Attend a commemoration ceremony
Throughout the year there are commemoration ceremonies in The Hague for victims of war and people who fought for freedom. Check below to see where and when in the city you can attend a commemoration ceremony.
Commemoration ceremony 27 January
| Ceremony: | International Holocaust Remembrance Day The Hague |
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| Commemorates: | all victims of the Second World War |
| Location: | Peace Palace |
| More information: | Begin external link: ihrd-thehague.org(External link), end external link. |
Commemoration ceremony 3 March
| Ceremony: | Accidental bombardment of Bezuidenhout |
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| Commemorates: | the accidental bombing by the British air force on 3 March 1945 with more than 550 casualties |
| Location: | Juliana van Stolberg monument (Koningin Marialaan) |
| More information: | Begin external link: www.bezuidenhout.nl(External link), end external link. |
Commemoration ceremony April
| Ceremony: | Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day |
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| Commemorates: | the victims of the Holocaust, and the heroism of survivors and rescuers |
| Location: | Jewish children’s monument, Rabbijn Maarsenplein |
| More information: | jck.nl(External link) |
Commemoration ceremonies 4 May
On 4 May Dutch victims of the Second World War are remembered together with Dutch victims of other conflicts, wars and peacekeeping missions which have taken place since the outbreak of the Second World War in the Netherlands. The commemoration ceremonies take place at various locations in the city.
| Ceremony: | Den Haag Herdenkt |
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| Commemorates: | the victims of the Second World War |
| Location: | the Grote Kerk |
| Time: | 18.00 to 20.30 hrs. |
| More information: | Begin external link: huisvoordestad-denhaag.nl(External link), end external link. |
| Ceremony: | Nieuwspoort remembrance ceremony |
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| Commemorates: | all fallen journalists, printers and couriers |
| Location: | Nieuwspoort, next to the Lange Poten entrance |
| Time: | 11.30 to 12.30 hrs. |
| More information: | Begin external link: www.nieuwspoort.nl(External link), end external link. |
| Ceremony: | Englandspiel monument |
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| Commemorates: | the 54 captured resistance agents in the Englandspiel. During the Second World War the Sicherheitsdienst was based in the white house behind the monument. |
| Location: | Hogeweg (Van Stolkpark) |
| Time: | 15.00 to 15.30 hrs. |
| More information: | Begin external link: Stichting Nationale Herdenking ’s-Gravenhage(External link), end external link. |
| Ceremony: | Ceremony at Jewish Monument |
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| Commemorates: | Jews from The Hague who were deported and murdered during the Second World War |
| Location: | Rabbijn Maarsenplein |
| Time: | 17.00 to 17.30 hrs. |
| More information: | Vereniging Ceremonies Joods Monument Den Haag(External link) |
| Ceremony: | Parallelweg memorial site |
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| Commemorates: | the 12 Dutch prisoners from the Oranjehotel shot by the Germans in revenge on 31 March 1945 |
| Location: | Parallelweg, by Hollands Spoor train station |
| Time: | 19.45 to 20.35 hrs. |
| More information: | Begin external link: Stichting Nationale Herdenking ’s-Gravenhage(External link), end external link. |
| Ceremony: | Hague Memorial Monument 1940-1945 |
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| Commemorates: | all victims of the Second World War |
| Location: | Carnegieplein |
| Time: | 18.00 to 20.30 hrs. |
| More information: | Begin external link: Stichting Nationale Herdenking ’s-Gravenhage(External link), end external link. |
| Ceremony: | International Gay Rights Monument |
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| Commemorates: | all LGBTI people in the world who have been persecuted or oppressed because of their homosexuality |
| Location: | Koekamp, Laan van Reagan en Gorbatsjov |
| Time: | 19.30 to 20.30 hrs. |
| More information: | Begin external link: ihdh.nl(External link), end external link. |
| Ceremony: | Sinti and Roma monument |
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| Commemorates: | the 112 Sinti and Roma people who were deported from The Hague on 16 May 1944 |
| Location: | Vondelstraat (on the square) |
| Time: | 19.45 to 20.35 hrs. |
| More information: | Begin external link: tracesofwar.com(External link), end external link. |
| Ceremony | Forced Labourers Monument by the Provinciehuis |
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| Commemorates: | the spot where forced labourers in The Hague were assembled to be transported to Germany |
| Location: | inner courtyard of the Provinciehuis, Zuid-Hollandplein 1 |
| Time: | 12.45 to 15.00 hrs. |
| More information: | Begin external link: Stichting Nationale Herdenking ’s-Gravenhage(External link), end external link. |
| Ceremony: | Trekvlietplein commemoration |
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| Commemorates: | the 34 municipal employees who did not survive the Second World War. They worked in the parks services, sanitation services and former energy and gas companies. |
| Location: | Trekvlietplein, park next to Trekvlietplein 19 |
| Time: | 9.30 to 11.30 hrs. |
| More information: | Begin external link: Stichting Nationale Herdenking ’s-Gravenhage(External link), end external link. |
| Ceremony: | De Wissel memorial stone |
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| Commemorates: | all victims of military violence |
| Location: | Van Meursstraat 1, Kerk De Oase |
| Time: | 19.00 to 21.30 hrs. |
| More information: | can be requested at De Wissel neighbourhood centre. Telephone: (070) 205 23 90 |
