From 15 to 20 March 2016, the third national Café Week has started. The week is all about extra experience, activities and fun in the participating cafes. This year there are more than 200 participating cafés throughout the Netherlands.
The HorecaBrains initiative is based on the idea to focus on 'the wet catering industry'. In collaboration with various cafés, grand cafés, restaurants with a bar function and dance halls, the party tries to positively distinguish the catering industry; the hospitality industry offers more than just a place to have a drink. By organizing various activities in the participating businesses, the existing guests of the catering industry will be surprised with a different kind of experience and new guests will be encouraged to get acquainted with the relevant locations.
Program
Tuesday March 15 – The official opening of the Café Week will be with the theme 'Open House', where guests can visit various businesses for a look behind the scenes within the company.
Wednesday March 16 – Various catering establishments will organize a beer tasting in which many (specialty) beers will be assessed on the basis of a special test form.
Thursday 17 March – On this day a music bingo will be organized where participants can check off different artists and songs on their bingo card as they pass by during the evening.
Friday March 18 – The VrijMiBo should of course not be missed in the national Café Week, followed by the Tapas Evening where catering establishments will offer their best Spanish snacks.
Saturday March 19 – The Shots Night is organized on Saturday evening, where various shots can be tried out.
Sunday 20 March – To round off the week, you can participate in the Gin & Tonic Sunday.
Café Week Special – During the week, guests also get the chance to try the CafeWeekHap for a price of €10.
Groningen
Participating businesses in Groningen are Party cafe de Box, Drinks bar Oblomov, Grand Cafe Time Out en Party Pub & Lounge Tasmania† Not all participating cafes participate in all concepts. The Groningen catering businesses are doing the following programming along:
– Partycafé de Doos: Open House, Beer Tasting, Music Bingo, VrijMiBo, Shots Night and Gin & Tonic Sunday
– Drinks Café Oblomov: Music Bingo, VrijMiBo, Shots Night & Gin & Tonic Sunday
– Grand Café Time Out: Open House, Beer Tasting, Music Bingo, VrijMiBo, Tapas Evening, Shots Night, Gin & Tonic Sunday and Café Week Special.
– Partypub & Lounge Tasmania: Open House, Beer Tasting, Music Bingo, VrijMiBo, Tapas Evening, Shots Night and Gin & Tonic Sunday.
For more information about Café Week at participating businesses in other regions and cities, click here.
