Museum Quarter The Hague – Start your visit at the central festival location on Lange Voorhout
Come and enjoy an afternoon of culture!
During Kunstsnacks on Sunday, 21 June, you can discover just how varied Museum Quarter The Hague is. Be surprised by cabaret performers, admire special works of art, or get creative yourself. Throughout the afternoon, there will be bite-sized activities at 13 cultural hotspots, all within walking distance of each other.
More information about the programme can be found here:
In just a few days, BlowUp Jubilee, the anniversary edition of the popular inflatable art exhibition in The Hague’s Museum Quarter, will come to an end. Visitors who have not yet seen the monumental artworks – or who wish to experience them one last time – can combine this with Kunstsnacks this coming Sunday, June 21, a day of discovery visiting thirteen cultural hotspots in the heart of The Hague.
Since its opening on May 22, BlowUp Jubilee has drawn thousands of visitors to the Museum Quarter, stimulating and surprising them there. Spread throughout the area are twenty monumental inflatable artworks by national and international designers, including Marcel Wanders, Studio Job, Raw Color, Kiki & Joost, and Steve Messam. With this anniversary edition, BlowUp Art The Hague celebrates its fifth anniversary.
Colorful decor On Sunday, June 21, the exhibition serves as the backdrop for Kunstsnacks. Between 12:00 and 17:00, visitors can get acquainted with thirteen cultural institutions in the Museum Quarter with a single ticket. The Kunstsnacks program consists of short, accessible activities of no more than half an hour, allowing visitors to create their own ideal cultural route.
The program includes cabaret performances at Theater Pepijn and the Royal Theatre, workshops at the Mauritshuis and West The Hague, short guided tours, a mini escape game in the Gevangenpoort, culinary snacks inspired by books from the Huis van het Boek collection, an exhibition featuring work by former students of the KABK (Royal Academy of Art), and musical performances at unique locations in the area.
Double cultural program As visitors walk from one cultural location to another, the gigantic inflatable artworks of BlowUp Jubilee form a striking common thread running through the area. This makes June 21st a unique opportunity to experience two cultural events at once.
BlowUp Jubilee can still be visited daily for free until Sunday, June 21, 2026, in the Museum Quarter in The Hague. A ticket is required for Kunstsnacks. Tickets cost 20 euros (15 euros for students) and are available via museumkwartier-denhaag.nl .
Varend Corso Westland is an annual event starring gorgeous flowers, beautiful plants and delicious vegetables. This unique spectacle guarantees a fun day out with family or friends.
The flower parade moves from Westland across the water through Midden-Delfland, Maassluis, Delft and Rijswijk. Three days of sailing delight the thousands of spectators who flock to the parade each year.
Upcoming edition on Friday, June 19, Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21, 2026 with the theme “One Great Adventure.
With the theme ‘One Big Adventure’, Varend Corso Westland is taking an innovative approach this year. Whereas in previous years participants were completely free to choose their own subject, this year the boats are part of one overarching story. Each entry represents its own chapter, while all the chapters together form one great journey.
The adventure begins with an old map, a pair of binoculars, a suitcase and a compass. A mysterious figure invites the adventurers to set off on a voyage of discovery. Full of anticipation, they leave the safe harbour behind and set course for the unknown. What follows is a journey full of wonder, with a new adventure waiting around every bend.
Along the way, the travellers encounter impressive sea creatures, sail past mysterious islands and discover exotic destinations full of colour, music and special traditions. They visit hidden temples, search for secret treasures and cross dangerous bridges. In tropical jungles they meet wild animals and wise advisers, while magical flower fields, enchanted objects and ancient secrets cross their path.
But, of course, a great adventure does not unfold without setbacks. The explorers are confronted with raging rapids, dangerous traps, pirates, snake pits and mysterious curses. They get lost in a maze of mirrors, must escape from captivity and face enormous sea monsters. Time and again, cooperation, friendship, courage and perseverance prove to be the key to success.
Yet it is not only the dangers that make this journey special. Amid all the challenges, the adventurers also discover beautiful places. They rest in a hidden oasis, admire a dazzling rainbow bridge, find a hidden paradise and enter a crystal palace where the sunlight reflects in thousands of colours. Each boat adds a new chapter to the story and brings the audience closer to the conclusion.
Eventually, the adventurers reach their final destination: a legendary golden city. But even then, one final test awaits before they can return home. Only after they have proven their courage, friendship and cooperation can they make their triumphant journey home. Rich in experiences, they are welcomed by their loved ones and the adventure comes to an end.
With this innovative format, Varend Corso Westland offers visitors more than a collection of individual creations this year. Along the route, a complete story unfolds chapter by chapter, with all participants working together to bring one great fantasy world to life. A world full of discoveries, challenges and wonder. A world in which everyone is ultimately swept up in One Big Adventure.
