Friday 12 September

Veghel

Basecamp opens 09.00. Visitors are welcome all week. At 19.00 opening of liberation fair on the market square in Veghel (till 17 September)

Saturday 13 September

Grave

20.00: liberation concert on the market square.

Landerd

The tourist information (VVV) organizes a bicycle tour around locations important during Operation Market Garden.

Son en Breugel

20.00 start liberation concert on Kerkplein

Valkenswaard

An exhibition on the liberation of Valkenswaard and Waalre opens in Hofnar. Duration from 13 through 17 September from 10.00 to 17.00. Monday 15 September until 20.00.

Veghel

09.00: military fair on basecamp.

11.00: Airborne demonstration (jump)

Sunday 14 September

A convoy of WWII vehicles (500 vehicles with 1500 men) will follow the route from Leopoldsburg (Belgium) to Veghel.

Aalst-Waalre

09.50 this convoy will be on the Valkenswaardseweg in the direction of Eindhoven.

Borkel

09.00 convoy starts in Borkel in the direction of Valkenswaard.

Eindhoven

10.50 the convoy is expected on the Aalsterweg. Via Stratumsedijk, Hertogstraat, Vestdijk, Veldmaarschalk Montgomerylaan they will follow John F. Kennedylaan.

12.00 - 14.00: break - visitors are welcome.

Grave

Walking club D.E.W. organizes the Airborne Walking Event Grave between 14.00 and 18.00. Start on Essinklaan. 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 kilometers variations.

Sint-Oedenrode

14.00 the convoy of vehicles start towards Sint-Oedenrode passing through until 15.00 in the direction of Veghel.

Son

13.30 the convoy is expected in Son. The reenactment clubs Triple A and Band of Brothers will be present near the old town hall and the bridge over the Wilhelmina canal.

Valkenswaard

09.50 the convoy will reach Valkenswaard and follow the Luikerweg and Eindhovenseweg.

Veghel

15.30 the convoy will drive through Veghel finishing the day at basecamp around 17.00.

Monday 15 september

Bergeijk

15.00 a convoy consisting of around 30 British WWII vehicles can be found on the market square.

Eerde

16.00 Airborne demonstration (jump)
Valkenswaard

13.00 exhibition of the newest (Dutch) military vehicles.

16.00 a historical concoy of 200 military vehicles will "liberate" Valkenswaard once more. Locations: Wilhelminapark, Frans van Beststraat, Frans van Bestpark, Markt and Eindhovenseweg.
Veghel

09.00 military fair on basecamp.
Tuesday 16 september

Sint-Oedenrode

50 British vehicles will drive from Son to Sint-Oedenrode
Son and Breugel

From 19.00, Dutch army engineers will build a baileybridge in Son.

Between 14.15 and 16.00 different units from the historical concoy will arrive at their camp on Ekkersrijt in Son. Visitors welcome between 16.00 and 19.00.

Valkenswaard

10.00 the "historical" liberators will leave towards Son and Breugel through Eindhoven.

Veghel

09.00 military fair on basecamp.

13.00 start Veterans Day on basecamp.
Wednesday 17 September

Boekel

Between 12.00 and 13.00 the Market-Garden convoy will be on the Sint-Agatha square.

Eerde

17.30 concert in the Sint Antonius church.

19.00 remembrance ceremony at the Airborne monument on Zandvliet

Grave

14.00 some 200 historical army vehicles will drive through the center.

16.00 fly-by historical airplanes near Koninginnedijk.

16.30 demonstration by the US 82nd Airborne Division near the John S. Thompson bridge.
17.00 historical tanks will cross the bridge.

18.00 parajump over Mars and Velp.

19.00 remembrance ceremony near the monument at the John S. Thompson bridge.
Son and Breugel

05.00 the Bailey bridge will be pushed into position.

07.30-10.30 the historical vehicles will cross the Bailey bridge.

From 07.30 this convoy will from Liberation Task Force will drive through Ekkersrijt, Bailey bridge, Nieuwstraat, Hendrik Veenemanstraat and Rooijseweg.

17.30 vehicle display on Raadhuisplein

19.00 remembrance ceremony near monument.

Uden

12.15 vehicle display on the Markt. A second convoy will come from Boekel and drive via Zeelandsedijk in Volkel towards Zeeland.
Valkenswaard

10.00 remembrance ceremony on the British cemetery on Luikerweg.

21.00 liberation concert on the market square.
Veghel

09.00 military fair on basecamp.

Zeeland

13.30 a convoy of military vehicles drives through Zeeland.

Thursday 18 September

Eindhoven

From 12.00 to 21.00 WWII vehicle display on Begijnenhof.

20.00 remembrance ceremony and parade on city square in Eindhoven.

Grave

Military display in the afternoon on Catharinahof and soccer game England/Grave on the Jan van Cuijkdijk.

Veghel

09.00 military fair on basecamp.

Friday 19 September

Grave

Reenactment near the John S. Thompson bridge.

20.30 taptoe on the market square

Oss

10.00 A convoy of historical vehicles will arrive at Keent near the war monument. From Keent the convoy will follow Herpen, Koolwijk and Berghem to the Prof. Regoutstraat in Oss.

12.00 the convoy is expected near the monument for Freedom, Tolerance and Peace.

20.00 - 23.00 liberation concert on the Heuvel.
Son and Breugel

11.30 remembrance ceremony near the Airborne monument.

Veghel

09.00 military fair on basecamp.

Saturday 20 September

The Northern Route will start today. The convoy will drive from Veghel to Nijmegen through Uden, Landerd, Grave, Wijchen, Heumen, Groesbeek and Ubbergen.
Grave

10.00-12.00 convoy of historical army vehicles through the center. Reenactment near the John S. Thompsonbridge.

Mariaheide

07.45 the convoy will pass through Mariaheid in the direction of Uden.

Uden

08.00 the convoy is expected in Uden.

Veghel

07.00 start of the Northern Route, driving via Corridor, Rembrandtlaan, Udenseweg and Voorhei in the direction of Mariaheid.
Zeeland
08.40 the convoy arrives from Uden.

All day a liberation festival will take place in Zeeland.