The Stage is Open in The Hague! Music, spoken word, dance & more. Come and experience all the amazing talent in our city.
Join us for The Hague Open Stage, a night where creativity takes center stage! Hosted by The Hague Creators and The Social Hub The Hague, this event is all about celebrating local talent, from musicians and spoken word artists to dancers, live performers and more. Whether you’re performing or cheering from the crowd, this is the perfect place to connect, create, and express yourself!
📅 Date open Stage: May 28th, 7-9PM (doors open at 6PM) 📍 Location: The Social Hub The Hague 🎟 Free entry
Open Stage (7 – 9PM, doors open at 6PM)
Expect a lineup of incredible performances—live music, spoken word, dance, drag, and more! Every performer gets 10 minutes to shine.
This event is free to attend, but if you’d like to support, we have a pay-what-you-candonation option. Every bit helps us keep these creative gatherings alive!
🖤 Community First This event is made by creators, for creators—no salesy sponsors, just pure community vibes. Whether you’re performing or just soaking it all in, you’re part of something special.
📲 Stay Connected! Follow @thehaguecreators on Instagram for updates, performer announcements, and behind-the-scenes content.
Let’s create, connect, and celebrate together. See you on stage! 🎭🎶✨
CineMusic Films Live Special in Concert connects the intensity of a symphonic orchestra with the emotion of film. On this concert evening in The Hague, presented by René Mioch, iconic film music and carefully selected film scenes are brought together into one immersive live experience. This edition is a special, featuring the large CineMusic Film Orchestra and a 24-member CineMusic Choir. From the first to the last note, the performance evokes goosebumps, recognition, and emotion. CineMusic is coming to Amare in The Hague on May 13.
Under the direction of conductor Henk Ummels, the CineMusic Orchestra, consisting of musicians from the Metropole Orchestra, the Residentie Orchestra, and the Schönberg Ensemble, among others, performs world-famous film music live while original film scenes are shown on the big screen. CineMusic selects the scenes itself so that image and music align perfectly. Image and sound come together in, among others, Interstellar (composer Hans Zimmer), Tintin (composer John Williams), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (by composer Ennio Moricone), How to Train Your Dragon (by composer John Powell), and many other film compositions.
Teamwork
The evening is hosted by film journalist René Mioch, who takes the audience on a journey with anecdotes and stories about the films and composers. Together with the live music, this creates an evening that goes beyond a traditional concert or film screening. CineMusic performs in theaters and concert halls throughout the country and has given more than eighty successful concerts to date, including a sold-out special at the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. The audience rates the concerts an average of 9+, making CineMusic one of the highest-rated live music experiences in the Netherlands. “The moment the orchestral music coincided with that famous film scene… it really gave me goosebumps. It was like reliving the film, almost even more intensely.”
This concert is a tribute to the recently deceased Greek composer Thanos Mikroutsikos by his intimate younger friend and colleague-composer Marios Strofalis. A presentation of the music and poetry of these two composers in melodic counterpoint, highlighting the power of Greek language and composition.
(The story of the songs will be explained in english.All the songs are in greek language.)
Exchange with the greek composer Thanos Mikroutsikos: Marios Strofalis-Teti Kassioni
Marios Strofalis is a multi-awarded soundtrack and Tango composer, as well as a pianist and accordionist, with an impressive discography. He has composed for cinema and television during more than 30 years.
His Tango compositions have met with international acceptance and he was recognized internationally for his successful ‘Habanera’, and for his collections “European Taxim”.
Marios Strofalis holds a diploma in piano, composition and biology in Athens. After completing his musical studies in Paris, he was recently introduced to us again with his song “Fugitive Love”( in Greek “Έρωτας Φυγάς”, voice & lyrics by Eirini Toumpaki.) His songs have been performed by important Greek singers such as Giorgos Dalaras, Tanya Tsanaklidou, Dimitra Galani, Vasilis Lekkas, Christos Thivaios, Yiannis Koutras, Melina Kana, Dionysis Tsaknis, Martha Moreleon, Irene Toumpaki etc.
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Teti Kassioni is a singer and songwriter. She studied contemporary singing and French literature. Her career began as a singer in orchestras, first in Greece, and then in the whole of Europe.
She has collaborated in concerts and recordings with many composers and lyricists, such as Lina Nikolakopoulou, Marios Strofalis, Dionysis Tsaknis, Nikos Laliotis, Nikos Doukas, Elias Papakonstantinou and others.
She released two personal albums and participated, as a composer and a singer, in many albums. She composed the music for the poems of the Greek poet Elias Papakonstantinou and made arrangements of them in the French language.
She also made arrangements in French of Lina Nikolakopoulou’s songs, that have been presented to the public in Europe.
(After the concert it will be offered a greek drink and greek tapas for the guests by one of our Sponsors, the greek restaurant Menny’s Kitchen.)
The tradition of celebrating the Dutch monarch’s birthday dates back to 1885, when Princess Wilhelmina’s fifth birthday was marked with national festivities. It was originally called Prinsessedag, then became Koninginnedag (Queen’s Day) as the Netherlands was ruled by queens for much of the 20th century — first Wilhelmina, then Juliana, then Beatrix. Queen’s Day was famously celebrated on 30 April. When King Willem-Alexander took the throne in 2013, the holiday was renamed Koningsdag and the date shifted to his actual birthday: 27 April. The House of Orange-Nassau connection also explains the sea of orange — the colour has long been a symbol of the Dutch royal family.
