The two annual port days will take place on Saturday 11 June (between 10.00 a.m. and 17.00 p.m.) and the theme is 75+2 years of freedom.
Come celebrate and experience freedom in Tholen, the largest liberation event in the Netherlands in 2022!

From a pleasant annual market to an impressive encampment with more than 70 old army vehicles. Special defense demonstrations are also on display: including the National Reserve Corps, Customs and the Royal Netherlands Air Force.

In addition, there are also various free performances by well-known artists such as the Bill Baker's Army Air Force Show and Imca Marina. Furthermore, Memorial flights through various aircraft and much more!
Or enjoy all our other offerings, such as the nostalgic fair with a Ferris wheel, a food and fish square, various boat trips, street theater and historic ships. Or of musical sounds such as a bagpipe band and the music corps of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee.

Admission to the Thoolse Havendagen is free. Visit the largest event of the municipality of Tholen for a unique day out! A whole day full of activities for young and old. Tholen is a true experience! More information via www.tholensterk.nl or via Facebook: www.facebook.com/tholensterk

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Location: Oyster Pits

Opening event
19.30 pm to 20.00 pm
The Commissioner of the King of the Province of Zeeland, Han Polman, will be present. Veterans and students will hold a special place. Everyone is welcome. Make a toast with a free orange bitter.

Military encampment
20.00 pm to 22.00 pm
A military exhibition of more than 70 old army vehicles, re-enactors and army tents.

Hotels and Restaurants
19.30 pm to 23.30 pm (payment with Tholen Sterk Consumption Coins)

Thursday, June 9, 2022

Location: cores municipality of Tholen

Education schools at camp
09.00 pm to 15.00 pm

Liberation Tour
18.00 pm to 21.00 pm
More than 70 military vehicles drive through the following cores:  Poortvliet (about 18.10 pm) – Stavenisse – Sint Maartensdijk – Scherpenisse.

Friday, June 10, 2022

Location: Oyster Pits

Education schools at camp
Seniorsprogram
13.30 pm to 16.00 pm

Hotels and Restaurants
13.30 to 16.30 + 21.30 to 23.59
(payment with Tholen Sterk Consumption Coins)

Location: cores municipality of Tholen

Liberation Tour
18.00 pm to 21.00 pm
More than 70 military vehicles drive through the following centers: Tholen – Oud Vossemeer – Sint Philipsland – Anna Jacobapolder – Sint Annaland (approximately 19.00 p.m.).

Location: Contre Escarpe

Nostalgic fair
15.00 p.m. to 23.59:XNUMX p.m.
With, among other things, a 20 meter high Ferris wheel from 1930 and a whirligig from 1962.

Food square with food trucks
17.00 pm to 00.59 pm
Food trucks with a wide choice of: fries, snacks, satay, burgers, wraps, grill and pizza.
(payment with Tholen Sterk Consumption Coins)

Catering (indoor and outdoor bar)
17.00 pm to 00.59 pm
(payment with Tholen Sterk Consumption Coins)

Location: marquee / Contr' Escarpe

Composite liberation choir
14.30 pm to 15.10 pm (Seniorsprogram)
Artists: 18.45 pm to 23.59 pm

Party evening Friday 10 June 2022
Artists: Chimene Jeroense (Tholen), Lennard Berrevoets (Tholen), Coverband De Bounties and Captain Jack.
Tickets: € 7,75 per person (*)
Suitable for All ages,proof of identity required, NIX < 18 years, The party tent opens at 18.45 pm, Cover band starts at 19.00, einde music at 23.59 p.m., bar open until 00.59 o'clock, Foodplein remains open until 00.59 pm, bet aling with Tholen Strong coin, TTickets only via the website: www.tholensterk.nl/evenementen/feestavond_vrijdag

(*) excl. € 1,- administration costs

Saturday June 11, 2022

Location: commercial port Contr' Escarpe

Minesweeper Mr. Ms. mahu
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
Dutch Coastal Minesweeper / van Straelen Class is part of the sailing heritage of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The only offshore minesweeper in completely original condition.

