YEAR OF THE DOG Sounds of China Did you know that Rotterdam has the biggest Chinese community in The Netherlands? Also, de Doelen, one of the city’s biggest event and concert locations, is located in the middle of China Town. Hence, last year’s successful first edition of this Chinese music event, which sold out and…
TOP OF THE DUTCH JAZZ SCENE Jazzy Nights Twice a month, Café Restaurant Floor and Theater Rotterdam offers a low-key, authentic jazz night at which you can see the top of the Dutch jazz scene at work. After an opening concert by an experienced musician, there will be a jam session with big jazz musicians…
EMOTIONAL DANCE Inside Out – Conny Janssen Danst The tour of this impressive show by Rotterdam-based dance collective Conny Janssen Danst was extended because of its big success. Choreographer Conny Janssen was inspired by the role of the individual in the complexity of the mass. Inside Out shows the beauty of details and the vulnerable…
DESIGN FAIR ON A CRUISE SHIP OBJECT (part of Art Rotterdam Week) OBJECT is an international design fair that uses the impressive SS Rotterdam cruise ship to display the work of up-and-coming designers. The dining rooms, hotel rooms, inside and outside decks and sometimes even the basement are filled with the most stunning design. The…
Studio ’18 at BIRD Based on the legendary parties in New York’s Studio 54 in the 1970s, BIRD is organising a swinging New Year’s Eve. There will be three areas with different types of music. In the first area, Rob Manga of In living Color will play your dance floor favourites of the past years:…
Vrije Volk Indoor You can dance the night away on Boxing Day in the Cruise Terminal this year. Last summer, the Vrije Volk festival was a big succes, so the organisation is holding an indoor winter version. Two stages will be filled with grooving DJs, suprising live acts and performers. This party is also a…
Ijsvrij Park Festival During this romantic winter festival, you can enjoy an ice drink, hot chocolate and live music in the park. There will also be dance and theatre acts, cosy fire pits and a pavilion with food and drinks from Rotterdam-based producers. The festival is organised by Parqiet Admission is free of charge. ->…
Inside Rotterdam party time! The launch of Inside Rotterdam magazine on Monday 29 May at Café Rotterdam, one of the city’s most stunning locations, was a total blast. At the celebration on the café’s terrace that lies directly on the New Maas – what a view! – with the city’s iconic buildings as backdrop, editor…
Future Flux Festival The curious will love this ‘creative technology’ festival, running from 9-11 June. At an exciting location where submarines were once launched from, you can learn about new technological developments, art, and innovation. Ever danced with a robot or steered a drone with your body? You can give it a go here, or…
The Flying Dutch World famous Dutch DJs are the stage acts for this exciting multiple-city open air dance festival on 3 June that takes place at Amsterdam, Eindhoven, and Rotterdam concurrently, with the DJs being transported to and from gigs by helicopter. DJ Afrojack, DJ Hardwell, and DJ Don Diablo are performing at Rotterdam’s Ahoy.…