Mosseldag or Day of the Mussels is an annual event in the

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town of

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. The event takes place on the third Saturday of August. Annually, around 50,000 people visit the event. They come from the close region, but also from

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. Mosseldag is known for eating

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s, a local delicacy, and other

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. You can go freely on a trip over the

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with a mussel fishing boat (or watch the fleet go by), walk along the fair and watch the

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and

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in the evening. mosseldag

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Annual events in the Netherlands Summer events in the Netherlands {{Netherlands-stub