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The Hague

The Hague is a city in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It is the seat of the Dutch parliament and government, and the residence of King Willem-Alexander. Wikivoyage

Population 548,320 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Netherlands

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Netherlands

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. Life I Live Festival

    April

    Evening of the 26th of April. While Amsterdam is generally known for having country's largest celebration of Dutch King's Day on the 27th of April, The Hague holds the largest anticipatory party the night before.

    Official site

  2. TodaysArt Festival

    September

    Last weekend of September. International Festival Beyond Art

    Official site

  3. Crossing Border Festival

    November

    November

    Official site

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

Markets

  • Boerenmarkt

    market for biological products

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: 10:00–18:00
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    10:00–18:00

    170 m from the centre

  • Haagse Markt

    1. Monday: 09:00–17:00
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: 09:00–17:00
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: 09:00–17:00
    6. Saturday: 09:00–17:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    09:00–17:00

    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 48 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.