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Woerden Farmers' Cheese Market

Woerden's farmers' cheese market runs on Saturdays from 11:00 to 13:00 on the Kerkplein, from mid-April to late August. Farmers trade farmhouse cheese by handjeklap, and a short cheese show for visitors starts at 11:00.

When
Saturdays, 11:00 to 13:00
Season
Mid-April to late August
Where
Kerkplein, Woerden

Market Dates

The next dates have not been announced yet. It last ran 29 Aug 2026.

What Happens

Woerden's market trades boerenkaas, cheese made on the farm from the farm's own milk. At 11:00 there is a tableau vivant, a staged cheese show, and then the trading starts with handjeklap. A ringmaster talks visitors through what is going on.

At the end of the season the town also holds a historic cheese market, on Saturday 29 August in 2026.

Cheeses to Taste Here

Boerenkaas

What it tastes like and how it's made

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Questions People Ask

When is the Woerden cheese market?

Saturdays from 11:00 to 13:00 on the Kerkplein. In 2026 the season ran from 18 April to 22 August.

Official site: beleefwoerden.com/nl/plan-je-bezoek/blog/ontdek-de-wereld-v…. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese markets.