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Thursday was King’s Day in the Netherlands, a holiday to celebrate King Willem-Alexander’s birthday. Or to just enjoy a nice day off…

But the real fun happens the night before, as The Hague organises a festival called The Life I Live. I have written a few blog posts about it, including last year’s rainy celebration and the 2013 celebration (back when it was Queen’s night; the last one as Queen Beatrix addicted the throne the next day).

One of the many stages, set up at the Kerkplein (by the Grote Kerk)

Like last year, there was also an area set up for street art. This year’s theme must have been Mondriaan-inspired as there was a lot of primary colors in block formation.

A look at another side, which had just been started:

The third side:

And the last side – Marco’s favorite – a Mondriaan-inspired Transformer!:

Luckily the rain held off this year. It was cold – colder then even Christmas! – but bearable.

King’s day was on Wednesday this year, which meant that the Life I Live festival took place the night before. In short, the night before the holiday the center of the city closes down for the festival, with various music stages set up around the area. Most of the major genres are represented – jazz, rock, blues, covers and more.

Problem is the weather was pretty horrible, especially later in the night. It was also apparently the coldest festival ever. So it was pretty hard to stay out longer than an hour!

Here is a look at two of the street art pieces that were created during the festival from scratch. Street art #1:

Street art #2:

Street art #2, another angle:

Here’s a look at the newly installed lights on the Grote Markt. They alternatively glowed orange …

and the colors of the Dutch flag:

You can also see photos from the 2013 Queen’s night, which has better photos of the stage and the actual event itself.