This is more than a float parade: actors, costume, mechanics and performance inhabit giant moving tableaux, each telling a new Brabant story.

What you need to know

The 67th Brabantsedag takes place in Heeze on 30 August, with a full programme from 11:00, pre-parade at 12:30 and main parade at 13:30. Presale is €13.50, gate price €15 and ages 12 and under enter free; it rewards advance family planning.

Sixteen wagon-building groups choose stories from the former Duchy of Brabant that the parade has never used, then translate them through structure, actors and movement.
Founded in 1958, the day now draws roughly 40,000 visitors; the surprise comes when mechanics, costume and performance unfold together at street distance.
The main parade starts at 13:30, but an early arrival covers the pre-parade and surrounding programme; choose standing or grandstand and plan Heeze transport.

Hokimi field note: Do not photograph only the front; actors often continue the story along the sides and rear, so watch the whole moving tableau before judging it complete.

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