Ginkel Heath Parachute Drop
Known locally as Para Dropping Ginkel Heath
The last edition has finished and the organiser has not yet published dates for the next one. Going by previous years, expect it around mid September 2027 — but that is our projection, not an announcement, and nothing is settled until the organiser publishes the dates. Check with the organiser before you travel: airborne-herdenkingen.nl.
About
A live mass parachute jump onto the historic Ginkel Heath drop zone, re-enacting the 1944 landing of the British 4th Parachute Brigade during Operation Market Garden. Modern paratroopers from the Dutch 11 Air Manoeuvre Brigade and allied units jump before crowds, followed by a historic-vehicle display at the nearby Airborne Museum grounds.
Historical background on Wikipedia
Programme
The programme for the next edition hasn’t been published yet. It goes up here as soon as the organiser releases it.
Getting there
A free shuttle bus runs from NS station Ede-Wageningen to Ginkelse Heide, 08:00-14:00 with return trips 08:30-16:30; cyclists have over 20,000 dedicated bike-parking spaces via routes from Ede, Arnhem and Renkum. Standard car parking costs EUR6.50 for the day and fills quickly (free for disabled-permit holders via the N224 from Arnhem only); the N224 is closed on the Ede side during the event and there is no kiss-and-ride, taxi drop-off or roadside parking. The public commemoration opens from 09:00, with the wreath-laying ceremony at 11:30-12:30.
Links
Tourism board
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