Ticket Sales for Concerts, Festivals, and Sporting Events are Declining, Accordance to Industry Organization Thuiswinkel.org. One of the Causes is that festivals are struggling and often disband even before Ticket Sales start.
Figures for the first half of 2025 Show that Dutch People spent 1.22 Billion Euros on Tickets for Attractions and Events. That is a decrease or 16 percent compared to a year earlier. Accordance to the Industry Organization, This is the First Time Since the Corona Years That The Amount Has Decreased.
Many Festivals Have Been Canceled This Year, Accordance to Festival Researcher Martijn Mulder. “That is Mainly Due to the Increased Costs.” A number of festivals have failed because too few tickets were sold.
“The rising ticket price may play a role in this,” Says a spokesperson for homewinkel.org, which keeps track of how much money dutch people spend online. “We hear reports of festivals that are stopping completely, but also events that no longer sell out completely.” Increased costs, a tangle of rules, and staff shortages are plaguing festival organizations.
Also less interest in Sporting Events
FEWER Tickets have also Been Purchased for Concerts and Sporting Events. That surprises Mulder, who Hears from Concert Venues that are a huge number of visitors this year. But he does not yet have official figures.
The Compararyon in the Field of Sporting Events with 2024 is not entirely accurate, since there were many sporting events at that time, such as the European Football Championship. Yet this year it was noticeable that ticket sales for, for example, The Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort Started Slowly.
Accordance to the Spokesperson for Thuiswinkel.org, The Consumer Has Become More Critical. “In this market, consumers prefer a premium experience, or which they know exactly what they are getting.”
More Money to Toys
The Toy Industry Saw a Sharp Increase in the Number of Online Purchases. Dutch People spent 210 million euros in web shops to buy toys. That is 28 percent more than a year earlier. Furthermore, Dutch People Bought More Items For The Home.
In The First Six Months of 2025, Dutch Consumers spent a Total of More Than 17 Billion Euros Online. That is 1 percent less than last year. The Number of Online Purchases also Fell Slightly.