Pegasus Pipes and Drums

Pegasus Walking Festival
2025-09-27 09:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Ede centrum, Molenstraat 45, Ede, Netherlands
Saturday 27 September is the Pegasus Walking Festival. It starts in the center of Ede. Walk a route of 5, 20 or 30 kilometers and experience the story of Operation Pegasus. The 5-kilometre route is especially aimed at children!
As you walk through Ede, the forest and the heath, you will pass parts such as a comic strip street, music performances, exhibitions and much more. The parts tell the story of Operation Pegasus. The walk challenges you to reflect on themes such as courage, resistance, peace and freedom.
The start and finish is at the Museumplein in Ede. There you can also enjoy a snack and drink, live music, exhibitions and more afterwards.

Airborne Memorial Service
2025-09-21 10:00 - 13:00 | Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Van Limburg Stirumweg 38, Oosterbeek, 6861 WL, Netherlands
Every year during the Airborne Memorial Service we remember the Men of the British 1st Airborne Division, Royal Air Force, 1st Independent Polish Parachute Brigade and other Allied Forces who fought for our freedom, have been wounded or taken prisoner of war and those who gave their lives at Arnhem, Driel, Ede and Oosterbeek in 1944.
Pegasus Pipes & Drums will perform at the start and closing of the memorial service.

Market Garden Commemoration
2025-09-20 | Ginkelse Heide, Ginkel, Gelderland, Nederland, Verlengde Arnhemseweg, Ede, Netherlands
This year Operation Market Garden took place 81 years ago. During this operation, tens of thousands of allies jumped from various aircraft above the Ginkelse Heide between Ede and Arnhem. This operation is annually commemorated with a large commemoration and parachute drop. These para drops are part of the annual military exercise “Falcon Leap”. Soldiers from countries such as the Netherlands, The United States and England will jump for a big audience on the final day of their exercise. During the commemoration, Pegasus will perform ‘Flowers of the Forest’ and ‘Highland Cathedral’ together with Harmonie Ede.

For more information see the official event: https://www.facebook.com/events/689315836441733/

Liberation Parade Wageningen
2025-05-05 11:30 - 13:30 | Bevrijdingsdefilé, Wageningen, Netherlands
2025 is a special commemorative year, because we reflect on 80 years of freedom. Gelderland is the host province during this special year and Wageningen, City of Liberation, is the host city for the Start National Celebration of the Liberation on 5 May. The 5 May lecture, which takes place in a different province every year, will be added to the programme that is organised annually at this historic location. This means that the National Commemoration Capitulation 1945, the 5 May lecture and the Freedom Parade together form one programme. After the commemoration, a parade with (former) soldiers and vehicles, accompanied by music by other Pegasus Pipes & Drums, will pass through the city.
Following the parade, Prime Minister Dick Schoof will light the Liberation Fire on the main stage of Liberation Festival Gelderland. This officially opens the 14 Liberation Festivals throughout the country.

Commemoration Renkum heath
2024-09-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Eethuys Airborne, Telefoonweg 2, Renkum, 6871 NJ
On September 17, 1944, the Battle of Arnhem started on the Renkumse Heide when the first British paratroopers and gliders landed here. There is a monument at this location where a small-scale commemoration is held annually. This commemoration will be musically accompanied by two pipers from Pegasus.

Commemoration Parkweg Ede
2024-09-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Parkweg 106, 6717 HX Ede, Nederland
Down the road “Parkweg” in Ede lays the monument for the Bombardment victims of Ede. This monument was founded in memory of the victims of the bombardment on the 17th of September, 1944. Every year a commemoration is held by children of one of the primary schools in Ede-Zuid. During the bombardment, victims sought shelter at these schools. This commemoration is musically accompanied by pipers from Pegasus.

Airborne commemoration Heelsum
2024-09-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Heelsum, Bennekomseweg 21A, Heelsum, 6866 DA, Nederland
The Oranjedag Heelsum Association organizes the annual Airborne Remembrance at the Airborne Monument at the intersection of Bennekomseweg and Utrechtseweg in Heelsum. This commemoration is preceded by a service in the Chapel on the Hill. The sounds of the bagpipe will be heard there, and this service starts at 6:00 PM and is conducted by the Interchurch Working Group Renkum/Heelsum (IKW). After the service, there will be a silent march towards the Monument where the program for the Airborne Remembrance will start at 7:00 PM. Pegasus Pipes & Drums, together with Heelsums Harmonie, will provide the musical accompaniment for the commemoration.

Firefighter Stair Climb
2024-09-15 12:00 - 15:00 | Almere, Almere, Nederland
The third edition of the Firefighter Stair Climb will be held on Sunday, September 15, 2024. The stair climb at the WTC in Almere is in memory of the victims of the 2001 attack in New York, where many innocent people and brave first responders lost their lives. This event also raises money for a good cause: Stichting Ambulance Wens Nederland. Pegasus Pipes & Drums will provide the musical accompaniment for the commemoration and the event.

The format of the WTC stair climb is well known. On Sunday, September 15, firefighters will take on the athletic challenge of climbing 30 floors and 600 steps in their firefighting gear and using breathing apparatus. Employees of the police, ambulance services, and Defense may also participate in their work uniforms.
This year, the Firefighter Stair Climb will not have any competitive elements. This year, it’s all about the experience.

