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Asian Food Festival Rotterdam - event information
HAPPENING 26–28 JUNE 2026 | Asian Food Festival Rotterdam takes over Het Park from Friday 26 to Sunday 28 June, bringing street…
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North Sea Round Town Rotterdam - locations, dates, artists
HAPPENING 25 JUN–12 JUL '26 | North Sea Round Town returns to Rotterdam with hundreds of concerts across more than 125 locations.…
Public information & Regulations
Barbecuing in Rotterdam parks: the simple rules you need to know
Planning a barbecue in a Rotterdam park? You can still enjoy one, but the rules are stricter than just finding a patch of grass…
Attractions
Euromast reopens earlier than planned
ROTTERDAM, 18 June 2026 – The Euromast reopens to visitors today after months of renovation, earlier than the previously expected…
Urban development
SAWA and Steeds Hooger win Rotterdam Architecture Prize
ROTTERDAM, 12 June 2026 – SAWA has won the jury award at the Rotterdam Architecture Prize 2026, while Rotterdam football club…
Arts & Culture
Rotterdam aan Zee brings beach history to Coolhaven
FROM 1 JUL–31 AUG '26 | Museum Rotterdam will explore more than a century of Rotterdam beach culture in the free pop-up…
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Government
Nearly 500 homes planned for Zevenkamp
ROTTERDAM, 12 June 2026 – Rotterdam City Council has approved the ambitions for a major redevelopment around Aarhof and…
Government
Rotterdam opens platform for housing cooperatives
ROTTERDAM, 12 June 2026 – Rotterdammers interested in creating or joining a housing cooperative can register through a new online…
Arts & Culture
Rotterdams Open Doek Film Festival - dates & details
HAPPENING 18–19 JUNE 2026 | Rotterdams Open Doek Film Festival returns to LantarenVenster on Thursday 18 and Friday 19 June,…
Arts & Culture
South Explorer Rotterdam - dates, locations and highlights
HAPPENING 27–28 JUNE 2026 | South Explorer returns on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June, opening studios, cultural spaces and less…
Special Events
Weekend of Science Rotterdam
HAPPENING 3–4 OCT 2026 | Weekend van de Wetenschap returns for a nationwide open-doors weekend where science and technology step…
Special Events
Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival - dates, artists & information
HAPPENING 3–5 JULY 2026 | Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival is an annual music event which takes place at the Noordplein in Rotterdam…
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Film tips
Film tip: Toy Story 5 puts Woody and Buzz up against a tablet
Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of Pixar’s plastic posse are back, but this time their competition does not come from another…
Bars
World Class Cocktail Festival Rotterdam - details and info
HAPPENING 19 JUN–5 JUL '26 | Eleven Rotterdam bars and hospitality venues will take part in the World Class Cocktail Festival…
Productivity
Inside HIG with Eva Sharo and Desiree van den Wittenboer
ROTTERDAM, 9 June 2026 – Het Industriegebouw has grown from a largely empty post-war monument into an almost fully occupied…
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Sustainability & Solidarity
Özcan Akyol explores multilingual Rotterdam
HAPPENING 25 JUNE 2026 | Writer and columnist Özcan Akyol will speak in Rotterdam on Thursday 25 June about multilingualism,…
Urban development
SAWA wins BNA Building of the Year 2026
ROTTERDAM, 7 June 2026 – SAWA in Rotterdam has been named BNA Building of the Year 2026, with the jury unanimously selecting the…
Arts & Culture
PAARDENRAVE turns Luxor into a club night
HAPPENING 11 JUL 2026 | PAARDENRAVE x Luxor will turn the main hall of the Nieuwe Luxor Theater into a one-night club space on…
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Typical Tropical salsa and bachata in July
HAPPENING JULY 2026 | Typical Tropical has announced a full July programme with summer courses, Latin parties, outdoor dance…
Special Events
Keti Koti Rotterdam - celebrating the end of Dutch slavery
HAPPENING 1 July 2026 | Rotterdam will mark Keti Koti with a citywide programme of remembrance, reflection and celebration. The…
Arts & Culture
Museum Rotterdam receives two Old Masters
ROTTERDAM, 9 June 2026 – Museum Rotterdam has received two paintings by 17th-century Rotterdam masters Abraham Hondius and…
Government
Rotterdam offers free publicroam wifi at 300 locations
ROTTERDAM, 4 June 2026 – Rotterdam now offers free and secure wifi through publicroam at 300 public locations across the city.…
Film tips
Film tip: Resurrection turns cinema history into a hypnotic dream
Resurrection is the kind of film that does not simply ask to be watched, but quietly demands that you surrender to it. Bi Gan…
Sustainability & Solidarity
New care villa opens in Rotterdam-Kralingen
ROTTERDAM, 2 June 2026 – Hofje van Weltevreden, a new residential care villa in Rotterdam-Kralingen, has officially been…
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Special Events
AFFR Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam - dates, locations
HAPPENING 7–11 OCT 2026 | Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam returns in October 2026 with another edition devoted to film,…
Government
Rotterdam signs local heat plan
ROTTERDAM, 2 June 2026 – Rotterdam has signed its first local heat plan, setting out agreements between the municipality, GGD…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Burendag 2026 opens registrations
ROTTERDAM, 2 June 2026 – Registrations are now open for Burendag 2026, the national neighbours’ day taking place in the weekend…
International travel
Rotterdam-Zuid gets new travel vaccination centre
ROTTERDAM, 1 June 2026 – Travellers in Rotterdam-Zuid will soon have a new nearby option for travel advice and vaccinations.…
Film tips
Film tip: Disclosure Day asks what happens when humanity learns the truth
Disclosure Day brings Steven Spielberg back to the skies, where humanity, fear and very large questions tend to behave badly.…
Shopping
Waterdrop opens Rotterdam shop on Meent
ROTTERDAM, 1 June 2026 – waterdrop Rotterdam opens its new shop at Meent 122 on 4 June 2026, bringing the Austrian brand’s…
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