De 11devande11de Roermond 2026

The Limburg carnival season opens, as tradition dictates, on the eleventh of the eleventh. De 11devande11de, the province-wide opening celebration, takes place on Wednesday 11 November 2026 on Stationsplein in Roermond, with a programme running from 11:11 to 20:00.

Why Roermond

Roermond has hosted the Limburg-wide season opening since 2022, taking over the role that the Maastricht Vrijthof event used to play; that older event no longer exists in its former form. The organiser, Stichting Sjeng Kraft Kompenei, has stated publicly that the event stays in Roermond.

Programme

At exactly 11:11 the vastelaovend season formally opens. Stationsplein becomes a festival square for the day, with Limburg carnival artists performing until the programme ends at 20:00.

Tickets and practical information

The event is ticketed, with prices from 19.49 euros. The sale opened on 11 April at 11:11, with early-bird pricing until 11 May, and the organiser is selling roughly 1,000 fewer tickets than at the previous edition. Whether tickets were still available was not confirmed at the time of writing. The venue is Stationsplein, the square at Roermond railway station.

Common questions

When and where is De 11devande11de 2026?

On Wednesday 11 November 2026, on Stationsplein in Roermond, from 11:11 to 20:00.

Is it free?

No. The festival square is ticketed, with prices from 19.49 euros.

Why is it in Roermond and not Maastricht?

Roermond has hosted the Limburg season opening since 2022, and the organiser has stated the event stays there. The old Maastricht Vrijthof celebration no longer exists in that form.

What happens at 11:11?

The Limburg carnival season, the vastelaovend, formally opens, followed by a day-long line-up of Limburg carnival artists.

Are tickets still available?

Unconfirmed at the time of writing. The sale opened on 11 April 2026 and capacity is roughly 1,000 tickets smaller than at the previous edition, so checking the organiser’s site early is sensible.