15 August ·
15 August commemorations and events
15 August is the day the Netherlands remembers the end of the war in the Dutch East Indies. Every commemoration and every Indisch event of the weekend around it, by day and city.
- 2from 2026
- 2cities with events
A 2026 date is last year's edition: check the organiser's site for the 2027 date.
- Sat 15 Aug 2026Nationale Herdenking 15 augustus 1945Indisch Monument · Den Haag2026 dateThe national commemoration of the end of the war in the former Dutch East Indies, held at the Indisch Monument in The Hague by Stichting Nationale Herdenking 15 augustus 1945, with programmes around it in the city. The 2027 programme is not out yet.More info
Commemoration - Sat 15 Aug 2026Rotterdamse herdenking 15 augustus bij het Indisch StraatsieraadIndisch Straatsieraad, Boompjes · Rotterdam2026 dateRotterdam's own morning commemoration, by the city branch of the foundation, held by the Indisch Straatsieraad near De Boeg on the Boompjes before Floating Pasar starts. The 2027 edition is not announced yet.More info Commemoration
