When and where
The cheesemarket Alkmaar 2010 will take place from April 2nd untill september 3rd, every friday from 10 am untill 12.30 pm on the Waagplein.
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
Waagplein, Alkmaar