2009 City Activities and other Hengelo, Netherlands Things to Do Tips

JANUARY
1-3 Ice Scating, market square
11 Doedag, Crea
17-18 Twente Fleamarket, Expo Center
24-25 Bridal exhibition, Expo Center

FEBRUARY
20 Carnaval parade by night
21 Carnaval parade
22-23 Carnaval

MARCH
5-8 Garden & Home exhibition, Expo Center
28 Winter Triatlon. FBK stadion + IJsbaan Twente

APRIL
4-5 Twente Fleamarket, Expo Center
4-5 Museum Weekend
18-19 Outlet sale, Expo Center
24-26 Pasar Malam, Expo Center
25 Bridgedrive/Kroegentocht
29-30 Orange Fair, town center
30 Queensday fleamarkets & festivities

MAY
1-4 Orange Fair, town center
3 Bookmarket, Tuindorp
16 Stadserffeest
17 Eenakterfestival
23 BAM Festival, Pr. Bernhardplantsoen
25 Double mile FBK, FBK stadium to town center
25 High Heels race

JUNE
1 FBK Games, FBK stadium
5 Nacht van Hengelo bicycle race, market square
6 Amuzing Hengelo, Vocal festival
8-11 Avondvierdaagse walks HWU, suburbs
14 Art Market Tuindorp, Tuindorp

JULY
4 Tropical night, market square

AUGUST
14 Summer Jam
22 Uit Festival
27-30 Jeu de Boules games, city center
28 Summer Square Special Edition, Bataafse Kamp
29 UIT Festival
29 Kane concert, market

SEPTEMBER
5 Standwerkers concours, market
5-6 Twente Fleamarket, Expo Center
6 Fashion Spectacle, center
11 Holland Festival Hengelo
12 Open Monuments Day
16-20 Lambertus Fair

OCTOBER
2-4 Lifestyle Event, Expo center
9 Grolsch Blues Festival, city center
18-25 Hobby show, Expo Center
25 Hart voor Hengelo, center
31 Twente Fleamarket, Expo Center

NOVEMBER
1 Twente Fleamarket, Expo Center
6-8 HUIS 2009, Expo Center
7-8 Euregio Rally
14 Arrival of Sinterklaas, train station
20 Grolsch Horeca Dance Hengelo
21-22 Outlet sale, Expo Center

DECEMBER
2-13 Horse Event, Expo Center
3-31 Ice Scating, market square
5 Sinterklaas
13 Old English Street Theater, Tuindorp
26 25th Auni Tournament

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Phone: +31-74-2421120
Address: Hengelo Ov
Website: www.helemaalhengelo.nl

There are a lot of shops, bars and restauranys waiting to be discovered by you.

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Directions: Between market and City Hall

As in most towns, mostly you are unaware of all the art that is around.
This Midwinterhoorn statue by Jan van Eijl is placed on the City Hall Tower.

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Address: City Hall Tower, Burg. Jansenplein
Directions: Go to the City Hall.

Thiemsbrug is the main midtown road crossing. In 2003/2004 a major (re)construction toke place; replacement of sewers, construction of bus lanes and more.
Also some major roads to the the town center are overhauled.

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Address: Thiemsbrug
Directions: West of the Town Hall

Visit the Historical Museum. It's a small but interesting place.

Visiting times:
- tuesdays - fridays: 10AM - 5PM
- saturdays: 2PM - 5PM

Entrance: Euro 2.00

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Phone: +31-74-2594216
Address: Beekstraat 51 - 7551 DP Hengelo Ov
Directions: Side street of the Market square.
Website: http://www.oaldhengel.nl

From July 2006 the HEIM Museum is at a new location in the former Wilhelminaschool at the Industriestraat.

You will find 100 years of local industrial history here. Clothing industry, Stork and Heemaf and many more.

Visiting hours:
Tu-Fr: 11AM - 5PM
Sa-Su: 2PM - 5PM

Entrance: Euro 4,50

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Phone: +31-74-2430054
Address: Industriestrat 9 - 7553 CK Hengelo Ov
Directions: 2 blocks South of the Main Train Station at Hengelo.
Follow signs "P&R". Free parking just South of the museum.
Website: http://www.techniekmuseumheim.nl

Visit the Lambooyhuis. It was the house one of the COBRA founders -Theo Wolvencamp- lived.

Now it's an art gallery opened from Thursday through Sunday from 2 to 6 PM.

It is one of the oldest houses in Hengelo, in fact an old city farnhouse. It is one of the downtown houses that surviver World War II. The foundations are made of Bentheimer stones originating from old gravestones and the "Huis Hengelo" foundations.

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Phone: +31-74-2432833
Address: Langestraat 37 - 7551 DX Hengelo Ov
Directions: Opposite the City Hall tower

The City Hall dates from 1963 and has Scandinavian and Italian influences. The outer gates along the main staircase were constructed by the local Stork company.

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Phone: +31-74-2459876
Address: Burgemeester Jansen plein
Directions: Just head for the City Hall tower
Website: http://www.hengelo.nl
Other Contact: Fax: +31-074-2459334

Hidden between the Pastoriestraat ans the Marskant is this old church path to Woolde.

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Address: Pastoriestraat
Directions: Backside of the Police Headquarters.

Visit the Kasbah if you like modern architecture. This cityblock is totally different from the traditional Dutch houses and was inspired by North African building practice.

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Address: Jacques Perkstraat & Zwavertsweg - Groot Driene
Directions: East side of Hengelo, between the railroads to Oldenzaal and Enschede.