A club night at Annabel Rotterdam celebrating Charli XCX and brat-coded artists with electronic pop and experimental sounds.
British indie-pop trio The Orielles perform live at Rotown.
Jessy Yasmeen presents her album Salt & Soil with an extended live band at BIRD Rotterdam. Neo-soul, jazz and hip-hop shaped by her Venezuelan, Surinamese, Chinese and Dutch heritage.
Krackfree Soundsystem marks a decade with a late-night celebration at Export, featuring performances by Bukkha, V.I.V.E.K., Hebbe, Helmond Lang and Kessler.
Nearly twenty Rotterdam trios perform across bars, theatres and restaurants in De Kaap for one evening. Free entry.
DJ night featuring alternative hits from the 80s, 90s and 00s at Rotown Rotterdam.
Mama's Gun celebrates R&B and neo-soul classics from the '90s and '00s in an intimate club setting at Jazzpodium BIRD.
FHNX performs at Now&Wow Club in Rotterdam on Saturday, 5 September.
Late-night club event in Rotterdam with KAKI, LIEKS and Nyctonian.
Comedy night featuring Mino van Nassau and other performers at ComedyCity Rotterdam.
Nacho Scoppa and friends perform at Toffler with Capron and Cher Semain on the bill.
World Port Days offers a day of maritime activities: board historic ships, watch working machinery and explore the port's rich heritage.
Krackfree marks a decade with performances by Fleck, Hebbe, Helmond Lang, Kessler and V.I.V.E.K. at Export in Rotterdam.
Krackfree marks a decade with an electronic dance night at Export, Rotterdam.
Outdoor cinema screening of La Cocina, a raw drama about life in a New York restaurant kitchen. Choose between a film ticket or a combo ticket with a 3-course dinner at Bistro MUS.
A photography exhibition at Kunsthal Rotterdam celebrating five decades of the North Sea Jazz festival, showcasing images by three renowned photographers.
Demouche performs at Museumpark in Rotterdam.
Two Schiebroek bands perform: Pretty Close Harmony & The Positive Agenda bring cheerful songs, followed by Nu Al Leuk with Dutch cabaret-pop and 70s Southern Acoustic Rock covers.
Semester opening boat party on Rotterdam's harbour with two stages and space for 600 guests. Open to everyone aged 18 and over.
MASH brings a summer afterparty at MONO with ghetto house, electronic house, and everything in between.
Bound45 opens the season with proto-house and bouncing boogie, featuring Luce Bree and stooj as guests.
Mike Vitale performs aboard the Nieuw Statendam cruise ship docked in Rotterdam.
The 43rd World Harbour Walk is a walking event along Rotterdam's harbour on Saturday, 5 September, running from 07:30 to 17:30.
A spinning club for experienced spinners to practice their craft together in the wool workshop at Belevenisboerderij Schieveen.
Krackfree Soundsystem marks a decade with an all-day celebration featuring live music and DJs.
The Couch and Ama Mia host a blockparty at Nine Lives Gallery featuring music and a vibrant atmosphere.
Dance party on a boat in Rotterdam featuring hits from the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.
A nightclub evening at Kaapse Maria with dancing until the early hours.
Regular Dutch-language stand-up show at Comedy Club Haug with rotating headliners, club regulars, and new talent. Sharp, live-tested material in about two hours.
A two-hour comedy night at Comedy Club Haug featuring announced comedians and guest performers.
Paola Marchesi presents a three-course dinner of traditional Mediterranean dishes at Verhalenhuis Belvedere.
Explore the wool workshop at Belevenisboerderij Schieveen, where volunteers showcase the traditional craft of wool processing. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10:00-15:00, free entry, no booking needed.
A guided walk along Rotterdam's Rijnhaven, departing at 11:00 from PROVIMI | Danshuis.
Interactive workshop for writers and creative writers in Rotterdam, part of The Writer's Guide series.
Guided walking tour of Rotterdam's Rijnhaven waterfront, starting at 14:30 from PROVIMI | Danshuis.
A workshop where participants discover The Writer's Guide (to the Galaxy) in Rotterdam and connect with fellow attendees.
