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  1. Event The Grounded Entrepreneur workshop at Urban Café

    Freelancers and established business owners gather over coffee to work through intentional habits and structured models for sustainable change.

    13 September 2026

  2. Event Gentle acoustic tunes at Baby- en Dreumescafé

    Muziek op Schoot teacher Quirine leads infants and toddlers through gentle sounds and rhythms in the library reading corner.

    13 September 2026

  3. Event Massacre club night featuring Gaja, Falhaber, and Tim Tama

    Fast electronic sets and heavy club sounds run until daybreak across a late night weekend party.

    13 September 2026

  4. Event The Good Foot Funk & Soul Night with Lucas Benjamin

    DJs spin funk and soul selections right through the early hours for late dancers seeking steady dancefloor grooves.

    13 September 2026

  5. Event Spinoza’s hemelse aarde at Bibliotheek Nieuw Waldeck

    Discussion of seventeenth-century thought, selected readings, and poetry bring neighbours together for an hour during history month.

    13 September 2026

  6. Event Spinoza’s hemelse aarde at Bibliotheek Nieuw Waldeck

    Anita Poolman shares philosophy, poetry, and quotes exploring body and mind, leaving time for participants to discuss personal experiences.

    13 September 2026

  7. Event Eneco Tour time trials and cycling festival in Zuiderpark

    Spectators watch professional riders launch their time trials alongside family friendly activities and festival stalls on the grass.

    13 September 2026

  8. Event Personal paperwork and email sorting at Centrale Bibliotheek

    Practical filing strategies and mailbox clearing techniques fill a quiet evening session dedicated to taming your household documents.

    13 September 2026

  9. Event Sorting personal paperwork and digital files efficiently

    A practical library session offers step-by-step guidance on filing physical post and clearing cluttered email inboxes.

    13 September 2026

  10. Event Donderground underground electronic club night

    DJs Renoux, Phyra, Sam's Myth and Gwylo share the booth for a six-hour electronic club session.

    13 September 2026

  11. Event Neurofunk Wonderland all-night drum and bass session

    Heavy basslines and fast breakbeats run through the night with sets from Phace, Rochwell and Mindset.

    13 September 2026

  12. Event Queer Book Club discussion at Centrale Bibliotheek

    A university literary scholar leads an informal English conversation covering modern fiction alongside foundational queer texts.

    13 September 2026

  13. Event Department store history and fashion at Bibliotheek Scheveningen

    A visual retrospective explores how grand retail arcades and department stores reshaped everyday shopping habits across the city.

    13 September 2026

  14. Event Centenary lecture on The Hague’s historic department stores

    Archival images and architectural history trace a century of retail palaces, marking De Bijenkorf's nineteen-twenty-six opening.

    13 September 2026

  15. Event VSCD Cabaretprijzen Gala at Diligentia

    The Dutch cabaret sector hands out its major annual honours, followed by drinks and a late DJ set.

    13 September 2026

  16. Event POPcafé Local Heroes showcase at Theater Ludens

    Local music school talents take the theatre stage on a Sunday afternoon for an informal pop showcase.

    13 September 2026

  17. Event Wine Meets Art: step-by-step canvas painting and tasting

    Sample three guided wines and paint your own still life on canvas, with materials and snacks included.

    13 September 2026

  18. Event Guided wine tasting and canvas painting at CeyhilArt

    Pour three wines with an educator while an artist helps you paint a bottle and glass to keep.

    13 September 2026

  19. Event Afternoon symphonic music with North Sea Symphony Orchestra

    A two-hour orchestral performance fills the church auditorium, offering a relaxed Sunday programme for local music fans.

    13 September 2026

  20. Event North Sea Symphony Orchestra plays De Nieuwe Badkapel

    The regional symphony orchestra gathers in Scheveningen's historic church hall for a full two-hour classical programme.

    13 September 2026