Christmas in Roermond 🎄

Spending Christmas with your family or other loved ones is what people love most during this time of the year, after all it is the most wonderful time of the year!

Roermond is at its most beautiful during Christmas: the city centre is decorated with thousands of lights. In the weeks leading up to Christmas you will discover that Roermond is a cosy destination to relax or pamper yourself: discover the Roermond Full of Lights route with a video show, festive projections and XXL photo spots spread around the city centre, shop in more than 140 surprising specialty shops and take a break on one of the many heated terraces. Read along and discover our tips for your visit to Roermond during Christmastime.

Come to the Light Parade ✨

The time has almost come: Friday evening November 8th at 6 pm the most festive season of the year will start! To celebrate this opening, an impressive Light Parade will take place in Roermond’s city centre. Interactive light and music acts will take us to a special light and laser show with music on the Market Square, where together we will open the atmospheric winter season in Roermond. This promises to be a great evening for all ages.

6 pm: welcome @ Kloosterwandplein
6-7.15 pm: beautiful Light Parade with interactive light acts, local music and dance acts through the city centre from the Kloosterwandplein to the Markt.
7.15 pm: spectacular light and laser show with music on the Market Square.
✨Check the route of the Light Parade on the map ✨
At the Kloosterwandplein, you can pick up a free light (while in stock) before the Light Parade.

Shopping for the holidays 🎁

Stroll through the cosy streets of downtown Roermond in search of a unique and surprising gift for friends, family or yourself. Do your shopping for this festive season in Roermond and not only score an original gift, but also support local entrepreneurs. The city centre entrepreneurs are ready to give you expert advice and special products and delicacies. With 140 specialty shops and boutiques within walking distance of each other, you are sure to find something you like!

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Enjoying a ride in the Ferris wheel 🎡

Enjoy stunning views of Roermond and the surrounding area from the enchanting Ferris wheel at Designer Outlet Roermond. You can do this during the day or at night.
You can take a ride on the Ferris wheel (€7)until 19 January 2025 during the opening hours of the Designer Outlet in Roermond.

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Dutch delights 🧇

It’s a tradition: festive Dutch delicacies like an ‘oliebol’. The ‘oliebol’ is Dutch sweet fried dough ball that is eaten on New Year’s Eve. A lot vendors not only have the ‘oliebol’ but also other sweet deligts like waffles, churros and macarons. Get yours at:

Banketbakkerij Lunchroom In De Kroon (Hamstraat 3): in 2016, Frank and his team baked the most delicious ‘oliebollen’ in Limburg. They are still very tasty this year too 😉
Oliebollen booth @ Stationsplein: Harrie and Karin with their booth have been a part of the Christmas season in Roermond for 30 years. They have more choices besides oliebollen, like churros, waffles and beignets.
DutchHomemade Macarons (Roersingelpassage 1A): delicious macarons with more than 25 different flavors.

Heated terraces & festive menus

The blankets are ready and the heaters are on: the season for heated terraces can begin! Downtown restaurants and cafés in Roermond welcome you with revamped menus packed with winter specialities. Take a seat on one of the atmospheric terraces or in restaurants and treat yourself to a mulled wine, hot chocolate, festive dish or something surprising.

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