Brabantsedag Heeze: 16 groups turn Brabant history into moving theatre

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.