Rocketfest brings an extensive line-up of DJs and artists to Maassilo in Rotterdam, featuring Bazzy, Xplosiv, Kemal and many more.
Dutch band IJSLAND performs at Baroeg in Rotterdam.
Outdoor live music festival in Rotterdam featuring performances on 11 September.
A Day at the Park Festival 2026 brings a diverse line-up of DJs and producers to Kralingse Bos in Rotterdam for a day of electronic music.
Festival Downtown at Rotown Rotterdam kicks off at 21:00 with live music and entertainment.
Shermanology performs at Heemtuin Kralingse Bos in Rotterdam.
Authors Arthur Japin and Benjamin Moser discuss their latest works with Onno Blom at a Rotterdam bookshop, with a signing session to follow.
Actor and theatre maker Tommy Zonneveld joins pianist-composer Tobias Wenting for an evening of theatre, music and wit. Wenting premieres new material.
AUNT night with DJ Assault, Flansie and Yentzyz at Mono Rotterdam. An evening of electronic music and dancing.
Teus Nobel performs at LantarenVenster Rotterdam.
Gay ski week in Sölden (13-20 March 2027) departing from Rotterdam. Includes 7 nights' accommodation, ski pass and access to Winter Pride events.
The Nieuwe Instituut opens its model depot for Open Monumenten Dag, showcasing approximately 700 architectural models from its collection.
Karim Soliman and friends perform at Toffler Rotterdam, featuring the DJ collective Shades.
Launch of The Legendaries, a project by Cinthia Marcelle bringing together people connected to Kunstinstituut Melly to celebrate the institution's shared history.
S!RENE performs at WORM in Rotterdam on 12 September 2026.
Teis Semey performs at Lantaren Venster in Rotterdam.
Align is a club night at export in Rotterdam featuring DIEDE, DJ Westfa, Jackie Ong, Joya Astou and RÆZA.
Stand-up comedy night featuring Johan van Gulik and other comedians at ComedyCity Rotterdam.
Walhalla kicks off the season with a revue of short acts and theatre tapas. Presenter Harry-Jan guides you through upcoming shows, with the chance to grab tickets and discounts. Highlight: the Golden Card draw for free entry all season.
Annual electronic music festival in Rotterdam's Kralingse Bos featuring house, tech house, techno and hard house. Draws approximately 20,000 visitors.
Explore Huis Sonneveld with an audio tour or join a free guided speedtour during Open Monumentendag.
Festival Downtown brings an electronic music night with Y U QT, Bianca Oblivion, Nala Brown and Megan Jane to Worm.
Russian party night at Reverse Rotterdam with DJs and dancing guests until the early morning.
Tigerknife performs at South Park Ahoy in Rotterdam.
Liam Cloud performs at Contempo Galerie in Rotterdam.
The sixth edition of Floating Cinema screens films outdoors on the water at Wijnhaven in Rotterdam.
GUMMI Collective spins a DJ set at moezeum cafe Rotterdam from 19:00 to 02:00.
Twofold brings two friends and two musical styles together at Time is the new space. Featuring Oceanic, Pureistix b2b Tuur and Tessanne.
Historic buildings and monuments throughout Rotterdam welcome visitors during this annual celebration of architectural heritage.
Club night HAREM, HABIBI with Joan Cute Sack and SULTAN at Ferry in Rotterdam.
Mike Vitale performs aboard the Nieuw Statendam cruise ship docked in Rotterdam.
Theatre production WAAN by Stichting Rotterdams Volkstheater in Rotterdam.
Theatre performance by Stichting Rotterdams Volkstheater in Rotterdam.
Saskia Laroo and Warren Byrd perform with the Saskia Laroo Band at Tuschinski Festival Little C in Rotterdam on 12 September 2026.
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.
Dance party by beevcollective at De Kunstfabriek, with music and dancing into the early morning.
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.
The Night Shift is an evening programme that takes place after hours at The Writer's Guide (to the Galaxy) in Rotterdam.
Multi-day exhibitions and festivals still on today.
David Vunk celebrates his 50th birthday with sets from Legowelt and Marsman at Export Rotterdam.
International comics festival in Rotterdam featuring artist workshops and exhibitions dedicated to comics and graphic novels.
Tribute band Zeroes celebrates reggae artist ONE LOVE with a live performance at Jazzpodium BIRD.
Exhibition exploring drawing as a form of movement and resistance, featuring work by seven international artists at Kunstinstituut Melly.
Festival Downtown brings a diverse line-up of DJs and producers to Rotterdam Centre, spanning house, techno and electronic music.
Branka Rakonjac takes the stage at Prinses Theater with special guests Graziëlla Hunsel, Rolf Sanchez and Ryan Figaroa.
Dark Frequency Events presents DT43 at Now&Wow Rotterdam for an electronic music night.
An electronic dance night at Toffler featuring RAMØN, N00M1 and Torsten.
Love Transmission brings Ajuma, Ays and Kuriosa to Cult=us Rotterdam for an electronic music and dance night.
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.
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.
A photography exhibition at Kunsthal Rotterdam celebrating five decades of the North Sea Jazz festival, showcasing images by three renowned photographers.
Family exhibition exploring nature's patterns: why zebras have stripes, ladybirds have spots, and snail shells have spirals.
An exhibition exploring the fascinating miniature world of lichens, featuring works by artists Suzette Bousema and Ingeborg Klarenberg at the Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam.
A collective reading session exploring poetry, testimony, resistance and liberation through texts that inform the artistic practice of Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme.
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.
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.
DreamRiders is an art project where young people affected by the Dutch childcare benefits scandal turn their personal stories into art. In three workshops, they explore together how these experiences can generate new insights and lessons for the future.
STANDARD DEVIATION and SAYYAD STATION join forces for an all-night DJ session at Time is the new space in Rotterdam.
Golfslag brings Itz3bby and Jan Koster to Mono Rotterdam for an electronic music night.
Nightclub party at Reverse with DJs and dancing until the early hours.
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.
Membership is an event on 1 January 2026 at De Dependance in Rotterdam.