#koningsdag

[kropotkindersurprise]

For this dutch King's day I want to reaffirm that the only king I acknowledge is King Ayisoba.

Fuck de Koning!

[hetaartists]

Day 96 | 🪐 | Netherlands & Bun Bun Happy Birthday 🥳🎂🇳🇱

[victorysp]

Queen Máxima attends Koningsdag 2026 in Dokkum.

📷 Getty

[samirasystole]

kingsday in the netherlands is always funny. do i like our king? no. do i like the monarchy? nah. but do i like buying extremely cheap clothes, appliances, decorations, books and games on the street while everyone is nice and happy? while doing good things for other people without expecting much in return? yeah! will i eat an orange pastry? yep!! will i wear orange and let that 5 year old put the dutch flag on my cheeks with her makeup stick for 50 cents? hell yeah! will i support the kids playing their instruments? yes! will i buy homemade really wonky looking cupcakes that some kids made? absolutely. i will buy that hot dog for a euro. i will spin a fortune wheel for 50 cents. i will guess how many coins are in a jar. i will buy that comic book from that 11 year old and get the biggest smile in return. i bought three tshirts for 10 euros. i got a pair of pants for 2. i had homemade cake. i saw someone i hadn’t seen in years. yes kingsday is just drinking and loud music for some. but there are parts about it that i enjoy; the makeshift flea markets being one of them. and it always reminds me that most humans are loving and kind and want to make a connection

[simsmongerthee]

[hanselsbike]

KONINGSDAG (dutch kingsday)

[monarquiasi]

HM King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands is 59 today! Congratulations!

📷 RVD - Gemmy Woud-Binnendijk

[growinggoblin]

Here's what I got on Koningsdag!

I went out pretty early to check out the "vrijmarkt" - on King's Day everyone is allowed to sell their stuff on the street. It's my favourite tradition and I always find something nice.

This year I got

- A book I wanted

- Witch hat atelier manga (first volume) for just €2

- Board game I'd been wanting to try

- A completely unused bag for toiletry items - I already have this one and have had it for about 16 years now, bur it's starting to look bad. Perfect one to one replacement! And these only got made once, so a super cool and pretty old find!

- Crocheted goblin stuffed toy! Very cute. Unfortunately it's got a little rattle in there lol, only found out about it later. The goblin has a little shoulder bag, so cute

- Cool cat drawing/painting a kid made. They had a bunch of different ones and this one really spoke to me. It doesn't fit my house's colours tho, so I'll havw to find a way to make it work

- Animatrix DVD for just €2

- Earrings with Sanrio characters on em

- Dice game

- Free notebook with Widowmaker on it

- Plush cube rabbit and two little wallets, not for me personally

- Free blue baret

I also got two tops: this cool retro looking tee with Rey on it (I love her hair in side profile, so it's just perfect) and a black cotton top with cute sleeves. It's 100% cotton - great for summer. The tee cost €2.5 and was brand new, the crop top was free.

These were aaaall free! Except the mirror

- DVDs (copies, but three movies in one box!)

- Reusable reward books that use stickers. I found five which were going to be trashed and I am giving away the ones I'm not going to use.

- Stickers

- Tiny notebook on a loop

- DVD, earrings, plush bull - all not for me

- Doll and Hello Kitty thingy - both I just wanted to save from the trash. I'll donate those to a thrift store