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Sustainability & Solidarity
Burendag 2026 opens registrations
ROTTERDAM, 2 June 2026 – Registrations are now open for Burendag 2026, the national neighbours’ day taking place in the weekend…
International travel
Rotterdam-Zuid gets new travel vaccination centre
ROTTERDAM, 1 June 2026 – Travellers in Rotterdam-Zuid will soon have a new nearby option for travel advice and vaccinations.…
Film tips
Film tip: Disclosure Day asks what happens when humanity learns the truth
Disclosure Day brings Steven Spielberg back to the skies, where humanity, fear and very large questions tend to behave badly.…
Shopping
Waterdrop opens Rotterdam shop on Meent
ROTTERDAM, 1 June 2026 – waterdrop Rotterdam opens its new shop at Meent 122 on 4 June 2026, bringing the Austrian brand’s…
Special Events
Rotterdam Architecture Month - events, locations, info
HAPPENING 1–30 June 2026 | Rotterdam Architecture Month returns this June with a city-wide programme of exhibitions, tours,…
Restaurants
Local Taste 010 launches in Rotterdam
ROTTERDAM, 1 June 2026 – Rotterdam now has its own edition of Local Taste, a glossy city magazine that turns the city’s food…
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Sustainability & Solidarity
Sparta Rotterdam hosts talks on youth poverty
ROTTERDAM, 29 May 2026 – The centre spot of Sparta Rotterdam’s Het Kasteel became the setting for a social gathering on Thursday…
Special Events
Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam (WFFR) - location, dates
HAPPENING 2–8 November 2026 | Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam returns with a week of nature documentaries, filmmaker encounters…
Going out
Villa Kakelbont screens every World Cup match
ROTTERDAM, 29 May 2026 – Villa Kakelbont is turning into a World Cup pub from Thursday 11 June, showing every match that falls…
Sustainability & Solidarity
Rotterdam expands approach to violence against women
ROTTERDAM, 1 June 2026 – Rotterdam has launched a new collaboration agenda to strengthen the city’s approach to femicide. The…
Special Events
Rotterdam Rooftop Days - dates, locations, information
HAPPENING 30 MAY–7 JUN '26 | The Rotterdam Rooftop Days, better known in Dutch as Rotterdamse Dakendagen, is an annual festival…
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Special Events
Premier Padel tournament in Rotterdam - dates, info, location
HAPPENING 27 SEP–4 OCT '26 | Rotterdam Ahoy will once again turn into a week-long padel arena this autumn, as Premier Padel…
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Arab Film Festival Rotterdam | RAFF - location, dates, screenings
HAPPENING 10–14 JUN 2026 | Rotterdam Arab Film Festival returns to LantarenVenster with five days of Arab cinema, talks, music…
Restaurants
HAKA Rotterdam opens as urban bistro and event venue
ROTTERDAM, 28 May 2026 – Dudok Horeca Groep has opened HAKA Rotterdam and the HAKA Urban Bistro inside the historic HAKA…
Arts & Culture
Rotterdam art installation De Ballen explores discrimination
UNTIL 14 JULY 2026 | The art installation De Ballen has opened on Noordplein, inviting visitors to experience how poverty and…
Activities
Christmas Markets in and around Rotterdam
If the dim daylight, the early dark and the general wetness of the season threaten your mood, Christmas markets in and around…
Special Events
2026 World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam
HAPPENING 17–25 October 2026 | Rotterdam will host the 54th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at Rotterdam Ahoy. The…
Arts & Culture
Big Art Rotterdam brings large-scale art to the city
HAPPENING 11-13 SEP 2026 | Big Art Rotterdam will take over the former Codrico factory on Katendrecht from Friday, 11 September,…
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Arts & Culture
Haven Hotel Rotterdam links art, food and heritage
ROTTERDAM, 28 May 2026 – Haven Hotel Rotterdam, Curio Collection by Hilton, is placing art and culture at the centre of its guest…
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Rotterdam tests noise cameras against loud traffic
ROTTERDAM, 28 May 2026—Rotterdam has become the first city in the Netherlands to test noise cameras (geluidscamera’s) against…
Shopping
Free orange LEGO bricks come to Rotterdam
HAPPENING 3 JUN 2026 | The LEGO Group and the KNVB will hand out one million free orange LEGO bricks across the Netherlands on 3…
Film tips
Film tip: Tuner pairs Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman in a stylish thriller
Tuner turns piano tuning into a surprisingly stylish crime thriller, which is already more than most of us achieved with music…
Areas
Charlois Rotterdam: historic district in the city’s south
Charlois is one of Rotterdam’s most varied areas: historic, green, working-class, creative and unmistakably South. Spread across…
Special Events
Dunya Festival Rotterdam - date, location, lineup
HAPPENING 5 JUL 2026 | Dunya Festival returns to Rotterdam in 2026 with a free one day edition in Zuiderpark. The revived…
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Government
Getijdenpark Feijenoord construction starts in Rotterdam
ROTTERDAM, 22 May 2026 – Construction has started on Getijdenpark Feijenoord, a new tidal park in Stadionpark between the Eiland…
Cafes
Patrick takes over Bagels & Beans in Rotterdam
ROTTERDAM, 22 May 2026 – After almost 20 years under longtime owners Madelon and Dick, Bagels & Beans on Hoogstraat is entering a…
Arts & Culture
Dutch borrel culture explained
The Dutch borrel is one of those rituals you only truly understand once you have stood near a bowl of bitterballen while…
Delft
Common Ground Delft hosts global ceramics exhibition
DELFT, 19 May 2026 – Common Ground brings eight ceramic artists from five continents to the Old Church in Delft from 23 May to 4…
Areas
Beaches of Rotterdam - best spots for swimming and chilling
Rotterdam, a vibrant cosmopolis known for its largest port in Europe, also boasts a treasure trove of beautiful beaches. Just…
Arts & Culture
Het Steiger becomes home of Museum Rotterdam
ROTTERDAM, 21 May 2026 – Museum Rotterdam has officially received the keys to Het Steiger, marking a major step towards a new…
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