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Louis Paxton’s comedy drama The Incomer on screen
Domhnall Gleeson stars in Louis Paxton's 102-minute Scottish feature, screened in English with Dutch subtitles.
16 September 2026
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Make an expressive mask in a wellbeing workshop
Two relaxed hours cutting, colouring and shaping a personal mask around ideas of authenticity, with no experience required.
16 September 2026
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Sixties nostalgia and dancing at Gouwe Ouwe Muziekmiddag
Live sixties music fills the Dakota room for an easy afternoon designed for dancing, singing along and meeting neighbours.
16 September 2026
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Stand-up comedy with Kim Schuddeboom: Hardleers
Turning 41 anchors this Dutch solo show about making questionable life choices, staged in an intimate comedy room.
16 September 2026
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House of Rat stages Mijn architect in Vogelwijk
Inside an old neighbourhood hall, four actors perform a modernised, deeply personal adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's classic drama.
16 September 2026
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Late-night skateboarding at the Grill & Grind Miniramp Contest
Late-evening ramp competition runs under the lights as part of the European Week of Sport programme.
16 September 2026
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From The Hague to the World children’s exhibition
Youth artwork exploring themes of peace and inclusion hangs together following workshops near the Peace Palace.
16 September 2026
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Late-night pop, rock and disco covers with Alex de la Haya
Piano, guitar and energetic singalong standards keep the cafe floor lively with no cover charge at the door.
16 September 2026
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Moustache Big Band takes over the beach terrace
Twenty-one musicians run through swing standards, Latin jazz arrangements, and Cuban rumbas right along the Scheveningen coast.
16 September 2026
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Cosmic Kitten and Maria’s Molotov share a double bill at Musicon
California post-grunge meets local feminist punk on a shared stage, mixing heavy nineties guitar riffs with fast live sets.
16 September 2026
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Fissa Goes PIP with hip hop and trap
DJs spin hip-hop, trap, and R&B all night until five in the morning.
16 September 2026
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Jan van der Vaart ceramics on display
Over two hundred and eighty geometric vases, candlesticks, and tulip towers fill this thirty-year retrospective.
16 September 2026
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Archive photographs of lost Art Nouveau buildings
Archive photos pasted along the atrium wall reveal vanished local landmarks, curated for the Art Nouveau Festijn.
16 September 2026
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Blood, Guts, and Anarchy – The Work of Kathy Acker
Original manuscripts, cut-up texts, and feminist archival materials surveying the countercultural American writer’s life and transgressive literary career.
16 September 2026
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Central American Independence Day with cumbia and pupusas
Start with a Cumbia Machine dance lesson, then share handmade pupusas served alongside curtido and salsa.
16 September 2026
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Rising waters inspire dance duet Springtij
Dancers react to rising floodwaters, balancing and collaborating on stage in a piece shaped by coastal history.
16 September 2026
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Circus tricks, jazz, and multilingual tales at Kinderboekenfestijn
Central Library fills up with puppet theatre, circus play, youth jazz, and multilingual story readings for primary-school children.
16 September 2026
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Backstage tour inside the Nationaal Archief photo vault
Archivists guide small groups through climate controlled stacks housing fifteen million prints, negatives, and historic records.
16 September 2026
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Children’s painting and crafting at Muzee Scheveningen’s Zeelab
Young children paint and work with paper and fabric under guidance from museum staff, with free drop-in access.
16 September 2026
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Free Americana solo sets at Paardcafé: Rebel as a Poet
Electric fingerpicking and thoughtful songwriting fill the front cafe, with free walk-in entry for the evening.
16 September 2026