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Things to do in Rotterdam with kids: 9 family activities
Looking for things to do in Rotterdam with kids? From exploring a miniature city and climbing through an indoor adventure park to…
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Saba: Seafaring heritage and resilience within the Kingdom
Saba is the smallest island in the Caribbean Netherlands, but its dramatic volcanic landscape and seafaring history have given it…
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Sint Eustatius: The Golden Rock and its place in the Kingdom
Sint Eustatius may be one of the smallest islands in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but its history reaches across the Atlantic.…
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Bonaire: Caribbean heritage and life within the Netherlands
Bonaire is a Caribbean island with a history rooted in Indigenous settlement, colonial exploitation, maritime trade and cultural…
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Sint Maarten: One island, two nations and a shared Caribbean identity
Sint Maarten is a Caribbean country unlike any other in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Occupying the southern part of an island…
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Curaçao: History, resistance and identity within the Kingdom
Curaçao is a Caribbean country shaped by centuries of trade, migration, slavery and resistance. Its colourful capital,…
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Aruba: Caribbean identity and autonomy within the Kingdom
Aruba may be best known for its white sandy beaches, turquoise waters and year-round sunshine, but behind the familiar image of a…
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The Netherlands: Foundation and heart of the kingdom
Often mistaken for the whole, the Netherlands is both the heart and the backbone of the Kingdom. It's a land of rivers, reclaimed…
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Film tip: Club Kid turns a wild New York party into a touching family story
Club Kid takes us deep into New York's queer nightlife, where the music never stops, the parties never end and growing up is…
Public transportation
Rotterdam's railway gets new signalling system after a turbulent year
ROTTERDAM, 10 November 2026 | After a year marked by major train disruptions, a devastating cable fire and even an incident of…
Activities
Best photography spots in Rotterdam: 10 places to capture
Looking for the best places to take photographs in Rotterdam? From the unmistakable Erasmus Bridge and futuristic Cube Houses to…
Business
Rotterdam port worker Wesley Schoemaker named Port Hero of 2026
ROTTERDAM, 7 November 2026 | The Port of Rotterdam may be known for its enormous container terminals, automated cranes and…
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Restaurants
Ter Marsch & Co doubles seating with Witte de Withstraat expansion
ROTTERDAM, 6 November 2026 | Rotterdam burger restaurant Ter Marsch & Co is taking over its next-door neighbour on Witte de…
Exhibitions
Slavs and Tatars brings Mouthfool to Fenix Rotterdam
FROM 19 NOV '26 TO 9 MAY '27 | ROTTERDAM, updated 6 November 2026 - Fenix will open its new 650-square-metre temporary exhibition…
Business
Rotterdam designer turns Icelandic volcanic landscapes into jewellery
ROTTERDAM, 5 November 2026 | What do Iceland's volcanic landscapes and handcrafted jewellery have in common? For Rotterdam…
Public transportation
RET moves monthly subscriptions to OVpay as OV-chipkaart is phased out
ROTTERDAM, 5 November 2026 | RET is moving its monthly public transport subscriptions to OVpay, allowing passengers to link their…
News
De Havenloods recognised as Rotterdam heritage on its 75th anniversary
ROTTERDAM, 5 November 2026 | A newspaper that has been telling Rotterdam's stories for 75 years has now become part of the city's…
Exhibitions
Mensen zoals wij at Chabot Museum explores migration through art
NOW ON UNTIL 7 MAR '27 | ROTTERDAM, 5 November 2026 | What connects a Dutch expressionist painting during the Second World War…
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Sustainability & Solidarity
Rotterdam has lowest electric car uptake among five largest Dutch cities
ROTTERDAM, 5 November 2026 | Rotterdam has the lowest number of fully electric passenger cars per resident among the Netherlands'…
Health, Sports & Fitness
TriALSlon Rotterdam returns on 10 July 2027 for ALS research
HAPPENING 10 JUL '27 | ROTTERDAM, 5 November 2026 - After raising an impressive €514,588 for ALS research during its debut,…
Urban development
Rotterdam teams up with Valencia and Tampere on digital city planning
ROTTERDAM, 4 November 2026 | What if you could see how extreme summer heat or heavy rainfall might affect your street before the…
Arts & Culture
Art of Indigenous Skateboarding at Wereldmuseum Rotterdam
FROM 20 NOV '26 TO 26 SEP '27 | What does Cookie Monster have to do with a century-old Hopi basket? At Wereldmuseum Rotterdam,…
Cycling
Rotterdam lets faster cyclists use the road in Middellandstraat trial
Rotterdam has launched an unusual cycling experiment in Delfshaven. From 2 November 2026 until the end of March 2027, cyclists…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Rotterdam's green roofs reach record 62.6 hectares as Climate Week begins
Rotterdam now has a record 62.6 hectares of green roofs, equivalent to approximately 88 football pitches. The city announced the…
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Arts & Culture
Brenda Poels appointed chair of Kunsthal Rotterdam's supervisory board
Brenda Poels will become chair of Kunsthal Rotterdam's supervisory board on 1 December 2026, succeeding Baharak Sabourian after…
Film tips
Film tip: Wild Horse Nine pairs Malkovich and Rockwell in a dark satire
John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell play two ageing CIA agents whose assignment to Easter Island becomes an unexpectedly hilarious…
Areas
Rozenburg, Rotterdam: where it is, sights and getting there
Rozenburg is a village in the municipality of Rotterdam, Netherlands, located on the island of Rozenburg in the western port…
Special Events
Rotterdam Coffee Fest 2026: dates, tickets and programme
HAPPENING 5–8 NOV '26 | Rotterdam Coffee Fest returns from 5 to 8 November 2026, bringing four days of coffee tastings, workshops…
Activities
Spa Haven Rotterdam now fully open with massages and hammam
Spa Haven at Haven Hotel Rotterdam is now fully open, with massages and hammam treatments joining its existing swimming pool,…
Special Events
Vintage Friday brings markets, talks and a pop-up to Rotterdam's Nieuwe Binnenweg
HAPPENING 27 NOV '26 | Rotterdam's Nieuwe Binnenweg is swapping Black Friday bargain hunting for vintage shopping on Friday 27…
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