Aquamossel-Triton is coming to you this summer…

With a major mussel tour throughout the country, the mussels will be in the spotlight from September 11 to 16 and they will conclude the mussel week in style in Bruinisse.

The Aquamossel-Triton mussel tour visits several major cities in the Netherlands such as Breda, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Leiden and Scheveningen. The aim is to make the mussel popular again among a wide audience, especially among young people. 24Kitchen chef Roberta Pagnier will be joining you during the mussel tour and will provide advice and assistance with all activities. On Saturday, September 16, the mussel tour leaves for Bruinisse as the last in a series of activities throughout the country. Aquamossel-Triton will take a seat there as the main sponsor at the world's longest mussel table.

Bruinisse prepares for the world's longest mussel table

Mayor Jack van der Hoek together with Miss Visserij 2023, Fréderique Padmos, will open the Guinness world record attempt for the longest mussel table. On September 16 at 12:00, at least 1000 people will take a seat at the table set up along the harbor. The aim is for everyone to enjoy cooked Zeeland mussels at the same time. A whole team of officials will ensure that the record attempt is fair and determine whether the attempt has been successful. In addition to the local population, anyone who wants to be part of this record attempt can purchase a ticket to participate. Following the mussel table, the BRUzzz Late Summer Festival begins. An atmospheric festival dedicated to Zeeland's Salty Delights such as mussels, oysters, razor clams, etc. A dazzling music spectacle completes the atmosphere with performances until 11:30 PM by The Beggars, Convoi Exceptional, AAD (Adriaan van den Berg), Smelly Kitchen and DJ Henk. The mussel opening competition starts at 3:30 PM.

Bruinisse has been around for 555 years

This year Bruinisse is celebrating the Late Summer Festival in style, Bruinisse is 555 years old this year. On Thursday evening, September 14, it starts with a film for the elderly; Bru as it was. Friday evening, September 15, there will be a big party with Fout & Stout Feestmachine and Really Riley in the youth center De Pul for young people aged 14+ (free admission). There will also be a pub quiz in the Community Center that Friday evening. Who knows the most about 555 years of Bru? On Saturday, September 16, Bruinisse is going all out with the morning program. There is coffee and cake for the elderly in the In 't Opper nursing home. With Baking for BRU, participants bake a cake and deliver it to In 't Opper on Saturday morning for coffee. The Bruinisser Fishermen's Choir will perform there, 65+ residents from the village are also welcome. On the Kerkplein, children's mayor Fay de Waal opens the party for the schoolchildren. They can participate in the art competition à la The Secret of the Master. Children can make a work of art based on the illustration by Elvira de Koning. With the BRU Storyteller competition, children write a story, which is judged by children's book writer Saskia Maaskant. The Zeeland farmers and entrepreneurs market starts at 10:00 am in the Oudestraat. The children's theater performance by Tijl Damen starts at 10:30 am on the Kerkplein. Immediately after the summer holidays, all school children started decorating three mega letters and three mega numbers BRU555. These will first be exhibited on the Kerkplein on September 16 and they will move to the Havenplateau during the afternoon program. At 12:00 we will sit down at the table on the Harbor Plateau. Anyone who has a ticket for the longest mussel table can hand it in at the harbor plateau from 12:00 onwards and will then receive his or her mussel plate and take a seat at the table. The mayor and Miss Visserij will open the festival at 12:45 and the world record attempt will start at 13:00. Tickets are still available, while supplies last, until September 16 in Bruinisse at the information desk of Marketplaza, Restaurant Storm, BRU17 and Restaurant De Meeuw. Follow all information on our Facebook page:

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In case of inclement weather, the morning program, the Zeeland farmers' and businesses' market, and the world's longest mussel table will be moved to the CCA halls in the industrial estate. The music spectacle will remain in the large tent on the Havenplateau.