Weekend Events in The Hague

A mere selection of what’s going on in The Hague. We've tried to include events and performances where language is no barrier.

Happy perusal and enjoy your weekend in good company!

Events this weekend:

• ‘Discover Culinary The Hague’ 4-course walking dinner in The Hague city centre (14 to 18 May)
• ‘SPHERES’ concert, exhibition and symposium by Royal Academy of Art students (16 to 18 May)
• Book launch ‘A Career in Your Suitcase’ in ABC Treehut (17 May)
• ‘Bach on Friday’ classical concert with organist Aart Bergwerff in Lutherse Kerk (17 May)
• Friday Expat Drink in the Bel Air Hotel (17 May)
• ‘Bont en Blauw’ dance performance for children in Lucent Danstheater (17 May)
• ‘Wine for Fun’ wine tasting course in Benoordenhout (17 May)
• Soul by the Total Praise Gospel Choir at the Institute of Social Studies (17 May)
• Live jazz with American jazz singer Rachel Gould at Church of Our Saviour (17 May)
• Jazz with saxophonist Tom Beek in Studio3 (17 May)
• ’t Atelier evening with live music and art in SuperMarkt (17 May)
• Pianist Wibi Soerjadi performs with the Residentie Orkest in Anton Philipszaal (17 & 19 May)
• North Sea Kitchen culinary event at Scheveningen Harbour (17 to 20 May)
• Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta in and around the Scheveningen Harbour (17 to 19 May)
• Turkish Cultural Days in Wijkpark Transvaal (17 to 19 May)
• FEATS English-language theatre festival in the Koninklijke Schouwburg (17 to 20 May)
• Mega garage sale at the American School of The Hague (18 May)
• Mass mobilization for music on the Grote Marktstraat (18 May)
• Open day at sustainable houses in various locations in The Hague (18 May)
• Repair Café in the Kakelhof city farm in Loosduinen (18 May)
• Dutch singer and Radio 538 DJ Edwin Evers in concert in Anton Philipszaal (18 May)
• Hanggai perform fusion punk rock and Mongolian music at Paard van Troje (18 May)
• ‘Mad Hatter’s Tea Party’ dance event at Indigo beach club in Scheveningen (18 May)
• Thrift fair in De Broodfabriek in Rijswijk (18 to 20 May)
• Mooi Puur organic and ecological market on the Plein (19 May)
• 'The Act of Killing' - on tour at Filmhuis Den Haag (19 May)
• Pure Markt street market on Piet Heinstraat (19 May)
• 'Diamonds are a girl's best friend’ concert by Amsterdam Wind Quintet at Bel Air Hotel (19 May)
• Live African music with singer Omar Ka and Hans Dulfer at Korzo (19 May)
• Live jazz with the Alessandro di Liberto Quartet at De Fuut beach club (19 May)

Long-running and ongoing events:

Exhibitions

• ‘Bertozzi & Casoni: Timeless’ sculpture exhibition in Beelden aan Zee (until 19 May)
• ‘Damian Taylor: Developed’ exposition by a young British artist in Beelden aan Zee (until 19 May)
• ‘Emblems by the Sea’ art accessible to the blind and partially-sighted in Beelden aan Zee (until 20 May)
• Exhibition of French artist Gustave Caillebotte in Gemeentemuseum Den Haag (until 20 May)
• Royal-themed art exhibition in the Atrium of The Hague City Hall (until 23 May)
• Viennese photography and sculptures in The Hague city centre (16 to 27 May)
• Alfa Romeo exhibition at Louwman Museum (until 2 June)
• Exhibition of Louis Couperus during the 1860s in the Louis Couperus Museum (until 2 June)
• Exhibition of Russian children's books published between 1925 and 1941in Meermanno Museum (until 2 June)
• Venetian glass exhibition at the Gemeentemuseum (until 9 June)
• Watercolour painters from The Hague exhibition in Panorama Mesdag (until 24 June)
• ‘Terracotta Warriors’ in New Babylon shopping centre (until 1 July)
• Advertisement posters by Dutch artist Frans Mettes in the De Affiche Galerij (until 1 July)
• Women’s rights art exhibition by Lebanese artist Hélène Khoury at ABC Treehut (12 May until 5 July)
• ‘Edith as Muse’ portraits by Egon Schiele in Gemeentemuseum (until 14 July)
• ‘United We’ contemporary art exhibition at Stroom Den Haag (until 14 July)
• ‘One day I’m gonna make it’ photo exhibition at Humanity House (until 28 July)
• ‘Dutch East Indies in The Hague’ exhibition in the Historical Museum of The Hague (until 15 August)
• Exhibition ‘How art saves the world’ at the Gemeentemuseum (until 31 August)
• ‘Projects Gallery’ 3D artwork by Martin Gerwers in the Gemeentemuseum (until 18 August)
• Huygens Exhibition in the Grote Kerk (until 28 August)
• ‘Minimalist Ceramics’ porcelain by artist Leen Quist in Gemeetemuseum (until 11 October)
• 'High Tech Romans' at Museon (until 1 September)
• ‘Discover the Modern’ at Gemeentemuseum Den Haag (until 1 January 2014)
• 'Honey Bank' art project in garden of Stroom Den Haag
• ‘Delftware Wonderware’ new permanent exhibition at the Gemeentemuseum

Entertainment

• Japanese Garden in Clingendael Park (open daily until 9 June)
• Vintage and Home Made market on Kijkduin boulevard (every second Sunday (until 13 October)
• Film ‘Flight of the Butterflies’ at Omniversum (every day)
• International cinema and documentaries at Filmhuis Den Haag (every day)
• Antique and book market on the Lange Voorhout (every Thursday and Sunday)

Tours & excursions

• Nostalgic tram rides from The Hague Public Transport Museum (every Sunday)
• De Ooievaart boat rides in The Hague (every weekend)
• Saloon boat tours in The Hague and Delft (every weekend)
• Willemsvaart boat rides on Koninginnegracht in The Hague (every weekend)
• Excursions by flat-bottomed boat from The Hague to Delft and Leiden (every weekend)
• Golden carriage ride in The Hague (every weekend)

Music

• Live music at Het Paard van Troje (every weekend)
• Salsa evening at SalsAventura (every Friday)
• Live music in Muziekcafe de Paap (every Friday)
• Jazz in Pavlov (every Sunday)
• Jazzy Sunday at Holland Casino Scheveningen (first and third Sunday)
• Reggae, jazz, funk and pop in Cafe de Pater (every weekend)
• Pop and rock music in Lokaal Vredebreuk (every weekend)
• Pop & dance music at Cremers (every weekend)
• Pop music at Haags Pop Centrum (every weekend)
• Pop music at Café het Hoekpandje (every weekend)
• Live music in Murphy's Law (various days)
• Music at the Grote Markt (various days)
• Jazz and world music in De Regentenkamer (various days)
• Jazz in The Penthouse of The Hague Tower
• Friday Night Jazz in Muzee Scheveningen (twice a month)
• Live jazz at Spark (last Saturday of the month)
• Jazz on the beach at De Fuut (ever Sunday afternoon)