Battle of Grolle

During the event, the reenactors try to relive the conditions of 1627 as faithfully as possible, without electricity or heating, while eating traditional food.

The event was held for the first time in 2005, with around 350 reenactors, among which were pikemen, swordsmen, around 100 musketeers and working cannons.

The 'Grols Kanon', left behind as a gift to the people of Grol by Frederik Hendrik in 1627, was also used.

More than 30,000 people came to visit the 2008 event, and it was thus decided by the organizers to hold it every two years.

The 2014 event was delayed till 2015 so that the beer maker Grolsch could celebrate their 400th anniversary, as the brewery started in 1615 in Groenlo.