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Medemblikker Stoomfestival: Stoommodellen in de Spotlights

• 19 September 2026
  • 10:00 – 17:00
• 20 September 2026
  • 10:00 – 17:00

Steam models

On Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September, model builders from near and far will come to the Steam Engine Museum in Medemblik to demonstrate their steam models, often exact scale copies of original steam engines. A treat for lovers of miniatures and everything related to steam!

Vibrant weekend full of activities

During the Steam Festival, a varied range of stationary machines, steam tractors, and steam cars—such as a scale model of a White Steam Car from the early 1900s and a scale replica of the very first Mercedes with an internal combustion engine from 1885—as well as hot air engines, a steam bicycle, and much more can be seen. In the inland water behind the museum, there is a lively hustle and bustle with the many radio-controlled (steam) boats sailing back and forth on the Kleine Vliet.

Live Steam Locomotives

The beautiful Gauge 1 locomotives puffing clouds of steam as they travel along the model railway will make many a train enthusiast’s heart beat faster. Naturally, the 7 1/4 museum steam train is also present, offering a free ride on the track layout on the museum grounds.

Super Steam

The machines are running both inside the museum and a few outside at the Steam Yard. In the museum harbor, you can view the coal-fired bucket dredger under steam. Step aboard (via a steep staircase) and discover how the crew used to live and work.

Young visitors can generate steam themselves with miniature steam engines and discover what steam power does. If you lend the stoker and/or the blacksmith, you can also earn a diploma.