Gouda Cheese Market

Gouda Cheese Market

The GOUDA CHEESE MARKET is a spectacular and historic scene, held every Thursday morning between the hours of 10.00 and 12.30 (10 am to 12.30 pm) from 7 April to 1 September (except on Ascension Day – 5 May. Farmers negotiate over the price with the traders in front of the Waag (the Weighing House). The deal is still sealed with a handshake, as it has been for centuries. The cheeses are delivered to and from the market on wagonettes and weighed after the sale in the monumental Goudse Waag building.

When is the next GOUDA CHEESE MARKET?
Dates

April Thursday 6, 13, 20 (on April 27th there will be no cheese market)
May Thursday 4, 11, 18 (on May 25th there will be no cheese market!)
June Thursday 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
July Thursday 6, 13, 20, 27
August Thursday 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

Programme
Morning programme (10.00 - 12.30 hours)

Cheese trading with ‘hand slapping’, cheese weighing in the Goudse Waag, cheese making, traditional and speciality products, the Cheese Express tour.

Afternoon activities

Complete your groupvisit tot Gouda with a tour on our farm,
we have several programms for you: Go to tourprogramms