HAPPENING 8 NOV 2026 | The Inofec Maastunnelloop returns to Rotterdam on Sunday 8 November 2026. The sixth edition combines running, walking and a family route with a course through or past some of the city’s best-known landmarks, including the Maastunnel and Erasmusbrug. The event site, start and finish are on the Parkkade.

What makes the Maastunnelloop special

The Maastunnelloop makes Rotterdam itself part of the course. Participants in the longer distances pass through or alongside landmarks including the Maastunnel, Erasmusbrug, Hotel New York, ss Rotterdam and Maassilo.

The shortest event has a different setting. The gro-up 1 KM Familieloop takes children and accompanying adults through Het Park by the Euromast.

Distances and format

• gro-up 1 KM Familieloop: a one-kilometre route through Het Park. Parents who want to run with their children also need to register.
• 10 KM Loop: the main running event, with time registration.
• 10 KM Bedrijvenloop: a business event for teams of four participants.
• 10 KM Wandeltocht: a ten-kilometre walking route.
• 10 KM Powerwalk: the ten-kilometre powerwalking event, with time registration and a prize ceremony.

Date, programme and location

The 2026 Inofec Maastunnelloop takes place on Sunday 8 November 2026. The event site, start and finish are on the Parkkade in Rotterdam.

• 09:00: event site opens
• 10:00: start gro-up 1 KM Familieloop
• 10:30: start 10 KM Bedrijvenloop
• 10:30 to 12:40: 10 KM Loop starts in waves
• 13:00: start 10 KM Wandeltocht and Powerwalk
• 15:30: scheduled end of the event

The organisers also plan food trucks and activities at the Parkkade event site.

Registration and prices

Registration for the 2026 Maastunnelloop is open through Inschrijven.nl. Online pre-registration runs until 7 November 2026 unless the event sells out earlier.

Register for the 2026 Inofec Maastunnelloop.

The organiser uses registration tiers based on participant numbers. At the time of our latest check, the official event website listed the following current prices:

• 1 KM Familieloop: €9
• 10 KM Loop: €28.50
• 10 KM Wandeltocht: €18
• 10 KM Powerwalk: €19.50
• 10 KM Bedrijvenloop: €275 per team of four

Because prices have increased as participant thresholds were reached, we recommend checking the registration page for the current amount before signing up.

Running through Rotterdam

The main 10 km course starts and finishes on the Parkkade and takes participants through the Maastunnel, over the Erasmusbrug and past Hotel New York. The organisers also name the ss Rotterdam and Maassilo among the landmarks encountered along the route.

The combination of river, tunnel and bridge makes this a particularly Rotterdam course rather than a conventional road race that could take place anywhere.

Charity and accessibility

The Maastunnelloop supports Stichting Vrienden van Rijndam, which funds facilities that complement the regular rehabilitation care provided by Rijndam Revalidatie.

For the 2026 edition, the event is raising money towards an exercise room for children, including an adapted climbing structure, a swing system and interactive exercise equipment.

Rijndam patients and employees also take part in the event. The organisers emphasise that participants with disabilities can join by running, rolling or using equipment such as a framerunner.

Practical notes

• Start and finish: Parkkade, Rotterdam.
• Event site: opens at 09:00 and includes food trucks and activities.
• Family route: the 1 KM Familieloop takes place through Het Park near the Euromast.
• Longer routes: expect a distinctly urban Rotterdam course incorporating the Maastunnel, Erasmusbrug and riverfront landmarks.
• Registration: online registration is scheduled to remain open through 7 November, subject to availability.

About the Inofec Maastunnelloop

The Maastunnelloop has developed into an annual Rotterdam event combining competitive running, recreational walking, business participation and a family run. Inofec is the event’s naming partner, while EPIC organises the race.

The 8 November 2026 event will be the sixth edition.

Where to find more information

For the latest programme, distances and practical information, visit the official event website:

Inofec Maastunnelloop at EPIC

You can also follow the event on Instagram:

Maastunnelloop on Instagram

To enter the 2026 edition:

2026 registration form

HAPPENING 26 SEP '26 | Several Rotterdam hotels will open their doors to neighbouring communities on Saturday 26 September for Neighbours’ Day (Burendag), with activities ranging from a barista workshop and Italian cooking class to informal drinks and coffee. The programme is organised through Buurthotel together with the Municipality of Rotterdam and Rotterdam Partners, with participating hotels in the city centre, Kralingen and Rotterdam-Zuid.

_{Image: Participants at an Italian cooking workshop at Ibis Styles Rotterdam Ahoy.}

Hotels invite the neighbourhood inside

Hotels may welcome visitors from around the world every day, but many people living a few streets away have little reason to walk through their doors. Buurthotel wants to change that by connecting hotels more closely with the neighbourhoods in which they operate.

