1000’s of redheads rejoice their strands at a pageant within the Netherlands

By Molly Quell | Related Press

TILBURG, Netherlands — The southern Dutch metropolis of Tilburg is seeing extra colour than typical this weekend, as 1000’s of redheads from all around the world collect within the Netherlands for a once-a-year pageant to rejoice their flaming locks.

The 2025 version of the Redhead Days pageant consists of music, meals vans and workshops tailor-made to the actual wants of redheads, from make-up explainers to pores and skin most cancers prevention.

Organizers anticipate the three-day occasion to attract a number of thousand attendees from some 80 international locations.

Elounda Bakker, a Dutch pageant veteran of 15 years, performed playing cards with a gaggle of redheaded pals from the world over who meet collectively yearly on the pageant.

“I came out of curiosity mostly, just to see what it would be like not to stand out in the crowd,” stated Bakker, 29. “It was really an interesting first experience and I just keep coming because I met some really nice friends here.”

Magician Daniel Hank traveled six hours from Germany to affix the festivities, now proud to flaunt the hair that made him the goal of bullying when youthful.

“I think it’s really easy to recognize me because there are not that many people with a red beard, there are not many guys with long red hair,” he stated.

The pageant is free and open to all, aside from the group photograph on Sunday. That occasion is restricted to “natural” redheads.

The 2013 version set a Guinness World Document for the “largest gathering of people with natural red hair” with 1,672 folks posing for the group photograph.

The challenge received a lot consideration, Rouwenhorst organized an analogous meetup the next yr and has continued to supervise the pageant because it has expanded into the multiday occasion it’s at the moment.

“The festival is really amazing because all the people, they resemble each other and they feel like it’s a family,” he stated.

Initially Revealed: August 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM PDT