Below you can find upcoming Netherlands concerts, theater shows, film events, stand-up comedy, exhibitions and dance performances in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Eindhoven and elsewhere in Holland.

NOTE: Events are grouped by category: Comedy, Concert, Exhibit, Film and Show. Current/ongoing events are listed first followed by upcoming events in chronological order. If multiple events occur the same day, they are sorted alphabetically by city. If an event occurs on multiple dates and/or in multiple cities, these details will be included within one listing.

CATEGORY	EVENT	CITY	DATE	VENUE
COMEDY	English Stand Up Comedy	Amsterdam	Every Thur	De Plakhoek
COMEDY	Comedy Night in English	Amsterdam	Every Thur	Comedy Cafe
COMEDY	Improv Spectacular	Amsterdam	Every Thur & Sat	BOOM Chicago
COMEDY	Comedy Embassy	Amsterdam	Every Fri/Sat	BOOM Chicago
COMEDY	Clink Comedy All Stars Standup Comedy in English	Amsterdam	Every Fri	ClinkNOORD
COMEDY	Cocktails & Comedy	Amsterdam	Every Sat	Comedy Cafe
COMEDY	Sunday Night Live	Amsterdam	Every Sun	BOOM Chicago
COMEDY	Bell’s Comedy Club	Eindhoven	Every other Fri	Lab 1
COMEDY	Stand-up Comedy Night	Nijmegen	3rd Tue of month	Cafe van Ouds
COMEDY	Comedy Unplugged Stand Up Comedy Night	Rotterdam	Every Wed	Mavis
COMEDY	International Comedy Special	Rotterdam	Every Sat/Sun	Comedy Club Haug
COMEDY	Monday Night Stand Up Comedy	The Hague	Every Mon	O’Casey’s
COMEDY	The Good, The Bad and The Algorithm	Amsterdam	Every Wed 11 Nov-17 Dec	BOOM Chicago
COMEDY	Sweet Home Amsterdama	Amsterdam	Every Fri 12 Nov-18 Dec	BOOM Chicago
COMEDY	Pep & Greg Politically Incorrect	Amsterdam	15 Nov 2026 20 Dec 2026 17 Jan 2026	BOOM Chicago
COMEDY	Jokes On A Boat	Rotterdam	17 Nov 2026	Vessel11
COMEDY	Open Mic in English	Rotterdam	17 Nov 2026 02 Dec 2026 09 Dec 2026 16 Dec 2026 23 Dec 2026 30 Dec 2026	Comedy Club Haug
COMEDY	The Hague English Comedy Nights	The Hague	21 Nov 2026 12 Dec 2026	Branoul
COMEDY	Open Mic Comedy Night	Amsterdam	22 Nov 2026	Hunter Bar
COMEDY	Leiden Comedy Night “Jokes on Us”	Leiden	28 Nov 2026	Vet Gezong
COMEDY	Stand Up Nijmegen Comedy Show	Nijmegen	28 Nov 2026	Thiemeloods
COMEDY	BOOM Chicago’s Comedy Explosion	Leiden	16 Dec 2026	Cafe Caat
CONCERT	Westlife	Amsterdam	23 Nov 2026	Ziggo Dome
CONCERT	The Script	Amsterdam	26-27 Nov 2026	Ziggo Dome
CONCERT	Joe Jackson	Rotterdam Eindhoven Groningen Amsterdam	26 Nov 2026 28 Nov 2026 29 Nov 2026 01-02 Dec 2026	Nieuwe Luxor Muziekgebouw De Oosterpoort Carre
CONCERT	Muse	Amsterdam	29-30 Nov 2026	Ziggo Dome
