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Big Group Photo
Sunday 1pm
Shine on the famous group photo! The highlight of the festival, on Sunday afternoon all natural redheads gather for a large group photo! This is also the only activity that is exclusively for natural redheads.
We ask you to wear a shirt/top/dress in this year’s theme colour: Blue!
Take a look at the history page for all colors and photos from previous editions.
Location: Large field in front of Tower
Costs: Free
Photobooth
Saturday & Sunday
Have fun taking a picture at the photobooth Take fun photos with (new) friends and family! Perfect souvenir to take home and remember the Redhead Days.
Location: Starshade-Tent D
Costs: Free
Festival Photography
Every day
Get your picture taken! Plenty of photographers will visit the Redhead Days and of course you can take pictures as well. Please upload them to photos.redheaddays.nl so everybody can enjoy them!
Location: All around the festival
Costs: Free
Massage, Chakra treatment
Saturday 12pm - 3pm & Sunday 11am - 1pm
The 7 chakras are energy centers that run along the spine from the tailbone to the crown. Together we will look for possible blockages in the flow. What I do:
- massaging the chakra’s
- tune in to emotional burden that is obstructive
- harmonize with the help of sounds such as singing bowls and scents of essential oil.
Ilona, 40 years of experience as a natural medicine and massage therapist.
25 minutes for € 10, to be payed to Ilona directly.
Location: Relax-tent B1 /B2
Costs: €10,- at the workshop-stand
Beauty workshop and make-up advise
Saturday & Sunday
Come to the Redhead Beauty Workshop Tent and have your make-up done professionally by Danish Eva Andersen.
Finding the right color for redheads can be tricky. Get your makeup done and find a light foundation that matches your skin texture and shows off your freckles. You can also buy eyeshadow palettes that will be personally designed for you during the workshop based on your colors and undertones. Lip color matches are also available at the tent.
The special mascara’s are already for sale in the webshop of the website Redheaddays.nl
More information about Eva and her products you can find at heyredhead.eu
Location: Beauty & Health-tent C
Costs: Free
Doisberto Street Show
Saturday 1pm & Sunday 12pm
Umberto was born on the 3rd of June 1983 in Foligno in the province of Perugia. He is an electronics expert, and he began studying juggling and stilts as an autodidact in 2007, and attended theatre courses.
In 2008, he started teaching juggling and stilts in the street arts course "Academy Circus”. In the spring 2010, he joined the P.N.T. ATMO theatre company as an actor on stilts.
In the winter 2011-2012, he moved to Turin to study physical theatre, mime, dance, acrobatics, juggling, diction and music full-time.
In 2012 he created his show "Doisberto street show", in which he experimented with a new use of stilts, integrating acrobatics and improvisation through the engagement of the public. In this period he started to travel all over Italy and Brazil and take part in dozens of events.
Umberto also gives a workshop ‘acroyoga for everyone‘ on saturday & sunday at 4pm (you can find information about this on the theme-page ‘Move‘)
Location: Dancefloor J
Costs: Free
Face painting & Glitter Make-up
Saturday & Sunday
Nothing is more fun to see children shine after their faces have been transformed. From princess to pirate, from butterfly to dragon or just beautiful eye designs. Face painting is fun for every child as well as adults!
The products used are professional, skin-friendly, do not cause allergic reactions and are easy to remove with body oil or baby wipes.
As in previous years, the Feestjecreatief team will be present, this time in the children's tent.
Location: Kids-tent E
Costs: Free
Portrait artist Bea Dame
Saturday & Sunday
Portrait painter Bea Dame
Hello, I am Bea Dame, 65 years old. I have been painting and drawing with great pleasure all my life. However, the intensity has changed over time. Other activities then took priority. For a few years now I have been focusing on portraits, in which I portray not only people but also animals and trees. In portraits, skills come together to best represent what makes the person personal. That makes each portrait a new challenge.
Bea will be there during the Redhead Days weekend to take beautiful portraits, so sign up at her tent! For € 15,00 you will have a wonderful portrait!
Location: Portrait Artists-tent B5
Costs: €15,- at the workshop-stand
Portrait artist Arjeta Mala
Sunday
Hello! I am Arjeta Mala, a visual artist with a passion for expressive portraits in soft pastel shades. Two years ago I was already working live on Redhead Day – and this year I will be there again!
My work was recently honored with a place in the Rijksmuseum, where my portrait hung for three months next to that of other selected artists, inspired by Rembrandt.
Have your face captured in a unique pastel portrait – warm, personal and with an eye for your character.
