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Middelburg is bustling. There is always a cosy little cafe where you can have something to drink. You can breathe in culture at one of the many galleries the city boasts. Events are also organised regularly and there is nearly always a performance you can go to during the theatre season.
Cafes, discos and restaurants
A little bit of springtime sun shines cautiously through the clouds. People are flocking to the terraces and you can barely manage to find the one empty table that is left. Hang around at the bar until the small hours and have meaningless conversations. Dance until you drop. Eating warming and delicious chips somewhere, or letting the authentic Zeeland mussels melt on your tongue. Going out in Middelburg is a delight. You will find most of the catering establishments in the area around the Markt, de Vlasmarkt, Plein 1940 and the Dam. Find somewhere you fancy, flop into a chair and indulge yourself!
Theatre, cinema and concerts
Moved to tears, breathless and glued to your cinema seat. An exciting evening at the theatre, cutting-edge cabaret, powerful and wonderful singing and sparkling dance shows. The Middelburg theatres and cinema offer this all and a lot more. Movies with English soundtracks are subtitled in Dutch and therefore still easily understandable for foreigners. Stage performances are mainly in Dutch.
Events
Being one of the southern Dutch cities, Middelburg has a genuinely exuberant lifestyle. Festivals and events are therefore organised regularly. One authentic popular celebration is Koninginnedag (the Queen’s Birthday). Dress up in orange and dive into the partying crowd. Middelburg also hosta two events that are typical of Zeeland. Traditional folk holidays are held in July and in August. Races known as ‘ringrijd’ competitions and ‘sjezenrijd’ competitions are held on the first folk holiday. A ringrijd competitor rides on horseback while attempting to manoeuvre a lance through a small ring. This is also the aim of the sjezenrijd competition, but here the means of transport is a beautifully decorated horse cart. Only ringrijd competitions are held on the second day. Don’t miss the Zeeland Nazomer festival either. There are performances throughout the whole of the province and the Abdijplein at Middelburg has musical performances almost every evening.
Art and museums
Middelburg hosts numerous special monuments. A large part of the buildings in its centre are protected monument or are covered by the city landscape preservation regulations. Walk through Middelburg and you are walking through an open-air museum. At the same time, all the wonderful art out in the open makes the city feel like an open-air gallery.
You can enjoy art and culture to the full in Middelburg indoors too. There are three museums (Speelgoedmuseum Lientje, the Zeeuws Museum and the Zeeuws Archief) and a large number of galleries.
Please go to the Tourist Shop for precise dates of events or information about museums, performances or galleries.
Welcome to the English language section of the Middelburg website. Unfortunately it was not possible to translate the entire website and for this reason we offer you a selection of carefully chosen information that can be very useful for visitors to the city of Middelburg.
This part of the site contains information for tourists as well as for people visiting on business. Would you like to learn more about what Middelburg has to offer in the way of amenities, business, work, attractions, accommodation or facilities for students or residents? Hopefully, you will find all you need to know and more in this section of the site. Should you be unable to find the information you need, please do not hesitate to contact us with your questions at the following email address: info@middelburg.nl.
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