April is Earth Month but also time to celebrate the Dutch Queen’s Birthday on April 30.
On Sunday April 26, from 9 am to 3 pm, the Netherlands Consulate General and the Dutch community will come out to join Bike Miami Days in Coconut Grove. The Dutch' Queen's Birthday is April 30 and they want to celebrate with us. The Grove will be overtaken with bikes, rollerblades, skateboards, etc.
One other main reason is that the Dutch people have used bikes as modes of transportation daily for over a century. They leading experts n bike design, infrastructure and safety awareness, a concern that many of you have brought up a lot lately.
The Dutch will participate in this event by organizing an Orange Bike Parade. The ride will take place in the designated bike-route in the Coconut Grove area starting the morning of the 26th at 10:30 am.
Since the Netherlands have been ruled by the ‘House of Orange-Nassau’ since 1815, this color has been adopted as a ‘national color’. There are 1000 orange t-shirts, that they will be giving out.
Enjoy the food at the local restaurants. Bikes will be available during the event, free of charge, given on first come first serve basis by Bike and Roll rentals. There will be bicycle valets to keep an eye on your bicycles while you wander and shop and eat around the Grove.
All orange dressed participants will receive a ticket for a bicycle raffle sponsored by Dutch bicycle manufacturer Gazelle. The bicycle is worth $1800. There will also be a prize for the best orange decorated bike.
For further information email us at mia@minbuza.nl. Raffles are at 2:30 pm at the Dutch stand.
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