The King will celebrate King's Day in Rotterdam with his family. There is a versatile and colorful program for the Royal company and for everyone who wants to celebrate the party that day.
Easter is over and the next holiday that is coming up is King's Day. On Thursday 27 April, King Willem-Alexander's 56th birthday will be celebrated. We also celebrate his 10th anniversary this year. The King will celebrate King's Day in Rotterdam with his family. There is a versatile and colorful program for the Royal company and for everyone who wants to celebrate the party that day. The theme is: We are all Kings & Queens. Because everyone is special. A crown fits every head!
The route of the Royal family starts at 11:00 at the Afrikaanderplein in Rotterdam. The royal party will be given a festive welcome here. Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb and King's Commissioner Jaap Smit will provide the official reception. From being serenaded by various choirs, swinging spectacles, acrobatic tricks to getting to know resilient and resilient Rotterdammers, everything will pass this day. After these activities, the Royal party will continue their route by water taxi from the corner in the Maashaven.
A colorful procession of one-man youth sailboats and a few sustainable and innovative ships forms on the water. When rounding the Cape, the ss Rotterdam is passed, where on the aft deck the Rotterdam project can you join? of the Scapino Ballet is performed. The water taxis pass a variety of ships that give a picture of the international port. Sr. MS. De Ruyter, an air defense frigate of the Royal Netherlands Navy, performs a formal salute, after which the Royal party sails under the Erasmus Bridge and moors at the bottom of Plein 1940.
The route then starts at the memorial monument 'De Verwoeste Stad'. From there they will head towards the Blaak where music and sport will be central. The road. then goes through the Rev. Jan Scharpstraat through the Markthal. Through the exit, the group ends up on the Binnenrotte. On the Binnenrotte there are performances by well-known artists on a large stage from 10:00 to 17:00. Artists such as Lee Touwers, Broederliefde, Hermes House Band, Davina Michelle will perform there. The Royal family will say goodbye to the Rotterdam public around 13:00.
