Thee Sinseers brings warm soul and vintage R&B to BIRD as part of the jazz venue's 15-year celebration. The East LA band plays honest songs about love and loss.
Min Taka brings indie, synth-pop and hyperpop with Turkish influences. Her EP "I Think We Should Just Move In Together" hit a million streams last year; the title track Boston won the Rotterdam Music Award. Supported by KAGAMI and Hana Fatur.
360 Degrees brings Jayda G, Danou P and Love Transmission to BIRD Rotterdam for the club's 15th anniversary, with house, disco and soulful selections across two rooms.
Dutch artist Jesse Hoefnagels performs an evening set at Rotown.
Tribute band Pink Floyd Project performs the classic songs of Pink Floyd at Rotterdam Ahoy.
The Rotterdam trio De Tunes presents their 15th programme, a full-length musical cabaret show blending sweet melodies, witty lyrics and hilarious interludes.
Club night at Rotown with dancing into the early hours.
Stand-up comedy night featuring Stef Balm and other comedians in Rotterdam.
Toffler hosts an electronic music night featuring CLAESSENS and RUL3.
Conflux Club night with Wallis, 69DB, Animistic Beliefs and Genyten in Rotterdam.
Pianist Ella Zirina performs at the Hillegondakerk in Rotterdam.
Irish stand-up comedian David Nihill performs his new show 'Taking Tangents' in Rotterdam, featuring cultural observations and stories from his travels across the globe.
Economist Jona van Loenen and guests discuss the impact of history's largest wealth transfer and how to build a fairer economy.
Theater Rotterdam launches its season with a production exploring identity, city and community on the main stage.
An evening of live performances at V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media, Rotterdam's experimental arts centre.
AanTafel! hosts a club night celebrating friendship with DJs Leon, LOTUS and Zena-Rae. The evening opens with a short film and continues on the dance floor.
A high-energy club night in Rotterdam featuring juke, bass, jersey club and UK sounds for those ready to dance and have fun.
Marloes Alferink presents her book about her eighteen years working as a child welfare guardian in the Netherlands, sharing true stories from her practice.
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.
Weekly English-language stand-up night featuring international comedians and resident acts. Each show is different, with live-tested material, crowd interaction, and surprise guests.
New Radicalisms 2026 presents ZOBAYDA and Disco Arabesquo on the Friday club programme at Moezeum.
Late-night dance music club night at MUNCH Rotterdam from 11 PM to 4 AM.
Eros Society brings Pride Fantasies to Sahara in Rotterdam with DJs Jordy Jordos and Spikey Lee.
Primavera performs at Podium Islemunda in Rotterdam for an evening concert.
Rotterdam Pride XL at Ferry: three rooms with pop and dance in the main room, techno in the basement and Latin music upstairs. Entry € 5 until midnight, then € 8.
Toneelgroep Altstadt opens the season with an absurdist black comedy about power and scarcity, performed by Jordy Vogelzang and Délano van den Berg.
A culinary table featuring dishes from Cape cuisine, inspired by the flavours and traditions of Cape Town.
V2_ celebrates 45 years with talks and interviews on art, technology, and experimental media.
Primavera is an afternoon programme at Podium Islemunda in Rotterdam featuring music and performance from 15:00 to 16:45.
Onni l Taiwan presents a culinary Community Table event at Studio de Bakkerij, where guests gather to share Taiwanese dishes and dining experiences.
Multi-day exhibitions and festivals still on today.
Alternate Takes performs a special anniversary show celebrating 15 years of Jazzpodium BIRD in Rotterdam.
Exhibition exploring drawing as a form of movement and resistance, featuring work by seven international artists at Kunstinstituut Melly.
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.
V2_ celebrates its 45th anniversary with performances, installations and experimental media art.
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.
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.
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.
Three years of restoration work on Van Gogh's "The Poplar Lane near Nuenen" in the studio of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
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.
Exhibition exploring surrealism as a global artistic movement and creative mindset, beyond its European origins.
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.
Guided walk through Trompenburg Gardens where a guide reveals the garden's autumn splendour. Each walk is unique as nature constantly transforms.
The third edition of After Summer School features sessions from Rosi Braidotti, Afrikaanderwijk Coöperatie, Janilda Bartolomeu, Pauluskerk, and Verhalenhuis Belvédère.
SIDELINED turns the Nieuwe Instituut's Deck into an alternative sports bar where you can play, ask questions, and feel part of the community.
Santiago Sierra's largest solo exhibition ever shown in the Netherlands examines the intersection of war and economic profit in DEATH & MONEY.
Le Motat celebrates 8 years and closes a 15-year cycle with Double Dutch acts and Dutch Dance DJs in Rotterdam.
Membership is an event on 1 January 2026 at De Dependance in Rotterdam.