RijksVaartuig RV29 (genius museum)
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
Built in 1954, the current berth is the military port of Fort Crevecuer in Hedel aan de Maas. The operation is in the hands of the Geniemuseum Vught and belongs to the requisites of the Royal Netherlands Army.

Historic ships
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
Several beautiful ships. To visit, but some only to admire (indicated):

• Port service 20 from 1941, from the Maritime Museum Rotterdam (can be visited).
• RP15 from 1940, former patrol vessel (to be visited).
• The Pole Star from 1950, former naval ship hydrographic service (to be admired).
• The Sleper Association, historic tugboat association with 15 boats (to be admired).

 

Fish square with fish sale
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
Sale of: kibbeling / sushi / shrimp croquettes / fried breaded mussels / fried shrimps, fried squid rings / fried plaice fillet / eel sandwich / herring sandwich / salmon sandwich / mackerel sandwich / various fish salads / fish salads / fish wraps / oysters and fun articles that have to do with fish. Attention!: no 'Tholen strong consumption coins' applies.

Ship Model Building Society
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
Radio control and display of model ships built to scale. audience kand for a fee let the boats sail in the water basin.

Model building Armor Group Holland
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
Military model building of tanks and other military vehicles. They are models in the scale 1:24 to 1:4 with a weight of a few kilos to almost 300 kilos.

experience craft
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
A tour of approximately 20 minutes with the story of ships in wartime on one of the ships in Thool. Ton payment of two Tholen-Strong-consumption coins. NB: in- and excursion not in the same location.

Location: Market

National Reserve (Natres)
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
With a number of vehicles and a promotion stall of it 30e Natresbattalion from Vlissingen.

Location: Oyster Pits

Military encampment
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
A military exhibition of more than 70 old army vehicles, re-enactors and army tents.

American M24 tank
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
Can be admired / not accessible.

Military food trucks
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
At the Goulashkanon you can eat a nice smoked sausage sandwich with sauerkraut. It is served from an old military field kitchen from 1957. (payment with Tholen Sterk Consumption Coins)

Field Hospital
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
The Holmes Intelligence Office uses techniques based on the practices taught to the Royal Army Medical Corps before and during the Second World War. The display focuses on portraying a British medical post.

Orchestra Royal Netherlands Marechaussee
11.45 to 12.45 + 14.00 to 15.00
Two concerts of 60 minutes each.

Historic flight Kon. air force
13.00 pm to 13.15 pm
On behalf of the Royal Air Force Historic Flight there will be a flyby through a Harvard.

Memorial Flight by 2 aircraft
15.00 pm to 15.15 pm
The aircraft 'Auster' and 'Piper' from Wings to Victory are painted in the D-Day invasion colours, including the well-known white stripes and will fly over 4 times at 300 meters altitude.

Hotels and Restaurants
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
(payment with Tholen Sterk Consumption Coins)

Location: Eendrachtsweg

Police Mobile Media Lab
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
An 18 meter long truck used to inform visitors about the work of the police.

 

Location: Molenvlietsestraat

Customs
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
The Mobile Container Scan (Mobix) creates scan images of the contents of large objects such as air freight containers, sea containers, trucks and trailers. The Mobix is ​​'not active' operational during our event. Customs staff is happy to provide you with information by means of photos and a story.

Location: Duivendijk Shipyard

Rowing association Deurloo's Kaa(i)tje
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
Also they will rowing Blaaskapel de Klienkers through the harbor fern.

Airsoft Association Gaijin Ichizoku
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
The public can 'shoot' under supervision in the closed shooting range. Merchandise will also be sold, with a portion of the proceeds going to an organization that deals with the mental illness PTSD.

Helmet dive demonstrations
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
Demonstrations of traditional helmet diving by DuikTeam IJmond from IJmuiden. The group demonstrates in a diving container from DCN Diving how divers worked in the 40s.

You on Tholen + 1 NUL1 prevention
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
Present with an old Dutch stick catching game and a photo booth with historical characters that you can walk through with your head. 1NUL1 prevention is also present.

