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Every friday from 10:00 in the morning until 12.30 pm on Waagplein.The cheesemarket Alkmaar takes place from
April until September every year.
Thousands of visitors from all over the world visit Alkmaar for its cheese market,a particular spectacle which includes a market filled with cheese and hauling cheese carriers. The cheese market has taken place on the Waagplein in Alkmaar since 1593.
Program (subject to confirmation):
- 09.50: Welcoming the visitors
- 09.55: Introduction of the bell-ringer
- 10.00: The bell is rung and the market is opened
- 10.05 – 10.50: Verbal presentation to visitors, in Dutch, German, English and French
- 10.50 – 11.15: Performance by the carillon
- 11.20 – 12.05: Verbal presentation to visitors, in Dutch, German, English and French
- 12.15 – 12.45 : Performance by the carillon
- 12.30: Cheese Market closes