Hoppefeesten is a triannual summer festival in Poperinge, Belgium, that celebrates the hops harvest, De Hoppepluk. Historically, thousands of free spirited people, locally known as vrimde plukkers, came to Poperinge in September to pick hops for the growers. Once the harvest was in, people would celebrated. A modern, organized, Hop Festival, complete with parade, was establish in 1956 after the most visiting pickers, hoppeplukkers, were replaced by hop harvesting machines. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
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| 0750/00/00 | Hops have probably been cultivated in the Poperinge region since the 8th century. | Poperinge, Flanders |
| 1955/00/00 | The introduction of mechanical hops harvesting greatly reduces the number of seasonal pickers. | |
| 1956/09/00 | The Handel en Nering committee and the Poperinge city council organize a Hop Festival celebrated the harvest. | Poperinge, Flanders |
| 1981/00/00 | Brewer Karel Leroy creates Poperings Hommelbier on the occasion of the triennial Hoppefeesten or hop festival held in nearby Poperinge. | Watou, Flanders |
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| Food Type: | Beer |
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