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Dutch Dozen

The Dutch Dozen was formed in 1947, and continues to be a highlight of the festival each year. A group of 12 young ladies and 12 young men, all in high school, provide a colorful, light-hearted and melodious journey through Old Holland, with most of the choreographed singing in Dutch. Dutch Dozen members wear traditional Volendam costumes, and the ladies wear signature orange klompen, or wooden shoes.

An audience favorite is traditionally “Daar bij de Molen” (“There by the Windmill”), which is performed on a darkened stage with the aid of black lights shining on the orange klompen and hand-made sleeves in the shape of the blades of a windmill. A they sing, a pair of girls standing back-to-back move their extended arms up and down in opposite directions, creating the illusion of moving windmill blades. Pictured above.

You’ll also find the members of the Dutch Dozen performing with the senior Dutch Dancers during Straat Feest and riding De Schutter boat float during the Volksparade.

Time

Shows are performed daily at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Location

City Hall (125 Central Avenue SE)

Cost

$5 (adults) /$1 (children age 15 and younger) – Admission can be paid at the door, purchased ONLINE HERE, or tickets are included in the Value Books.

More Events and Attractions

All 28 /May 17 - Wed 3 /May 18 - Thu 21 /May 19 - Fri 22 /May 20 - Sat 26 /May 21 - Sun 2

Antique Tractor Show

Street Scrubbing

Dutch Dozen

Tulip Talk in Windmill Park

Children’s Art Exhibit

Century Home

Craft Show

Drum Line Performances

Tour de Tulips Bike Ride

ArtBurst

Horse-Drawn Trolley Tours

Carnival

Dutch Street Organ

Straat Feest

Private Guided Tour Dutch Heritage Museum

Vogel Old Mill

Windmill Park

Wooden Shoe Carving

Cruise-In Car Show

Stadscentrum

The Volksparade

Tulip Festival Road Race

Dutch American Heritage Museum & Flower Show

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Fietsen Zangers

Pedicabs

Petting Zoo

Community Worship Service

Fly-In Breakfast

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