Samba Touré pays tribute to his mentor Ali Farka Touré with traditional West African music in Rotterdam.
Néomí performs electronic and experimental music at Rotown Rotterdam.
Berzerk IV brings ten hardcore acts to Baroeg: Ingler, Kobe, Leeloo Hardcoholics, Lithium, Martha ZMK, Messias, Occulkot, Pressurehead, Qualkommando and Sacred Forces.
DJ St. Paul plays indie classics and contemporary indie-pop at Rotown. An evening of danceable tracks for indie enthusiasts.
A nostalgia-driven hip-hop and rap festival featuring Dutch artists from the 2000s, including Lange Frans, Keizer and Yes-r at the Maassilo.
A performance called Tijdreis takes place at Maassilo Rotterdam on 17 October 2026 from 20:00 to 21:00.
Writer Connie Palmen discusses her novel Johnnie Walker with Onno Blom, followed by a book signing.
Toffler hosts a night with Natural Born Chiller and friends, featuring James (6) and Luka (CH) on the bill.
Inferi presents TROUGH HELL, a late-night electronic event featuring eight acts including Industrix, JAPAU and Mortis at Now&Wow.
Eran Ben-Michaël and AI assistant Eva explore the boundary between friendship and technology in this hybrid theatre and stand-up show full of humour and philosophical questions.
Launch party for the 'Wandering Dramaturgies' project featuring performances, music and networking for artists.
Stand-up comedy night featuring a lineup of comedians at ComedyCity Rotterdam.
Nadine Froughi's multimedia musical comedy debut 'Daydreamer' blends songs, cultural confusion, and feminine rage in a show about the gap between reality and daydreams.
Sapien, a quartet from Arnhem, brings funk rock with rock, pop and indie influences to De Buurvrouw. Part of the monthly Schiebroek Leeft series.
Samir Fighil presents his new try-out 'Turbulentie', a stand-up show about division and fear in modern life, packed with unexpected twists.
Hedda Gabber brings Ibsen's classic character into the present: a theatrical hardstyle performance about boredom, peace and Gen-Z anxiety in our hyperproductive world.
Two musicians perform witty, self-aware shows about expectations, control, and finding your own voice through music and humor.
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.
Join RnB Singalong for a brunch featuring sing-along fun at BIRD Rotterdam.
Mark Waumans explores what it means to be genuinely kind in a show blending humour with philosophical questions about human connection.
LUNATHEEK brings together fans of Rotterdam's nightlife for a nostalgic evening with DJs and dancers.
Toneelgroep Altstadt opens the season with an absurdist black comedy about power and scarcity, performed by Jordy Vogelzang and Délano van den Berg.
Guided walk through street art and murals in Rotterdam, the second edition of the BoTu Wandelen Street Art Walk.
Multi-day exhibitions and festivals still on today.
Two electronic music pioneers, Theo Parrish and Shy One, deliver a night of deep grooves and experimental sound at Jazzpodium BIRD.
KINK FEST Rotterdam makes its Dutch debut at Now&Wow, featuring Symbiotica.
Faster Horses performs at Toffler in Rotterdam.
A performance where chairs become the protagonists in an unexpected setting. An exploration of ordinary objects on stage.
Two-day symposium on dramaturgy with workshops, discussions and a launch event for the publication Wandering Dramaturgies on 17 October.
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.