Would you like to join in this experience? Sign up for the Stair Climb via Brandweer Nederland: https://www.brandweernederland.nl/firefighter-stair-climb/

Market Garden Memorial Concerts
2024-09-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Eusebiuskerk, Jonas Daniël Meijerplaats, Arnhem, 6811, Nederland
On September 13 and 14, 2024, the Arnhem Promenade Orchestra will perform a unique concert at the Eusebius Church in Arnhem. This concert commemorates 80 years since Operation Market Garden. The program includes memorable music pieces from the Market Garden period. This year, special guests include the Pegasus Pipes and the Indonesian singers NonaNona, who will offer a moment of reflection on the colonial war. Additionally, Ukrainian singer Yana Popova will perform her own composition, “Melody.” The guests will be accompanied by the Arnhem Promenade Orchestra.

The Arnhem Promenade Orchestra is a special project orchestra comprising sixty highly talented amateur musicians from Arnhem and regional harmony/fanfare associations for this occasion. This unique orchestra is conducted by Peter Smits.

Each year, the Arnhem Promenade Orchestra presents a special concert, such as the Arnhem concert with Karin Bloemen, Queen Symphony, the Gelre Passion with soloists Linda Wagenmakers and Tony Neefs, Symphonica at the Zoo (in Burgers Zoo), and the highly successful Market Garden Memorial concert in 2019.
September 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of Market Garden, and the Arnhem Promenade Orchestra will perform two concerts on September 13 and 14 at the Eusebius Church in Arnhem.

The Market Garden Memorial Concerts at the Eusebius Church in Arnhem are scheduled as follows:
– Friday, September 13 at 8:00 PM, with no intermission– Saturday, September 14 at 8:00 PM, with no intermission

Commemoration Kiel Canal Disaster
2024-09-11 18:00 - 21:00 | Andreas-Gayk-Straße 8, 24103 Kiel, Deutschland, Andreas-Gayk-Straße 8, Kiel, 24103, Duitsland
Players from Pegasus Pipes & Drums will perform during the commemoration of the Kiel Canal Disaster. The accident at the Kiel Canal on September 11, 1974, is one of the many tragic events in the history of the Parachute Regiment and the British airborne forces. The disaster claimed the lives of five men from 15 PARA (V) and one man from 4 PARA (V).
More information: https://theparachuteregimentalassociation.com/…/the…/

Liberation Tattoo Zeist
2023-05-05 20:30 - 22:30 | Zeist, Zinzendorflaan 1, Zeist, Netherlands
On the 5th of May, the Music City Zeist Foundation will again organise the Liberation Tattoo at Slot Zeist. Performing at the tattoo, which is free to enter, will be Adest Musica (from Sassenheim), DVS (from Katwijk), Flora Band (from Rijnsburg), Juliana (from Amersfoort) and Rijnmondband (from Schiedam). Some players from Pegasus Pipes & Drums will join these orchestras in performing Highland Cathedral in the final.

F.M.O.K. Jubilee Reunion
2023-03-18 10:00 - 13:00 | Palmpit, Zeisterspoor 8, Soesterberg
On Saturday 18 March 2023, the Federation of Military Veterans of the Armed Forces (F.M.O.K) association will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a special Jubilee Reunion, which will be held at De Palmpit Zeisterspoor 8 in Soesterberg. Pegasus Pipes & Drums will perform during the commemoration in the morning

Dickens Festijn Druten
2022-12-11 11:00 - 17:00 | Druten, Druten, Netherlands
On Sunday, December 11, Pegasus Pipes & Drums will play at the Dickens Festival in Druten. The market is one of the highlights of the event, where visitors are welcomed with beautiful Christmas and bagpipe music. There will also be three circus tents in which acts from the Victorian era will perform, a Victorian carousel and the Ice Rink with ice dancers on it.

Ede goes wild
2022-10-22 10:00 - 17:00 | Ede centrum, Molenstraat 45, Ede, Netherlands
On Saturday, the 22nd of October, Pegasus Pipes & Drums will perform again during the outdoor fair ‘Ede Goes Wild’ in the city center of Ede.

Unveiling Gliders Monument
2022-09-16 13:30 - 14:30 | Glidermonument Wolfheze, Wolfhezerweg 111-113, Wolfheze, 6874 AD
On Friday, September 16 at 1.30 pm, a new monument will be unveiled at the Glider Plane at the entrance of camping Lindenhof in Wolfheze, specifically to commemorate the Glider Pilots. The unveiling will be accompanied by two pipers of Pegasus.

Opening of the exhibition 'Out of Ammo'
2022-09-01 13:00 - 17:00
On Thursday the 1st of September, Pegasus Pipes & Drums will open the exhibition ‘Out of Ammo’ of the Arnhem War Museum.

The exhibition in the Walburgiskerk provides an overview of daily life in wartime and of the fighting at the Rhine Bridge during the Battle of Arnhem. For this purpose, situations have been simulated in various themes with original objects from that time, such as vehicles, weapons and equipment of German and English soldiers. The name of this exhibition refers to the legendary words Major Digby Tatham-Warter spoke out at the foot of the Rhine Bridge when, due to a lack of ammunition, he was forced to surrender to the Germans.

Unique are the original parachutes that can be seen fully opened in the domes of the church. The exhibition is an impressive experience and a must for anyone interested in the battle of Arnhem.

​The exhibition “Out of Ammo” is part of the Arnhem War Museum. A visit to the largest private war museum is definitely worth a visit.​
