De Broodfabriek () is an
exhibition
An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibiti ...
and
convention center
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in the
Dutch
Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
** Dutch people as an ethnic group ()
** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship ()
** Dutch language ()
* In specific terms, i ...
city of
Rijswijk
Rijswijk (), formerly known as Ryswick ( ) in English, is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Its population was 59.642 in 2024, and it has an area of , of which is water.
The municipality also i ...
. It was founded in 1996 by Henk van der Straaten
[Woedend op Van der Straaten]
Groot Rijswijk, 12 May 2010 (co-founder of the former Konmar supermarket chain) as the Darling Market,
[De verstikkende wetten van de vrije markt]
, De Groene Amsterdammer
''De Groene Amsterdammer'' () is an independent Dutch weekly news magazine published in Amsterdam. It is one of the five independent opinion magazines in the Netherlands, alongside '' HP/De Tijd'', '' Vrij Nederland'', ''Elsevier'' and the Jewish ...
, Eveline Brandt, 12 February 1997 a recreation of the
Paddy's Markets
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in
Haymarket, near Sydney's
Darling Harbour
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, which he encountered during a trip to
Australia
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).
In later years it became known as a venue for many fairs such as the ''Gothic & Fantasy Beurs'' () which is held there since 2003 (as of October 2018 renamed ''Fantasy Fest''.) Since 2019 the festival has expanded from one to two music stages that host international folk artists. The main stage, is Fantasy Fest Stage, presenting larger amplified acts. The smaller stage is the 'Friendly Folk Stage', sponsored by local record label
Friendly Folk Records it serves as a podium for smaller acoustic acts. The exhibition part of the venue later became known as Expo Rijswijk and after that Beurshal Haaglanden. The current name refers to the building's previous use as a bread factory of Meneba.
Sjoerd Weikamp, Eventbranche.nl, 4 Januari 2012
The Darling Market was discontinued in 2010.[Ondernemers Darling Market woedend om sluiting]
Omroep West, 14 May 2010
See also
* List of convention centres in the Netherlands
References
External links
Official website
1996 establishments in the Netherlands
Buildings and structures in Rijswijk
Convention centres in the Netherlands
Tourist attractions in South Holland
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