HAPPENING 28 JUNE 2026 | Waluw Vintage Market comes to Het Park on Sunday 28 June with a special summer edition in front of Parqiet. The free market runs from 10:00 to 18:00 and forms part of the 10th anniversary celebrations of the park café beside the old coach house.
For one day, the grass in front of Parqiet becomes a small outdoor vintage market with selected sellers, design pieces and summer browsing between the trees. Think less crowded market hall, more relaxed park afternoon with a coffee, a terrace stop and the dangerous possibility of going home with something you absolutely did not plan to buy.
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Vintage market meets park café
Waluw is already familiar to Rotterdam vintage lovers through earlier indoor editions at de Doelen and other distinctive city locations. This edition moves the market outside, placing it in one of Rotterdam’s most loved green spaces, right in front of Parqiet.
The setting is part of the point. Parqiet sits in the old coach house in Het Park, close to the Euromast and surrounded by lawns, trees and walking paths. The café has been part of the park since 2016 and has become one of those Rotterdam places where you can meet friends, sit outside and briefly pretend the city is not rushing around you.
For its 10th anniversary, Parqiet is adding Waluw at the Park to the celebration programme. The market is described as a Summer Edition, with around 25 regular Waluw participants selected for a smaller, carefully curated outdoor version.
Waluw curator and stylist Chris Igesz describes Parqiet as a dream location where Rotterdammers can step away from the rush of the city, meet new and old friends, and enjoy food, drinks and a relaxed atmosphere. He also points to the new lounge chairs designed by 75B, which have recently arrived at the café.
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A garden fete atmosphere
The organisers are giving this edition the feel of an English garden fete, with stalls between the trees and selected vintage pieces displayed on the grass around Parqiet. That suits Het Park better than a loud commercial market, because this location asks for a slower pace.
You can expect vintage, design, fashion and curious finds, although a full public seller list was not available at the time of writing. Based on previous Waluw editions, the market usually attracts people looking for carefully selected second-hand pieces rather than random attic clutter.
Food and drinks will be available from the Parqiet terrace during the market, with musical interludes adding to the birthday atmosphere. So you can turn the visit into a slow Sunday loop: browse the stalls, sit down with something to drink, wander through Het Park and return for one more look because obviously you missed something the first time.
The market is being kept deliberately modest in size. That should help it feel like a special park edition rather than a full-scale market takeover, which is probably exactly what you want in front of a café celebrating its birthday.
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Parqiet celebrates 10 years
Parqiet has been part of Het Park since 2016. Its 10th birthday gives Waluw at the Park a local story beyond the market itself: a Rotterdam park café marking a decade by inviting a curated vintage crowd onto the lawn.
That makes the event especially suited to a mixed Sunday plan. You do not need to be a hardcore vintage hunter to enjoy it. You can drop by for a look, combine it with a walk through the park, or make it part of a wider afternoon around the Euromast, Parkhaven and the Scheepvaartkwartier.
Het Park itself is one of Rotterdam’s most important green spaces. Located beside the Maas and the Euromast, it is the city’s largest green national monument, originally designed as a romantic walking park by landscape architects father and son Zocher in the 19th century.
That setting gives the market a very Rotterdam contrast: vintage pieces and design objects in a historic park, with the Euromast nearby and the city centre just beyond the trees.
Plan your visit
Waluw at the Park takes place on Sunday 28 June 2026 from 10:00 to 18:00. Entry is free. The location is Parqiet, Baden Powelllaan 20, 3016 GJ Rotterdam. More information and updates are available through https://www.waluwvintagemarket.nl/ and Waluw’s social channels.
Because the market is outside in Het Park, comfortable shoes and a weather check are not a terrible idea. Vintage browsing is nicer when you are not fighting the wind with one hand and holding a flat white with the other. The park can also be busy on sunny Sundays, so cycling or public transport will usually be easier than driving.
How to get there
Waluw at the Park takes place at Parqiet in Het Park, close to the Euromast and Parkhaven. Tram 8 stops at Euromast, and the park is easy to reach by bike from the city centre, Scheepvaartkwartier, Coolhaven and Delfshaven. If you come on foot, the walk from the riverfront or Westzeedijk is part of the charm.