CONCERT	Noah Kahan	Amsterdam	01-02 Dec 2026	Ziggo Dome
CONCERT	Kehlani	Amsterdam	06 Dec 2026	Ziggo Dome
CONCERT	DISNEY-IN-CONCERT Wonderful Worlds	Amsterdam	20 Dec 2026	Ziggo Dome
CONCERT	Nothing But Thieves	Amsterdam	15 Jan 2027	Ziggo Dome
CONCERT	James Blunt	Amsterdam	20 Feb 2027	Ziggo Dome
CONCERT	Rush	Amsterdam	23 Feb 2027	Ziggo Dome
CONCERT	Teddy Swims	Amsterdam	16-18 Mar 2027	Ziggo Dome
CONCERT	Olivia Rodrigo	Amsterdam	23-28 Mar 2027	Ziggo Dome
CONCERT	Blue Man Group	Rotterdam	17-21 Mar 2027	Ahoy
CONCERT	Gracie Abrams	Amsterdam	7-10 May 2027	Ziggo Dome
CONCERT	Hilary Duff	Amsterdam	17 May 2027	Ziggo Dome
CONCERT	Rod Stewart	Amsterdam	28 May 2027	Ziggo Dome
DANCE	MATTHEW BOURNE’S The Car Man	Amsterdam	25-29 Nov 2026	Carre
DANCE	SCAPINO BALLET La Mer	Zoetermeer Tilburg Eindhoven Groningen Utrecht The Hague	26 Nov 2026 01 Dec 2026 02 Dec 2026 17 Dec 2026 07-08 Feb 2027 18-19 Feb 2027	Stadstheater Schouwburg Parktheater Stadsschouwburg Stadsschouwburg Amare
DANCE	NDT1 Out of the Stillness	Eindhoven The Hague Rotterdam	28 Nov 2026 10-13 Dec 2026 18-19 Dec 2026	Parktheater Amare Theater Rotterdam
EXHIBIT	IMPACT THROUGH DESIGN 100 Years of Philips Design	Eindhoven	ongoing	Philips Museum
EXHIBIT	GOOD FOOD	Rotterdam	thru 01 Nov 2026	Nederlands Fotomuseum
EXHIBIT	THE PORT	Rotterdam	ongoing	Maritime Museum
EXHIBIT	REFLECTIONS ON FASHION	The Hague	thru 03 Jan 2027	Kunstmuseum
EXHIBIT	VIEW OF THE HAGUE Jan van Goyen	The Hague	thru 31 Dec 2026	Stadhuis Atrium
EXHIBIT	LOADED TRAINS	Utrecht	ongoing	Spoorwegmuseum
FILM	Expat Cinema Amsterdam	Amsterdam	Every Wed	Het Ketelhuis
FILM	Expat Cinema Delft	Delft	Every Wed	Lumen
FILM	Expat Cinema Leiden	Leiden	Every Wed	Kijkhuis
FILM	Expat Cinema Rotterdam	Rotterdam	Every other Sun & Wed	LantarenVenster
FILM	Pride Night	Netherlands	1st Thur of month	Pathe Cinemas
FILM FESTIVAL	International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam	Amsterdam	12-22 Nov 2026	Documentaire Paviljoen
FILM FESTIVAL	International Film Festival Rotterdam	Rotterdam	28 Jan-07 Feb 2027	Multiple Venues
SHOW	CATS The Musical	Groningen Zoetermeer Breda Rotterdam Maastricht The Hague Utrecht	12-22 Nov 2026 09-13 Dec 2026 17 Dec-03 Jan 13-24 Jan 2027 03-14 Mar 2027 20-23 May 2027 02-06 June 2026	Martiniplaza Stadstheater Chasse Nieuwe Luxor a/h Vrijthof Amare Stadsschouwburg
SHOW	EVITA	Nijmegen Breda Rotterdam Groningen The Hague	19-22 Nov 2026 25-29 Nov 2026 01-05 Dec 2026 09-13 Dec 2026 29 Dec-03 Jan	De Vereeniging Chasse Nieuwe Luxor Martiniplaza Amare

