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Leiden

Leiden is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 127,046, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration with its suburbs Oegstgeest, Leiderdorp, Voorschoten and Zoeterwoude with 215,602 inhabitants. Wikipedia

Population 124,093 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Tourist office · 570 m Visitor Center Leiden

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Leidsche blues- en jazzweek

    January

    A yearly festival in January with performances by mainly (but not exclusively) Dutch performers.

    Official site

  2. Leidsche lakenfeesten

    June

    A week of different activities in the city center and on the canals. There's a culinary festival, and the museum night. June

    Official site

  3. Werfpop

    July

    A small-scale music festival with performances ranging from metal to dance. July

    Official site

  4. 3 October celebrations

    October

    Celebrations commemorating the end of the Spanish siege of Leiden (in 1574). Part of the festivities is a huge fun fair. The festival is overwhelming, noisy and heavily beer drinking.

    Official site

  5. Leiden International Film Festival

    October

    The Leiden International Film Festival (LIFF) is a film festival based in the Netherlands. The Leiden International Film Festival was founded in 2006 by Alexander Mouret, Michaël Roumen, Michel Zorge, Wouter de Bres and Job Zeestraten.

    Official site Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Leiden); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Leidse Markt

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–17:00
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 08:00–17:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    08:00–17:00

    580 m from the centre

  • Markt Oegstgeest

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: 07:00–15:00
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    07:00–15:00

    2.9 km from the centre

  • Markt Merenwijk

    No hours mapped

    2.4 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 89 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Valkenburg ZH 2.7 km, Depot 2.8 km, Wassenaarse Wetering/Zandwinning 3.5 km, Voorschoten 5.0 km

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