Number of festivals in the Netherlands 2012-2020

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the number of festivals in the Netherlands decreased sharply in 2020 over the previous year. Between 2012 and 2019, the number of events rose gradually, peaking at 1,117. In 2020, this figure dropped remarkably, as the country hosted only 190 festivals.

Total number of festival visitors

As the number of festivals decreased dramatically, so did the number of festival visits in the Netherlands in 2020. In 2019, the attendance at festivals in the Netherlands reached over 27 million. In 2020, it dropped to just 1.4 million.

Leading free and free-based festivals

The Vierdaagsefeesten Nijmegen topped the list of the most visited free festival in the Netherlands in 2019. This event, which is annually held in Nijmegen for the International Four Day Marches, welcomed over 1.6 million people. In terms of the most popular fee-based music festivals in the Netherlands, the Amsterdam Dance Festival (ADE) ranked first, attracting roughly 400 thousand visitors in 2019.