ENTERTAINMENT IN NETHERLANDS

The following is a brief overview of the entertainment scene for expats in the Netherlands, with insight about concerts, movies, theater plays, musicals and stand-up comedy performances that take place in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Groningen, Tilburg and elsewhere in Holland.

NETHERLANDS CONCERTS

Each year Amsterdam plays host to nearly 40% of all Netherlands concerts. The city’s most popular concert venue is the 18,000-seat Ziggo Dome located in the Oost district. This indoor arena has welcomed the biggest names in the music industry such as Elton John, U2, Paul McCartney, Beyonce, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Mariah Carey and Lady Gaga.

Adjacent to the Ziggo Dome is the Johan Cruijff Arena, the largest Dutch stadium and home to Amsterdam’s Ajax football club. With a retractable roof and seating capacity up to 70,000, the arena is used in the off-season to host the largest Netherlands concerts. Summer 2025 performers included Robbie Williams (22/23 June), Imagine Dragons (09 July) and Kendrick Lamar (13 July).

Other Amsterdam concert venues that frequently hosts international artists include AFAS Live (capacity 6,000), Melkweg and Paradiso (both capacity 1,500).

As the country’s second largest city, Rotterdam attracts popular international musicians as well at the 16,000-seat Ahoy arena. Past performers have included Britney Spears, Michael Bublé, Jennifer Lopez and Backstreet Boys. Located in the same complex is the recently constructed RTM Stage (capacity 7,000)

Arnhem, a Dutch city in the east of the country, has a large football arena with retractable roof called the GelreDome (capacity 34,000-41,000) that occasionally plays host to music concerts in the off season. Performers scheduled in 2025 include Linkin Park, Iron Maiden and Post Malone.

Smaller Netherlands concerts are performed in other venues such as…

NETHERLANDS MUSIC FESTIVALS

The Netherlands is known for its music festivals; approximately 1,800 are organized each year. Among the larger annual musical festivals are Milkshake (Amsterdam), PaasPop (Den Bosch), Eurosonic (Groningen), PinkPop (Landgraaf), North Sea Jazz Festival (Rotterdam), BosPop (Weert) and Concert at Sea (Zeeland).

The Dutch PinkPop (Landgraaf) festival holds the world record as the oldest continuous music festival, having run 49 years straight (1970-2019). The 2020 and 2021 editions of PinkPop were cancelled due to Covid-19.

Electronic, dance, techno, house and trance are popular music genres in the Netherlands. Dutch DJs and music producers are at the forefront of this music scene. Many have achieved international success including Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Hardwell, Martin Garrix and Tiësto.

NETHERLANDS CINEMAS & FILM

Major Hollywood movies generally open in Dutch cinemas the same time they are released in the United States. Art house and lower-budget films, on the other hand, can be released weeks or even months after they premier in American theaters.

Hollywood films shown in cinemas in Netherlands are rarely dubbed, accompanied instead by Dutch subtitles. The exception to this rule is with children’s films.

Animated movies and other films for kids are dubbed in Dutch (no subtitles). Select cinemas in larger cities, including Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam, will often show the original English-language version on one screen while featuring the Dutch version on multiple screens. When looking up movie times, the English-language film will be denoted with the letters ‘OV‘ (original version).

In total, there are over 600 movie screens in the Netherlands. The largest cinema chains are Pathe, Kinepolis and VUE.

There are a number of large film festivals in the Netherlands during the year. These include the International Film Festival Rotterdam (January), Movies That Matter Festival (March, The Hague), Nederlands Film Festival (September, Utrecht), Leiden International Film Festival (October) and International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (November).

The Dutch box office is generally dominated by Hollywood films. These were the Netherlands top 10 films of 2025

NETHERLANDS PLAYS & MUSICALS

Theater plays in Netherlands are almost always performed in Dutch. The exception would be plays performed by international theater groups (see below).

Musical theater is very popular in Netherlands and shows either travel to multiple cities for limited runs or perform in one location for an extended period. The shows are generally Broadway or West End revivals. Spoken dialogue is typically in Dutch but songs are performed in English.

English-language theater groups in Netherlands include:

Theater (‘schouwburg‘) venues in Netherlands include De Meervaart, Carre Theater and DeLeMar Theater (Amsterdam), Chasse Theater (Breda), Parktheater (Eindhoven), Martiniplaza (Groningen), Amare, Circustheater and World Form Theater (The Hague), Stadsschouwburg (Nijmegen), Luxor and Nieuwe Luxor Theatre (Rotterdam) and Beatrixtheater (Utrecht).

NETHERLANDS DANCE PERFORMANCES

The Netherlands has many highly respected dance troupes which perform in their home dance hall as well as tour the country. Contemporary, modern jazz and ballet are all popular dance genres in Holland. Prominent troupes include the Dutch National Ballet (Amsterdam), Nederlands Dans Theater and De Dutch Don’t Dance Division (The Hague), Scapino Ballet and Conny Janssen Danst (Rotterdam).

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