Activities

Saturday April 25th

Special activity

10:00

until

16:30

hour

Spinning day

The National Spinning Group is organising a spinning day at De Locht on April 25, from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
Everyone who wants to spin is welcome. It promises to be a very pleasant day.
Bring your own spinning wheel and materials.
The price includes admission, coffee with pie, and soup with a roll.

For this activity a separate ticket is required.

€17,50

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Reserve
Sunday April 26th

Theme day

10:00

until

17:00

hour

Asparagus day

On Sunday, April 26, Museum Village de Locht will be dedicated to asparagus. A great many activities are planned around this regional product. Today, you will get a complete overview of everything related to this seasonal vegetable: seed breeding, planting, harvesting, washing, sorting, peeling, and the further processing of asparagus.

We would be happy to tell you everything about the cultivation method, harvesting, breeding, and varieties. How does it grow? Why is it so expensive? Why is asparagus white? We can answer all those questions. There is a demonstration of the cutting/washing machine. On the lawn stand various machines that have been used over the years in the process of growing and processing asparagus.

In Het Steeltje, the hospitality section of the Mushroom pavilion, we prepare delicious asparagus dishes. Get ready to feast! The baker uses asparagus in his product. The printer is here! In the Brewery, the Gilde Dionysos advises you on wine. And… throughout the entire season, we serve the very best homemade asparagus soup. You simply must try it!

Asparagus is for sale in the Asparagus Pavilion. With the push of a button, you determine the price yourself via the auction clock. Experience how the “clocking” works. There are all kinds of varieties for sale: thick, thin, white, straight, crooked; there is nothing wrong with them, they are all fresh. At 11:00, 13:30, and 15:00, there is an explanation of breeding, planting, harvesting, washing, and auctioning.

Children won’t be bored either. We have developed a scavenger hunt especially for this Asparagus Day. There are coloring pages for preschoolers. They can make paper with the volunteers from LochtKids.
Sunday April 26th

Children's activity

11:30

until

15:30

hour

Paper making

Making paper from recycled paper is a fun activity for children, as well as an educational and enjoyable one. All children love getting messy. Today, on this Asparagus Day, we are using dried asparagus peels, flowers, and leaves alongside recycled paper for this purpose.

The waste paper must be torn into very small pieces. Then add water, and if you let the mixture sit for a while, a pulp forms. You can optionally process this with an old immersion blender. Because this entire process takes some time, the volunteers prepare this part in advance.

Children are given a paper-making frame and get to make paper. The wet pulp must eventually become a dry sheet of paper. Sieving, wringing out, drying, ironing. Everything will be taken care of under the excellent guidance of our experienced volunteers. Curious?

Give it a try. Make your own paper!
Sunday April 26th

Live music

13:30

until

16:00

hour

SOM – Meijel Senior Orchestra

The Senior Orchestra Meijel and surroundings was founded in 1990 and consists of 22 musicians. The first members came primarily from the local Eendracht orchestra, but also from bands in the surrounding area.
The program features a variety of catchy pieces.
Sunday May 3rd

Live music

13:30

until

16:00

hour

PCB Sixties Band

The PCB Sixties Band consists of four people who specialize in music from the sixties, including Cliff Richard, Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, The Beatles, etc. It is inevitable: your feet will start tapping!
Sunday May 10th

Live music

13:30

until

16:00

hour

The Nag’s Head

The Nag’s Head was founded in September 1997 as an initiative of a number of people from Nederweert with a past in the folk dance world. The name of the band is, how could it be otherwise, the same as the name of many pubs in Ireland. And the band’s motto is just as appropriate: “A song to a beer”.

Since its inception, The Nag’s Head has been playing cozy pub songs, melancholic traditionals, world-famous folk songs, moving ballads and the instrumental songs are not forgotten.
Sunday May 17th

Live music

13:30

until

16:00

hour

Fire brigade band Helmond

The Fire Brigade Band has existed for over 40 years and originated from the volunteer fire department. In its early years, the brass band played carnivalesque music, but today it features a more Bohemian, Moravian, and Egerländer repertoire, as well as modern brass music.
Sunday May 24th

Live music

13:30

until

16:00

hour

Music makery Bloas um op

Music makery Bloas Um Op is a music association from Venray that was founded in 1983 and is known for its wind music. The association has a long history and is active both domestically and internationally. They organise various events and are known for their repertoire, which ranges from top-40 classics to powerful wind music.
Monday May 25th

Live music

13:30

until

16:00

hour

Mart Vervoort

Mart Vervoort zorgt deze middag voor een vrolijke noot met zijn accordeon en zang.
Sunday May 31st

Live music

13:30

until

16:00

hour

Kapela Pohoda

Kapela Pohoda from Panningen was founded in 2015 and is a small wind orchestra with mainly Bohemian music.