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Put it in your calendar every year: April 27* Oranjemarkt Veldhoven in the Citycentrum
*Note: if 27 April falls on a Sunday, the king celebrates his birthday on 26 April and Oranjemarkt Veldhoven is also on that date.
The Orange Market is a non-commercial free market, free to attend, with stage programs and entertainment! An approachable family event FROM, FOR AND BY FIELDHOVEN! Key words here are: meet, present and entertain. Every year we receive over 20,000 visitors.
It is impossible to imagine Veldhoven’s event calendar without this celebration and it is highly appreciated by the municipality, local entrepreneurs, associations and not to forget the Veldhoven and regional population. Thanks in part to the tireless efforts of the many enthusiastic volunteers, who each year ensure that visitors are offered a royal feast. During the Orange Market, Veldhoven shows that it is bustling with activities, for young and old, by young and old. This only makes living, working and life in Veldhoven and its surroundings even better.
Purpose of the Orange Market?
The Oranjemarkt Veldhoven has 3 goals: meet, present and entertain.
People should be able to meet in a pleasant environment. Local and non-profit organizations can showcase what they do here in a low-threshold way, possibly recruiting members. The event explicitly targets families with children. The common thread is the free market where everyone can offer stuff for sale, play music or show off what hobby you do. Some 180 market stalls have been rented in recent years. In addition, the kids take up hundreds of ground spots on the grounds.
Several stages are the second ingredient of the Orange Market. On these stages, talents and associations can present themselves with singing, dancing and music.
Of great importance is also the third goal: entertainment! Entertainment at the Orange Market is primarily geared toward parents with children ages up to 14. By focusing on this, the organization of Oranjemarkt Veldhoven wants to attract families to the market in particular. That is why there is now a special children’s square, street theater, clowns and musical groups. On the various terraces, everyone can enjoy live music. And…there’s plenty of room to play, too.
History
The Orange Market Veldhoven originated from an initiative of parish Sint-Maarten. When it was announced in 1988 that a Catholic church could be built in Heikant, all kinds of recruitment drives were held. One was the Kempen Spectacle in 1989, at Peter Benenson Park. A great event with the goal of generating funds for the church to be built.
Several years later, a second version arrived. This time around St. Martin’s Church (inaugurated in 1990), the Atalanta and surrounding streets. Very atmospheric. Catering took place from the church building and volunteers were called from the parish. The goal then was: an organ for the church. The entire organization also involved the Heikant Neighborhood Interests Foundation. Among other things, this one organized the children’s games. The responsibility for the market was with the parish.
As the grounds around the church became too small, people started looking for alternatives. Cooperation was sought with the Severinus Foundation to organize a similar event on Queen’s Day. It became the Orange Market, which moved to the grounds of De Berkt. From then on, the main purpose of the Oranjemarkt Veldhoven is to strengthen the ties between the residents of Veldhoven and create a cozy and lively atmosphere together.
From 1999 to 2017 you found the Oranjemarkt Veldhoven in residential area De Berkt, on the border of the Heikant and Oerle. In this neighborhood, people from the Severinus Foundation with intellectual disabilities live together with “ordinary families. Since the move of Oranjemarkt to De Berkt, the neighborhood and the Severinus have been closely involved in organizing the market. A cooperation that for years has been more than perfect in a constructive and friendly atmosphere. This formula uniquely shapes the integration of mentally disabled citizens in our community. At that time, the actual Orange Fair organization consisted of an active group of enthusiasts of about 15 people. In addition, over 100 volunteers are on hand to make this event possible. In recent years, the Oranjemarkt Veldhoven attracted over 20,000 visitors from Veldhoven and, increasingly, its immediate surroundings.
Since 2018, the Orange Market has taken place at the City Center and the first edition at this location was a great success with great weather! The new location offers many advantages. First of all, the infrastructure is much better and we are less weather-dependent because much of the City Center is covered. We do notice that income from sponsorships has been declining in recent years and that recruiting volunteers has not been easy either. Unfortunately, corona has dropped our market in 2020 and 2021. But on April 27, 2022, we were still able to organize an Orange Market again, once on a slightly smaller scale than other years, due to uncertainty and short preparation time, but just as enjoyable!
In 2024 we will organize the 30th edition of Oranjemarkt Veldhoven on Koningsdag (until 2014 Koninginnedag). This year our King’s Day falls on Saturday, April 27. We will go for it together!
Structure of Orange Fair
The Orange Market wants to emphatically distinguish itself from “just another” commercial fair or flea market… We deliberately choose a non-commercial format, free admission and free ground pitches and attractions for the kids! In addition, prices for “stall rental” have remained affordable. This way King’s Day in Veldhoven will be a real celebration OF, FOR and BY Veldhoven!!!
How can you organize a FREE event these days with only volunteers? This is only possible with the help of a large number of sponsors from businesses in Veldhoven and surroundings, Veldhoven municipality, income from catering (very weather-dependent) and the rental of market stalls (income from this is limited due to our goal of organizing a low-threshold event).
Are you or do you know a new sponsor for Oranjemarkt Veldhoven? Check out our page
sponsors
or send an email to
sponsoring@oranjemarktveldhoven.nl
for more information.
Are you interested in becoming a volunteer at the Orange Market? Do you get energy from seeing others enjoy themselves? If so, please contact us via
email
!
