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Film tip: Omaha turns a family road trip into a quiet mystery
Omaha begins with a father, two children, a dog and a car that seems to be running on worry. Cole Webley’s tender debut turns a…
Special Events
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…
Special Events
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.…
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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…
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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…
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…
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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…
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…
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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…
Arts & Culture
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…
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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…
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.…
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