Festivals
May 30
Dunya Festival
Ortel Dunya Festival is the oldest free world music festival in the Netherlands. On Sunday the 30th of May the Park next to the Euromast will be filled with world music, dance and poetry all day long.
June 5
Musica Republica
Dancefestival with music from all over the world. From house to hiphop and from techno to Latin. Everybody will enjoy :)
June 11-18
Poetry International
This festival is one of the largest and most leading poetry events in the world. Top poets from all continents will come to Rotterdam to share their poetry with an enthousiastic and ever growing audience. Pure poetry is presented in various forms: in readings, as live-documentary, theater, debate, interview, music or exhibition.
June 17-27
De Parade
Theater festival with theater, music, dance, film, good food and drinks.
July 4
Metropolis Festival
Metropolis is the place to be for national and international upcoming talent to show the world that they are future stars! Bands such as Interpol and The Strokes made their breakthrough here.
July 9-11
North Sea Jazz Festival
This festival is known all over the world because of its wide variety of music genres, ranging from traditional New Orleans jazz, swing, bop, free jazz, fusion, avant-garde jazz and electronic jazz. However, blues, gospel, funk, soul, r&b, hiphop, world beat and latin will also be featured during the second weekend of July.
July 15-18
Camping Rotterdam
Welcome to the craziest campsite ever! Enjoy four days of entertainment and theatre in a traditional Dutch campsite setting. Bring your own tent or just clean underwear and stay in a VIP-tent. You don’t enjoy camping? Well, do come along anyway, beacause the rest of the festival is free and awesome.
July 30-31
Zomercarnaval
Rio in Rotterdam! A colourful parade will tour the city centre with beautifully adorned floats, decked-out dancers and stimulating rhythms.
August 18-29
Pleinbioscoop
Watch a movie under a starry sky? It’s possible each summer in Rotterdam. Come with friends, family or lover to the Lloyd Multiplein and enjoy Hollywood block busters, the best art movies of the past year and greatest hits from the world cinema. All of which will be shown for free on a huge screen.
August 22
Bavaria City Racing
Bavaria City Racing in the heart of Rotterdam is unique in the world. Featuring first class national and international racing cars and racing drivers. With Formule 1 demonstrations and other world hits in car racing. Live in the streets of Rotterdam!
Check out www.rotterdamfesitvals.nl for the complete festival guide of 2010!!