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! Cadance Festival (27 January - 12 February) Premiere festival: up-and-coming top talents and … Continue reading Weekend Special (27-29 January 2017)
The New Business Summit will be held tomorrow, 19 January 2017, at the New World Canvas building. This is a free event for owners and supporters of business in smart technology. Co-organized by World Startup Factory, the startup entrepreneurs in the Connectivity Accelerator and Impact City The Hague, it aims to bring together entrepreneurs, corporates, investors, SMEs, research institutions and … Continue reading New Business Summit in The Hague tomorrow
The 43rd NN CPC Half Marathon takes place on March 12, 2017. This family event held in The Hague attracts thousands of participants and spectators each year. This fast NN Half Marathon will garner considerable interest both nationally and internationally. But it offers far more than that. The NN CPC Half Marathon The Hague has … Continue reading Registrations open for the CPC
On Friday 13th January 2017, The Hague Market (Haagse Markt) launched 10 weeks of discounts. Shoppers can take advantage of additional discounts on vegetables, fruit, clothes, accessorises and many other products. The Hague Market is a meeting place of diverse cultures and the largest open air market in Europe, with 540 stalls and attracting around 40,000 visitors per day. … Continue reading The Hague Market launches discount weeks
The Pathé Ladies Night on Wednesday 8 February with Fifty Shades Darker has sold more than 33,000 tickets, breaking records three weeks before the event. Ladies Night - a combination of a movie and extras such as a glass of champagne, popcorn, drink and goody bags - has been increasing in popularity at 21 Pathe cinemas … Continue reading Pathe ladies night breaks records with Fifty Shades Darker
Enjoy the best music from the 80’s, 90’s and early 00’s together with your friends in The Hague’s Zuiderpark. Enjoy the sun while sitting in the grass, under a tree with a cold beer, a nice glass of wine with some delicious grilled meat from the barbecue, some fresh oysters or traditionally baked fries. Or … Continue reading Night At The Park Tickets on sale at 12 noon today
Minister aims to make participation contract compulsory in July The Dutch government is pressing ahead with plans to require all non-EU citizens who move to the Netherlands to sign a declaration pledging to uphold Dutch values and to play an active role in society. Social affairs minister Lodewijk Asscher plans to introduce the contract, which … Continue reading Minister aims to make participation contract compulsory in July
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! Winternachten Festival (19-22 January 2017) Winternachten Festival brings together writers, journalist, thinkers, poets … Continue reading Weekend Special (20-22 January 2017)
I had read rumours and LinkedIn has now confirmed it - the relationship section of the profile is no longer available. Screenshot of their update below. Though their explanation is that they are "always looking for ways to simplify and improve your experience" and that it wasn't that well used, I feel that LinkedIn never … Continue reading LinkedIn is removing one of its most useful features
Recently, I gave a social media and blogging workshop for Shell Outpost in The Hague, the Netherlands. Here's an article I wrote for their newsletter afterwards, that is also likely relevant to many others. Their PDF version is also shared with permission below. The Benefits of Blogging What’s your story? Starting your own blog is … Continue reading Benefits of Blogging for Shell Outpost
The FIFA fan award was announced in Zurich on Monday evening. As the award was being announced, ADO fan coordinator Koos Roeg could clearly been seen. ADO's great action at Feyenoord was up against the fans of Norway and their "Thunderclap" at the European championships, also against the fans of both Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund … Continue reading ADO miss out on FIFA fan award
Famous street musician, Chuck Deely, has died. He was well known for playing almost daily outside HEMA in the Grote Marktstraat reports Den Haag FM. Charles Edward Deely, was born in 1951 in the American city of Detroit but has lived for some time in The Hague. He passed away in the Weesteinde hospital. The … Continue reading Hague Street Musician passed away
This evening, Wednesday, January 11 from 18:00 to 20:00 and tomorrow, Thursday, January 12 from 10:00 to 14:00, the American Women's Club of The Hague invites members and prospective members to join us to review upcoming activities and opportunities for engagement with the English speaking community in and around Den Haag. The meetings will be held at the clubhouse … Continue reading American Women’s Club The Hague kick off 2017
On Saturday 18th March, around 20 cultural institutions in The Hague will welcome kids (and their parents/carers) from 5pm-8pm, with an opening event at 4.30pm. Initially combined with the regular MuseumNacht, for the first time this year, kids now have their very own dedicated date. Earlybird tickets are now on sale online for 5 euros … Continue reading Kids Museum Night earlybird tickets now on sale
Dutch car buyers are increasingly opting for second-hand cars when they go to replace their vehicles, the national statistics office CBS reported on Thursday. Used car sales were five times the number of new car sales in 2016, the Financieele Dagblad said on Friday. The CBS said 383,000 new cars were registered in the Netherlands … Continue reading New car sales at 20-year low in 2016
Last Thursday, a 59 year old man from The Hague was arrested outside the Tweede Kamer parliament building. He is being held and next week a decision is being made whether he will remain in prison, released or perhaps requires psychological treatment reports Den Haag FM. Towards the end of the afternoon on Thursday, the … Continue reading Man arrested in het Plein for threatening explosives
Some 2,000 people last year got in touch with the tax office with a tip-off about a family member, neighbour or work colleague whom they suspected were fiddling their taxes, BNR radio said on Friday. The real total may be higher because the tax office does not have a formal way of registering potential abuse, … Continue reading 2,000 people tip off the tax office about someone else’s personal tax bill
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! The Snow Queen (14 January) The Snow Queen’ is the story of young … Continue reading Weekend Special (13-15 January)
Looking for something new in 2017 to brighten up your commute in and around The Hague? Or want to broaden your horizons whilst out cycling in the dunes or talking a stroll on the beach or in the woods? Then how about podcasts? They are hip and cool again. Recent research from Linked In shows … Continue reading Podcasts are booming – wait a minute, what is a podcast?
The club are very proud to announce that the ADO Den Haag fans are nominated for the first edition of the FIFA Fan Award! This is a prize that is awarded to a fans action made during year, who did some very imaginative things. The moment for which our supporters are nominated, the toy action … Continue reading ADO fans making news for all the right reasons.
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