| Ceremony: | Monument for the Stijkel Group |
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| Commemorates: | Dutch resistance group De Stijkel Group. 33 executed members were re-interred in this cemetery in 1947. Wooden crosses were also placed for 10 victims whose corpses were never found. |
| Location: | Westduin cemetery, Ockenburghstraat |
| Time: | 19.40 to 21.00 hrs. |
| More information: | Begin external link: Stichting Nationale Herdenking ’s-Gravenhage(External link), end external link. |
| Ceremony: | Liberation monument in Loosduinen |
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| Commemorates: | the 24 resistance fighters from Loosduinen who died during the Second World War |
| Location: | Loosduinse Hoofdplein by the bell tower |
| Time: | 19.30 to 20.30 hrs. |
| More information: | Begin external link: Stichting Nationale Herdenking ’s-Gravenhage(External link), end external link. |
| Ceremony: | The Dutch East Indies Memorial |
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| Commemorates: | the approximately 161 soldiers from The Hague who died in the struggle in the Dutch East Indies between 1945 and 1950 |
| Location: | corner of the Ver-Huëllweg and the Professor B.M. Teldersweg |
| Time: | 10.55 to 11.35 hrs. |
| More information: | Dodenherdenking Scheveningen(External link) |
| Ceremony: | Monument on the Tesselseplein in Scheveningen |
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| Commemorates: | the residents of Scheveningen and the events in the Duindorp neighbourhood during the German occupation and after the liberation |
| Location: | Tesselseplein |
| Time: | 11.00 to 13.00 hrs. |
| More information: | Dodenherdenking Scheveningen(External link) |
| Ceremony: | Waalsdorpervlakte |
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| Commemorates: | the more than 500 people executed by the German occupiers on the Waalsdorpervlakte |
| Location: | Waalsdorpervlakte execution site |
| Time: | 19.00 to 23.59 hrs. |
| More information: | Begin external link: www.erepeloton.nl(External link), end external link. |
| Ceremony: | National Children’s Memorial Service |
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| Commemorates: | the victims of the Second World War and others who were killed in war situations and during peace missions |
| Location: | George Maduroplein, Madurodam |
| Time: | 19.15 to 20.30 hrs. |
| More information: | Begin external link: www.nationalekinderherdenking.nl(External link), end external link. |
| Ceremony: | Plaque for V2 victims in Heesterbuurt and surroundings |
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| Commemorates: | the 24 civilians killed when a V2 missile crashed immediately after launch on 1 January 1945 |
| Location: | Corner of Indigostraat/Kamperfoeliestraat |
| Time: | 19.30 to 20.15 hrs. |
| More information: | Begin external link: www.wijkberaadheesterbuurt.nl(External link), end external link. |
Commemoration ceremony 5 May
| Ceremony: | National celebration of Liberation Day |
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| Commemorates: | the liberation of the Netherlands from German occupation (1940-1945) |
| Location: | Malieveld |
| More information: | Begin external link: www.bevrijdingsfestivaldenhaag.nl(External link), end external link. |
Commemoration ceremony 8 May
| Ceremony: | Commemoration of the liberation of The Hague by the Princess Irene Brigade |
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| Commemorates: | the liberation of The Hague by the Princess Irene Brigade on 8 May 1945 |
| Location: | plaque on the Grote of St. Jacobskerk, Rond de Grote Kerk 12 |
| More information: | The commemoration is held every year on 8 May at 11.00 hrs. |
Commemoration ceremonies 10 May
| Ceremony: | Monument for the Grenadiers and Rifles Guards Regiment |
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| Commemorates: | the German attack on Ypenburg Airport. More than 500 Dutch soldiers were killed in and around The Hague. 208 were members of the Grenadiers and Rifles Guards Regiment. |
| Location: | Ypenburg, Böttgerwater |
| Time: | 10.00 to 12.00 hrs. |
| More information: | Begin external link: www.defensie.nl(External link), end external link. |
| Ceremony: | Ypenburg Memorial Service |
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| Commemorates: | the Battle for Ypenburg Airport on 10 May 1940. Some 100 Dutch soldiers died during the battle. |
| Location: | Ilsyplantsoen 1 (the former Ypenburg Airport) |
| Time: | 13.30 to 15.00 hrs. |
| More information: | Begin external link: www.herdenking.historischypenburg.nl(External link), end external link. |
| Ceremony: | Commemoration at Military Cemetery in The Hague |
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| Commemorates: | the Battle for The Hague. At least 546 Dutch soldiers were killed in the battle. |
| Location: | Algemene Begraafplats, Kerkhoflaan 12 |
| Time: | 15.30 to 17.00 hrs. |
| More information: | Begin external link: www.oorlogsgravendenhaag.com(External link), end external link. |
Commemoration ceremony 15 August
| Ceremony: | National commemoration of 15 August 1945 |
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| Commemorates: | all victims of the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies and the direct consequences of this |
| Location: | Dutch East Indies Monument on the Prof. Teldersweg |
| More information: | Begin external link: 15augustus1945.nl(External link), end external link. |
Commemoration ceremony in September
| Ceremony: | Remembrance ceremony at National Monument Oranjehotel |
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| Commemorates: | the Oranjehotel, the Scheveningen prison during the Second World War. The Germans imprisoned more than 25,000 people here. |
| Location: | National Monument Oranjehotel, Van Alkemadelaan 1258 |
| More information: | Begin external link: www.oranjehotel.org(External link), end external link. |