Zwarte Cross Festival | |
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Genre | Rock |
Dates | 12 July 2018–15 July 2018 |
Location(s) | Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands |
Years active | 1997–present |
Website | http://www.zwartecross.nl |
The Zwarte Cross Festival is the largest paid festival in the Netherlands, and the largest motor event in the world.[1] The 19th edition in 2015 had 197,450 visitors and the 20th edition in 2016 numbered 220,000 visitors.[2] The festival is a combination of motorcross, music, theatre and stunts. 'Zwarte Cross' literally means 'black cross'; it is a reference to the illegal motocross races in the 1960s.