|
1965 |
Founding of the Foundation Recreation and Promotion
Warffum |
|
1965 |
Folklore group Grunneger Daansers celebrate their 10th
anniversary and, on behalf of the Federation of Folkloristic Groups in
the Netherlands, they organise the annual international Festival |
|
1966 |
From June 29th till July 2nd the first festival takes place
in a tent on a field used for sports, on the Westervalge. Three pillars: folklore, an art market, an exhibition of all kinds of products from the
retail-and the agricultural-trade and also products from small shops |
|
1968 |
Council hires someone to take care of the festivals administration |
|
1970 |
Fifth anniversary |
|
1973 |
Received the Visser Neerlandia prize for social cultural work |
|
1973 |
Royal visit from Her Majesty Queen Juliana to the festival |
|
1979 |
Funds received for the festival from the Prince Bernhard
Foundation and the Rabo bank |
|
1983 |
Member of CIOFF,
Conseil International des
Organisations de
Festivals de Folklore |
|
1985 |
Member of IOV, Internationale Organisation für Volkskunst |
|
1985 |
Royal visit from Her Majesty Queen Beatrix |
|
1987 |
Festival gets it’s own accommodation: the Pavilion |
|
1990 |
The new Op Roakeldais Events hall is ready for the Op Roakeldais Festival |
|
1990 |
Visit from Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven |
|
1994 |
Cultural prize, council Eemsmond. |
|
1997 |
Honourable indication at the nominations for the National
Tourism prize |
|
1998 |
Promotion prize Chamber of Commerce |
|
2000 |
K. ter Laan Culture prize |
|
2000 |
Tine Clevering-Meijer prize |
|
2003 |
Restoration of the Pavilion |
|
2006 |
Second prize in the category Excelent region-event awarded by
Stichting Nationale Evenementenprijzen |