The children's music show: movement, dance and fun!"

Motto Thursday on 05 December

On Thursday, 5 December , the next Motto Thursday will take place under the motto "The children's music show: movement, dance and fun! From 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm , there will be a children's music programme in front of the historic town hall. The join-in show "Your children's band to keep you warm" provides hot rhythms in the cold season. Children can expect an unforgettable performance full of music,...

BOCHOLT HIKES 2025

Bocholt walks again on 13 April 2025 from Bocholt-Barlo to the Netherlands.

"We are very pleased that after the great hiking kick-off in September with over 2,000 participants, we can start again next spring on 13 April!", announces city marketing employee, Anna Schmitz, the continuation of the Bocholt Hiking Day next year.

Bocholt Christmas market from 28 November to 22 December

The construction is in full swing

Set-up is in full swing and the scent of mulled wine will soon be in the air, inviting visitors to linger under the large fir tree on the market square. For the 18th time, the Christmas market in Bocholt takes place against the beautiful backdrop of the historic town hall with its illuminated Advent calendar on the market square as well as in Neustraße, at the beginning of Nordstraße and on Neutorplatz. On...

Colourful Christmas decorations at the Easter market

a cherished tradition of the Ludgerus primary school association

It has become a cherished tradition: the large Christmas tree is decorated by schoolchildren at the Easter market. At the end of September, headmistress Sabine Brömmling from the Ludgerus primary school asked whether it would be possible to decorate the tree at the Easter market again this year. Matthias Funke, a member of the board of the ISG Altstadt Bocholt e.V., agreed to do so again in consultation with...

"Bocholt lights up!"

The Christmas lights will be switched on this week

From Wednesday, 20.11. and Thursday, 21.11., the city centre streets and shopping centres will once again shine in Advent light. Employees of the city marketing company and the Bocholt electrical company Rohleder as well as the company Schlatt & Söhne have been busy hanging crystals, over 200 garlands, light frames, comets and 35 street spans with Christmas wreaths in the city centre since the beginning of...

St Nicholas boot campaign in the entire old town of Bocholt

Big boot hunt on St Nicholas' Day

Once again this year, children in Bocholt can look forward to the traditional St Nicholas' boot campaign. From 25 to 28 November , all children in Bocholt are cordially invited to hand in their boots at Intersport Pieron (Rebenstraße 4-12).

Weekly market postponed due to prince proclamation on 16.11.

On Saturday, 16 November , the traditional prince proclamation will take place in Bocholt on the market square in front of the historic town hall. Due to this festive occasion, the weekly market will be moved to another location on this day. The relocation will allow the prince proclamation and the weekly market to run smoothly. The weekly market will take place on 16 November on Gasthausplatz, Osterstraße...

Wish list campaign 2024 in Nordstraße

Four shops in Nordstraße are involved

This year, the wish list campaign in Nordstraße in Bocholt is once again taking place for children in need. From Friday, 15 November 2024, wish lists can be selected in the shops Marc O'Polo, Friseur Bocholt Udo Böing, Purzelbaum and Anna - Das bin ich.

Stoffencircus fabric market in Bocholt again on Sunday, 17 November

Sewing is on the rise again!

Following the successful events in 2023 and spring 2024, another large fabric market will be held in Bocholt next Sunday, 17 November . Over 80 Dutch traders from the organiser Stoffencircus will be presenting a diverse selection of fabrics, haberdashery, leather and wool, bringing with them years of experience at various markets in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. From 13:00 to 16:30, the market in...

Bocholt Christmas market from 28 November to 22 December

Christmas stall magic in Bocholt city centre

For the 18th time, the Christmas market in Bocholt will take place against the beautiful backdrop of the historic town hall with its illuminated Advent calendar on the market square and in Neustraße, the beginning of Nordstraße and Neutorplatz. On Thursday, 28 November at 5.00 pm, Mayor Thomas Kerkhoff, Wine Queen Barbara I and Ludger Dieckhues from City Marketing will perform the official opening. You can...