# Stichting Nationale Boomfeestdag

> The Dutch national tree-planting day for schoolchildren, held every year since 1957

Source: https://treerm.org/org/nationale-boomfeestdag · Updated 2026-11-08 · Data license: CC BY 4.0 (https://treerm.org/about#license)

## Facts

- Type: Nonprofit
- Scope: National
- Headquarters: Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Founded: 1957
- Website: https://www.boomfeestdag.nl
- Volunteer sign-up: https://www.boomfeestdag.nl/organisatoren
- Donate: https://www.boomfeestdag.nl/doneer
- Events calendar: https://www.boomfeestdag.nl/activiteiten
- Countries where they plant: Netherlands
- Activity types: Education & advocacy (primary), Reforestation, Urban forestry
- Trees on record: 10,000,000 (larger of latest cumulative figure and sum of annual figures; trees planted or distributed)

## 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.

## Programs

- **Nationale Boomfeestdag and planting season** — Education & advocacy (1957–present): 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'. https://www.boomfeestdag.nl/boomfeestdag-plantseizoen
- **Kinderbossen / Geboortebossen (children's forests)** — Reforestation: 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. https://www.boomfeestdag.nl/nieuws/3-nieuwe-kinderbossen

## Metrics

> Note: The foundation publishes only cumulative totals (10 million trees, 5 million children since 1957) and no per-season tree or child counts; its ANBI form is an image PDF that could not be text-extracted. The '5,000,000 kinderen' figure is recorded under volunteers_engaged for lack of a participants metric. Financial year runs May to April; KvK 41183223.

| Metric | Year | Value | Cumulative | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|---|---|---|
| Funds raised (USD) | 2026 | 510,000 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Estimated | [source](https://www.boomfeestdag.nl/uploads/BFD-Formulieren-en-financieel/Verkorte-jaarrekening-2025-2026-Stichting-Nationale-Boomfeestdag.pdf) Verkorte 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 planted | 2026 | 10,000,000 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://www.boomfeestdag.nl/de-stichting) '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 engaged | 2026 | 5,000,000 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://www.boomfeestdag.nl/de-stichting) Same 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. |

Confidence labels: self-reported means the organization published the figure itself; independently verified means a third party confirmed it; estimated means TreeRM worked it out, and the note says how.

## Upcoming events

- 2026-11-18 — 69e Nationale Boomfeestdag: opening of the 2026-2027 planting season (Volunteer planting), Rhenen / Veenendaal — register: https://www.boomfeestdag.nl/activiteiten — https://treerm.org/events/nationale-boomfeestdag/69e-nationale-boomfeestdag-opening-of-the-2026-2027-planting-season-2026-11-18.md

## Links

- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boomfeestdag/
- facebook: https://nl-nl.facebook.com/Boomfeest
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/st-nationale-boomfeestdag-694b1622b/
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Boomfeestdag

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