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The biggest board game fair in the Netherlands fills three Jaarbeurs halls with tables where you can sit down and play.
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The biggest board game fair in the Netherlands fills three Jaarbeurs halls with tables where you can sit down and play.

The big one: Heroes Dutch Comic Con takes over Jaarbeurs Utrecht for a winter weekend of guests, cosplay and fandom.

The longest running anime convention in the Netherlands: three days of cosplay, concerts, gaming and Japanese culture in Rijswijk.

Elfia, the Netherlands' big fantasy and cosplay festival, fills the grounds of Kasteel Vorden with elves, parades and music.

Castlefest turns the grounds of Kasteel Keukenhof in Lisse into a four day fantasy world with folk music, markets and camping.