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  1. Event Americana electric guitar sets from The Rebel As Poet

    Former Yip Roc musician Jorn ten Ham plays electric fingerpicked songs paired with philosophical lyrics, free to enter.

    13 September 2026

  2. Event Tiffany Kills and Seven Thirty live at Musicon

    Two heavy rock acts fronted by veteran Dutch hard rock musicians share the club stage for the night.

    13 September 2026

  3. Event Soul jazz sets at Jazz in het Café

    Marlowe McQueen's guitar trio brings a guest musician along to play vintage organ-trio and hard-bop style tunes.

    13 September 2026

  4. Event Request your favourite tracks at 80’s Verantwoord

    DJs spin both massive hits and deeper cuts from Prince to Depeche Mode in the main hall.

    13 September 2026

  5. Event Lady en de Vage Hond for young families

    Het Kleine Theater adapts the classic canine romance into a staged production geared towards younger school children.

    13 September 2026

  6. Event Rhythm and boomwhackers in BoomBOOMwhakalaa!

    Children join the drumming using tuned tubes while the cast plays congas, surdo and Caribbean songs.

    13 September 2026

  7. Event Toddler movement workshop with Zaddik Francis

    Forty-five minutes of guided dance and movement games pair young children directly with their accompanying adult.

    13 September 2026

  8. Event Edward Tuheteru explores his roots in Adzalku

    A personal solo performance draws on Moluccan heritage and questions of belonging, staged inside the neighbourhood library.

    13 September 2026

  9. Event Scope Workspace for filmmakers at Filmhuis Den Haag

    Desks, hot drinks and structured feedback sessions bring local screen creatives together to talk over works in progress.

    13 September 2026

  10. Event Free student chamber music at Muzikale Verrassing

    Conservatory musicians present a mixed morning set spanning classical pieces and jazz in an informal room.

    13 September 2026

  11. Event Photographer Sandra Uittenbogaart reviews pandemic life across The Hague

    Street photography reveals everyday city scenes during pandemic lockdowns, drawing from two years of municipal archival work.

    13 September 2026

  12. Event Silent disco theater for toddlers at De Betovering: De Dinoshow

    Children put on wireless headphones for a lively journey into prehistoric times guided by Professor Arie Vontura.

    13 September 2026

  13. Event Poetry, rap and open jam at The ARTisT Rhymz

    A live backing band accompanies local poets, vocalists, and instrumentalists who sign up to share work.

    13 September 2026

  14. Event Macho Mystic Meltdown drop-in craft workshop for young children

    Families drop in to build shape-shifting figures out of magazines and cardboard boxes beside the gallery exhibition.

    13 September 2026

  15. Event Twenty years of stand-up and sketch comedy with Jandino Asporaat

    Familiar characters, stand-up routines, and musical numbers mark twenty years of stage work for the Dutch comedian.

    13 September 2026

  16. Event Life Goals Games: a social multi-sport day

    A community sports gathering offering friendly rounds of pickleball, football, table tennis and badminton, with free lunch provided.

    13 September 2026

  17. Event Hotdesking for screenwriters and directors at Scope Workspace

    Regional filmmakers get a quiet desk for the day in Studio B, with drinks vouchers and peer feedback.

    13 September 2026

  18. Event Amsterdams Kleinkunst Festival Finalistentournee at Theater PePijn

    Three emerging cabaret performers tour their competition sets after months of coaching and the Amsterdam finals.

    13 September 2026

  19. Event Put on headphones for prehistoric tales at De Dinoshow

    Little kids follow interactive dinosaur stories through wireless audio, with room to bring a cuddly toy along.

    13 September 2026

  20. Event Dual Hammond organs, funk and rock from Orgel Vreten

    A loud club set built entirely around two vintage Hammond organs playing heavy, psychedelic instrumental grooves.

    13 September 2026