The first day of Sail Harlingen on Friday is, of course, all about the Sail In Parade. We’ve been counting down to it: the festive arrival of the giant sailing ships. On board are crews made up largely of young trainees. It was a turbulent journey from Denmark to Friesland, with rough seas and weather conditions that must have made quite an impression: meet the trainees – they’ve got plenty to tell.
And there’s plenty more to do. There are workshops at the event site. Singers are performing on the terraces. At the Handelskade on the Deining, you can immerse yourself in the history of the harbour and Harlingen. Or spend the whole afternoon in the Stadshart enjoying the performance by the Singing Mermaid.
Music, (street) theatre, food and drink: we’ll carry on having a great time until well past midnight. We’ll keep going until we’ve danced our hearts out to the beats of DJ Two Below Zero and Beamshow Bram on the main stage, De Blauwe Kop.
