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Leiden Cloth's Festival

The Leiden Cloth festival has been found in order to commemorate the world famous Leiden Cloth industry. The Leiden Cloth were sold all over the world, from 1300 until 1700. But the Leiden Cloth festival is also meant as a ode for the most famous painter in the world, Rembrandt. Rembrandt was born in Leiden, and lived here 26 years of his live.