Zwarte Cross & camping
Camping Zwarte Cross 2025
Zwarte Cross 2025 will take place from 17-20 July 2025 in Lichtenvoorde. Zwarte Cross is one of the largest music festivals in the Netherlands and the largest motocross event in the world. More than 250,000 people annually attend the event in Lichtenvoorde, where they are entertained by 250 bands and artists on more than 30 stages spread over 200 hectares. The motocross races: Hero class, Eureka class, Moped class, Special class, Road racing class, Heavyweight class.
The festival, which was first organized in 1997 and was just a motocross at the time, has seen many great artists including Status Quo, Presidents of the United States of America, Uriah Heep, Normal, Within Temptation, Mother's Finest, Di-rect , Tim Knol, Triggerfinger, Blondie, The Black Crowes and the Kaiser Chiefs.
The 2025 line-up includes Andro, Arson and Battlesnake. A large part of the festival site will be set up as a fully-fledged camping site (Walhalla), including the luxury camping site “Glamping in Grasnapolsky”. Please note: campsites are for >18 years!
Campings in or near Lichtenvoorde
If Grasnapolsky or the regular pitches are sold-out or if you simply would like to camp a bit away from all the hustle and bustle, here’s our Top 3 campings in Lichtenvoorde:
Camping Marveld in Groenlo. 20 min (6km) by bike from the festival grounds. Large family camping with pretty wooden cottages and pitches. Multiple restaurants and a sub tropic pool. Check out: Marveld Recreatie
Camping De Twee Bruggen in Miste. 28min (8km) by bike from the festival grounds. Glamping in safari tents with a view across the meadows…..then this is your pick. Nice pool, cosy restaurant, wellness and sauna. Also wooden chalets and pitches!
Check out: Vakantiepark De Twee Bruggen
Vreehorst Camping Winterswijk in Winterswijk. 32min (10km) by bike from the festival grounds. If you’re lucky and their sky-cabin is still available, you’ll wake up with a superb panoramic view on the nearby woods and meadows. Indoor- and outdoor pool, mobile homes, safari tents, pitches. You choose!
Check out: Vreehorst Camping Winterswijk