Fire Brigade Square
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
including a fire truck from 1946

Living room from the 40s
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
Re-enactment group Dames en Heren van Toen depict civilian life during the Second World War by showing a living room from the 40s including a washtub and washboard.

Royal Military Police
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
Present with a number of vehicles and a nice information trailer.

Location: city center

Markt
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
approximately 150 stalls offer kopen and fun. Also on the market? Deze is organized by cabbage & Koolen. Sign up kand via www.koolenenkoolen.nl

Street Theatre: Mini Tank
13.00 pm to 16.00 pm
You should not be surprised when you come across this under the guise of street theater.

Drilling platoon Regiment v Heutsz
11.00 pm to 16.00 pm
A group of (former) soldiers who want to keep the traditions from the conscription period alive by practicing the exercise in the old style. They will march over the entire course and give exercise demonstrations on the Market, in which the public can also participate

Location: Bastion

crash tender
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
The E-One Titan crash tender is a 12 meter long fire truck from Woensdrecht Air Base.

Location: Contr' Escarpe

amphibious vehicles
10.00 pm to 17.00 pm
There will be 4 amphibious vehicles present, against payment of one Tholen-Strong- consumption coin, to give the public an unforgettable experience through a 10-minute trip through the Thoolse harbour.

 

Pontoon Group Group '40-'45: 10.00 a.m. to 17.00 p.m.
A Dutch Re-enactment group with a unique pontoon boat collection from the Second World War. On the spot where Tholen received the Canadian soldiers during the liberation, the Pontoon Group '40-'45 is building a footbridge to the yard of the shipyard that can be walked on for free. It is also possible to make short round trips in the pontoon boats against payment of one Tholen-Sterk consumer coin.

nibbling square
10.00 p.m. to 17.00:XNUMX p.m.
A food square for the sweet tooth.

Nostalgic fair
10.00 p.m. to 23.59:XNUMX p.m.
With, among other things, a 20 meter high Ferris wheel from 1930 and a whirligig from 1962.

Food square with food trucks
10.00 pm to 00.59 pm
Food trucks with a wide choice of: fries, snacks, satay, burgers, wraps, grill and pizza. Payment is only possible with 'Tholen Sterk consumption coins'.

Hotels and Restaurants
10.00 pm to 00.59 pm
Bindoor and outdoor bar
(payment with Tholen Sterk Consumption Coins)

Location: marquee / Contr' Escarpe

music association royal Concordia Tholen
10.00 pm to 11.15 pm
The children's choir Eigenwijs will also perform. You can also enjoy a nice cup of coffee/tea.
(payment with Tholen Sterk Consumption Coins)

Bill Baker's Big Band Air Force Show
13.25 to 14.15 + 15.15 to 16.05
Dressed in the traditional Army Air Force outfit, the orchestra plays Glenn Miller's music from both the well-known and lesser-known repertoire. The original Glenn Miller Band was the most popular dance orchestra in the US between 1940 and 1942.

Imca Marina
14.30 pm to 15.00 pm
Imca was born in the war (1941). That's why this singer cannot be missed during our liberation party!

Composite liberation choir
11.30 to 12.10 + 16.20 to 17.00
In collaboration with the Cult Choir Tholen. All this with of course repertoire and in clothing from the past that fits the theme 75 years of freedom.

Artist evening Saturday 11 June 2022
17.45 pm to 23.59 pm
Artists: DJ Bee, Lisa van Tiggele (Tholen), Lange Frans, Trafassi, George Baker, T-Spoon, Partyfriex, Belle Perez, Cooldown Cafe and Danny de Munk.

Ticket: €22,75 (*)

Suitable for All ages,proof of identity required, NIX < 18 years, The marquee opens at 17.45 hours, first artist scheduled to 17.45 hours, einde music at 23.59 p.m., bar open until 00.59 o'clock, Foodplein remains open until 00.59 pm, bet aling with Tholen Strong coin, TTickets only via the website: www.tholensterk.nl/evenementen/artiestenavond-2

(*) excl. € 1,- administration costs

Tickets already purchased for previous – canceled – editions
All tickets already purchased for the 2020/2021 edition remain valid for the 2022 edition.