Gouda Cheese Market

Weekly on Thursday, starting from Apr 3, 2025, until Aug 28, 2025.

Not on 29 May
Start time: 10:00 - End time: 12:30

A Thursday morning in Gouda, somewhere between April and September. Soon you hear the handshake of cheese traders and farmers.

And there they are: the famous Gouda cheese girls, surrounded by crowds. It is a coming and going of cheese bricks, pulled by horses. Just before the Gouda Weigh-house, they stop. Cheese boys jump out and, throwing up, start unloading the cheeses, which are then weighed on the original scales in the Gouda Weigh House.

You can enjoy the world-famous cheese, as well as stalls filled with local produce. Besides cheese trading and cheese making, you will also find a crafts market. There is also plenty to do in Gouda in the afternoon. For instance, you can join a canal cruise or walk along with the Gouda Guides Guild. At Bergs Bakery, you can take part in a syrup waffle baking workshop.

The Gouda Cheese Market is a spectacular historical and nostalgic scene. If you want to visit the cheese market, make sure you get to the Market on time. The traditional cheese market takes place every Thursday morning from 3 April to 28 August from 10am to 12.30pm (except on Ascension Day 29 May).