Where the Sheep Sleep
{{Short description|Dutch festival}}
Where the Sheep Sleep is an official Burning Man summer event held annually in the Netherlands since 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.partyscene.nl/algemeen/165216/legendarische-burning-man-festival-komt-naar-nederland|title=Legendarische Burning Man Festival komt naar Nederland|work=Partyscene|language=nl}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.entertainmentbusiness.nl/nieuws/2016-W24/burning-man-begint-festival-veluwe-where-the-sheep-sleep|title=Burning Man begint festival op de Veluwe: Where The Sheep Sleep|date=14 June 2016|work=entertainmentbusiness.nl|access-date=5 September 2023|archive-date=14 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814065331/http://www.entertainmentbusiness.nl/nieuws/2016-W24/burning-man-begint-festival-veluwe-where-the-sheep-sleep|url-status=dead}} The Netherlands was the first country outside the United States to have an event officially associated with Burning Man.{{Cite web|url=https://fr.metrotime.be/actualite/le-mythique-festival-burning-man-va-sinstaller-aux-pays-bas-cet-ete|title=Le mythique festival Burning Man va s'installer aux Pays-Bas cet été|date=17 June 2016|work=Metrotime|language=fr}}
Due to opposition from local organisations and the public, the event was moved from Apeldoorn to Zeewolde in 2019.{{cite web|url= https://www.destentor.nl/apeldoorn/fel-bestreden-festival-burning-man-verruilt-apeldoorn-voor-zeewolde~a156e3bd/|title= Fel bestreden festival 'Burning Man' verruilt Apeldoorn voor Zeewolde|work=De Stentor|language=nl|date=15 March 2019}} The event has been held over the years in Kootwijk, Apeldoorn and Zeewolde.{{cite web|url= https://www.gelderlander.nl/home/burning-man-netherlands-naar-apeldoornse-bosweide~a10e4218/|title= Burning Man Netherlands naar Apeldoornse bosweide |work=De Gelderlander|language=nl|date=10 May 2017}}{{cite web|url= https://www.destentor.nl/apeldoorn/festival-where-the-sheep-sleep-ook-in-2018-in-apeldoorn~acfc3a03/ |title= Festival 'Where the Sheep Sleep' ook in 2018 in Apeldoorn |work=De Stentor|language=nl|date=15 November 2017}}{{cite web|url= https://www.deephouseamsterdam.com/burning-man-coming-netherlands/ |title= Burning Man Is Coming To The Netherlands |work=DHA|language=en|date=22 March 2020}}