City for landlubbers and sailors. Walk, bike or sail through Enkhuizen and feast your eyes. Within the old ramparts you will find no fewer than 361 national monuments and the most unusual street names. Also discover the Zuiderzee Museum and Sprookjeswonderland, be surprised by the special stores and enjoy the cozy restaurants. A day in Enkhuizen flies by, stay overnight and be sure to come back!
Calendar of events
Waterwijs
This year the Zuiderzee Museum is all about water. While clean drinking water always flows from the tap, things used to be different for residents aro...
Organ concerts Westerkerk Enkhuizen
A number of organ players are eager to play the already famous new organ in the Westerkerk. Entrance is free.
Cycling route around the Grootslag polder
Polder het Grootslag has existed for 600 years. To mark this occasion, two cycle routes have been created around and through the polder. It is one of ...
Friday 20 September 2024
Cycling route through the Grootslag polder
Polder het Grootslag has existed for 600 years. To mark this occasion, two cycle routes have been created around and through the polder. It is one of ...
Exhibition 600 Years of Zuiderkerk
This year marks the six hundredth anniversary of the start of the construction of the Zuiderkerk in Enkhuizen. For this reason, various activities hav...
Sunday 22 September 2024
Exhibition city hall Yvonne Gruis and Susan Keene
The beauty of Enkhuizen will be celebrated in a special way this fall with an exhibition and a photo book. Yvonne Gruis (photography) and Suzan Keene ...
Friday 20 September 2024
Grootebroek Gaat Los
Valentine's Tribute to Queen at Grootebroek gaat los! After last year's resounding success, it is time for a new edition of Grootebroek Gaat Los - and...
Friday 20 September 2024
Baroque concert Bunt family
The musical Bunt family plays Baroque music
Saturday 21 September 2024
Rescuers in the bottle – 200 years of KNRM
The Royal Dutch Rescue Society (KNRM) is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year to exist. This prompted the Bottle Ship Museum, together with bot...
Sunday 22 September 2024
Fly Me to the Moon
Met Channing Tatum (als astronaut) en Scarlett Johansson (het marketinggenie) terug naar de spacerace van de jaren zestig.
Wednesday 25 September 2024
Un amor
Dertiger Natalia ontsnapt naar een dorpje op het Spaanse platteland, waar ze mede-buitenstaander Andreas ontmoet.
Thursday 26 September 2024
Nabil – Nee, precies daarom
Want to do something typical Dutch? See this cabaret in the Dutch language.
Friday 27 September 2024
Discover Enkhuizen
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A day of history
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Out with the family
By bicycle and ferry service
A day of history
No city has as many national monuments within walking distance of each other as Enkhuizen. When you walk through Enkhuizen you really imagine yourself back in time. The legacy of the former Golden Age is visible at every corner.
Discover historic Enkhuizen!
Top locations
de Garden
The Garden is the garden for flowers, vegetables and herbs in the beautiful nature of Enkhuizen.
Recreatiebad Enkhuizerzand
Recreational pool Enkhuizerzand is a multifunctional swimming pool where swimming enthusiasts can enjoy sports and recre...
Bottleship Museum
A unique museum in Westfriesland is the 'Flessenscheepjes Museum' in Enkhuizen. This museum is located in the beautiful ...
Zuiderzeemuseum
Story of a rich culture In 1932, the Afsluitdijk closed the Zuiderzee from the Wadden Sea and the new inland lake was na...
Drommedaris
The Drommedaris, or Chain Gate, was built in 1540 as a city gate, part of the city wall that surrounded Enkhuizen at the...
Sprookjeswonderland
Sprookjeswonderland is a fairytale park for families or grandpa and grandma with grandchildren. In Sprookjeswonderland y...