Categories: City garden

National Outdoor Play Day

Photo: Rob van Hoorn

National Outdoor Play Day at Marres! 

On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, the whole country turns into one big playground — and Marres is joining in! Come play outside in our delightful city garden.

Make your own witch’s brew, smell fragrant flowers, taste fresh elderflower, and search for all the colors of the rainbow.

Let your senses be stimulated and your imagination run wild! Be sure to wear old clothes, because getting dirty is not just allowed — it’s a must!

Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: The city garden of Marres in Maastricht
The garden is free to enter

For parents, there’s the option to visit the Vultures & Fireflies exhibition, enjoy reading a book in the garden, or relax at Marres Kitchen.

Read more about the Marres city garden

Partners / Thanks to:

The National Outdoor Play Day is an initiative by Jantje Beton. Jantje Beton is the leading charity that, since 1968, has been working together with children to create more and better play spaces and increase opportunities for play.

Workshop Studio SUFI

Photo: FOCUSS 22

Friday Night Openings

On Friday evening, July 4, Dutch designer and tailor Sophie Nelissen—the creative mind behind Studio SUFI—will lead a workshop. Inspired by the Marres garden, you’ll create a fabric bookmark and learn how to use local flowers to print or dye the fabric.

Sophie is a passionate researcher who works with locally sourced materials such as sheep’s wool and natural dye plants, creating designs that tell a story of sustainability and craftsmanship.

Date:

Friday, 4 July, 2025

Time:

Start 6:30PM

Location:

Marres
Capucijnenstraat 98, Maastricht 

Free entry
Claim your spot: reserveringen@marres.org

Raeesah’s Hatha Yoga in the garden

Friday Night Opening

FULLY BOOKED

Roll out your yoga mat in Maastricht’s city garden and join this yoga session.

Raeesah teaches Hatha yoga with a focus on creating classes that are inclusive and accessible to all levels. Her main goal is to ensure that participants leave the session feeling better – mentally, physically, and/or spiritually. In addition, she collaborates with people from across Maastricht to make her classes more accessible to a wider community.

Bring your own mat!

Date

Friday, 23 May, 2025

Time:

start 6:30PM

Location:

Marres, Maastricht