De Rotte must become the first cultural river in Europe
Rotterdam owes its origin and its name to the Rotte. By building a dam in the river where the Hoogstraat now runs. The Rotte has a total length of 18 kilometers and is an attractive river for locals to escape city life. And by 2025 the river is to become the first European cultural river. […]
Bellyprint opens in Rotterdam
Bellyprint makes 3D artworks of pregnant bellies as a tangible reminder to be placed in the interior. After Haarlem, Venhuizen, Dalen and Arnhem there is now a studio in Rotterdam. The studio can be found near Ahoy and Zuidplein at Zierikzeestraat 30A, with free parking. Mothers to be from greater Rotterdam that way can have […]
Ellie Lust and Jan Versteegh report for World Police & Fire Games Rotterdam
The international games for personnel of the police, fire brigade, customs, and corrections services personnel will be held in the Netherlands for the first time in history. Rotterdam will be very safe for ten days as 10.000 participants from all over the world are expected at the World Police & Fire Games from July 22. […]
Baroeg Open Air presents Napalm Death and Atari Teenage Riot
Baroeg Open Air is an annual festival organized by pop stage Baroeg. The festival is characterized by its broad, underground programming and relaxed atmosphere. During the thirteenth edition in the Zuiderpark near Ahoy Napalm Death and Thanatos will play the main stage. On the big stage Blackbriar, Hardcore Superstar, The Essence, Freedom Call and Distant […]
Stranger Things take over Rotterdam
The Peek & Cloppenburg building on the corner of Hoogstraat and Koopgoot is equipped with a big promotional banner. The promotion is in honor of the release of the fourth season of Stranger Things on Netflix Friday, May 27. The new season begins six months after the Battle of Starcourt, which brought terror and destruction […]
Waluw turns de Doelen into a vintage heaven
The Waluw Vintage Market has its first successful edition on the Eendrachtsplein at the end of August last year. The high-end market is now returning to a new location: the hall of de Doelen. The recently completely restyled hall will accommodate dozens of stands full of vintage design & fashion on Monday June 6. With […]
Conflux is a new festival exploring multisensory encounters
Klankvorm is a Rotterdam-based platform for the realisation and presentation of experimental audiovisual art. With Conflux, a new festival exploring multisensory encounters, they present urgent ideas, contemporary art and experimental music. This first edition takes place at various locations throughout Rotterdam from June 2 to 5. Conflux presents a a program of audio visual performances, public art […]
De Kaapse Markt is a fresh new market in Katendrecht
A new market is starting at the initiative of the Municipality of Rotterdam. The Kaapse Markt, a small-scale Friday market on the Deliplein in the middle of the bustling Katendrecht district. The first edition is this Friday, May 27. The Kaapse Markt will be open from 10 AM to 5 PM. For now it’s a […]
I Love Urban goes outdoor at Oeverpark
After several sold-out indoor editions of I Love Urban in Ahoy, its first outdoor music festival will take place Saturday, July 16 at the Oeverpark in the Nesselande-area. During the summer festival, visitors can enjoy the best artists and deejays from the Netherlands and abroad. There is an international food court with delicious dishes from […]
So Good To Wear is changing the cashmere industry
So Good To Wear is a Rotterdam-based high-end fashion brand that recrafts cashmere. Their designs are produced with new and restored values, by bringing back true craftsmanship and transforming it into a more conscious and personal process. So Good To Wear is founded by experienced fair trade entrepreneurs Fons and Jacqui Burger. While travelling through […]