De Broodfabriek ( en, The Bread Factory) is an

exhibition An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibition ...

and

convention center A convention center (American English; or conference centre in British English) is a large building that is designed to hold a convention, where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typica ...

in the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

city of

Rijswijk Rijswijk (), formerly known as Ryswick ( ) in English, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Its population was in , and it has an area of , of which is water. The municipality also includes th ...

. It was founded in 1996 by Henk van der StraatenWoedend op Van der Straaten
Groot Rijswijk, 12 May 2010 (co-founder of the former Konmar supermarket chain) as the Darling Market,De verstikkende wetten van de vrije markt

De Groene Amsterdammer ''De Groene Amsterdammer'' is an independent Dutch weekly news magazine published in Amsterdam and distributed throughout the Netherlands. It is conventionally considered to be one of the four major weeklies, alongside ''HP/De Tijd'', ''Vrij Neder ...

, Eveline Brandt, 12 February 1997 a recreation of the

Paddy's Markets Paddy's Markets is a commercial enterprise that has two large markets in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Paddy's Markets are located in Haymarket and Flemington and specialise in the sale of fruit, vegetables, fish, clothes and giftware. B ...

Haymarket Haymarket may refer to: Places Australia * Haymarket, New South Wales, area of Sydney, Australia Germany * Heumarkt (KVB), transport interchange in Cologne on the site of the Heumarkt (literally: hay market) Russia * Sennaya Square (''Hay Squ ...

, near Sydney's

Darling Harbour Darling Harbour is a harbour adjacent to the city centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia that is made up of a large recreational and pedestrian precinct that is situated on western outskirts of the Sydney central business district. Origin ...

, which he encountered during a trip to

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). In later years it became known as a venue for many fairs such as the ''Gothic & Fantasy Beurs'' ( en, Gothic & Fantasy Fair) which is held there since 2003 (as of October 2018 renamed ''Fantasy Fest''.) Since 2019 the festival has expanded from one to two music stages that host international folk artists. The main stage, is Fantasy Fest Stage, presenting larger amplified acts. The smaller stage is the 'Friendly Folk Stage', sponsored by local record label
Friendly Folk Records
it serves as a podium for smaller acoustic acts. The exhibition part of the venue later became known as Expo Rijswijk and after that Beurshal Haaglanden. The current name refers to the building's previous use as a bread factory of Meneba.
Sjoerd Weikamp, Eventbranche.nl, 4 Januari 2012 The Darling Market was discontinued in 2010.Ondernemers Darling Market woedend om sluiting
Omroep West, 14 May 2010

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Buildings and structures in Rijswijk Convention centres in the Netherlands Tourist attractions in South Holland {{Netherlands-struct-stub

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