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Jaarmarkt Eeklo

Jaarmarkt met meer dan 200 standhouders, lokale handelaars en verenigingen, gevolgd door een wielercriterium.

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Leverage a hyperlocal annual fair with 200+ vendors and cycling event to drive foot traffic and community engagement for regional retailers and local sponsors.

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  • Spotlight local vendors and artisans participating in the fair
  • Build anticipation for the cycling criterium race as a draw for sports fans
  • Promote exclusive fair-day deals and limited-time vendor offers
  • Feature community stories and local business spotlights leading up to the event

Programmetypical · 2026 TBC

Jaarmarkt Eeklo is the annual spring market held on Sacramentsdag (second Thursday after Whitsunday), a longstanding tradition in the town centre. The 2026 edition welcomes over 200 vendors—local retailers, associations, and established market traders—creating a bustling marketplace atmosphere. The morning market is complemented by an evening cycling criterium, and coincides with the summer fair on the market square.

  • Over 200 local vendors, retailers and associations on stalls
  • Extended weekend: summer fair runs 3–8 June (market square opens 11:00 on Thursday 4 June)
  • Evening cycling criterium from 17:00 on market day
  • Central location on tree-lined median (Boelare to Krügershopping)
  • Morning shopping 8:00–13:00 featuring local products and goods