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  1. Event Poetry inspired by miniature houses at Huis van Gedichten

    Children inspect artist-decorated miniature houses and turn what they discover into original poems during this guided creative session.

    13 September 2026

  2. Event Maurits Muis makes new friends at Mauritshuis

    Families tour masterworks on loan from Madrid together, then gather inside the workshop space to create their own pieces.

    13 September 2026

  3. Event Look through art at Mauritshuis in Kijk eens door!

    Children tour paintings visiting from Madrid with a museum teacher before heading to the studio to make original art.

    13 September 2026

  4. Event Screening of stop-motion animation Olivia during De Betovering

    A stop-motion tale about a girl inventing a film world to shield her brother after eviction.

    13 September 2026

  5. Event Kunstsafari achter de rode deur art workshop

    Children explore two working artists' home packed with paintings and curious objects before creating their own work.

    13 September 2026

  6. Event Michał Rusinek conversation and performance at Zeeheldentheater

    Wisława Szymborska's former secretary shares personal reflections followed by an artistic performance in Polish.

    13 September 2026

  7. Event Somatic release and sketching with Wayfinding: Movement & Drawing

    A three-hour creative session blending gentle physical movement and group drawing, open to complete beginners.

    13 September 2026

  8. Event Polish author Michał Rusinek in conversation at Zeeheldentheater

    Wisława Szymborska's longtime personal secretary discusses his writing before an intimate short stage performance.

    13 September 2026

  9. Event RO NOW: Dvořák 5 with Residentie Orkest

    Mahler songs and Dvořák's fifth symphony played straight through without an interval, followed by foyer drinks.

    13 September 2026

  10. Event Wayfinding: Movement & Drawing creative session

    Therapeutic somatic exercises and collaborative drawing for anyone looking to release stress without prior technique.

    13 September 2026

  11. Event De Betovering: Ro©k songs from a globe skirt

    Songs in several languages sung straight from a globe-shaped skirt, staged for toddlers and their grown-ups.

    13 September 2026

  12. Event Drop into Festivalcentrum Kauwen & Bouwen for crafts

    Children build miniature finger puppets and contribute chewed gum sculptures to an evolving room installation each afternoon.

    13 September 2026

  13. Event Multilingual musical theatre for toddlers in Segbroek

    Mariska Simon sings international songs from an acoustic globe costume in this short show for young children.

    13 September 2026

  14. Event Greg Shapiro in King Me: 250 years of Donald Trump

    Stand-up comedy, narrative storytelling and improvised satire in mostly English, with an intermission drink included in the ticket.

    13 September 2026

  15. Event Jamaica Heroes Day Celebration at Escampade

    Community members gather for an afternoon of traditional food, recorded music and tributes to Jamaican national figures.

    13 September 2026

  16. Event Twenty-three amplified musicians play Michael Gordon’s Trance

    Keyboards, brass, guitars and pan flutes share one stage for this thirty-year celebration of modern ensemble composition.

    13 September 2026

  17. Event Afternoon clinical discussions at the FysioSymposium

    Specialist foot surgeons and physiotherapists compare everyday clinical practice in this three-and-a-half-hour meeting at the hospital.

    13 September 2026

  18. Event FysioSymposium brings physical therapists and ankle surgeons together

    Practicing physical therapists gather with foot and ankle specialists to share clinical insights across an afternoon session.

    13 September 2026

  19. Event Dutch outfit Copperhead County play southern rock

    Six Dutch musicians perform original southern rock drawn from their two studio albums across three evening hours.

    13 September 2026

  20. Event Scheveningen library hosts Peuterpret story and craft hour

    Caregivers join two to four-year-olds for an interactive Friday morning session combining group story reading with craft projects.

    13 September 2026