HAPPENING 30 MAY–7 JUN '26 | The Rotterdam Rooftop Days, better known in Dutch as Rotterdamse Dakendagen, is an annual festival that opens normally inaccessible rooftops to the public.
This year, the festival takes place from Saturday 30 May to Sunday 7 June 2026, with the main public programme concentrated around Hofplein, Weena and Stationsplein.
The 2026 edition of Rotterdam Rooftop Days (Rotterdamse Dakendagen)
Rotterdamse Dakendagen returns from 30 May to 7 June 2026 with 42 roofs in a compact festival area around Hofplein, Weena and Stationsplein. Instead of spreading the programme across the city, this edition focuses on roughly half a square kilometre near Rotterdam Centraal, an area set for major change in the coming years.The organisers have now published the full programme and ticket sales are open. Visitors can choose from open rooftops, guided tours, specials, rooftop film screenings, performances, food and drink, and a free festival hub.
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Walk the Block over Schiekadeblok
The headline project for 2026 is Walk the Block, a temporary aerial route over the Schiekadeblok. Bridges, stairs and platforms connect 12 roofs into one continuous rooftop walk. The route gives you new views over a block known for venues and creative spaces such as Annabel, Biergarten, Roodkapje, Poing, Operator Radio and the starting point of the Luchtsingel.
Walk the Block was scheduled for the festival weekends of 30 and 31 May, and 6 and 7 June. As of 3 June, the remaining public dates are Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June. Visitors need to reserve a time slot.
More information is available here: https://rotterdamsedakendagen.nl/actueel/walk-the-block/
Walk the Block over Schiekadeblok
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Two weekends on the roofs
This year’s festival format centres on two main weekends, with 42 roofs within walking distance of each other. A day pass gives access to a selection of 10 Open Rooftops, while smaller roofs and special locations can be visited through guided tours or separate reservations.
The current programme includes rooftop music, theatre, dance, film, food, family activities and guided architectural tours. Highlights include Rooftop Film Night with Roffa Mon Amour on 4 June, IFFR on 5 June, AFFR on 6 June and LantarenVenster on 7 June. There is also a free festival hub at P-garage Mobypark Delftsestraat on 6 and 7 June.
More information is available here: https://rotterdamsedakendagen.nl/actueel/twee-weekenden-het-dak-op/
two main weekends, with 42 roofs all within walking distance of each other
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Rethink Rooftops returns on 5 June
Alongside the public festival, Rotterdamse Dakendagen is bringing back its English-language professional programme Rethink Rooftops on Friday 5 June. The event starts at the Groot Handelsgebouw and runs from 09:00 to 16:30, combining rooftop visits, focus sessions, talks, lunch and drinks for participants working in areas such as housing, architecture, policy, development, construction and urban planning.
This year’s edition looks at the role roofs can play in increasingly vertical city centres, especially around Rotterdam Centraal. The current programme lists speakers including Phineas Harper, Helen Zhang, Fabian Kahr, Gesa Webering and Adriaan Vermeulen. Tickets are listed at €85 regular and €42.50 for students, including lunch and drinks.
More information is available here: https://rotterdamsedakendagen.nl/knowledge-day-rethink-rooftops-2026/
About Rotterdam Rooftop Days
During Rotterdam Rooftop Days, you can visit roofs that are usually closed to the public. Some locations offer views, exhibitions, music, theatre, food or visual arts, while others are part of guided tours that explain the history, architecture or future of the surrounding area.
The festival explores how rooftops can make the city more enjoyable, sustainable and social, especially as Rotterdam becomes denser. For visitors, it is a chance to see the city from above and to experience spaces that normally remain hidden behind locked doors, air installations and solar panels.
Rotterdam Architecture Month
Rotterdam Rooftop Days are part of Rotterdam Architecture Month. That wider programme again places architecture and the future of the city at the centre of Rotterdam’s cultural calendar.
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Tickets to Rotterdam Rooftop Days
For ticket sales and routes, visit rotterdamsedakendagen.nl.
Rotterdamse Dakendagen 📷 Frank Hanswijk
Rotterdamse Dakendagen 📷 Frank Hanswijk
Rotterdamse Dakendagen 📷 Frank Hanswijk
