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Event Bollywood in Laak dance and cinema celebration

Guest curator Deo Prahladsingh brings Indian cinema rhythms, live movement, and film music together on stage.

16 September 2026

Event Stories and hands-on crafts at Peutertijd

Young children listen to read-aloud picture books and make simple crafts during a quiet morning session.

16 September 2026

Event Laser projections through bubble clusters and sound poetry at SoundHouse

Improvised piano, spoken verse, live harp, and a three-sixty-degree laser installation filling the performance space.

16 September 2026

Event All-night electro and techno across multiple rooms at PIP

Guest DJs from across Europe and local names spin until sunrise through the venue’s garden and mirrored spaces.

16 September 2026

Event Workshops, vegan dinner and music at Festival Verbinding & Verwondering

Sensory nature walks, wild harvesting, dance and campfire singing culminate in an evening vegan buffet by Pluk.

16 September 2026

Event Weekly four-stall food and flower market at Wijkmarkt Ypenburg

Pick up warm kibbeling from Simonis, fresh cheeses, roasted nuts and cut flowers right outside De Vuursteen community centre.

16 September 2026

Event Solo art songs from Bach to Bannink

Up to fourteen solo vocalists take turns at the piano, sharing classical repertoire over an informal evening with drinks.

16 September 2026

Event Interactive chicken-inspired theatre test session with Firma Mes

Audience participation and clucking exercises lead directly into an electronic synthesizer performance exploring empathy and femininity.

16 September 2026

Event Conservatoire students play a Friday afternoon surprise set

Royal Conservatoire students drop in for a casual acoustic session spanning jazz, classical, solo, or small ensemble pieces.

16 September 2026

Event Fresh produce and neighbourhood stalls along Stevinstraat

Belgisch Park hosts stalls selling fresh fish, produce, bread, clothing, snacks, and health foods along the pavement.

16 September 2026

Event Work-in-progress comedy with Iris Rulkens in Van Harte!

Expect fresh character work, fast musical interludes, and raw jokes tested before a live audience without polish.

16 September 2026

Event Nexus Connect Café debates algorithms, privacy and AI

Speakers Ellen Mok and Julia Janssen lead a debate on technology for under-36s, wrapped up over drinks.

16 September 2026

Event Sensing Machines: body sensors and an AI improviser at Korzo

Wearable sensors capture physical movement to drive a destabilising real-time musical dialogue with an artificial intelligence agent.

16 September 2026

Event Small-group social dancing at Huiskamer Danspaleis

Fifteen neighbours gather in the library to request vintage records, share memories, and dance together.

16 September 2026

Event Fresh fish, produce and repairs at Wijkmarkt Loosduinse Hoofdplein

The square fills with traditional stalls selling cheese, baked goods and fish alongside bags, clothes and watch repairs.

16 September 2026

Event Club Godverdomme brings late-night dancing to PIP

DJs and crowds take over the industrial venue for six hours of dance music until five in the morning.

16 September 2026

Event Offshore Kubernetes talk on Van Oord’s floating datacentres

An evening tech talk on shifting marine edge computing platforms from Rancher to Talos Linux.

16 September 2026

Event De Nederlandse Bachvereniging pairs Bach with Arvo Pärt

Baroque sacred compositions by the Bach family and Buxtehude meet the twentieth-century stillness of Pärt.

16 September 2026

Event Turn ink spots into fantasy birds at Bibliotheek Ypenburg

Children paint imaginative birds using alcohol ink, watercolour paint, and markers for World Animal Day.

16 September 2026

Event Three-part movement deep dive with Contact Beyond Contact

A closed three-week series combining contact improvisation, authentic movement, passing through, yoga, and qi gong.

16 September 2026