Stichting Nationale Boomfeestdag
Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands · Nonprofit · National · since 1957
The Dutch national tree-planting day for schoolchildren, held every year since 1957
About
Stichting Nationale Boomfeestdag in Tilburg organises the Netherlands' national tree-planting day for primary-school children, first held on 10 April 1957 in Apeldoorn after the FAO raised the alarm on deforestation; the foundation says 5 million children have planted 10 million trees since then. Since 2020 the national Boomfeestdag opens a planting season on the third Wednesday of November that runs to the third Wednesday of March, during which municipalities, schools, scouting groups and nature clubs register their own local planting celebrations on the foundation's map, order trees via partner nursery Ebben and use its tree-education platform. The 69th edition opens on 18 November 2026 at Landgoed Prattenburg (Rhenen/Veenendaal) with about 300 children, while more than 20,000 children are expected to plant trees in municipalities nationwide that day. It also runs Kinderbossen (children's forests) in eight provinces and provincial celebrations.
What they run
Annual national opening event (third Wednesday of November) and a planting season to the third Wednesday of March in which municipalities and schools hold local Boomfeestdag celebrations where children plant trees; 2026/27 theme 'Tijdreizen met bomen'.
Forests in eight provinces where families plant trees and shrubs with a forest ranger on annual planting days as a gift for a child up to 12; three new Kinderbossen (Meinweg, Heerenveen, Westerwolde) announced in October 2025.
The numbers
| Metric | Year | Value | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds raised (USD) | 2026 | 510,000 | Organization-wide | Estimated | sourceVerkorte jaarrekening financial year 1 May 2025 - 30 April 2026: 'Totaal baten EUR 451.476' (subsidies 219.004; Nationale Boomfeestdag 107.913; projects 91.610; Geboortebossen 37.900) plus EUR 131.297 extraordinary income (legacy). Converted at approx. 1.13 USD/EUR; year recorded as 2026 (FY end). |
| Trees plantedto date | 2026 | 10,000,000 | Organization-wide | Self-reported | source'Over Boomfeestdag' page read 7 Nov 2026: '69 jaar actief', '10.000.000 bomen geplant', '5.000.000 kinderen' (cumulative since 1957, no as-of date given). |
| Volunteers engagedto date | 2026 | 5,000,000 | Organization-wide | Self-reported | sourceSame page: '5.000.000 kinderen' have taken part since 1957; children planting during Boomfeestdag are recorded here as participants. The site says 'tienduizenden kinderen' plant each season; the 28 May 2026 press release expects 'meer dan 20.000 kinderen' on 18 Nov 2026. |
How they report
What earned it
- 0/20 Publishes annual tree figures: No year-by-year figures found
- 0/15 Figures are recent: No dated annual figure
- 10/10 Every figure has a public source: 3 of 3 figures link to a source
- 15/15 Publishes financials or cost per tree: Revenue or cost-per-tree figure on record
- 0/15 Reports survival or monitoring: No survival or monitoring figure
- 0/10 Independently verified figure: All figures are the organization's own
- 4/10 Breaks figures down by program: Programs named, figures not broken out
- 5/5 Reports volunteers or events: Volunteer figures on record
Upcoming events
- 69e Nationale Boomfeestdag: opening of the 2026-2027 planting seasonRegisterWed, Nov 18, 2026, 10:00 AM GMT+1 · Volunteer planting · Rhenen / Veenendaal