Celebrating Easter in North Limburg: 8x the most fun activities

| Jeske van Steen | Reading time: 12 minutes |
What is there to do at Easter in northern Limburg? There are plenty of things to put on your list. With your friends or the kids, a day out or a weekend away: this blog contains varied tips for a fun Easter. This will make it a breeze to fill the holidays with fun Easter activities.

 

1. Celebrating Easter at Kasteeltuinen Arcen
2. 'n Day of play at Het Aardbeienland in Horst
3. Take part in the Egg Run in Venlo
4. Enjoy an Easter picnic in Beesel
5. Visit the Easter market in Panningen
6. Spend an Easter weekend together at BreeBronne Holiday Park
7. Walk the Boschhuizen walking route near Venray
8. Walk the Lamb Trail in Bergen

Published on: 19 February 2026
Last updated on: 19 February 2026

1. Celebrating Easter at Arcen Castle Gardens

A visit to Kasteeltuinen Arcen is one of the most enjoyable Easter activities in northern Limburg. The gardens are full of colourful spring flowers: a picture to behold. But that's not the only thing you can experience here during Easter. Especially if you are looking for Easter activities for children, the Castle Gardens are a golden tip. They can join an Easter treasure hunt, play on the play beach and play a game of Adventure Mini Golf.

Lingsforterweg 26, Arcen, Venlo

 

2. 'n Day of play at Het Aardbeienland in Horst

They are called summer crowns, strawberries. Yet they are hearty even at Easter. Did you know you can visit a real Strawberry Country in Horst? Spread over 5,000 square metres, immerse yourself in the world of strawberries. Take part in a puzzle tour and learn all about the sweet red fruit. Or visit the gnome village, where you will learn a new fact about the strawberry in every nook and cranny. A fun, educational and original outing to experience with the children during Easter. Also highly recommended for parents, especially because of the restaurant where strawberries feature on the menu. We recommend - Limburg style - a piece of homemade strawberry pie with whipped cream.

Kreuzelweg 3, Horst

 

3. Participate in the Egg Run in Venlo

An egg is part and parcel of Easter, to eat, paint or look for. A slightly more grown-up 'egg activity' during Easter is the Venlo Egg Run. On Easter Saturday, 4 April, you and your friends can take part in Venlo's ultimate pub crawl. How does it work? You show your starting ticket at the first pub. With it, you collect your drink passport and a raw egg. Your only goal is to keep the raw egg in one piece throughout the whole pub crawl. Can you do this in seven of the twenty participating pubs? Then you can collect your souvenir in the last pub. An egg, we hear you think. But whether that is still true after the umpteenth beer...

  • Date: Saturday, 4 April
  • Times: the Egg Run starts at 17:00 and ends at 21:00
  • View the rules of the Egg Run
  • You can participate from the age of 18, identification is required

Venlo city centre

 

4. Enjoy an Easter picnic in Beesel

Is the sun shining nicely at Easter? Then move the Easter brunch outside. Here in northern Limburg, we have plenty of golden spots where you can spread your picnic blanket. Flop down in Beesel, for example. Especially on the banks of the river Meuse it is a lovely place to be. Fill your picnic basket with sandwiches, Easter eggs and a fresh flan and enjoy Easter in the open air in Beesel. Nothing more to do, we say.

Beesel

 

5. Visit the Easter market in Panningen

'Tis one of the largest Easter markets in our country, the Easter Market in Panningen. With no less than 400 stalls, you'll have plenty of trinkets to browse among. Second-hand clothes, vintage home accessories, Easter delicacies: you can fill your bags to the brim at the Panningen Easter market. Every year, this market attracts as many as 25,000 visitors during Easter. That is three times the number of people living in the North Limburg village.

  • Date: Monday 6 April
  • Time: from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Also fun: are you staying at Landal de Lommerbergen or Vakantiepark Breebronne? Then you're already at the Easter market with a good 15-minute drive.

Centre Panningen, Peel and Maas

 

6. Get away for an Easter weekend together at BreeBronne Holiday Park

Fancy booking a weekend break this Easter? At Holiday Park BreeBronne in Peel and Maas, they'll make it a fine Easter celebration. Especially if you want to get away with the kids during Easter, this is the place to be. There is an extensive entertainment programme, including an Easter egg hunt on the park. Add the swimming pool, playground and mini-golf course and you have a weekend away the kids will still be talking about next Easter.

Lange Heide 9, Maasbree, Peel and Maas

Tip from Kim, marketing manager at Vakantiepark Breebronne

"Nothing is better than celebrating Easter together at the park! Just like last year, we will take around 300 children to search for Easter eggs, guests can meet the Easter Bunny and enjoy our extra-filled fun & entertainment programme. Need a day out? Then be sure to visit the cosy Easter market in Panningen, just ten kilometres from our park - a perfect addition to a festive Easter stay!

7. Walk the Boschhuizen hiking trail near Venray

What to do at Easter when the weather is nice? Then go outside, of course! A great route to walk is the Boschhuizen hiking trail near Venray. Ideal if you celebrate Easter with children, as this walk is 4 kilometres long. Along the way, you will pass wooded land with pine trees, oaks and juniper bushes. Golden tip: first join the Easter brunch at Hotel Asteria, near the starting point of the route. Or walk the route first and then enjoy a family Easter buffet at the hotel.

Starting point route Boschhuizen: Maasheseweg 80-91, Venray
Hotel Asteria: Maasheseweg 80a, Venray

8. Walk the Lamb Trail in Bergen

Easter falls in spring, and with spring comes lambs. What better way to celebrate Easter than with these woolly quadrupeds? The Lammetjesroute in Bergen is a fun, active route all about lambs and sheep. You walk the route around the Bergerheide sheepfold. Along the way, you answer all sorts of questions about the animals. A turned in participant card will give you a nice surprise. Great if you like active activities during Easter.

  • Starting point Lammetjesroute: Bergerheide sheepfold
  • Hand in the participant ticket at the Wellsche Hut or the town hall of Nieuw Bergen
  • Golden tip: keep an eye on the Bergen website when Lamb Day takes place

Bergerheide sheepfold: Ceresweg, Nieuw Bergen
Wellsche Hut: Wezerweg 13, Well
Town hall: Raadhuisstraat 2, Nieuw Bergen

Frequently asked questions

Easter in 2026 falls on Sunday 5 April and Monday 6 April.

In North Limburg, there are plenty of activities you can put on your agenda at Easter. Join the Easter treasure hunt at the Kasteeltuinen in Arcen: a colourful botanical garden in Venlo. Book an Easter weekend away at a holiday park, such as Holiday Park BreeBronne in Maasbree. Or how about the Lamb Trail in Bergen?

North Limburg is home to one of the largest Easter markets in the Netherlands: the Easter Market in Panningen. As many as 400 stalls are displayed here on Easter Monday.

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