Hooray for May Holiday!

The best kids activities and events in Eindhoven region. What are you going to do?

Animals
Animals
From petting zoo and animal park, to a butterfly garden or meadows with frolicking lambs, Eindhoven region has it all. Here you can cuddle, pet or take a closer look at animals.
Discover the locations
Urban & Outdoor
Urban & Outdoor
Stroll barefoot along the barefoot trail, participate in survival days in the woods or walk past colorful street art in a village or town. Exciting stuff!
Challenging outings
Let’s play outside
Let’s play outside
From a ‘play forest’ to ‘story playgrounds’; on these playgrounds every child will have the best time. Fun for the whole family.
Will you come outside and play?
Regional stories
Regional stories
Do you know how to unravel the story of the Cotton Trail? Eindhoven region has many exciting regional stories and legends. Inspiration for children through past and present.
Learn more about these stories.

A blue sky and school is out. Hooray, from April 20th to May 5th, 2024, it's the May vacation. These are the best days to go outside with the whole family. The Eindhoven area offers many opportunities for hiking, biking, playing, and romping around. There are outdoor playgrounds and open-air museums, but you can also visit De Hollandershoeve in Reusel or explore Geldrop Castle. On less sunny days, you can go to the youth theater or the cinema. Prefer a museum in the Eindhoven region? Travel back in time to the Prehistoric Village in Eindhoven or discover the precursor of the chip at the Dutch Lithography Museum in Valkenswaard.

A butterfly safari
A butterfly safari

at the butterlfy garden in Gemert
Black Kaat and the Witch's Tree
Black Kaat and the Witch's Tree

discover the story with an exciting geocache
Animal cuddling!
Animal cuddling!

petting zoos in the Eindhoven area
Experience exciting regional stories
Experience exciting regional stories

Sagas & Legends trails
Exploring
Exploring

an extraordinary museum in the Eindhoven area
Playing outside together
Playing outside together

an overview of regional playgrounds
Climbing and scrambling
Climbing and scrambling

cool outdoor activities in the Eindhoven region
Doesn’t this make you melt
Doesn’t this make you melt

tasty ice cream parlours
Towers and castles
Towers and castles

discover centuries-old castles
Immerse yourself
Immerse yourself

the colourful animal kingdom

Kingsday!
Kingsday!

amazing activities in the Eindhoven region
Going to the theater
Going to the theater

with the whole family
The art of observation
The art of observation

feast your eyes in the surroundings of Eindhoven
Craving crêpes
Craving crêpes

crêpes restaurants in the Eindhoven region
When the sun isn't shining
When the sun isn't shining

catch a movie at the cinema

The Cotton trail

During the May vacation, enjoy a fun walk in the surroundings of Eindhoven. The trail is situated in Geldrop-Mierlo, a colorful textile village near the Strabrechtse Heide. Unravel the secret of the lost Cotton Trail and read the accompanying book. You will experience exciting adventures while discovering why the path once disappeared.

Explore the trail

Muziekspektakel Asten
Muziekspektakel Asten
Music festival
Saturday 27 April
Asten
Children''s Art Club - Every child an artist
Children''s Art Club - Every child an artist
Workshop
27 April, 11 May and 2 more days
Eindhoven
Annoying, but interesting
Annoying, but interesting
Expo
until 27 October
Geldrop
Experience Spacefarming in the Evoluon
Experience Spacefarming in the Evoluon
Expo
until 30 April
Eindhoven
Kingsday in Eindhoven Region
Kingsday in Eindhoven Region
Tip van de Redactie
Saturday 27 April
Eindhoven
Rides with Teun and Kasper in front of the donkey cart
Rides with Teun and Kasper in front of the donkey cart
Excursion
monthly
Geldrop
De Ballonnenfee in de Zee (4+)
De Ballonnenfee in de Zee (4+)
Youth Theatre
Tuesday 30 April
Valkenswaard
Celebrate the May holidays in our spaceship!
Celebrate the May holidays in our spaceship!
Workshop
30 April until 8 May
Eindhoven
The Legend of the Genneper Parken
The Legend of the Genneper Parken
Guided tour
until 22 June
Eindhoven
Mill Market
Mill Market
Market
Saturday 4 May
Borkel en Schaft
Vliegerfestival Valkenswaard
Vliegerfestival Valkenswaard
Tip van de Redactie
4 and 5 May
Valkenswaard
Cycling event Rondje Helmond
Cycling event Rondje Helmond
Sport event
Sunday 5 May
Helmond
Vrije Markt Jong Nederland Zeilberg
Vrije Markt Jong Nederland Zeilberg
Garage sale
Sunday 5 May
Deurne
Theatre tour for the whole family
Theatre tour for the whole family
Expo
monthly
Eindhoven
Dive into the past
Dive into the past
Tip van de Redactie
1 October until 31 December
Eindhoven

preHistorisch Dorp in Eindhoven

Experience a magical time travel into the past! Discover farms, homesteads and houses from times gone by and meet historical inhabitants in their magnificent costumes. Travel back in time, from prehistory to the late Middle Ages, and be enchanted by the most wonderful stories. Visit the museum together with your family and enjoy a fun and educational day.

Travel through time