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  1. Event Embodiment Workshop for Women on nervous system regulation

    Alice Pavin leads a three-hour session focused on physical grounding, calming stress responses, and shifting habitual mental patterns.

    13 September 2026

  2. Event Three-hour morning Embodiment Workshop for Women

    Alice Pavin leads a focused group session on nervous system regulation and mindful movement for women.

    13 September 2026

  3. Event Morning classical music and baked pie at Appeltaartconcert

    An hour of live classical music paired with fresh pastry and tea, planned especially for seniors.

    13 September 2026

  4. Event Sensory seventeenth-century art workshop at Museum Bredius

    Children explore Golden Age paintings through scent, taste, and hands-on experiments in small groups of twelve.

    13 September 2026

  5. Event De gloriejaren van Rembrandt staged by Delcanto

    Amateur soloists and chorus trace Rembrandt's career from his Leiden beginnings to his Amsterdam triumphs in opera.

    13 September 2026

  6. Event Expat stand-up in Spanish at EMIGRANTAS

    A trio of Spanish-language comedians tackle the quirks of relocation during this evening set for older audiences.

    13 September 2026

  7. Event Spanish stand-up comedy with EMIGRANTAS at Theater in De Steeg

    Three comedians dissect the expat experience entirely in Spanish for an audience aged sixteen and older.

    13 September 2026

  8. Event Samen door de muziek heen music and dance workshop

    Children build a musical score with an instructor before dancers from Nederlands Dans Theater perform to it.

    13 September 2026

  9. Event Leo Erken discusses photographing Eva Besnyö in her final years

    A museum auditorium talk exploring friendship, photography and the filming of Eva Besnyö sorting her private collection.

    13 September 2026

  10. Event Documentary memories in Eva Besnyö door de ogen van Leo Erken

    Filmmaker Leo Erken reflects in the museum auditorium on documenting photographer Eva Besnyö reviewing her lifetime archives.

    13 September 2026

  11. Event Family opera Hans en Grietje op de Vlucht

    Thirteen musicians, four singers and a narrator bring Humperdinck's fairy tale opera to life for ages eight plus.

    13 September 2026

  12. Event Plenary debates and breakout sessions at JONG21 Congres

    Youth political organisation JONG21 gathers members for an afternoon of plenary discussions and breakout sessions following their ALV.

    13 September 2026

  13. Event Conscious Connected Breathwork morning workshop for women

    Women aged sixteen and older spend three guided hours exploring conscious breathing routines, with no experience needed.

    13 September 2026

  14. Event Classic 1970s and 1980s disco at Sandokan Reunie

    DJs spin retro tracks late into the night for a club night reviving the former Scheveningen discotheque.

    13 September 2026

  15. Event Screening of Pixar’s Ratatouille for Festival De Betovering

    Festival De Betovering screens the animated tale of a Parisian chef rat for children aged seven and older.

    13 September 2026

  16. Event Guided breathwork session for women with Alice Pavin

    Alice Pavin guides three hours of deep breathing exercises, open to beginners and women aged sixteen and up.

    13 September 2026

  17. Event Electronic dance music at PIP presents PARISH

    DJs take over the dance floor at the Binckhorst venue for a late-night club session on Saturday.

    13 September 2026

  18. Event Celebrate Jamaica Heroes Day in Escampade

    Community members gather to honour national icons through traditional Jamaican cooking, island music, and shared cultural activities all afternoon.

    13 September 2026

  19. Event Ro©k brings globe songs and music theater to Leidschenveen

    Songs in several languages emerge from a theatrical globe skirt in a music show created especially for small toddlers.

    13 September 2026

  20. Event Multilingual music theater for toddlers in Segbroek with Ro©k

    Mariska Simon sings multilingual melodies while revealing acoustic secrets hidden inside an enormous globe-shaped skirt for very young children.

    13 September 2026