Here’s a summary of highlighted events for the upcoming weekend in The Hague and surrounds. Click on the links for more details. Please check the websites of the organisers for the most up to date information and any last minute changes. Have a great weekend
North Sea Jazz Festival (7-9 July)
The first edition of the North Sea Jazz Festival took place in 1976 in the Nederlands Congresgebouw in The Hague. Some numbers in those early days: six venues, three hundred artists and about nine thousand visitors. In this very first festival year internationally renowned jazz legends performed, such as Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz, as well as most Dutch avant-garde artists.
In 2006, the festival moved to its current, bigger, location in Rotterdam. This year, the organisation expects more than a thousand musicians, spread out over 150 performances and thirteen different stages. Some of the headline performers include:
Friday 7 July: Usher & The Roots, Steve Winwood, and Wayne Shorter Quartet with Casco Philharmonic (Conducted by Clark Rundell and featuring Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade),
Saturday 8 July: Gladys Knight, De La Soul, Solange, Norah Jones, George Benson, Herbie Hancock and Dianne Reeves,
Sunday 9 July: Jamiroquai, Erykah Badu, Maceo Parker and Van Morrison,
Holaa Festival! – Explore contemporary art in The Hague ( 7 – 9 July)
The Holaa! Festival is an intimate, small-scale art festival in The Hague. Enjoy contemporary art, discover art in unexpected places and talk to the artists, experts and to each other. You can go alone or with the special guides, either walking or by bike.
Admission is free, except for the Art Walk With Me-Tour on Sunday 9 July, riso workshop in Grafische Werkplaats and ckv-tours.
Comedyclub Toomler welcomes price winners, nominees and other international stand-up comedy stars for the 24th edition of the annual Comedytrain International Summer Festival which takes place every Wednesday until Saturday from July 5 until 5 August.
Comedytrain has again succeeded in programming a diverse, multicultural line-up of comedians. In previous years the organisation already proved to have a nose for rising stars, with performances by Louis CK, Jim Jefferies, Ali Wong, Trevor Noah and Tig Notaro. There is a very big chance that a future big star will take the stage this year as well.
This weekend the international stand-up comedy stars are both British Alfie Brown & Bilal Zafar.
Travelling Theatre Festival: De Parade (8 – 11 July)
This summer, the out-door theatre festival De Parade travels through the Netherlands for the 27th year. De Parade offers something for everyone to experience. There will be over 80 different theatre, music, and dance performances for all ages. Café Correct and Hotel Vilé will host free music every night. On top of all that, visitors are invited to enjoy cocktails, soul food, BBQ ‘s and much more on one of the many terraces.
The performances that are suitable for non-Dutch-speakers are indicated with a LNP logo (Language No Problem) on their website.
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Roller Skating Tour of The Hague ( 9 July)
Ongoing events & exhibitions:
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Comedytrain International Summer Festival 2017 @ Toomler, Amsterdam (until 5 August)
- Australian circus-cabaret LIMBO in Amsterdam this summer @ Boom Chicago Amsterdam (until 6 August)
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Guided Historical City Walk (every Thursday until 31 August)
- Zein Holiday Camps – Multi-Activity & Themed Day Camps (10 July – 4 September)
- Prince LOVE LIVE Ahoy, De Kuip and other memories ( until 10 September)
- China, The Rise of an Empire @ Omniversum ( until 15 Nov)
Upcoming Events
- TheHagueOnLine International Golf Tournament 2017 (11 July)
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WOLFMOTHER @ Paard (13 July)
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New Cool Collective, Han Bennink and Bells of Youth at Summertime Festival (14 July)
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The Hague Food Festival (15 July)
- Delft Ceramica 2017 – International Ceramic Market (15 -16 July)
- Back to the park with The Hague African Festival (16 July)
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The Hague Open – Top tennis in The Hague (17 – 23 July)
- TWENTY-FIRST DELFT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL PRESENTS THE THEME FOR REAL ( 27 July)
- Milow @ Zuiderpark theater (27 July)
- Artsy Summer Camp at ASH (7 – 12 August)
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The Case Carmen – A modern dance spectacle around the death of Carmen 25 August
- Food truck Festival TREK (7-10 September)
- Live on the beach – Anouk (8 September)
- Chris Rock @ Ziggo Dome (8 October)
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