The organisation describes its approach as ‘co-tourism’, meaning that facilities created around tourism are also used to create value for local communities. In practice, that can mean opening hotel spaces to neighbourhood activities, working with nearby entrepreneurs or giving local residents a reason to use a hotel even when they are not staying overnight.

“Hotels are often primarily seen as places for tourists and business travellers, even though at the same time they are right in the middle of a Rotterdam neighbourhood,” says Buurthotel founder Laura Viaene. “With Buurthotel, we want to open those doors further, especially to the people who live around the corner.”

Workshops and drinks across Rotterdam

The programme takes place during Burendag on Saturday 26 September, the annual Dutch neighbourhood initiative organised by Douwe Egberts and the Oranje Fonds.

At The Usual Rotterdam in the city centre, participants can learn some of the basics of making coffee during a barista workshop. Ibis Styles Rotterdam Ahoy in Zuidpark hosts an Italian cooking workshop, while The Social Hub Rotterdam in Kralingen invites neighbours in for drinks.

Several other hotels are keeping things simple with coffee and an opportunity to have a look inside. These include Thon Hotel Rotterdam, Leonardo Hotel Rotterdam Savoy and Stayokay Rotterdam, all in or around the city centre.

Places for the activities are limited. The full programme and registration details are available at buurthotel.nl/burendag.

A different role for Rotterdam hotels

The initiative is also intended to explore what hotels can contribute beyond overnight accommodation. Rotterdam’s hotels already bring employment, visitors and business activity into different parts of the city, but Buurthotel wants more of those connections to extend directly into their surrounding neighbourhoods.

Rotterdam alderman Tim Versnel, responsible for Port, Economy and Small Communities, says closer contact between hotels and local communities can create opportunities on both sides.

“Hotels are of great value to Rotterdam. They provide jobs, entrepreneurship and visitors from the Netherlands and abroad,” Versnel says. “At the same time, they stand right in the middle of our neighbourhoods. When hotels and local residents find each other, good things can come from that.”

Burendag is meant as a starting point

Buurthotel does not see the 26 September programme as a one-off exercise. The organisation wants participating hotels to continue working with local entrepreneurs and make space available more regularly for neighbourhood initiatives.

Viaene hopes that opening the doors during Burendag will make hotels feel less separate from everyday neighbourhood life.

“I want a resident after Burendag to stop thinking, ‘that hotel is for tourists’, and instead think, ‘that is also a place in my neighbourhood’,” she says. “Once hotels and residents know each other, new ideas and lasting collaborations can develop naturally.”

Anyone interested in joining one of the activities can view the participating hotels and register via buurthotel.nl/burendag.

HAPPENING 22 OCT '26 | The European Outdoor Film Tour returns to Rotterdam on Thursday 22 October, bringing its 2026 adventure film programme to Theater Zuidplein for one night. The evening combines climbing, freeriding, highlining and whitewater kayaking, with five documentaries following athletes pursuing projects that have sometimes taken years to realise.

EOFT at Theater Zuidplein

The Rotterdam edition of the European Outdoor Film Tour takes place in the Grote Zaal at Theater Zuidplein on Thursday 22 October at 19:30. Doors open at 19:00 and seating is unreserved.

The films account for around 120 minutes of screen time, with live hosting and an interval bringing the complete evening to approximately 2.5 to 3 hours. Films are shown in their original languages with subtitles in the local language. 

EOFT has been bringing outdoor and adventure films to cinemas and theatres for 25 years. This year’s Rotterdam programme ranges from a difficult climbing route rising directly from the Aegean Sea to a highline expedition above one of the world’s tallest waterfalls.

The common thread is less about records than the projects behind them. Several of the athletes return to ambitions they have carried with them for years, while others revisit what adventure means after careers, families or changing relationships with their sport.

In Bravo Les Filles, climbers Sasha DiGiulian and Mariana ‘Mango’ Ordoñez attempt to free-climb the route Bravo Les Filles as an all-female rope team

Climbing stories open the programme

In Bravo Les Filles, climbers Sasha DiGiulian and Mariana ‘Mango’ Ordoñez attempt to free-climb the route Bravo Les Filles as an all-female rope team. Their project picks up an ambition left unfinished by a group led by Lynn Hill in 1999, connecting two generations of female climbers.

Wand in Sicht heads to the Greek island of Amorgos, where climber Philipp Hans wants to establish a new 250-metre route rising almost directly from the sea. His brother Moritz and childhood friend Falk join the expedition, but weather in the Aegean complicates their attempt. The film runs for 27 minutes and was made by Philipp Hans and Simone Miller.

Wand in Sicht heads to the Greek island of Amorgos, where climber Philipp Hans wants to establish a new 250-metre route rising almost directly from the sea

Together, the two films approach climbing from different directions. One revisits a route and an earlier generation of climbers, while the other follows the process of creating something new on untouched rock.

