Tickets for the Nijmegen Four Days Marches that have been sold through a third party will be invalidated by the organization. Intermediaries often obtain the tickets through bot software, which according to the Four Days Marches is unfair.
The De 4Daagse Foundation writes that it is aware of parties offering tickets online after obtaining them through automated software. With this software, they can quickly claim tickets in order to resell them afterwards (often at a premium). “This disadvantages participants who are trying to get a ticket through the regular channels,” the organization reports.
The foundation reports that entry permits that have been acquired through commercial bot services have been “obtained unlawfully.” Therefore, tickets that have demonstrably changed owners through intermediaries after May 22 will be blocked. According to a spokesperson, this concerns “dozens of tickets, but certainly not hundreds.”
NU.nl wrote last month about the use of this type of bot software to buy tickets for the Four Days Marches. The tickets were sold, among other places, via Marktplaats. The De 4Daagse Foundation already called the practice illegal at the time. Marktplaats announced that it was actively tracking down and removing the advertisements.
Four Days Marches to Come with Improved Resale in 2026
The Nijmegen Four Days Marches has its own resale platform where people can sell their tickets. Despite measures taken, ticket bots sometimes still manage to obtain tickets.
The Four Days Marches recently sought technical and legal advice on the illegal resale and is therefore only now responding. “We have now called in legal assistance and are taking concrete steps to tackle these practices.”
Improvements are already being worked on for the transfer of tickets in 2026. “Due to the annual nature of the event, this requires careful preparation,” the foundation reports. “We will explain this further prior to the registration period of 2026.”