Haarlem autumn bock weekend: 16 to 18 October 2026
Friday 16 to Sunday 18 October. 25 cafes have signed up. Names come later. Ten stamps, then the pin.
Written by Sanne de Ridder
When is the 2026 autumn bock weekend?
Friday 16, Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October 2026. That is the date on the announcement from Stichting Haarlemse Bokbierdagen, on Instagram as haarlemsebokbierdagen. Three days of autumn bock in Haarlem.
The foundation has run an autumn weekend around bock beer since 2025. March had the spring bock weekend. This is the autumn edition. Their site keeps a standing rule: under 18, no alcohol. Bring ID if they ask.
How does the stamp trail work?
The organisers say you collect a stamp at ten businesses over the weekend. Then you get the pin. 25 cafes in town have already signed up. The names come later. So do the beers and the rest of the programme.
You pay for beer at the bar. How the 2026 stamp card will be sold, and what it costs, was not in the announcement. Check Instagram or haarlemsebokbierdagen.nl for that.
Where do you find the cafe list?
Instagram first. The organisers say names, beers and activities will land there soon. The website may still show an earlier edition. Do not treat that old cafe list as the 2026 route.
Questions: info@haarlemsebokbierdagen.nl. Haarlem Centraal is about a ten-minute walk from the Grote Markt. Train or bike. Parking in the centre is tight, more so on a cafe weekend.
What else is on that autumn in Haarlem?
Bock sits in the taproom in October. In daylight you can still walk the city in the StepQuests app, no group departure.
- Brewed in Haarlem if you want Haarlem as a beer town, with short stories at each stop
- Haarlem Pub Crawl on another night
- A week earlier, 10 October: Dragpalace at Wapen van Bakenes
Source
2026 dates: Instagram haarlemsebokbierdagen, announcement 16 to 18 October, 25 cafes signed up, ten stamps, pin. Cafe list, beers and activities come later according to the organisers. Foundation and the 18-plus rule: haarlemsebokbierdagen.nl.
