Arts & Culture news from Rotterdam
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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…
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Big Art Rotterdam brings large-scale art to the city
Jul 10, 2026
HAPPENING 11-13 SEP 2026 | Big Art Rotterdam will fill the former Codrico factory on Katendrecht with more than 100 large-scale…
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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…
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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…
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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:…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Art of Indigenous Skateboarding at Wereldmuseum Rotterdam
May 28, 2026
FROM 20 NOV '26 - 9 SEP '27 | ROTTERDAM, 28 May 2026 – Wereldmuseum Rotterdam has announced Art of Indigenous Skateboarding, a…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Rotterdam galleries to watch at Art Rotterdam
Mar 20, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 20 March 2026 – If you are thinking about going to Art Rotterdam but have no idea where to begin, here is a useful…
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Wereldmuseum acquires Roberta Stoddart’s Sleepwalkers ahead of surrealism upcoming exhibition
Mar 18, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 13 March 2026 – Wereldmuseum has acquired Sleepwalkers by Jamaican artist Roberta Stoddart for its collection. The…
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Typical Tropical adds Salsa and Bachata courses and socials in April
Mar 18, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 13 March 2026 – Typical Tropical has mapped out April 2026 with a familiar mix of socials, classes and midweek dancing…
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Laxmi Manuela mural at EDGE Coolsingel in Rotterdam
Mar 12, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 10 March 2026 – A new Laxmi Manuela mural at EDGE Coolsingel is turning a stretch of building hoarding on the…
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Museum Rotterdam acquires Jan Toorop portrait of banker Willem Westerman
Mar 11, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 10 March 2026 – Museum Rotterdam has received a major new acquisition: a 1921 portrait of Rotterdam banker Willem…
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Three artists shortlisted for the Hendrik Chabot Prize 2026
Mar 09, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 3 March 2026 – Artists Silvia B., Evelyn Taocheng Wang and Anne Wenzel have been shortlisted for the Hendrik Chabot…
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North Sea Round Town 2026 opens call for new Rotterdam projects
Mar 09, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 4 March 2026 – North Sea Round Town has opened its 2026 Open Call, inviting makers and organisers to pitch…
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Nusantara Beat gets a three-day MOMO Festival residency in Rotterdam
Mar 07, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 3 March 2026 – MOMO Festival is giving Nusantara Beat a three-day residency during this year’s edition, turning the…
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Kunsthal closes Iris van Herpen exhibition after 281,033 visits
Mar 05, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 3 March 2026 – Kunsthal Rotterdam has closed Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses after a record run that drew…
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Film music night in Rotterdam: Alexandre Desplat at De Doelen
Mar 04, 2026
HAPPENING 20–21 MAR '26 | Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat will conduct the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra for the…
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A State of Trance marks 25 years with 20,000 fans in Rotterdam
Mar 01, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 28 February 2026 – A State of Trance has opened its 25th anniversary weekend in Rotterdam with 20,000 fans filling the…
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Rotterdam performers wanted for Festival TREK in Vroesenpark
Feb 24, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 24 February 2026 – Festival TREK is looking for performers from the Rotterdam region to join its programme in…
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Fenix Lunar New Year programme adds food, film and shared stories
Feb 23, 2026
HAPPENING UNTIL 1 MARCH 2026 | Fenix is putting Lunar New Year centre stage on Katendrecht, with a free festival afternoon on 1…
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MOMO Festival 2026 line-up adds 28 new names in Rotterdam
Feb 21, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 19 February 2026 – MOMO Festival 2026 has added 28 more acts to its programme, including Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Nusantara…
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New Baroeg in Rotterdam opens on 25 April 2026
Feb 16, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 12 February 2026 – Baroeg, Rotterdam’s longest-running pop venue (poppodium), will officially reopen on Saturday 25…
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Typical Tropical Rotterdam: Salsa and Bachata dates for March 2026
Feb 12, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 12 February 2026 – Typical Tropical has a full March line-up in Rotterdam, from the monthly LatinXpress party to a…
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New online guide helps Rotterdam amateur arts groups get organised
Feb 09, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 5 February 2026 – A new online practice guide aims to help amateur arts organisations across South Holland get their…
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De Rotterdamse Kunstprijzen unites Brutus, Chabot and Dolf Henkes awards
Feb 05, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 1 February 2026 – Rotterdam’s three major visual arts prizes are joining forces under one name: De Rotterdamse…
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Rotterdam Philharmonic plays tournament tune at ABN AMRO Open
Jan 29, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 27 January 2026 – When the ABN AMRO Open returns to Ahoy Rotterdam this February, every match will start with a new…
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Typical Tropical's latin dance classes & events in Rotterdam in February 2026
Jan 27, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 26 January 2026 – February brings a full month of Typical Tropical nights out, plus a new round of salsa, bachata and…
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MOMO Festival 2026 spotlights NÉNÉ in Black Box residency
Jan 23, 2026
ROTTERDAM, 22 January 2026 – MOMO Festival 2026 is bringing back its Black Box residency, with Rotterdam artist NÉNÉ developing a…
