6 tips for a festive New Year's Eve on Texel!

Texel is the destination to celebrate New Year's Eve! Enjoy Texel oliebollen on New Year's Eve and a dip on New Year's Day. Dinner in style or cook your own Texel dish. With these tips it will be a festive New Year's Eve!

1. Dine in style

Why not relax and enjoy a fully catered, festive evening with all the bells on? A diner by the restaurant Bij Jef means: champagne welcome, a 5-course dinner with wine pairing or non-alcoholic juices, Champagne at midnight! So, dust off your evening gown and join the fun at the star restaurant in Den Hoorn. Would you like to go out for dinner with the family around New Year's Eve? Then view the overview of Texel restaurants. Want to get started in the kitchen yourself? View the Texel recipes>

2. Oliebollen on Texel

Traditionally, the New Year in the Netherlands is with 'oliebollen': dough balls with currants and raisins. During the Christmas holidays and on New Year's Eve, fresh and homemade oliebollen were sold at various places.You can of course buy your oliebollen at Bakker Timmer. But also at the oliebollen strand opposite the supermarkets Albert Heijn and Jumbo you can buy oliebollen on New Year's Eve. You can also get oliebollen at the square of De Oude Vismarkt in Oudeschild at the stall of Texel Catering and Banket. And Novalishoeve sells organic oliebollen.

3. Games with Texel snacks and drinks

Do you also like to play a board game? The long evening on New Year's Eve is very suitable for a fun game night. With Texel Monopoly or another favorite it will certainly be a successful evening! Read all our tips for a Texel game night here>

4. Get some fresh air on the beach

The last beach walk of the year or the first? A walk on the beach is always a good idea! Tip: on the beach you often hear the fireworks in the distance, so you can also take a walk on the beach on New Year's Eve.

5. New Year's Dive

Start the New Year feeling refreshed! A merry dip in the North Sea is surely the best way to begin the New Year. But if that’s too chilly for you, watching the event is entertaining too!

6. Start the new year well

Texel is the place to relax and start the new year fresh. Make use of our Detox checklist and it is guaranteed to be a successful new year!

Do you want to celebrate New Year’s Eve on Texel?

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