Do you want to immerse yourself in art and culture for a weekend? You can do that in Leeuwarden like nowhere else! The city's rich history goes hand in hand with modern art, theater, and music, which received a significant boost in 2018 when Leeuwarden was named European Capital of Culture. There is plenty to experience not only in the museums and theaters, but also on the streets where you will come across the most beautiful street art, and the monumental canal houses and city palaces are a feast for the eyes.
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Once, in the distant past, a legendary king reigned over the great Frisia. Redbad was his name,…
Mummy Mysteries is a fascinating exhibition about animal mummies. There are animal mummies on display from Ancient Egypt, but…
Explore the North is a three-day journey of discovery full of stories in many forms!
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From October 15 to 18, Festival Het Avontuur will take place at De Harmonie for the fifth time. In…
Something special is fluttering around in the museum house… Come to Huis van Eysinga and follow dragonfly Ytske…
A medical-comedy IV fluid drama about human connection in polarizing circumstances.
Drawings and prints from: Leipzig, Leeuwarden, Marrum & Berlin with work by: Hans Bote, Machteld van Buren, BC…
Where does our food come from? How does our global food system work? And how do we ensure that there are also…
Soft Power Playground: soft materials, tall tales at SPOONK
In the Tryater production Fierder nei it Noarden, Gabe ends up in the garage where, more than twenty years ago…
Come closer and step inside the cozy theater tent of OM en OM en OM. Karlijn is waiting there…
Are you ready? Immerse yourself and experience the world of The Crime Dinner.
The place for young people aged 13 to 18 to discover music for free,…
In YESTERDAY, Kees Prins tells stories from his childhood. About growing up, with humor, sadness, and beautiful memories. Meanwhile…
Rowwen Hèze is turning 40 and is celebrating with Rhobijn. In this theatrical performance, everything comes together: music, memories…
What happens when you try to see the person behind an unforgivable act? In Dolorosa, a… goes through…
Hansel and Gretel on the Run! is an enchanting, musical family opera for ages 8 and up. Together with an ensemble…
Everyone knows his escape in the book chest, but why was Hugo de Groot actually imprisoned? How much do you put…
Fay Claassen presents a Christmas program featuring the well-known Christmas songs by Barbra Streisand. You will hear songs from A Christmas…
Jim Bakkum and the Royal Netherlands Air Force Orchestra are bringing a heartwarming show to De Harmonie just before Christmas. You…
As a child in the Kollum asylum seekers' center, Nazanin waited for an invitation to The Surprise Show. It never came. Now stands…
Efteling is turning 75 and is marking the occasion with Darkride. This dance performance by choreographer Ed Wubbe takes you…
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The Other Museum from Vintage Cars to Lace. The museum houses a permanent collection of vintage cars. Big and small can…
The Blokhuispoort is a former prison in Leeuwarden that was built in 1593. Today it is a multifunctional…
A hidden gem in the heart of Leeuwarden's city center. Built in 1904 in Art Nouveau style, packed with sayings, lavishly decorated…
The Dekema State is originally a noble residence, where various families lived until 1996. The State…
Cultuurpodium Dorpskerk Huizum regularly organizes concerts, lectures, and exhibitions in the Dorpskerk Huizum, Leeuwarden.
For over 100 years, the Frisian Agricultural Museum has been telling the story of agriculture. In a beautiful monumental…
Discover the Frisian in yourself at the Fries Museum! Here you will discover everything about the eleven cities and…
Galerie ArtBrut058 offers a platform for pure art, created by artists with disabilities, with their own visual language…
Galerie De Roos van Tudor is located in two monumental buildings in the city center of Leeuwarden and is…
The Grote or Jacobijnerkerk is the oldest and architecturally most important church in Leeuwarden.
In the heart of the historic city center of Leeuwarden stands the 18th-century city palace of Maria Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Princess of…
The HCL is the center for Leeuwarden's historical heritage. Thousands of linear meters of historical documents, from the…
Hidden among the trees, surrounded by meadows, lies the Mineralogical… halfway along the road between Grou and Warten.
In Museum de Grutterswinkel, life around a real old-fashioned grocery store is depicted, with everything that goes with it.
Museum Hert fan Fryslân is located in the characteristic Frisian village of Grou, in the heart of Friesland. In museum…
Huis van Eysinga is an impressive 18th-century city villa that was inhabited by the family of one of the…
An interactive museum for the whole family!
Park Vijversburg is one of the hidden gems of Fryslân and is located close to the city of Leeuwarden. Yet imagine…
In the Prinsentuin, the beautiful city park on the edge of Leeuwarden's city center, are located the museum…
Podium Explore offers a café, a large hall, a studio, and various smaller spaces where you can create…
The church is dedicated to Saint Boniface. The Saint Boniface Church in Leeuwarden was built in 1882/84 according to…