Editing Ypres (section)

==Events==
[[Image:Kattenstoet (2).JPG|thumb|[[Kattenstoet|Cat Parade]]]]

*The [[Kattenstoet|Cat Parade]] ("Kattenstoet") takes place every three years on the second Sunday of May. It involves the throwing of stuffed toy cats from the belfry and a colourful parade of cats and witches. The latest Cat Parade took place on 13 May 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kattenstoet.be/en/home.html |title=Welcome! |website=Kattenstoet Ieper |access-date=2016-07-18 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030224726/http://www.kattenstoet.be/en/home.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*Ypres is also the home of the [[Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally]] since its creation in 1965. It is organized by the Auto Club Targa Florio. Some of the drivers to have taken part are among the best-known names in rallying, such as [[Juha Kankkunen]], [[Bruno Thiry]], [[Henri Toivonen]], [[Colin McRae]], [[Jimmy McRae]], [[Marc Duez]], [[François Duval]], [[Craig Breen]] and [[Freddy Loix]] among others.
*Ypres holds an annual canoe polo tournament in which teams come from all over Europe to play.
*On 9 July 2014, the 101st Tour de France started stage 5 in Ypres.
*During the last weekend of August each year, Ypres hosts the ''[[Ieperfest]]'', one of the biggest European festivals in the hardcore metal subculture.
*From 11 - 13 July 2023, a conference for micronations called [[MicroCon]] took place in Ypres with 70 people attending.