15. Gouwe Kerk- Hoge Gouwe 41  (Gouwe Church)    

Opened from 2 pm. In this beautiful Neo-gothic church building the Saturday Candlelight Afterparty concert will take place.

2.30–3.30pm

• Official Candlelight Opening concert by Gouda Children’s Choir, featuring bass-baritone Bora Balci, tenors Martin van Os and Amand Hekkers; base trombone player Pelle van Esch and city poet Hanneke Leroux.

4–5pm

• The making off, rehearsals for the Ceremony of enlightening of the Christmas tree on the Market square with bass-baritone Bora Balci, tenors Martin van Os and Amand Hekkers; base trombone player Pelle van Esch and piano player and conductor Boudewijn Zwart.

5–6pm

• Pop choir Mikado from Zoetermeer. Swinging poppy songs starting from the sixties in Christmas spirit.

8–10pm

• Evening concert with klezmer band Di Gojim, singer Alysia van Horik, a choir and city brass band Caecilia. Programme: “Crossing the bridge” A modern musical fairy tale about unlimited love. Jaap Mulder, multi-instrumentalist, wrote this family show.