Despite rain and strong winds, the annual herring festival in Scheveningen Saturday Vlaggetjesdag drew 180,000 people. “It is still above expectations. Especially at the end of the afternoon the weather improved and put it on, “said organizer Peter Boelhouwer
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The visitors had posing on the 68th edition of the festival without the traditional Dutch herring, because the auction of the first barrel of herring this year has been postponed to June 17th.
Last year, the number of visitors to about 250,000. According Boelhouwer, the lower number of visitors to this year due to the bad weather, not the fact that there is no Dutch herring. “That might have played a role in an individual, but most people come for the atmosphere and the folklore. And people always have to eat a herring. “
The day was opened by Minister Ronald Plasterk (Interior). There were several activities including the traditional naval and music performances by artists such as The Voice of Holland-finalist Emmaly Brown.
Flag Day normally takes place on the first Saturday after the auction of the first barrel of Dutch herring. The day always attracts many visitors
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