Both also spend time on what happens before anyone reaches the top, including preparation, collaboration and the uncertainties that can derail a carefully planned project.

La Source du Freeride follows Swiss snowboarder Emilien Badoux after his Freeride World Tour victory

Freeride and highline expeditions

La Source du Freeride follows Swiss snowboarder Emilien Badoux after his Freeride World Tour victory. Together with Géraldine Fasnacht, he searches for the sense of freedom that first drew him to freeriding while helping teach a new generation to approach the mountains with respect for the natural environment.

That new generation includes Liam Rivera, who begins as a pupil and eventually succeeds Badoux as a freeride champion.

Six Days to the Edge moves from snow to the Venezuelan rainforest

Six Days to the Edge moves from snow to the Venezuelan rainforest. Slackliner Lukas Irmler has spent 17 years dreaming of stretching a highline across Angel Falls, with around 1,000 metres of open air beneath him.

Six friends have six days to reach the site, travelling through savannah, rivers, mud and dense vegetation before climbing Auyán-Tepui and attempting the crossing. 

Kayaking into Icelandic water

The final announced film, I Follow Rivers, centres on Norwegian kayaker Mariann Sæther and a waterfall that has remained on her mind for two decades.

Sæther wants to kayak Aldeyjarfoss in the Icelandic highlands. Her ambition survived two world championship titles and becoming a mother, turning the expedition into a broader story about the tension between personal freedom and responsibility.

I Follow Rivers, centres on Norwegian kayaker Mariann Sæther and a waterfall that has remained on her mind for two decades

That makes I Follow Rivers slightly different from a straightforward extreme-sports film. The physical challenge remains central, but so does the question of how an old dream fits into a life that has changed around it.

The five films together form the programme currently presented by EOFT for its 2026/27 tour, spanning climbing, snowboarding, slacklining and kayaking.

Tickets and practical information

Tickets for the Rotterdam screening cost €22 in advance, with a reduced €20 ticket for pupils and students. EOFT also lists a €20.50 group ticket for the Rotterdam date.

You can buy tickets through the official EOFT ticket page:
https://nl.eoft.eu/nl/tickets

EOFT also provides accessibility support through the GRETA app for the 2026 tour. The Rotterdam event uses free seating, so there are no individually reserved seats.

How to get there

Theater Zuidplein is at Gooilandsingel 95, 3083 DP Rotterdam, directly beside Zuidplein metro and bus station. From Rotterdam Centraal, take metro line D towards De Akkers or line E towards Slinge and get off at Zuidplein; the theatre is across from the bus station next to Zwemcentrum Rotterdam. The theatre currently recommends public transport because roadworks around Zuidplein can affect access by car. (Theater Zuidplein)

HAPPENING 26 SEP '26 | Podium Islemunda is opening its doors for a free open day, with performances, workshops, films and activities running throughout the day in IJsselmonde. The programme brings together Podium Islemunda, Bibliotheek IJsselmonde, ICAF, SOL community centre (Huis van de Wijk IJsselmonde), Rotterdams Wijktheater and Stadskeuken IJsselmonde.

Workshops, films and backstage tours

The building opens at 10:00, giving you time to look through the programme in the foyer before activities begin at 11:00. The open day continues until 17:30 and is free to attend.

Throughout the day, you can join workshops and creative activities, see performances by local musicians and take a backstage tour of Podium Islemunda. Stadskeuken IJsselmonde will provide food during the day, while the cinema screens short films connected to IJsselmonde.

One of the films is Toen ik klein was, was ik niet bang by poet Gershwin Bonevacia, who grew up in IJsselmonde. Its Dutch title translates roughly as When I was little, I wasn't afraid.

Activities for children and families

Younger visitors can take part in arts and crafts and storytelling activities at Bibliotheek IJsselmonde. SOL will run a Happy Stones painting activity, while both Rotterdams Wijktheater and ICAF are organising theatre workshops.

The open day is designed to introduce you to the different cultural and community organisations sharing the building, while also offering a look at what normally happens behind the scenes.

The complete programme will be available at islemunda.nl.

Sea Sound Bigband closes the day

At 16:00, Sea Sound Bigband takes the stage with its new show Fiesta!. The programme mixes Latin rhythms and jazz with familiar pop songs and other selections from the band’s repertoire.

The performance serves as the musical finale to an afternoon built around culture, creativity and meeting the organisations active in IJsselmonde. The wider open day continues until 17:30.

How to get there

Podium Islemunda is located in Rotterdam-IJsselmonde at Herenwaard 17, 3078 AK Rotterdam. The open day begins with doors opening at 10:00 on Saturday 26 September, with the programme starting at 11:00.

Admission is free and no ticket requirement is mentioned in the announcement. Check islemunda.nl for the full programme and any updates before your visit.