King’s Day in The Hague
The Hague has a particularly special relationship with the day, given its status as the royal city.
The vrijmarkt (free market) is the heart of it all — markets scatter across the city, with everyone from kids to grandparents selling old treasures, performing, or just soaking up the atmosphere.
Find bargains at the free market
Some of the best spots:
Belgisch Park
Belgisch Plein & Stevinstraat — neighbourhood charm, good mix of sellers
Frederik Hendriklaan
Statenkwartier — lively, popular with families and young crowds
Noordeinde
Near the palace — a bit of royal atmosphere alongside the stalls
Keizerstraat, Scheveningen
Beach vibes, more relaxed pace — good if you want sea air with your bargain hunting
The Life I Live Festival
King’s Night takes place the night before, on 26 April. The centre will once again be transformed into one huge festival site. This free city festival brings together local pride and top national acts for a night full of energy and musical discovery. This year, Lange Voorhout will feature two stages with energetic and moving performances, with a Silent Disco (in collaboration with PAARD) at the centre, whilst Kerkplein (in collaboration with PIP) is the place for electronic beats. At the Hofvijver and at Popdistrict on the Grote Markt (Sniesterstage), the party kicks off with live music in all styles — from hypnotic soundscapes to raw guitars.
King’s Fair
Currently on until 27 April, Malieveld will once again be transformed into a grand Royal Fair with attractions for young and old — something for everyone at an affordable price.
Hollands Live Festival
Billed as the largest Dutch-language festival in South Holland, Hollands Live is held at Zuiderpark. The vibe is distinctly Dutch — think sing-along pop and schlager music with a very orange, very gezellig crowd. The line-up features artists like Gerard Joling, Mart Hoogkamer, Monique Smit, and Django Wagner — all big names in mainstream Dutch pop and Nederlandstalige (Dutch-language) music.
Fancy a unique King’s Night? Come aboard the Willemsvaart and celebrate on The Hague’s canals. You can book a boat trip for up to 23 people — for more information or to book, email info@willemsvaart.nl.
So what do you need to make the most of the celebrations?
Dress in orange. Stores like Hema will have everything you need to get kitted out — including accessories for your furry friend too.
Bring cash to the vrijmarkt if you plan on shopping, and get there early to find the good stuff.
King’s Night is one of the rare occasions when you are allowed to walk the streets with your own drinks, so grab a cooler or backpack if you’re looking for a more affordable option. Food and drinks will also be available for purchase throughout the night.
Eat a tompouce. Several bakeries make them orange to mark the occasion, and no King’s Day is complete without one.
There’s your King’s Day survival guide — enjoy it. Living in The Hague for this one is genuinely special. 🧡
Saturday, April 18 is Record Store Day, the world’s largest one-day music event. On this day, nearly 500 exclusive vinyl and CD releases will appear, available in stores only during RSD. For true collectors and early birds,Paagman branches Fred (The Hague), Centrum (The Hague), and Westfield Mall of the Netherlands (Leidschendam) will open an hour earlier than usual! There will also be in-store performances by various artists.
Record Store Day Program
Paagman Fred (Frederik Hendriklaan 217, The Hague)
08:00 | opening Paagman Fred
12:00 | Wouter Mol performance
14:00 | signing session Vjeze Fur
15:00 | performance Min Taka
16:00 | performance Fenster
Ongoing | sale of exclusive releases
Paagman Center (Lange Poten 13-15, The Hague)
08:00 | opening Paagman Center
11:00 | Silver Lake performance
12:00 | performance Daisy Bellis
13:00 | performance Rens & Jaïr
Ongoing | sale of exclusive releases
Paagman Mall (Westfield Mall of the Netherlands, Leidschendam)
09:00 | opening Paagman Mall
Ongoing | sale of exclusive releases
Admission to the in-store performances is free; please register.
Bookstore Paagman, with 5 branches (Fred branch: Frederik Hendriklaan 217 – Centrum branch: Lange Poten 13-15 – Gouda branch: Lange Tiendeweg 35 – Delft branch: Choorstraat 1 – Leidschendam branch: Mall of the Netherlands), is the largest bookstore in The Hague and the surrounding area and regularly organizes interactive events with well-known authors and others. Paagman is open seven days a week. Admission to the events is free.
Following its highly successful 25th anniversary year featuring two sold-out autumn concerts, the ZSO (Zuid-hollands Symfonie Orkest), a local amateur orchestra conducted by Dominic Sierat that performs to a high standard and features a mix of Dutch and expat musicians, is delighted to announce its 2026 Spring Concert on Saturday 11th April at 20:15 in the Noorderkerk, Schuytstraat 9, 2517 XB Den Haag.
The concert will start with the famous tone poem “The Moldau” by Smetana.
Next up a rarely performed but highly entertaining piece, the Concert Piece for Four Horns by Schumann. The soloists are highly established professionals with outstanding reputations: Hans van der Zanden, Pierre Buizer, Jan Harshagen and Eric Borninkhof
After the interval the orchestra will play another rarely heard work that deserves to be performed more often, the dramatic and captivating First Symphony by Vassily Kalinnikov.
Tickets are €20 in the presale (€22.50 on the door), €9 for children. Presale tickets can be purchased via this link:
