Conditions for listing events
To list your event in the events calendar, it must meet the following criteria:
- The events calendar is aimed at residents and visitors to Groningen. The event must be of interest to (at least part of) this group.
- Venues must be easy to find and accessible to the public during the event.
- Cultural events are posted on www.kultuuragenda.nl.
Events that do get posted in the out calendar:
- Cultural events
- Exhibitions
- Theatre, dance & music
- Major (annual) sporting events that attract large crowds. National, European and World Championships are also included.
- World record attempts
- Fashion shows
- Dance evenings, disco nights (with and without live music)
- Christmas markets
- Trade fairs
- Lectures & Conferences
- Flea markets
- Events for children
- Open days to have a look around (e.g. at businesses, media organisations, Heritage Day, Sewerage Day, etc.)
- Screening of special films
- Activities in a neighbourhood, for everyone
- Music sessions in cafés
- Nightlife events
- Activities for which advance booking is required and which cannot be booked on the day of the activity itself. This must be clearly stated in the text description.
Events will not be posted if they fall under the following segment:
- Amateur competitive sport
- Activities exclusively for your own neighbourhood
- Meetings & private gatherings
- Cards & bingo (board games)
- Commercial films
- Club evenings
- Auctions
- Fundraising
- Open days at schools and other institutions, aimed at recruiting new members or pupils.
- Activities to recruit members
- Information evenings on illnesses
- Mass and church services
- Political party meetings without a special guest.
Requirements for photos:
- Minimum size: 1500x1000 pixels in landscape format
- Max 2 MB
- No text in the photo
- No watermarks
- Images must always provide a realistic representation of an event; therefore, the use of AI-generated images is not permitted in the events calendar.
- By submitting the photos, the uploader confirms that the organisation has permission to use the photographic material to promote the event in question and that the organisation holds the rights to distribute the photo for use by third parties, in this case Visit Groningen
- The photographs may be used to promote the event on the channels of Visit Groningen and the relevant regional marketing organisations