What to do in Apeldoorn? Agenda today and this weekend

Start at Paleis Het Loo and walk through the gardens: one ticket covers both, and the palace is closed on most Mondays. Go to the town centre in the afternoon for the museum at CODA, and in the evening to a concert at GIGANT or a show at Orpheus.

Go indoors: the palace and its exhibitions at Paleis Het Loo (the gardens are outside), the museum at CODA, or a film at GIGANT's film theatre. The rainy-day page lists what is indoors, with what is on there next.

King's Day is on Tuesday 27 April 2027 and Prinsennacht is the evening before. The blanket market runs through the Beekpark, the Oranjepark and the centre; in 2026 you could set up from 07:00 and packing up started at 17:00.

The arrival is on Saturday 14 November 2026 in the Oranjepark. The park, called the Pepernotenpark, is open from 10:00 to 12:00, with dance shows, a carousel and a silent disco, and Sinterklaas waves from the bandstand.

Winterpaleis Het Loo runs from 27 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, and the national Christmas tree is lit in front of the palace on Wednesday 9 December at 18:30. In the evenings Winterheul at Apenheul is a light walk through the woods, from 16:30.