Activities

Sunday July 26th

Live music

13:30

until

16:00

hour

Rooyal Orchestra Venray

Orchestra Rooyal, founded in 1988 as the Venray Senior Orchestra, consists of over 20 musicians who perform a diverse program. A singer, a keyboardist, a guitarist, and an accordionist have been added to the original lineup. The repertoire is extremely varied: from rock to ballad, from polka to waltz, from party tunes to relaxing music.
Wednesday July 29th

Children's activity

11:00

until

15:30

hour

De Locht Kids: Carfts-do-day

This summer, Wednesdays will be extra fun at Museum Village De Locht! During De Locht Kids Wednesdays, you can discover, craft, play, taste, and participate in all kinds of activities. A new theme takes center stage every week, so there is always something new to experience. Will you come join in?

Wednesday July 29th: Crafts-do-day

Time to get creative! Carpentry, making buttons, crafting flags, baking bread rolls, and much more. A fun-filled day of crafting for young and old.

A fun and educational afternoon for children of primary school age.
Sunday August 2nd

Live music

13:30

until

16:00

hour

Rockduo SouthWest

Two experienced guitarists present rock classics from then until now in an acoustic style. Beautiful guitar work and razor-sharp two-part harmonies.
Wednesday August 5th

Children's activity

11:00

until

15:30

hour

De Locht Kids: Expedition Green

This summer, Wednesdays will be extra fun at Museum Village De Locht! During De Locht Kids Wednesdays, you can discover, craft, play, taste, and participate in all kinds of activities. A new theme takes center stage every week, so there is always something new to experience. Will you come join in?

Wednesday August 5th: Expedition Green

Go exploring in nature! Look for tracks, meet the beekeeper, discover the insect garden, make a herb wreath, and learn all about herbs. A green adventure day for real detectives.

A fun and educational afternoon for children of primary school age.
Sunday August 9th

Special activity

11:30

until

15:30

hour

Making a Kroedwis

A “kroedwis” was a small bundle of herbs hung above the stable or house door to protect the inhabitants and livestock against evil spirits or other misfortunes, such as lightning strikes and fire. Originally a pagan custom, it was, as is often the case, incorporated into Christian culture. Its composition could vary by region or even by family.

The bouquet was composed of 7 different herbs, flowers, fruits, and ears of corn. In North Limburg, tansy, oats, rye, beet leaves, alder leaves, yarrow, and an apple or pear were usually incorporated into the bouquet. Until the middle of the last century, the willows were blessed during the Mass on the Assumption of Mary, August 15.

In the museum village of De Locht, we keep the past alive. Both children and adults are invited to make their own little bouquet. Put together the bouquet entirely to your own taste. We provide the materials. Our helpful volunteers will tie a string or ribbon around it. Hang it up at home! Does it actually work…? Just give it a try.
Sunday August 9th

Live music

13:30

until

16:00

hour

De Pleyzengers

The Pleyzengers from Oud-Geleen have been singing for over 40 years. The Pleyzengers originated in 1983 on a terrace in Noorbeek, where a group of friends spontaneously started singing. What began as a joke grew into a close-knit singing group full of fun, Limburg songs, and friendship.
Sunday August 16th

Theme day

11:00

until

16:00

hour

Harvest day

Step back for a moment in those times of yesteryear. Traditionally, the harvest took place in August. A good harvest was important to get through the winter. Harvesting meant hard and strenuous work, putting all hands on deck to get the harvest in on time. The whole neighborhood pitched in to help. In this way, harvesting also became a sociable affair. And then: celebrating, the Harvest Thanksgiving.

The day began with a Eucharistic celebration entirely dedicated to giving thanks for the harvest. In Museum Village de Locht, we bring this piece of the past to life. That is why we are starting our Harvest Day this year with a Holy Mass celebrated at 11:00 AM in the Toffe Tent. Admission is free until 10:45 AM so that as many visitors as possible can participate.

Afterwards, coffee and flan are for sale at Het Steeltje, the restaurant of the Mushroom Pavilion. Go watch the demonstrations on the Lochtveld. Threshing, chopping straw, flailing, crushing oats, grinding rye, separating the chaff from the grain. You can see it all. Try threshing with a flail. But be careful!

Have you ever seen how a horse powers the threshing machine in the riding arena? How the farrier shoes a horse? How butter is churned? Try a buckwheat pancake! Craftsmen are at work everywhere: the blacksmith, the rope maker, the spinner. Make a kruedwis. Buy fresh and organic vegetables via the auction clock in the Asparagus Pavilion.

It is old-fashioned cozy here today. Cheerful music from the brass band Die Zwei Dörfer is playing in the kiosk. There is plenty to do. It is great fun, also for children, and educational besides. They won’t be bored; it really is an outing for the whole family. It is well worth visiting Museum Village de Locht on this Harvest Day.

You’re coming too, aren’t you?
Sunday August 16th

Live music

13:30

until

16:00

hour

Die Zwei Dörfer

Brass band Die Zwei Dörfer is a music association from Meijel and Neerkant. It was founded in February 1993 when the brass bands Die Lustigen Dorfsfreunde from Neerkant and De Tesnuzzikke from Meijel started rehearsing together.

The brass band Die Zwei Dörfer consists of 16 musicians, including several soloists. Their repertoire includes Egerländer music and characteristic music from the Czech Republic, Moravia, and Austria. German “Stimmungs” music and various types of dance and light music are also part of their repertoire.
Sunday August 23rd

Live music

13:30

until

16:00

hour

Brass band Twieë Veuráf

Brass band Twieë Veuráf from Venray is a lively group of musicians that provides the museum with a cheerful note.
Sunday August 30th

Live music

13:30

until

16:00

hour

Brass band Die Berger Musikanten

Die Berger Musikanten from Bergen have been around for over 60 years. The brass band plays in both the Netherlands and Germany. This friendly, lively group performs a repertoire of Egerländer music, but also other styles such as disco.