Happening in Rotterdam
Exhibitions
Santiago Sierra brings DEATH & MONEY to Brutus
HAPPENING 20 SEP–20 DEC '26 | Brutus Art Space presents DEATH & MONEY, the largest solo exhibition of Santiago Sierra’s work…
Arts & Culture
Big Art Rotterdam brings large-scale art to the city
HAPPENING 11-13 SEP 2026 | Big Art Rotterdam will fill the former Codrico factory on Katendrecht with more than 100 large-scale…
Special Events
Rotterdam Pride Week - general information, locations, dates
HAPPENING 17–27 SEP 2026 | During Rotterdam Pride Week, the streets of Rotterdam transform into all colours of the rainbow in a…
Special Events
Roffa Mon Amour film festival - dates, locations, screenings
HAPPENING 12–23 AUG 2026 | Roffa Mon Amour returns to Rotterdam this summer for its 14th edition, bringing twelve evenings of…
Special Events
Weekend tip: Typical Tropical Outdoor | Salsa & Bachata with live band Por Que No
HAPPENING 12 JULY 2026 | Live band Por Que No performs at Typical Tropical Outdoor on Sunday 12 July, bringing salsa, bachata and…
Restaurants
We tried the renewed Euromast Brasserie in Rotterdam
ROTTERDAM, 9 July 2026 – The renewed Euromast Brasserie is open again, and RotterdamStyle visited for a tasting menu on Tuesday 7…
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Arts & Culture
Eveline Schram brings colour to EDGE Coolsingel
ROTTERDAM, 8 July 2026 – Rotterdam artist Eveline Schram has taken over the construction fences at EDGE Coolsingel with a new…
Government
Rotterdam shows licence plates of speeding drivers
ROTTERDAM, 8 July 2026 – Rotterdam is starting a six-month trial with warning poles that display the licence plates of drivers…
Exhibitions
SIDELINED opens at Nieuwe Instituut
FROM 10 JUL '26–30 JAN '27 | Nieuwe Instituut opens SIDELINED. Ruimte voor anders samenzijn to the public on Friday 10 July,…
Special Events
Rollerdam Wednesday Night Skate in Rotterdam - event details
HAPPENING 15 JUL–19 AUG 2026 | Wednesday Night Skate returns this summer with six free evening rides through Rotterdam-West and…
Film tips
Film tip: The Invite pairs Olivia Wilde with Seth Rogen in a sharp comedy
The Invite gathers Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton around one dinner table, then lets suppressed…
Arts & Culture
North Sea Jazz brought free music to Dunya Festival
ROTTERDAM, 7 July 2026 – NN North Sea Jazz Festival brought part of its 50th anniversary programme to the returning Dunya…
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Arts & Culture
Tess Martin’s 1976: Search for Life premieres online
HAPPENING 13 JULY 2026 | Rotterdam-based filmmaker and visual artist Tess Martin will release her experimental documentary 1976:…
Arts & Culture
Haven Hotel hosts free North Sea Jazz afterhours
ROTTERDAM, 6 July 2026 – Haven Hotel Rotterdam is extending the North Sea Jazz weekend with three free nights of live jazz and DJ…
Arts & Culture
NOS broadcasts Zomercarnaval 2026 live
ROTTERDAM, 6 July 2026 – The NOS will bring Rotterdam’s Zomercarnaval (summer carnival street parade) to viewers across the…
Arts & Culture
Getting married in Rotterdam costs nearly €1,000
ROTTERDAM, 2 July 2026 – A full civil wedding ceremony in Rotterdam costs €982 on a Friday afternoon, placing the city among the…
Going out
SPARK Clubnight comes to Laurenskerk Rotterdam
HAPPENING 10 JULY 2026 | SPARK Clubnight brings an alcohol and drug-free night out to the Laurenskerk on Friday 10 July. The…
Restaurants
KFC Kipsalon returns for summer
ROTTERDAM, 1 July 2026 – KFC’s Kipsalon is back on the menu this summer, until 17 August, bringing the chain’s chicken-based…
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Special Events
Eendracht Festival Rotterdam - date, locations, line-up
HAPPENING 16 July 2026 | Once a year, the entire area around Eendrachtsplein is filled by the sounds of live music. Multiple…
Special Events
Jeugdvakantieland at Rotterdam Ahoy: dates, tickets and activities
HAPPENING 10-21 AUG 2026 | Jeugdvakantieland returns to Rotterdam Ahoy from Monday 10 to Friday 21 August 2026, turning the venue…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Trompenburg brings mobile forest to Noordereiland
ROTTERDAM, 29 June 2026 – Trompenburg Tuinen & Arboretum has brought a temporary mobile forest to Noordereiland, together with…
Government
Rotterdam P+R parking now free with shared bikes
ROTTERDAM, 29 June 2026 – Visitors parking at selected Rotterdam P+R sites can now continue their journey by shared bike or…
Film tips
Film tip: Moss & Freud turns fashion, art and fame into quiet drama
Moss & Freud brings together two British icons at a very strange, very intimate point in their lives: Kate Moss at the height of…
Restaurants
Studio Blendd and Bistro Blendd open at de Doelen
ROTTERDAM, 30 June 2026 – Blendd has opened two new hospitality spaces inside de Doelen, giving Rotterdam another place to eat,…
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Special Events
Rotterdam Unlimited Summer Carnival - location, date, lineup
HAPPENING 24–25 July 2026 | Every summer the streets of Rotterdam are privy to a spectacle which has no equal anywhere else in…
Special Events
World Port Days Rotterdam - location, dates, activities
HAPPENING 4–6 SEP 2026 | World Port Days (Wereldhavendagen) in Rotterdam is the largest annual maritime event in the Netherlands.…
Special Events
GLORY 109 brings Kwasi vs Hristov trilogy to Rotterdam
HAPPENING 5 SEP 2026 | GLORY returns to RTM Stage Rotterdam on Saturday 5 September with GLORY 109, headlined by a welterweight…
Arts & Culture
Rotterdam bartender Franko Miloslavić wins Dutch World Class title
ROTTERDAM, 25 June 2026 – The first European final of Diageo World Class brought 51 bartenders from 17 countries to Rotterdam and…
Exhibitions
Wild Summer of Art at Brutus in Rotterdam
HAPPENING 17 JUL–30 AUG 2026 | Brutus is bringing back Wild Summer of Art this summer with a new edition called The Treasure Hunt…
Arts & Culture
Wereldmuseum Rotterdam hosts summer paper workshop
FROM 18 JUL–30 AUG '26 | Wereldmuseum Rotterdam is turning paper into a hands-on summer activity for children and families with…
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