Sophie Hutchings presents electronic music and experimental sound art at LantarenVenster.
Two electronic music pioneers, Theo Parrish and Shy One, deliver a night of deep grooves and experimental sound at Jazzpodium BIRD.
Friday night of indie, alternative and indie-pop with DJs at Rotown Rotterdam.
Australian stand-up comedian Monty Franklin brings his show 'Is That Your Mate' to Rotterdam after sold-out performances worldwide.
KINK FEST Rotterdam makes its Dutch debut at Now&Wow, featuring Symbiotica.
Faster Horses performs at Toffler in Rotterdam.
Two-day symposium on dramaturgy with workshops, discussions and a launch event for the publication Wandering Dramaturgies on 17 October.
Stand-up comedy evening at ComedyCity Rotterdam featuring Raw Comedy Night.
Saxophonist Mete Erker and his ensemble Trio + 1 perform a double album exploring identity and the poetry of a 1970s Vinex neighbourhood, blending personal narratives with improvisational jazz.
Daniëlle Deddens, Wijnand Gomes and Jannes Coessens transform Ibsen's Hedda Gabler into a hardstyle performance: a rave blending Ibsen quotes with TikTok speak and exploring Gen-Z anxiety.
Vlamousse delivers a hilarious and honest show about motherhood in all its forms - from traditional to queer, from childbirth to insemination. Brigitte van Bakel and Maya van As share their experiences as new mothers with ruthless humour.
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.
Theatre performance I Swear at Podium Islemunda in Rotterdam.
Toneelgroep Altstadt opens the season with an absurdist black comedy about power and scarcity, performed by Jordy Vogelzang and Délano van den Berg.
Multi-day exhibitions and festivals still on today.
A performance where chairs become the protagonists in an unexpected setting. An exploration of ordinary objects on stage.
Over a hundred floating baby penguin balloons drift through the Kunsthal Rotterdam in this playful installation by Danish artist Benedikte Bjerre.
Photographer Rob Hornstra and writer Arnold van Bruggen document the lives of undocumented migrants in Europe's largest greenhouse complex, where they labour under harsh conditions to produce our food.
A major retrospective of Marisol, the Venezuelan-American pop artist who shaped the visual culture of the 1960s with her distinctive sculptural works.
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.
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.
An exhibition exploring the fascinating miniature world of lichens, featuring works by artists Suzette Bousema and Ingeborg Klarenberg at the Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam.
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.
Photographer Hans van Asch presents his striking bird still lifes at the Natural History Museum Rotterdam, exploring how birds behave in artificially constructed settings.
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.
Santiago Sierra's largest solo exhibition ever shown in the Netherlands examines the intersection of war and economic profit in DEATH & MONEY.
Membership is an event on 1 January 2026 at De Dependance in Rotterdam.