Saint Nicholas’s planned arrival in Amsterdam
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Saint Nicholas and the Pieten are scheduled to arrive in Amsterdam on Sunday 15 November. Ahead of the arrival, Saint Nicholas contacted Mayor Femke Halsema over concerns about the city key.
National Sinterklaas arrival in Grave
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Sinterklaas is due to arrive in Grave on Saturday 14 November for the national arrival, the first time in 26 years that the event is held in Brabant. Mayor Marieke Moorman is to welcome him at the quay, followed by a procession through the historic town. The municipality of Land van Cuijk expects about 17,000 visitors. Preparations include traffic and safety measures, facilities and signage, decorations, about 4,000 additional parking spaces outside the centre, shuttle buses and extra bus services between Nijmegen and Grave. The municipality has allocated €500,000 for the event. A local resident, Theo Gerrits, is preparing a rooftop tribute overlooking the quay where the steamboat is expected to dock.