Rotterdam city news
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…
Arts & Culture
Rotterdam aan Zee brings beach history to Coolhaven
Jun 18, 2026
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
Jun 17, 2026
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
Jun 17, 2026
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
Jun 17, 2026
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
Jun 17, 2026
HAPPENING 27–28 JUNE 2026 | South Explorer returns on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June, opening studios, cultural spaces and less…
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Sustainability & Solidarity
Özcan Akyol explores multilingual Rotterdam
Jun 16, 2026
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
Jun 16, 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
Jun 10, 2026
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
Jun 10, 2026
HAPPENING JULY 2026 | Typical Tropical has announced a full July programme with summer courses, Latin parties, outdoor dance…
Arts & Culture
Museum Rotterdam receives two Old Masters
Jun 09, 2026
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
Jun 09, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 4 June 2026 – Rotterdam now offers free and secure wifi through publicroam at 300 public locations across the city.…
Sustainability & Solidarity
New care villa opens in Rotterdam-Kralingen
Jun 08, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 2 June 2026 – Hofje van Weltevreden, a new residential care villa in Rotterdam-Kralingen, has officially been…
Government
Rotterdam signs local heat plan
Jun 06, 2026
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
Jun 06, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 2 June 2026 – Registrations are now open for Burendag 2026, the national neighbours’ day taking place in the weekend…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Sparta Rotterdam hosts talks on youth poverty
Jun 04, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 29 May 2026 – The centre spot of Sparta Rotterdam’s Het Kasteel became the setting for a social gathering on Thursday…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Rotterdam expands approach to violence against women
Jun 03, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 1 June 2026 – Rotterdam has launched a new collaboration agenda to strengthen the city’s approach to femicide. The…
Arts & Culture
Rotterdam art installation De Ballen explores discrimination
Jun 02, 2026
UNTIL 14 JULY 2026 | The art installation De Ballen has opened on Noordplein, inviting visitors to experience how poverty and…
Arts & Culture
Big Art Rotterdam brings large-scale art to the city
May 30, 2026
HAPPENING 11-13 SEP 2026 | Big Art Rotterdam will take over the former Codrico factory on Katendrecht from Friday, 11 September,…
Arts & Culture
Haven Hotel Rotterdam links art, food and heritage
May 29, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 28 May 2026 – Haven Hotel Rotterdam, Curio Collection by Hilton, is placing art and culture at the centre of its guest…
Government
Getijdenpark Feijenoord construction starts in Rotterdam
May 22, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 22 May 2026 – Construction has started on Getijdenpark Feijenoord, a new tidal park in Stadionpark between the Eiland…
Arts & Culture
Dutch borrel culture explained
May 22, 2026
The Dutch borrel is one of those rituals you only truly understand once you have stood near a bowl of bitterballen while…
Arts & Culture
Het Steiger becomes home of Museum Rotterdam
May 21, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 21 May 2026 – Museum Rotterdam has officially received the keys to Het Steiger, marking a major step towards a new…
Government
CityLab010 gives €1 million to Rotterdam ideas
May 20, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 19 May 2026 – Rotterdam is giving 24 local initiatives a total of €1 million in start-up funding through CityLab010.…
Arts & Culture
Good Times and Boothstock add de Buik Tasting Plaza
May 15, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 15 May 2026 – Good Times Festival, Boothstock, de Buik and Hilton have launched de Buik Tasting Plaza, a new food…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Rotterdam’s Lien Bhaggan nominated for Taalheldenprijs
May 15, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 13 May 2026 – Lien Bhaggan from Rotterdam has been named Taalheld Zuid-Holland 2026 and is now in the running for the…
Arts & Culture
Popronde Rotterdam announces 2026 artists
May 11, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 7 May 2026 – Popronde has announced the 103 emerging artists selected for its 2026 national tour, with Rotterdam set…
Government
Rotterdam counts homelessness across the region
May 07, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 6 May 2026 – Rotterdam will count people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity (dak- en thuisloosheid) on…
Arts & Culture
Rotterdam dad wins KFC sound logo competition
May 04, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 4 May 2026 – KFC Nederland has chosen Rotterdam-region dad Daniel Alvarado as the winner of its national search for a…
Arts & Culture
De Doelen celebrates 60 years with jubilee programme
Apr 30, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 30 April 2026 – De Doelen is celebrating 60 years as Rotterdam’s musical heart with a jubilee weekend from 15 to 17…
Arts & Culture
Rotterdam’s oldest pop venue Baroeg opens again
Apr 28, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 26 April 2026 – Poppodium Baroeg Rotterdam has officially reopened in a new building on Spinozaweg in Lombardijen.…
Government
Rotterdam youth sports participation rises sharply
Apr 28, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 24 April 2026 – Sports participation among young people in Rotterdam has risen sharply over the past four years, with…
Government
Rotterdam installs 296 neighbourhood and village council members
Apr 24, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 22 April 2026 – Rotterdam has officially installed 296 neighbourhood and village council members (wijk- en…
Urban development
