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Vintage Friday brings markets, talks and a pop-up to Rotterdam's Nieuwe Binnenweg
HAPPENING 27 NOV '26 | Rotterdam's Nieuwe Binnenweg is swapping Black Friday bargain hunting for vintage shopping on Friday 27…
Museum Rotterdam Coolhaven closes in November 2026
HAPPENING 13-15 NOV '26 | Museum Rotterdam ’40-’45 NU is preparing to close its doors at Coolhaven after years of sharing…
Cheroney Pelupessy brings Draagkracht to Rotterdam
HAPPENING 4 NOV & 11 DEC '26 | Choreographer Cheroney Pelupessy brings her new dance production Draagkracht to Rotterdam twice…
Typical Tropical announces November 2026 salsa and bachata events in Rotterdam
Rotterdam dance school Typical Tropical has announced its November 2026 programme, with new salsa and bachata courses, a…
Jazz Yoga: Winter edition at LantarenVenster
HAPPENING 15 NOV '26 | Jazz Yoga returns with a special winter edition, combining a calm morning yoga session with live…
Schaatsen op de Maas: new Rotterdam ice rink for winter 2026
HAPPENING 6 DEC '26 – 3 JAN '27 | Rotterdam's Noordereiland is getting a new winter attraction, with an ice rink overlooking the…
Halal Village Festival Rotterdam 2026: winter edition at Ahoy
HAPPENING 5-6 DEC '26 | The Halal Village Festival returns to Rotterdam Ahoy on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December 2026 for its…
Trompenburg by Night 2026: illuminated gardens and light art in Rotterdam
HAPPENING 12–15 NOV '26 | Trompenburg Gardens & Arboretum is opening after dark for four evenings of illuminated trees, light art…
EXCELLENT woonbeurs 2026 at Rotterdam Ahoy
HAPPENING 26 TO 29 NOV '26 | EXCELLENT woonbeurs returns to Rotterdam Ahoy with designer homes, luxury interiors, art, outdoor…
WielerZesdaagse Rotterdam 2026: riders, dates and tickets
HAPPENING 1 to 6 December 2026 | The 43rd WielerZesdaagse Rotterdam returns to Rotterdam Ahoy with six days of track cycling,…
Christmas markets in and around Rotterdam
Christmas markets in Rotterdam are returning for 2026, with Scandinavian traditions, local makers, festive food and winter…
Current exhibitions
Mensen zoals wij at Chabot Museum explores migration through art
NOW ON UNTIL 7 MAR '27 | ROTTERDAM, 5 November 2026 | What connects a Dutch expressionist painting during the Second World War…
Fenix exhibits rare Ata Kandó photos of Hungarian refugees
ON VIEW FROM 23 OCT '26 | Rotterdam's Fenix museum has acquired a rare series of original photographs by Hungarian-Dutch…
Drawn: Rotterdam! exhibition captures the city after dark
FROM 17 OCT '26–7 FEB '27 | What does Rotterdam look like after most of the city has gone to bed? Three city artists spent recent…
Maastunnel exhibition marks 150 years of city cleaning
FROM 1 NOV '26 to 1 MAR '27 | A new photo exhibition in the Maastunnel will trace 150 years of keeping Rotterdam clean, from…
Museum Rotterdam opens first exhibition at Het Steiger on 18 December
HAPPENING FROM 18 DEC '26 | Museum Rotterdam will open its first exhibition at Het Steiger, its new home in the city centre, on…
Plastic Sea, Perfect Storm explores migrant labour in Spain
FROM 3 OCT '26 UNTIL 7 MAR '27 | Kunsthal Rotterdam opens Plastic Sea, Perfect Storm on Saturday 3 October, a photography…
Live the Surreal brings 90 artworks to Wereldmuseum Rotterdam
FROM 18 SEP '26 UNTIL 29 AUG '27 | Wereldmuseum Rotterdam will open Live the Surreal (Leef Surrealisme) on 18 September, bringing…
Jip van den Toorn brings 250+ cartoons to Kunsthal
FROM 7 NOV '26 to 7 MAR '27 | Kunsthal Rotterdam will present Jip van den Toorn. Now That You’re Here from 7 November 2026 to 7…
Slavs and Tatars brings Mouthfool to Fenix Rotterdam
FROM 19 NOV '26 TO 9 MAY '27 | ROTTERDAM, updated 6 November 2026 - Fenix will open its new 650-square-metre temporary exhibition…
Signac’s symphony of colours comes to Kunsthal Rotterdam
FROM 24 OCT '26–28 FEB '27 | Kunsthal Rotterdam will present Signac. Symphony of Colours, a major survey of neo-impressionist…
Marisol retrospective opens at Depot Boijmans in Rotterdam
FROM 9 OCT '26 to 29 MAR '27 | Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen brings Venezuelan-American pop art icon Marisol back to Rotterdam…
SIDELINED opens at Nieuwe Instituut
FROM 10 JUL '26–30 JAN '27 | Nieuwe Instituut opens SIDELINED. Ruimte voor anders samenzijn to the public on Friday 10 July,…
Art of Indigenous Skateboarding at Wereldmuseum Rotterdam
FROM 20 NOV '26 TO 26 SEP '27 | What does Cookie Monster have to do with a century-old Hopi basket? At Wereldmuseum Rotterdam,…
Santiago Sierra brings DEATH & MONEY to Brutus
HAPPENING 20 SEP–20 DEC '26 | Brutus Art Space presents DEATH & MONEY, the largest solo exhibition of Santiago Sierra’s work…
Spirit of Japan at Remastered Rotterdam
FROM 17 JUL '26 | Geishas, samurai, spirits, cherry blossoms and towering waves now fill the walls and floors of Remastered…
Explore the future at Nieuwe Instituut's 'Toekomstmakers!'
