
Given their treatment in the past, it’s perhaps no wonder the town felt a need to commemorate the poor animals, and since the 1950s the parade has seen people marching in cat costumes or sporting cat masks to the sound of a marching band. Perhaps the most eye-catching sights are the five-metre high representations of beloved feline characters like Garfield.
This 'Kattenstoet' event runs every 3rd year (2021, 2024, 2027, 2030, etc.), on the 2nd Sunday of May.