Rotterdam city news
Business
Rotterdam's PayWatch and Whspr win KVK innovation awards
Nov 13, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 13 November 2026 | Two Rotterdam companies have received national recognition for innovations addressing everyday…
Business
Rotterdam port worker Wesley Schoemaker named Port Hero of 2026
Nov 07, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 7 November 2026 | The Port of Rotterdam may be known for its enormous container terminals, automated cranes and…
Business
Rotterdam designer turns Icelandic volcanic landscapes into jewellery
Nov 05, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 5 November 2026 | What do Iceland's volcanic landscapes and handcrafted jewellery have in common? For Rotterdam…
News
De Havenloods recognised as Rotterdam heritage on its 75th anniversary
Nov 05, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 5 November 2026 | A newspaper that has been telling Rotterdam's stories for 75 years has now become part of the city's…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Rotterdam has lowest electric car uptake among five largest Dutch cities
Nov 05, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 5 November 2026 | Rotterdam has the lowest number of fully electric passenger cars per resident among the Netherlands'…
Urban development
Rotterdam teams up with Valencia and Tampere on digital city planning
Nov 04, 2026
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
Nov 04, 2026
FROM 20 NOV '26 TO 26 SEP '27 | What does Cookie Monster have to do with a century-old Hopi basket? At Wereldmuseum Rotterdam,…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Rotterdam's green roofs reach record 62.6 hectares as Climate Week begins
Nov 03, 2026
Rotterdam now has a record 62.6 hectares of green roofs, equivalent to approximately 88 football pitches. The city announced the…
Arts & Culture
Brenda Poels appointed chair of Kunsthal Rotterdam's supervisory board
Nov 03, 2026
Brenda Poels will become chair of Kunsthal Rotterdam's supervisory board on 1 December 2026, succeeding Baharak Sabourian after…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Roparun backs retreat for women living with cancer
Oct 28, 2026
Update: Roparun funds another retreat in April 2027 ROTTERDAM, 28 October 2026 – Stichting Roparun has awarded a further €3,120…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Droppie Eudokiaplein, Rotterdam: recycling and opening hours
Oct 27, 2026
Droppie at Eudokiaplein 30A in Rotterdam-Noord is a recycling shop where you can hand in plastic packaging, clothing, small…
Business
Rotterdam and Andalusia sign new green hydrogen roadmap through 2029
Oct 26, 2026
Rotterdam and the Spanish region of Andalusia have agreed to work more closely on green hydrogen, with a new roadmap setting out…
Government
Rotterdam renters still paying too much despite new rent law, audit finds
Oct 26, 2026
Many private tenants in Rotterdam are still paying more rent than legally permitted, despite new rules intended to protect them.…
Urban development
Contractors appointed for Museum Boijmans renovation
Oct 15, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 15 October 2026 – The long-awaited renovation of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has cleared another major hurdle.…
Urban development
Rotterdam housing plans move ahead despite grid congestion
Oct 14, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 14 October 2026 – Most Rotterdam housing projects scheduled to start construction before 1 April 2029 are expected to…
Urban development
Rotterdam unveils 2035 plan for Spaanse Polder
Oct 14, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 14 October 2026 – Rotterdam wants to turn the Spaanse Polder business district into a more intensive industrial area…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Rotterdam rubbish truck poems gain Dutch heritage status
Oct 14, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 14 October 2026 – The lines of poetry that have travelled through Rotterdam on municipal rubbish trucks and street…
Business
Museum Rotterdam appoints new supervisory board leaders
Oct 10, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 10 October 2026 – Museum Rotterdam has appointed Onno de Zwart as chair of its Supervisory Board, while Rotterdam-born…
Business
How art studio jet turns Rotterdam architecture into playful illustrations
Oct 07, 2026
Rotterdam illustrator Mariëtte Scholtens-de Jongh, better known as Jet, turns familiar buildings into playful digital artworks…
Education
Rotterdam companies can donate leftover materials to schools
Oct 05, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 5 October 2026 – Companies in the Rotterdam region can now give surplus materials and unused tools a second life in…
