Events and Attractions
Annual events include:
- Winter swim on New Year's Day, locally known as Nieuwjaarsduik (New Year's dive)
- Flags Day in spring when the first new herring of the year is auctioned
- Fireworks in summer: once a week and several days during a festival week
A visit to Scheveningen can include:
- The Muzee Museum (official museum of Scheveningen)
- The pier (nl); it has two floors, the upper one open air, the lower one closed
- The miniature city Madurodam
- The sculptures at sea museum Beelden aan Zee
- The Panorama Mesdag
- Visit the 4 different beaches of Scheveningen
- Our Lady of Lourdes (RC) Silent Center, in a designated national landmark complex, housing a replica of the Lourdes Grotto in Massabielle (France). The chapel, located at Berkenbosch Blokstraat 9a, is open daily from 9am to 6pm.
Night life centers on Pathé Scheveningen movie theater, and the sea-front boulevard with its bars, restaurants, gambling halls and other entertainment.
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