Featured Image: Varend Corso 2014, The Hague Online
Whatdo Vincent van Gogh, The Rolling Stones, and Marit Bouwmeester have in common? They are becoming part of the Walk of Fame. Scheveningen has countless stories. Stories of fishermen, rescuers, artists, athletes, entrepreneurs, and other remarkable peoplewho have given this coastal town character. Stories from the past and present. From June 19 to September 14, the Walk of Fame can be viewed, featuring tributes to cabaret artist Karel de Rooij, musical star April Darby, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, among others.
Scheveningen is known for its sea, beach, and boulevard, but above all for the people who live, work, and have made history there. With the Walk of Fame, these stories are given a visible place in the public space. The route consists of eight specially designed “tjoenkelaars” (a type of tumbling board) where visitors are introduced to individuals who symbolize courage, talent, entrepreneurship, culture, sport, and perseverance. In doing so, not only is the past made visible, but visitors are also invited to reflect on the rich history and identity of Scheveningen.
Musical star to seaweed farmer The Walk of Fame features the founder of the seaside resort Jacob Pronk, the Scheveningen girl Anna van de Toorn, painter Vincent van Gogh, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, legendary The Rolling Stones, cabaret artist Karel de Rooij, variety artist Josephine Baker, musical star April Darby, plastic soup surfer Merijn Tinga, Olympic sailor Marit Bouwmeester, surfer Robby Naish, and seaweed farmer Paul Einerhand. The stories are written in an accessible style by Caroline Ludwig (Tekstlab) in both Dutch and English and are supported by visual material. The design was provided by Studio Duel.
Walk of Fame Scheveningen
Dates: June 19 to September 14, 2026
Location: Scheveningen Boulevard
Admission: free
The Walk of Fame is an initiative of Buitengewoon Scheveningen and partners, and shows that behind every wave, every stone, and every street in Scheveningen lies a story.
Enter a living and contemporary cultural field with the joint exhibition by Tibetan artist Ngoshi Choedon and Dutch artist Peter George. Opening Friday 26 June from 18:00 to 20:30, the exhibition takes place across two neighbouring spaces, NGO DEI Gallery and Atelier Peter George d’Angelino Tap, in a shared cross-cultural dialogue.
We are very pleased to welcome Ngoshi, who will be travelling from Dharamsala, India, especially for the occasion, to present her intricate paper collages. In her works: A Quiet Negotiation, she engages with traditional Tibetan garments, reflecting on Tibetan identity, memory and cultural heritage through the lived experience of exile and Tibetan diaspora in India. Meanwhile, Peter George presents a new series of sartorial statues: Filamentary Residues, five body-based soft sculptures inspired by the five elements in the Tibetan conceptual framework: earth, water, fire, air and space.
Bringing together the two practices, the exhibition constructs a dynamic field of dialogue between cultural continuance and systemic transformation, where clothing is considered as a constantly evolving cultural language, comprising craft traditions, clothing systems, and everyday practices. Here, garments are approached as worn structures of knowledge, carrying historical persistence while remaining open to ongoing reinterpretation across cultural, material, and temporal contexts.
This exhibition was also made possible by Stroom Den Haag and realised in cooperation with the International Campaign for Tibet, in celebration of the 91st birthday of the Dalai Lama on 6 July 2026.
OPENING EVENT 26 June 2026 | 18:00-20:30 | Free Entrance
VENUE 我地 NGO DEI & Atelier Peter George d’Angelino Tap | Westeinde 25 & 29, The Hague, Netherlands.
EXHIBITION PERIOD 26 June – 12 July 2026 | €3,00 Entrance
The Hague’s ‘Plastic Knights’ organise cigarette butt clean-up on Saturday 4 July in the Weimarstraat as part of Plastic Peuk Meuk / ‘No Butts Day’
The Hague’s Plastic Knights invite everyone to help make the Regentessekwartier cigarette butt-free on Saturday 4 July. Between 10:00 and 12:00, we will collect all cigarette butts from the Weimarstraat, between Koningsplein and the Wijkpaleis. At 12:00, we will gather and count all the cigarette butts on Regentesseplein.
The first Saturday of July has been known worldwide for several years as “No Butts Day”. In the Netherlands, it has been called Plastic Peuk Meuk for the past eight years. All over the world, people actively collect cigarette butts from the streets and count them. Last year, almost 1 million cigarette butts were reported on No Butts Day.
One cigarette butt pollutes 1,000 litres of water and 10 billion cigarettes are sold in the Netherlands every year. Two-thirds of cigarette butts end up in water and nature. The plastic in the filters then breaks down into microplastics. The cigarette butts also leak substances that disturb soil and aquatic life. Worldwide, 1 million cigarette butts are collected every year.
So two-thirds of the 10 billion cigarette butts per year end up in nature. Cleaning them up, especially worldwide, is an impossible task. The campaign is mainly intended as a signal that cigarette filters should finally be banned.
Plastic Peuk Meuk, or No Butts Day, makes the scale of this silent disaster clear. In addition to creating a cleaner environment, it also raises awareness and builds support for a ban on polluting cigarette filters. The EU banned this type of single-use plastic several years ago. It is time for enforcement.
Anyone who would like to help the Plastic Knights on 4 July can register via plasticridders@gmail.com. You will then be kept informed of further details.