Luchtsingel return moves closer with new Rotterdam design call
Apr 23, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 23 April 2026 – Rotterdam is moving a step closer to bringing back the Luchtsingel, the bright yellow pedestrian…
Arts & Culture
Rotterdamse KunstPrijzen 2026 winners announced
Apr 22, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 21 April 2026 – The winners of De Rotterdamse Kunstprijzen (Rotterdam Art Awards) were unveiled at a ceremony in…
Arts & Culture
What stood out at MOMO Festival 2026 in Rotterdam
Apr 20, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 19 April 2026 – MOMO Festival 2026 turned Rotterdam into a city-wide stage from 16 to 18 April, mixing live music,…
Arts & Culture
Learn from international artists at Rotterdam Bluegrass Academy
Apr 20, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 20 April 2026 – The Rotterdam Bluegrass Academy returns as part of Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival 2026, giving musicians…
Home & Garden
Rotterdam home burglaries fell 7 per cent in 2025
Apr 15, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 14 April 2026 – The number of home burglaries in Rotterdam fell by 7 per cent last year, continuing a long national…
Arts & Culture
Nieuwe Luxor launches campaign for 1,535 new theatre seats
Apr 14, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 14 April 2026 – Nieuwe Luxor is asking the public to help fund a major seat replacement project at the theatre on…
Arts & Culture
TwitchCon Europe brings Minecraft to Rotterdam
Apr 14, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 14 April 2026 – Twitch is adding a major Minecraft presence to TwitchCon Europe this spring, with two days of live…
Arts & Culture
Margreeth Olsthoorn receives Rotterdam civic honour
Apr 13, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 9 April 2026 – Fashion curator and retailer Margreeth Olsthoorn has received Stadspenning de Rotterdammert, one of…
Government
Rotterdam names Diederik Samsom for coalition talks
Apr 13, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 8 April 2026 – Rotterdam city council has appointed Diederik Samsom as informateur to guide the next phase of…
Government
Parkhaven housing plan becomes final in Rotterdam
Apr 10, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 8 April 2026 – The zoning plan for Parkhaven has become final after the Council of State rejected objections, clearing…
Government
Rotterdam scout advises coalition talks with four parties
Apr 09, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 7 April 2026 – Rotterdam’s coalition-building process has taken its next formal step, with scout Cathelijne Bouwkamp…
Arts & Culture
Legacy of €500,000 boosts Museum Rotterdam collection
Apr 08, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 3 APRIL 2026 – Museum Rotterdam has received a legacy of more than €500,000 to expand its collection, giving the city…
Government
Rotterdam tower Tree House cleared for construction
Apr 03, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 1 April 2026 – Construction of Tree House, the office and residential tower planned beside Rotterdam Central Station,…
Government
Rotterdam installs new city council for 2026 to 2030
Apr 03, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 1 April 2026 – Rotterdam’s new city council has officially been installed for the 2026 to 2030 term, with 45…
Government
Rotterdam secures new funding to tackle youth crime
Apr 02, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 1 April 2026 – Rotterdam will receive €9.4 million a year from the Ministry of Justice and Security between 2026 and…
Arts & Culture
Sinfonia Rotterdam brings Beethoven’s Fifth to de Doelen
Apr 02, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 1 April 2026 – Sinfonia Rotterdam is bringing Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony to de Doelen on Saturday 18 April, as part of…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Roparun backs retreat for women living with cancer
Apr 02, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 1 April 2026 – Roparun has donated €2,845 to Rotterdam-based Stichting Voor Jou to support a retreat weekend for women…
Arts & Culture
Baroeg opens to public with final Festerfest edition
Apr 02, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 31 March 2026 – Festerfest will return to Baroeg on Sunday 5 April for its tenth and final edition, becoming the first…
Government
Rotterdam launches tourism monitor to track growth
Apr 01, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 31 March 2026 – Rotterdam has introduced a new tourism monitor designed to track both the growth of tourism and its…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Rotterdam Architecture Month tests circular city ideas
Apr 01, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 1 April 2026 – Rotterdam Architecture Month 2026 will turn the Keilekwartier into a live testing ground for circular…
Arts & Culture
Easter in the Netherlands is mostly about brunch and downtime
Mar 31, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 30 March 2026 – Easter in the Netherlands is looking more relaxed than strictly traditional in 2026, with brunch,…
Arts & Culture
Haven Hotel Rotterdam launches Curio Art Project
Mar 30, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 30 March 2026 – Haven Hotel Rotterdam, Curio Collection by Hilton, has launched a new rolling art programme that…
Arts & Culture
Fenix acquires rare Anton van Wouw sculpture in Rotterdam
Mar 30, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 26 March 2026 – Fenix has become the first art museum in the Netherlands to acquire a bronze sculpture by Anton van…
Arts & Culture
Art Rotterdam 2026 made me wish I had stayed all day
Mar 28, 2026
Art Rotterdam is the kind of fair that makes two hours feel ridiculously short. A visit during the press preview on Thursday 26…
Sustainability & Solidarity
14 South Holland groups are in the running for Appeltje van Oranje
Mar 24, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 23 March 2026 – Fourteen organisations from South Holland are in the running for an Appeltje van Oranje, the annual…
