
Menzis 4 Mijl van Groningen
The Menzis 4 Mijl van Groningen: 30,000 runners race 6.4 km from Haren to the Vismarkt on Sunday 11 October 2026. Sold out.
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The Menzis 4 Mijl van Groningen: 30,000 runners race 6.4 km from Haren to the Vismarkt on Sunday 11 October 2026. Sold out.

Around 100 metres of LPs, singles and CDs at Congrescentrum Annapark in Almere, with free entry on a Sunday in October.

The Sallandse Wandelvierdaagse: four days of 8 to 40 km walks through the Salland countryside around Raalte, 13 to 16 October 2026.

A child-friendly Halloween at Walibi Holland for brave little monsters up to 12, during the autumn holiday.

Jubilee Duin en Bollen Vierdaagse: walks of 5 to 30 km from Lisse, Katwijk, Hillegom and Noordwijkerhout, 15 to 18 October 2026.

Twenty-five masterpieces from Madrid, including Van Eyck and El Greco, visit the Mauritshuis in a one-off exchange.

A giant brick playground at the Jaarbeurs for the autumn holiday, with huge models and building zones for all ages.

A weekend of bock beer tastings, quizzes and silly contests in Haarlem's brown cafés, just a short hop from Zandvoort.

Walibi Holland's Halloween Fright Nights: haunted houses, scare zones and roller coasters until 23:00 on selected days.

Three days of Dutch bock beers in a pop-up festival on Utrecht's leafy Janskerkhof square.

The Amsterdam City Walk: 10 to 33 km routes through Amsterdam on Saturday 17 October 2026, the day before the marathon.
The TCS Amsterdam Marathon weekend, 17 and 18 October 2026: marathon and half sold out, 7.5K and kids runs still open.