APNA Divali Familie Festival in Rotterdam

Featured

APNA Divali Familie Festival returns to de Doelen

Bryan van Putten Special Events 02 October 2026

HAPPENING 25 OCT '26 | APNA Divali Familie Festival returns to de Doelen on Sunday 25 October for a ten-hour celebration of music, food and culture. The family festival brings together Indian, Surinamese and Dutch traditions, with live entertainment, yoga, a sari show and plenty to eat throughout the day

Divali celebrations fill de Doelen

The festival runs from 13:00 to 23:00 in de Doelen's Grote Zaal. Organisers describe the programme as a meeting point between traditions from India, Suriname and the Netherlands, with Divali's themes of light, connection and togetherness at its centre.

Visitors can expect music alongside Indian and Surinamese food, cultural activities and demonstrations. The announced programme includes yoga and a colourful sari show highlighting clothing traditions connected to India and Suriname.

^{Do you run a business? RotterdamStyle is looking for a main sponsor.
Get exclusive visibility across our website for a fixed fee.
Interested? Contact us 🤝}

A festival for the whole family

APNA presents the day as a family celebration rather than a conventional concert, with activities spread across the afternoon and evening. Food, music and cultural presentations form the main ingredients, giving visitors plenty of time to move between different parts of the programme rather than arriving for one fixed performance.

There will also be a literary element. Rotterdam-based SMRTi Books has announced that it will bring its Boeken Bazaar to the festival, with children's books centred on Divali, culture and family.

De Doelen lists the event under its global, family and festival programming. The APNA Divali Familie Festival also forms part of the venue's 60th-anniversary season in 2026.

Tickets for APNA Divali 2026

Adult tickets range from €18 to €40, depending on the seating category. VIP tickets cost €40, Top Tier tickets €30, Tier 1 €25, Tier 2 €22 and Tier 3 €18. Children up to and including age 12 pay €10.50 in all categories. Prices include €3.50 in service costs per ticket.

Tickets are available directly through .

The festival takes place on Sunday 25 October 2026 from 13:00 to 23:00 at de Doelen, Schouwburgplein 50 in central Rotterdam.

^{Do you run a business? RotterdamStyle is looking for a main sponsor.
Get exclusive visibility across our website for a fixed fee.
Interested? Contact us 🤝}

How to get there

De Doelen is located directly on Schouwburgplein in Rotterdam city centre, a short walk from Rotterdam Centraal and close to the city's metro and tram network.

Support Rotterdam’s biggest English-language platform!

Since 2015, RotterdamStyle.com has helped thousands of expats and locals stay informed, discover events, and feel at home in Rotterdam—all in English, and always free to access. Our work bridges the language gap, but ad revenue alone isn’t enough to keep things running.

If you value having easy access to local news and stories, please consider supporting us above. With your help, we hope to keep RotterdamStyle.com online for many more years—maybe even ad-free one day!

Spotted a mistake or outdated information? Let us know. Your feedback and support keep us growing. Thank you for being part of the community!