Education
Albeda and Zadkine plan merger in Rotterdam region
Oct 03, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 3 October 2026 – Rotterdam's two major vocational education providers, Albeda and Zadkine, intend to merge into a…
Government
Rotterdam 2027 budget targets 3,500 new homes
Oct 02, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 29 September 2026 – Rotterdam's executive board has presented its proposed 2027 municipal budget, with housing…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Rotterdam pupils learn how to recycle e-waste
Sep 30, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 30 September 2026 – Around 200 pupils at KBS Albert Schweitzer in Rotterdam took part in the Wecycle Quiz on 28…
Business
Styled by Chris STUDIO Rotterdam: from blog to boutique
Sep 28, 2026
A fashion blog started ten years ago eventually led Christel, better known as Chris, from styling jobs and social media to…
Arts & Culture
Cheroney Pelupessy brings Draagkracht to Rotterdam
Sep 25, 2026
HAPPENING 4 NOV & 11 DEC '26 | Choreographer Cheroney Pelupessy brings her new dance production Draagkracht to Rotterdam twice…
Government
Rotterdam pushes for stronger national action on care fraud
Sep 25, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 22 September 2026 – Rotterdam is joining The Hague and Utrecht in calling for stronger national safeguards against…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Support a Rotterdam club in the Grote Clubactie 2026
Sep 17, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 17 September 2026 – Members of 111 clubs and associations across the municipality of Rotterdam will start selling…
Education
How to turn everyday life in Rotterdam into inburgering practice
Sep 16, 2026
A normal day in Rotterdam already contains many of the situations that Dutch learners need to understand. A service message…
Urban development
Design partners chosen for Rotterdam Collection Centre
Sep 14, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 10 September 2026 – Plans for the new Rotterdam Collection Centre (Collectiecentrum Rotterdam) have moved forward with…
Arts & Culture
Rotterdam culture prizes go to Thys Boer and Unity in Diversity
Sep 13, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 8 September 2026 – Rotterdam night mayor Thys Boer has received the 2026 Rotterdam Culture Prize, while Unity in…
Education
Museum Rotterdam asks children to help build new city museum
Sep 11, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 11 September 2026 – Museum Rotterdam is looking for children aged 7 to 12 to help shape its new city museum at Het…
Business
Opcharge takes 500 m² office at WTC Rotterdam
Sep 08, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 3 September 2026 – Electric charging solutions company Opcharge has signed a long-term lease for The Loft at WTC…
Arts & Culture
Marie Louise Elshout brings Hunters at Dawn to BIG ART Rotterdam
Sep 07, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 7 September 2026 – Dutch artist Marie Louise Elshout will present her four-part work Hunters at Dawn at BIG ART…
Arts & Culture
Rotterdam makers can apply for Kunstgebouw funding support
Sep 07, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 1 September 2026 – Rotterdam makers, cultural organisations and project initiators can apply for a new Kunstgebouw…
Arts & Culture
ZuiderWoord open poetry stage in Rotterdam South
Sep 04, 2026
HAPPENED 4 SEP 2026 | ZuiderWoord continued its open poetry programme in Rotterdam South in 2026, bringing established and…
Arts & Culture
Big Art Rotterdam brings large-scale art to the city
Aug 21, 2026
HAPPENING 11-13 SEP 2026 | Big Art Rotterdam will fill the former Codrico factory on Katendrecht with large-scale art by more…
Arts & Culture
Rotterdam artist Saïd Kinos designs new Duvel glass
Aug 19, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 20 August 2026 – Rotterdam artist Saïd Kinos has designed the 2026 edition of Duvel’s annual Designer Glass. The…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Roparun invests €150,000 in Erasmus MC project
Aug 19, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 14 August 2026 – Stichting Roparun is donating €150,000 to Erasmus MC’s IndepenCEL project, an initiative intended to…
Government
Carola Schouten is mayor of Rotterdam: appointment and background
Aug 14, 2026
Carola Schouten has been mayor of Rotterdam since 10 October 2024. The former deputy prime minister was sworn in during a special…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Solar panels now cover 12% of Rotterdam homes
Jul 30, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 28 July 2026 – The number of Rotterdam homes with solar panels rose by 2,506 during 2025, bringing the estimated total…
Arts & Culture
