Editing Leeuwarden (section)

=== Cultural events and festivals ===
[[File:20190227 Love door Jaume Plensa Stationsplein Leeuwarden.jpg|thumb|125px|''Love Fountain'' by artist Jaume Plensa]]
On 6 September 2013 Leeuwarden was voted [[European Capital of Culture]] for the year 2018.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.2018.nl/en| title = Cultural capital website| access-date = 6 February 2017| archive-date = 6 February 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170206190706/http://www.2018.nl/en| url-status = live}}</ref> Many events were organised throughout the year.<ref>[https://www.friesland.nl/en/european-capital-of-culture european-capital-of-culture] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119001507/https://www.friesland.nl/en/european-capital-of-culture |date=19 January 2018 }}. Retrieved on 1 March 2018.</ref><ref>[https://2018.vanplan.nl/ LF2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726193938/https://2018.vanplan.nl/ |date=26 July 2021 }} Retrieved on 1 March 2018</ref>  The largest art project was the ''11Fountains'', fountains in the Frisian eleven cities. The ''Love Fountain'', located in front of the train station, was designed by artist [[Jaume Plensa]]. The fountain is seven metres high and consists of two white heads of a boy and a girl, their eyes closed and dreaming.<ref>[https://www.friesland.nl/en/locations/3485605413/11fountains-leeuwarden 11fountains-Leeuwarden] Retrieved 21 March 2018.</ref>

Annual music festivals are ''Cityrock'', ''Dancetour'', ''Welcome To The Village'', ''Into the Grave'', ''Explore the North''<ref>[https://explore-the-north.nl/en/info Explore the North] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817115243/https://explorethenorth.nl/info-en-aanmelding-jonge-schrijvers-lessenreeks/ |date=17 August 2024 }}. Retrieved 7 March 2018.</ref> and ''Fries straatfestival''. Other festivals are ''Noordelijk Film Festival'' (an event for film makers), photofestival ''Noorderlicht'' and the ''Media Art festival''. Other events are ''Racing Expo'' and a large flower market (held on [[Ascension Day]]).<ref>[https://www.leeuwarden.nl/nl/toeristische-informatie-leeuwarden Tourist information Leeuwarden] Retrieved on 2 March 2018.</ref> There is also a weekly cattle market.<ref>[http://www.veemarkt.nu/leeuwarden/ Cattle market Leeuwarden] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412084851/http://www.veemarkt.nu/leeuwarden/ |date=12 April 2018 }}. Retrieved on 2 March 2018.</ref>