Events

Here you can find a small selection of events in The Hague suitable for an English-speaking audience. This page includes various activities being organised by the international community.

In the spotlight

  • Cool Event Scheveningen Cool Event Scheveningen

    9 November to 26 January - This winter Scheveningen is again the place to be for the ultimate winter sport experience. The Hague’s beach resort will be transformed into a true winter wonderland called ‘Cool Event’.

  • Winternachten literary festival Winternachten literary festival

    15 to 19 January - During the annual Winternachten international literature festival writers and poets speak out about today’s burning questions.

  • The Book Club Play The Book Club Play

    17 & 18 January - The English-language Grey Fox Theatre Company will premiere ‘The Book Club Play’ in Theater Branoul. A play about books, love, people, our relationships and what makes us tick.

  • ‘Expat meets refugee’ storytelling evening ‘Expat meets refugee’ storytelling evening

    Wednesday, 22 January - An English-language storytelling evening at the Church of Our Saviour looking at the journey people with different backgrounds have made to The Hague.

  • ‘Communicating with Storytelling’ workshop ‘Communicating with Storytelling’ workshop

    Thursday, 23 January - Learn how to inspire people with stories and communicate more effectively at work and in your daily life at a workshop in Rijswijk.

  • Burns Night Ceilidh Burns Night Ceilidh

    Friday, 24 January - The St Andrew’s Society will organise the annual Burns Night dinner and dance at the British School of the Netherlands in Leidschenveen.

  • Chinese New Year Festival Chinese New Year Festival

    Saturday, 25 January - The centre of The Hague will come alive with the excitement, sounds of fireworks and bold colours of the Chinese New Year Festival.

  • Hague English Comedy Night Hague English Comedy Night

    Saturday, 25 January - Come along to the next edition of The Hague English Comedy Nights with a number of stand-up comedians from around the world performing in English at Theater Branoul.

  • Puinduinrun running event Puinduinrun running event

    Sunday, 26 January - The Puinduinrun takes runners on a challenging cross country course through the dunes of Kijkduin.

  • Martin Luther King Tribute and Dinner Martin Luther King Tribute and Dinner

    Sunday, 26 January - Overseas Americans Remember (OAR) will sponsor the annual tribute and dinner at the Hotel Den Haag-Wassenaar. The event is geared to families.

  • Comedy ‘Tourist Guide to Warsaw’ Comedy ‘Tourist Guide to Warsaw’

    Sunday, 26 January - Although the Israeli comedy is about loaded subjects like the war and the Holocaust, you are guaranteed to laugh. Playing at the Zeeheldentheater.

  • ‘Opera Melancholica’ ‘Opera Melancholica’

    28 & 29 January - OPERA2DAY and the New European Ensemble will bring the new opera ‘Opera Melancholica’ to the Koninklijke Schouwburg. With choreography by Scapino Ballet Rotterdam.

  • Organic farm film screening Organic farm film screening

    Friday, 31 January - TransitieCinema will organise the screening of 'The Biggest Little Farm', an inspiring documentary about a couple who use traditional, environmentally friendly farming methods.

  • Feel at Home International Community Fair Feel at Home International Community Fair

    Sunday, 2 February - Some 130 exhibitors with a dynamic programme of activities, entertainment and information will be the trademark of this year’s Fair in the Atrium of The Hague City Hall.

  • Innovating Justice Forum Innovating Justice Forum

    3 to 5 February - The annual Innovating Justice Forum is a global scale event which tries to make justice more accessible, inclusive and user-friendly.

  • Holland Coin Fair Holland Coin Fair

    7 & 8 February - The famous Holland Coin Fair will be held again at the Hotel Fletcher Den Haag-Leidschendam in Leidschendam.

  • Gluren bij de Buren: house concerts Gluren bij de Buren: house concerts

    Sunday, 9 February - Come and watch performances by local talent in house concerts all around the city during this year’s Gluren bij de Buren festival.