Salsa and bachata events in Rotterdam this August
Jul 23, 2026
HAPPENING AUGUST 2026 – Typical Tropical fills August with salsa, bachata and Kizomba classes, two outdoor dance nights at…
News
Mayor Carola Schouten reopens the Euromast
Jul 23, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 20 July 2026 – Mayor Carola Schouten officially reopened the Euromast on Friday 17 July, marking the completion of a…
Government
Rotterdam restricts night access to parts of De Esch
Jul 21, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 16 July 2026 – A night-time area ban will come into force in parts of De Esch from 23 July, following persistent…
Arts & Culture
Schaatsbaan Rotterdam plans move to the airport
Jul 21, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 16 July 2026 – Schaatsbaan Rotterdam and Rotterdam The Hague Airport have announced plans to relocate the popular ice…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Rotterdam TriALSlon raises €514,588 for ALS
Jul 16, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 14 July 2026 – The first Rotterdam TriALSlon raised €514,588 for Stichting ALS Nederland on Saturday 11 July. Nearly…
Arts & Culture
Eveline Schram brings colour to EDGE Coolsingel
Jul 09, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 8 July 2026 – Rotterdam artist Eveline Schram has taken over the construction fences at EDGE Coolsingel with a new…
Government
Rotterdam shows licence plates of speeding drivers
Jul 09, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 8 July 2026 – Rotterdam is starting a six-month trial with warning poles that display the licence plates of drivers…
Arts & Culture
North Sea Jazz brought free music to Dunya Festival
Jul 07, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 7 July 2026 – NN North Sea Jazz Festival brought part of its 50th anniversary programme to the returning Dunya…
Arts & Culture
Tess Martin’s 1976: Search for Life premieres online
Jul 07, 2026
HAPPENING 13 JULY 2026 | Rotterdam-based filmmaker and visual artist Tess Martin will release her experimental documentary 1976:…
Arts & Culture
Haven Hotel hosts free North Sea Jazz afterhours
Jul 06, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 6 July 2026 – Haven Hotel Rotterdam is extending the North Sea Jazz weekend with three free nights of live jazz and DJ…
Arts & Culture
NOS broadcasts Zomercarnaval 2026 live
Jul 06, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 6 July 2026 – The NOS will bring Rotterdam’s Zomercarnaval (summer carnival street parade) to viewers across the…
Arts & Culture
Getting married in Rotterdam costs nearly €1,000
Jul 06, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 2 July 2026 – A full civil wedding ceremony in Rotterdam costs €982 on a Friday afternoon, placing the city among the…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Trompenburg brings mobile forest to Noordereiland
Jul 01, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 29 June 2026 – Trompenburg Tuinen & Arboretum has brought a temporary mobile forest to Noordereiland, together with…
Government
Rotterdam P+R parking now free with shared bikes
Jun 30, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 29 June 2026 – Visitors parking at selected Rotterdam P+R sites can now continue their journey by shared bike or…
Arts & Culture
Rotterdam bartender Franko Miloslavić wins Dutch World Class title
Jun 29, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 25 June 2026 – The first European final of Diageo World Class brought 51 bartenders from 17 countries to Rotterdam and…
Arts & Culture
Wereldmuseum Rotterdam hosts summer paper workshop
Jun 27, 2026
FROM 18 JUL–30 AUG '26 | Wereldmuseum Rotterdam is turning paper into a hands-on summer activity for children and families with…
Government
Bospolder-Tussendijken reaches sustainable heat milestone
Jun 25, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 24 June 2026 – Bospolder-Tussendijken has reached a major milestone in Rotterdam’s energy transition: the first part…
Government
Rotterdam launches guide for rooftop housing
Jun 24, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 22 June 2026 – Rotterdam will present new rules and guidance on 25 June to make it easier to add homes on top of…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Rotterdam produces 266 kilos of residual waste per person
Jun 24, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 22 June 2026 – Rotterdam collects 84% of the regular household waste examined as residual waste, according to an…
Urban development
SAWA and Steeds Hooger win Rotterdam Architecture Prize
Jun 18, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 12 June 2026 – SAWA has won the jury award at the Rotterdam Architecture Prize 2026, while Rotterdam football club…
