Young people in Deventer were described as looking for ways to spend their free time. A teenage party offered 14-year-olds and their friends dancing and music as an alternative to staying at home or going to a pub, while people in their 20s and 30s were increasingly said to be dining at good restaurants and attending a special event in the city.

The accounts covered different age groups and forms of entertainment in Deventer, with no further details given about the event attended by the older group.