▁ ▁Events ▁and ▁attra ctions ▁▁ ▁Ann ual ▁events ▁include : ▁Winter ▁sw im ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day , ▁locally ▁known ▁as ▁Nie uw ja ars du ik ▁( New ▁Year ' s ▁d ive ) ▁Fl ags ▁Day ▁in ▁spring ▁when ▁the ▁first ▁new ▁her ring ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁is ▁au ction ed ▁Fire works ▁in ▁summer : ▁once ▁a ▁week ▁and ▁several ▁days ▁during ▁a ▁festival ▁week ▁V re ug dev uur ▁from ▁second ▁christ mas ▁day ▁to ▁new ▁year ' s ▁e ve : ▁a ▁large ▁competition ▁between ▁two ▁sub div isions ▁of ▁Sch even ingen ▁( D u ind orp ▁and ▁Sch even ingen ▁dor p ) ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁largest ▁tower ▁made ▁out ▁of ▁pal lets ▁and ▁then ▁light ing ▁it ▁on ▁fire ▁to ▁sign all ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁Du ind orp ▁currently ▁holds ▁the ▁world ▁record . ▁A ▁visit ▁to ▁Sch even ingen ▁can ▁include : ▁The ▁Mu ze e ▁Museum ▁( o fficial ▁museum ▁of ▁Sch even ingen ) ▁The ▁pier ▁The ▁mini ature ▁city ▁Mad uro dam ▁The ▁sculpt ures ▁at ▁sea ▁museum ▁Be el den ▁aan ▁Ze e ▁The ▁Pan or ama ▁Mes dag ▁The ▁four ▁different ▁be aches ▁of ▁Sch even ingen ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁L our des ▁( RC ) ▁Sil ent ▁Center , ▁in ▁a ▁designated ▁national ▁land mark ▁complex , ▁housing ▁a ▁rep lica ▁of ▁the ▁L our des ▁G rot to ▁in ▁Mass ab ielle ▁( France ). ▁The ▁chap el , ▁located ▁at