Normally you pay around € 200.00 for a portrait by Arjeta. Especially for the redheads you can take your portrait with you for only € 45.00! You can register and pay at Arjeta herself.
Location: Portrait Artists-tent B5
Costs: €45,- at the workshop-stand
Portrait artist Joop de Jong
Saturday
Take the opportunity to have a unique portrait made by draftsman and painter Joop: “It is a challenge and inspiring to sketch someone in a striking portrait in a short time. I will be there again this year. I always have an interested audience at the Redhead Days and I experience a lot of fun drawing with beautiful models.”
Joop will make a black and white portrait sketch of you or a portrait sketch in terracotta color.
For €25.00 you can take a sketch of yourself home. You can register and pay with Joop himself.
Location: Portrait Artists-tent B5
Costs: €25,- at the workshop-stand
Photographer Hans
Saturday 12pm-3pm & Sunday 11am-1pm
Hans Dirksen-Smits is a musician and photographer from Rotterdam. Although he has mainly focused on music since the early 1980s, photography has become increasingly important over time.
His appreciation for the 'dark' side of life can be seen in both his music and his photographs. In his photographic work he shows a side of the city and nature that people often ignore and reveals its unexpected beauty.
In recent years he has increasingly specialized in moody, sometimes dramatic portraits.
The last three years he made beautiful portraits of redheads and this year he is there again to portray you!
Location: Photographers-tent B3
Costs: Free
Photographer Bert van Voorst
Saturday 3pm-5pm & Sunday 2pm-5pm
My name is Bert van Voorst (Enschede, 1953). I am a retired history teacher and have been active as a photographer for more than fifty years. For several years now, I have been devoting myself full-time to photography, particularly on long-term projects.
I completed a project with portraits of redheads in 2024, which was also published in book form. In March of this year, eighty of my photos were on display in ‘De Clossenborgh’ in Hilvarenbeek. Finally, I would like to mention the series of photos about the Tilburg carnival, which will be exhibited next year in the De Roos gallery in Tilburg and then in the Carnival Museum in Den Bosch.
I am currently working on a project about the healthcare sector in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek. With about a hundred portraits, I want to give a current picture of the people who earn their living in primary care every day. The aim is to capture these people in the middle of their daily work.
Location: photographers-tent B3
Costs: Free
Photographers Ronny Nijs and Edwin Martens
Saturday & Sunday
Ronny has been taking pictures for the Redhead Days for many years. Always with a surprising item. This year he will be there together with photographer Edwin Martens.
They have ideas for pictures with smoke and light. The mirror and lounge chair will also be part of the set-up, just like last year.
They will make it something special again! So show your best smile on the special pictures of Ronny and Edwin!
Location: photographers-tent B4
Costs: Free
Hair braiding
Saturday & Sunday
Do you like braided hair, curls or a sprinkle of sparkle?
At the Redhead Days, we want to give our redheads a magical moment with beautiful braids, fun hairstyles, and fairy-like touches and we have creative volunteers with magical hands to make it happen.
Whether you want a simple braid just love having pretty ponytails, you are welcome in our Beauty tent!
Location: Beauty & Health-tent C
Costs: Free
Fashion Show
Saturday 2pm & Sunday 2.30pm
A Celebration of Style and Power at the RHD Festival!
Step into a dazzling world of color, courage, elegance and athleticism!
During this impressive fashion show, red-haired models confidently enter the catwalk, dressed in the unique creations of The Two Sisters.
Each outfit by The Two Sisters tells a story that goes beyond fashion alone: the clothing is carefully crafted in India and contributes to a better future for women who live there under difficult circumstances. In this way, the power of style merges with the power of solidarity.
Be enchanted by sparkling fabrics, graceful silhouettes and the fiery energy of the models who convey this special message. This is not just any show — this is an ode to femininity, empowerment and global connectedness.
The anticipation starts at the website: www.the-twosisters.nl
This year, sportswear brand Fanatique Sportswear will also participate in the fashion show. Created by Danique Sterkens, a young entrepreneur with a passion for sports. Last year, Danique participated in the fashion show herself and this year she will provide the right guidance for the models.
Danique started Fanatique Sportswear because she couldn't find good quality sportswear that didn't tear during squats and sag during training. Fanatique Sportswear gives you extra self-confidence during every workout. You can visit the website at www.fanantiquesportswear.com and follow her at @fanatiquesportswear.
The clothes shown by The Two Sisters and Fanatique Sportswear are for sale after the show!
Location: Podium-tent I
Costs: Free
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