Multi-day exhibitions and festivals still on today.
Exhibition exploring drawing as a form of movement and resistance, featuring work by seven international artists at Kunstinstituut Melly.
Europe's largest public harbour festival featuring ships, cruises, maritime displays and fireworks over the Maas in Rotterdam.
Toffler hosts a night with G-NO and friends, featuring artist Rob Stillekens.
Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme present a work based on conversations with former Palestinian prisoners and poets, exploring how resistance takes shape in everyday life.
Hajra Waheed presents a multimedia work about freedom fighters, combining sound, drawings, and paintings.
LatinXport presents PIREXIA with NEGRACONDA, Rattlesnakke and Sukubratz at Export Rotterdam.
Kunsthal Rotterdam celebrates Rotterdam artist Woody van Amen with a retrospective of his work, marking his ninetieth birthday and his influential role in post-war avant-garde art.
A retrospective of street photographer Helen Levitt featuring over 220 photographs, a film, and color slides from her complete archive.
Over a hundred floating baby penguin balloons drift through the Kunsthal Rotterdam in this playful installation by Danish artist Benedikte Bjerre.
An exhibition exploring the fascinating miniature world of lichens, featuring works by artists Suzette Bousema and Ingeborg Klarenberg at the Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam.
Interactive exhibition for children exploring the future, with hands-on activities and creative making opportunities.
The Maritime Museum Rotterdam celebrates the women who have shaped maritime history and continue to make their mark on the industry today.
Riet Wijnen transforms Kunstinstituut Melly's bookshop, café and event space into an innovative project combining art, commerce and social space.
Family exhibition exploring nature's patterns: why zebras have stripes, ladybirds have spots, and snail shells have spirals.
An exhibition at the Belasting & Douane Museum exploring the Dutch childcare benefits scandal and the experiences of those affected.
Janilda Bartolomeu's film installation examines the dreams and aspirations of the Cape Verdean diaspora at Rotterdam's Nieuwe Instituut.
Exhibition exploring how women across the globe have shaped art and culture throughout history, from antiquity to today.
Exhibition featuring the three nominees for the 2026 Hendrik Chabot Prize, a prestigious award for artists based in Rotterdam.
The Maritiem Museum Rotterdam showcases historic ships and cranes in working order. In spring and summer, visitors can take sailing trips aboard some of the vessels.
Follow the journey of artworks to the museum in this exhibition. Diary of Things traces how works find their way to Rotterdam, from quiet routes to turbulent transformations.
Three years of restoration work on Van Gogh's "The Poplar Lane near Nuenen" in the studio of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
An exhibition about artists working with technology and how the pixel has transformed modern art and culture.
The Collection Gallery at the Nieuwe Instituut displays over 150 years of design history in a permanent exhibition.
Exhibition exploring sustainable food production through portraits of farmers, growers, researchers and pastry chefs from around the world.
The Natural History Museum Rotterdam displays twelve remarkable mice from its collection in a compact exhibition.
Twenty Dutch photographers and visual artists present their work in this exhibition exploring how photography has developed over the past decade.
Photo exhibition exploring the design history of the Nieuwe Instituut through architect Jo Coenen's original sketches and drawings from the 1980s.
An exhibition of thirteen recent acquisitions from the National Collection for Dutch Architecture and Urban Planning.
An R&B throwback karaoke and dance night with Indra, Jude, Elliqa and DJ Wef at MONO Rotterdam.
Snufkin takes the stage at Time is the new space in Rotterdam for a late-night show from 22:00 to 03:00.
Guided walk through Trompenburg Gardens where a guide reveals the garden's autumn splendour. Each walk is unique as nature constantly transforms.
SIDELINED turns the Nieuwe Instituut's Deck into an alternative sports bar where you can play, ask questions, and feel part of the community.
A late-night party at MUNCH Rotterdam spinning classic hits from dusk until dawn.
A late-night party at De Kunstfabriek with live music and DJ sets spinning until dawn.
Membership is an event on 1 January 2026 at De Dependance in Rotterdam.