{"id":39379,"date":"2026-03-15T16:51:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T16:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/events\/dutch-pinball-open-expo-3\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T16:54:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T16:54:35","slug":"dutch-pinball-open-expo-3","status":"publish","type":"ajde_events","link":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/events\/dutch-pinball-open-expo-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Pinball Open Expo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year the Dutch Pinball Open 2026, the largest pinball event in the Netherlands and the Open Dutch Pinball Championship, will return for a fourth year to the NH Congress Center in Veldhoven. On November 13th to 15th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"tw-target-text\">This edition is expected to boast an impressive line-up of 200 pinball machines. The majority of them are set to &#8216;free play,&#8217; allowing enthusiasts and newcomers alike to enjoy endless games. Additionally, the organisers have a small selection reserved exclusively for the competitions. Will you join in the quest to become the best pinball player in the Netherlands? Or simply drop by to have a fun time flipping? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"tw-target-text\">The show also has various vendors where you can purchase manuals, parts, and other pinball-related items. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"tw-target-text\">Each year, they invite industry experts to share their insights, and once confirmed, we will announce them here. In short, there&#8217;s plenty for everyone to do and enjoy at the Dutch Pinball Open Expo.<br><br>What can you expect to find?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Around 200 pinball machines, all set to &#8216;free play&#8217;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The main tournament (open registration, anyone can participate) with an international field of participants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Various side games, such as the classics tournament, youth tournament, ladies tournament and second chance SWISS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lectures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dealers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out our report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2025\/11\/30\/dutch-pinball-open-expo-2025\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"38704\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">last year&#8217;s show<\/a> which was held at the same venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More details and tickets will be available at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfvpinball.nl\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nfvpinball.nl\/dpo2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NFV website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34534,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"tags":[415,806,466,310],"event_type":[],"event_type_2":[],"class_list":["post-39379","ajde_events","type-ajde_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dpo","tag-dutch-pinball-open","tag-eindhoven","tag-netherlands","event_location-nh-congrescentrum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ajde_events\/39379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ajde_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ajde_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39379"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39379"},{"taxonomy":"event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_type?post=39379"},{"taxonomy":"event_type_2","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_type_2?post=39379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}