Until +/- 14 December 2026 | A new exhibition at the Nieuwe Instituut invites children to explore their vision of the future. The…
At the movies
Film tip: Club Kid turns a wild New York party into a touching family story
Club Kid takes us deep into New York's queer nightlife, where the music never stops, the parties never end and growing up is…
Film tip: Wild Horse Nine pairs Malkovich and Rockwell in a dark satire
John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell play two ageing CIA agents whose assignment to Easter Island becomes an unexpectedly hilarious…
Film tip: Primetime exposes the disturbing world of reality television
Robert Pattinson transforms into controversial television host Chris Hansen in Primetime, a dark, stylish thriller about the…
Film tip: Wildwood brings an enchanted forest to life on the big screen
Wildwood takes stop-motion animation to extraordinary new heights with a sweeping fantasy adventure filled with talking animals,…
Film tip: Sense and Sensibility gives Austen a windswept new look
Jane Austen returns to the big screen with fewer polished drawing rooms and considerably more mud, rain and emotional chaos.…
Film tip: The Social Reckoning digs into the Facebook Files
Sixteen years after The Social Network turned Facebook’s creation into one of the defining films of the internet age, Aaron…
Pan’s Labyrinth screens at Wereldmuseum Rotterdam
HAPPENING 28 OCT '26 | Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy classic Pan’s Labyrinth comes to Wereldmuseum Rotterdam on Wednesday 28…
Film tip: Digger turns environmental disaster into black comedy
Tom Cruise swaps fighter jets and impossible missions for prosthetics, cowboy boots and an oil empire in Digger, Alejandro G.…
Film tip: Palestine 36 revisits a pivotal year in Palestinian history
Palestine 36 turns a pivotal and less frequently dramatised chapter of Middle Eastern history into a sweeping human drama about…
Fun stuff to do in Rotterdam
Rotterdam New Year's Eve fireworks 2026: Erasmus Bridge show returns
HAPPENING 31 DEC '26 | Rotterdam's New Year's Eve fireworks show is returning to the Erasmus Bridge on Thursday 31 December 2026.…
Euromast autumn break 2026: activities for children
HAPPENING 17 TO 24 OCT '26 | The Euromast is adding extra activities for children during Rotterdam's autumn school holiday,…
Trompenburg fills October with films, yoga and fungi
ROTTERDAM, 30 September 2026 – Autumn at Trompenburg brings more than changing leaves this October, with wildlife films, outdoor…
Autumn plant market at Trompenburg Gardens
HAPPENING 19–20 SEP 2026 | Trompenburg Gardens returns with its autumn plant market this September, bringing specialist growers,…
Slow September brings yoga and relaxation to Trompenburg
HAPPENING 1–13 SEP 2026 | Trompenburg Tuinen & Arboretum is slowing things down from 1 to 13 September with yoga, forest bathing,…
Trompenburg offers free entry during Rotterdam heat
ROTTERDAM, 13 August 2026 – Looking for somewhere greener to spend one of Rotterdam’s hottest days? Trompenburg Tuinen &…
Euromast hosts rooftop bar, silent disco and stair run
ROTTERDAM, 17 July 2026 – The Euromast has launched a summer programme at 100 metres, beginning with a pop-up Rooftop Bar running…
Euromast reopens earlier than planned
ROTTERDAM, 18 June 2026 – The Euromast reopens to visitors today after months of renovation, earlier than the previously expected…
Friendly Fire Rotterdam opens at Alexandrium
ROTTERDAM, 15 May 2026 – Friendly Fire will open its first Dutch gaming café at Alexandrium Shopping Center on Friday 22 May. The…
Autumn walks, film nights and foraging at Trompenburg
UNTIL 9 NOV 2025 | As the days grow shorter and the air turns crisp, Trompenburg Gardens transforms into a breathtaking sea of…
Tickets on sale for Wereldhavendagen 2025
ROTTERDAM, 15 August 2025 – Ticket sales for World Port Days 2025 excursions and cruises begin this Monday at 12:00. The annual…
Euromast unveils The Rise of Rotterdam visitor journey
ROTTERDAM, 30 June 2025 – The Euromast marks its 65th anniversary with a new immersive exhibition that reimagines Rotterdam’s…
Expedition Blijdorp: a new interactive zoo experience
ROTTERDAM, 14 February 2025 – Diergaarde Blijdorp introduces 'Expedition Blijdorp', an interactive experience that blends…
Discover the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam 2025
ROTTERDAM, 10 January 2025 — The Nieuwe Instituut’s 2025 programme promises a dynamic year of exhibitions, international events,…
Rotterdam's RiF010 surf pool set to open this summer
ROTTERDAM, 7 May 2024 – The world's first urban surf pool in Rotterdam will open its waves to surfers this summer, offering a new…
New X-Cube escape room experience opens in Schiedam
ROTTERDAM, 3 July 2023 – The city of Schiedam, a stone's throw away from Rotterdam, welcomes a new form of entertainment today.…
KINO Rotterdam - Cinema, restaurant and creative workspace
KINO is one of the main cinemas in the centre of Rotterdam. With its fully stocked bar and restaurant as well as a wide range of…
