws. Police said there were no details in the city.

Read here how things are going in The Hague:

There were too many people in other places. That is why the municipality of Utrecht and the police warned people in the evening not to go to certain places. Everywhere was packed and revelers were advised not to come to the city anymore.

King’s Night also passed without major events in Amsterdam. A police spokesman said he was “nice and busy” in the evening. The police were in the capital with many people.

Unsurprisingly, he was busy after the traditional party had been canceled for the past two years due to the coronavirus crisis. However, no details are known, the spokesperson said.

Groningen

Groningen predicted that King’s Night would be one of the busiest evenings of the year. For this reason, the municipality has taken various measures. For example, bicycles had already been removed from the city center before, fences were immediately available when it became too busy and some parts had to be closed.

What else is on the agenda today?

This year’s national celebration is all about freedom and solidarity and will take place in Maastricht, where King Willem-Alexander and his family are already coming to visit in 2020. The visit is expected to last two hours and will be concluded with a special song composed by Rowwen Hèze. at Vrijthof. André Rieu also performs.

The rest of the country has a number of major festivals, including Kingsland in Amsterdam, Groningen and Rotterdam, Royal Dutch in Eindhoven, Kingsworld in The Hague and 538 Koningsdag in Breda.

NS runs on some routes with longer and extra trains because of the expected crowds, such as to and from Amsterdam. However, in other cities where King’s Day is celebrated, extra or longer trains are also used.

Fairly pleasant temperatures are expected throughout the day, ranging from 13 degrees in the north to 17 degrees in the south. The sun will shine and it will remain dry.

Source: RTL

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