Fortress Festival and Heritage Day

Fort Festival and Open Monument Day – discover it for yourself, you can go in any direction. From September 3 - 11 is the fortress festival.
The Stellingtafel at Fort Hoofddorp is put into operation by children from the Montessori Haarlemmermeer

On Saturday, September 3, we will screen the video-documentary Rezoning Fort van Hoofddorp (approx. 12 minutes) continuously between 16 and 00 p.m. in the poster room. You can walk in freely accessible through the outdoor area or through the Fort Noxx restaurant.

For 2 years, documentary makers Wendy & Michiel, from 5GradenOost, followed the construction and renovation process. The delivery, opening and first activities in August and September 2020 have been recorded in a 20-minute documentary. Now, in 2022, Fort van Hoofddorp has been nominated for the Monument of the Year 2022 election. A great opportunity to look back on the work and to show the public the period of transformation. The
documentary contributes to the realization of the value and significance of this transformation and makes visible how important it is that the fort is preserved and that the fort building and island can be opened up to and used by tenants and the public. The documentary will also be distributed online after September 3.

You can extend your visit with a guided tour (upon registration) on Saturday 3 September. Guided tours start at 12 noon, at 13.15 pm, 14.30 pm and 15.45 pm. Together with one of our guides you walk across the fortress island, where you can view the inundation areas of the Defense Line of Amsterdam at the Stellingtafel. You walk through the corridors, along the niches and through the throat casemate, you hear specific Fort van Hoofddorp facts and receive the Fort Quartet at a
drink at our catering Fort NOXX.

The entire weekend of 3 and 4 and 10 and 11 September you can visit the terrace at Fort NOXX from 12 noon and you will receive the Fort Quartet worth € 5 with your order. With the playing cards in hand you can discover the fort island and building yourself. 8000m2 fort island, in 1 small box!

Reservations for guided tour on Saturday 3 September via femme@fortvanhoofddorp.nl