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Winter at the Open Air Museum
From 6 December 2025 to 18 January 2026 the Dutch Open Air Museum will be throwing itself into seasonal celebrations. For six weeks, the museum will be showing its most festive side, bringing to life Christmas, New Year, Chinese New Year and winter traditions from the past and present. The museum’s atmospheric squares will form the bustling heart of the celebrations. Here, you will be surrounded by twinkling lights, music, crafts and delicious food.
- Free for Museum Card holders, VriendenLoterij VIP Card holders and children up to 3 years of age
- Situated in the woods on the outskirts of Arnhem, just a 5-minute drive from the A12 and A50
- Immerse yourself in winter cheer, sparkling lights, good food and old traditions
Book tickets now
Discover the Winter Fair
As you approach the Entrance Square, you will be met by the joyful sound of people laughing and having fun. Step onto the Grand Carousel from 1890 and let the beautifully decorated horses and carriages transport you back to a bygone age. Feel the wind in your hair on the chair swing ride from 1920, while the music from the barrel organ rings out across the square, or experience the excitement of the caterpillar ride from 1930, with its characteristic canopy cover, which suddenly closes.
Visit our Winter Fair on the Entrance Square. It’s brimming with nostalgic attractions.
Annual Fair on Zaan Square
Experience the Annual Fair as it used to be: lively and colourful, packed full of stories and tasty treats.
Visit the fortune teller, who will tell you what your future holds, and the ‘quack’, who will recommend you miracle cures, while at the peep show (a box you peer into to view colourful prints) the showman will whisk you away to far-off lands. Further along you’ll be able to hear the sound of the clog maker at work, see the blacksmith shaping iron and watch the weaver turn threads into cloth.
Tips to make your day even more enjoyable
- Discover Chinese New Year
- Listen to winter stories in the cheese-cover farmhouse
- Experience how other cultures celebrate festivals
- Visit the syrup maker
Making memories together
It’s on! At the museum, the Eleven Cities Tour (Elfstedentocht) can always go ahead. Here, it takes the form of an exciting adventure to find twelve stamp-collection points. Each stamp brings you closer to the highly-coveted ‘Eleven Cities Cross’.
If you are lucky, you might come across the postman along the way. Maybe he’ll have a greetings card for you! Will you leave a festive message for someone else?
Whether you come to taste, listen, watch or do: here, you can celebrate winter together.
Practical information
Winter season opening times
6 December 2025 to 18 January 2026.
The museum park will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
At weekends and during the Christmas holidays the museum park will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Special opening times and dates when the museum is closed
The museum will be closed on 25 December and 1 January.
On 24 and 31 December the entire museum will close at 5 p.m.
Admission prices
6 December 2025 to 18 January 2026.
If you book your ticket(s) online, you will receive a € 1 discount on each ticket. Do you have tickets already? Then all you need to do is book your visit.
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Adults (from 13 years)
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€ 20.00 on weekdays
€ 24.00 at weekends, on public holidays and during school holidays
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Children (4 to 12 years)
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€ 15.00 on weekdays
€ 17.50 at weekends, on public holidays and during school holidays
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Children (0 to 3 years)
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Free
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Museum Card, VriendenLoterij VIP Card
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Free
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Friends of the museum
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Free
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Tickets
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Plan your visit now
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Tickets
Order your tickets for your museum visit. If you order your ticket(s) online, you will receive €1 discount per ticket.
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Getting here and accessibility
Contact information, address of the Dutch Open Air Museum, public transport info, accessibility, info about parking and route.
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Food & drink
If you fancy something to eat or drink, there are some great options all around the museum park. Whether you want to tuck into a delicious lunch or just enjoy a coffee, or perhaps something stronger, you will find just what you are looking for in one of our cosy and atmospheric cafés.