Carnival prize promotion offers event tickets and transport

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A carnival promotion offered a prize package including a visit for four to the Fijnfisjenie Café, two tickets for 3 Hours of Vurraf, a new carnival costume, transport home after four carnival nights, pub spending money, food, film tickets and merchandise. The package also included participation in a radio programme with Jordy Graat and Mark Verstadten, where the winner could be reported sick to their employer for the following Wednesday.

People could enter by listening for the “Carnival of Your Life Alarm” on the radio and sending a message, or by posting a video on social media explaining why they should win. The prize was to be awarded during the Elfth of the Elfth carnival celebrations, while live coverage was planned from locations including Oeteldonk in Den Bosch, Huibuukeland in Overloon and Knoerisrijk in Uden.

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Approaching Elfth of the Elfth in central ’s-Hertogenbosch

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Tilburg talks over minors at 11 November carnival opening

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Tilburg’s hospitality businesses and the municipality are in dispute over whether minors must be admitted to party venues during the 11 November opening of the carnival season. Businesses have declined to sign an agreement requiring access for everyone and say they need to be able to refuse people at busy times for safety reasons, particularly teenagers who may have consumed alcohol beforehand. They risk a €2,500 fine for each minor refused entry. The municipality and hospitality sector are due to meet with the Tilburg Carnival Foundation on Tuesday evening. Political parties and the carnival foundation expect an agreement to be reached, while acknowledging that admitting minors creates safety and alcohol-control challenges. The municipality had not commented ahead of the meeting.