Discover music and theatre in Groningen
Did you already get into the festival mood during Eurosonic? Groningen has many more cool festivals worth discovering. From the best new music to experimental theatre and from an old factory to intimate student rooms. Groningen has it all. It will be a year full of festivals. Which ones will we bump into you at?
Bevrijdingsfestival Groningen
5 May - On 5 May, we celebrate freedom in the Netherlands. This happens, among others, at 14 major liberation festivals across the country. For years, one of these festivals has of course also been in Groningen, on the trotting track in the Stadspark. Over the years, the programme has featured big national and international names and this year too promises to be a feast. If only because this year will mark 80 years of freedom.
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StuKaFest
15 May - Using a student room just to sleep and study? Definitely not. The organisers of StuKaFest know all about that. During the festival, bedrooms will turn into mini theatres where various artists will give short performances. Special performances in unique locations.
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Terug naar het Begin
23-25 May - During the annual festival Terug naar het Begin, Groningen's churches show you the way. For a weekend, these centuries-old buildings are the stage and backdrop for art, music, stories and theatre. Map out your own route, stap on your bike and go on a cultural journey of discovery.
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Rapalje Zomerfolk
7 and 8 June - Celebrate summer like you never did before. In a Celtic and folk way. Every year, the Groningen band Rapalje transforms the Zonneweide in the Stadspark into an atmospheric festival ground. While various folk artists play the stages, you will also be introduced to the culture and traditions of the Celtic countries.
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Festival Hongerige Wolf
11 to 13 July - Where? Yes indeed, Hongerige Wolf is the name of a Groningen village. The arts festival of the same name gives wayward young artists a stage for their music, dance, theatre, film, visual arts and literature. Listen to a concert on the Schapenveld, watch theatre on the dike and dance in the backyard.
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Paradigm Festival
9 and 10 August - Dancing to solid beats surrounded by the industrial setting of a former sugar factory. Paradigm is one of the most versatile and innovative electronic music festivals in the Netherlands. For true enthusiasts, a feeling of coming home. This feeling cannot be created, cannot be understood, only felt and experienced.
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Noorderzon
14 to 24 August - For eleven days, festival Noorderzon is one of the highlights of Groningen's cultural summer. Every August, a colourful collection of performing artists and artists descend on the atmospheric Noorderplantsoen. Noorderzon represents a festive start of the cultural season and a smashing end to the summer holidays.
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Hullabaloo
6 and 7 September - Jason Derulo, Zara Larsson and Kygo. Just a list of international world stars who have visited the Stadspark in recent years. Because despite only being in their fifth edition this year, Hullabaloo has become a fixture in Groningen's cultural landscape in recent years.
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Jonge Harten
15 to 22 November - For more than 25 years, Jonge Harten has been a household name in Groningen. A quirky theatre festival that brings people together and wants to make subjects discussable. The performances you see here are often just that little bit different. Made by a young team, young theatre makers and with you. Be surprised.
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More festivals
Besides the above festivals, there is of course much more to discover in Groningen. For instance, the street festival Waterbei returns to Winschoten, Bie Daip is organised in Appingedam in August and Middeleeuws Ter Apel is back on the programme. The year traditionally ends with WinterWelVaart in the city. Would you like to keep up to date with all the festivals? Then check out everything in our diary below.
