Netherlands Events & Activities: June 2026

Welcome to the overview of ‘Netherlands Events & Activities: June 2026’. Summer is here, and the country is buzzing with events! This month, visit spectacular festivals such as Oerol on Terschelling and the traveling theater festival De Parade in Rotterdam. For interesting exhibitions in museums in the Netherlands, visit our special exhibition page. Want to search more specifically for local activities? Then check out our event calendars for Amsterdam, Leiden and Haarlem!

Rotterdam Roof Days

5月30日星期六至6月7日星期日

The Rotterdam Roof Days offer a unique perspective on the city by allowing visitors to walk across 12 rooftops in the Schiekadeblok, connected via the Walk The Block skywalk. This event showcases how rooftops contribute to a healthier, more sustainable, and more vibrant city and provides a glimpse into Rotterdam’s rapid transformation and greening.p

*鹿特丹
* www.rotterdamsedakendagen.nl

Pitfest

* Thursday 4 to Saturday 5 June 2026
* Stationsplein 1 – Emmen (谷歌地图)
* www.pitfest.nl

Pitfest is the only metal, punk, and hardcore festival north of the rivers, taking place over three days on a cozy site at Emmen rugby club. With a limited number of tickets, it is a small-scale event in the northeast of the Netherlands

The mystery of the girl in blue

Frans Hals Museum

From 12 March to 11 October

Johannes Verspronck’s ‘Portrait of a Girl Dressed in Blue’ (1641) returns to the Frans Hals Museum, where it will be reunited with the portraits of her parents from the Rijksmuseum Twenthe. For the first time since 1979, these family portraits are back together in Haarlem, inviting research into their identity and the art of investigating them.

*Haarlem – Groot Heiligland 62 (谷歌地图)
* www.franshalsmuseum.nl

Pinkpop

* Friday 19 to Sunday 21 June 2026
* Landgraaf (谷歌地图)

For more information about Pinkpop 2026, visit our 页码.

Pinkpop 2026 is going all out for star power with headliners Twenty One Pilots, The Cure, and Foo Fighters closing the festival. In addition to international artists, big Dutch names such as Roxy Dekker, Suzan & Freek, and Di-rect will also be part of the diverse program. With this varied lineup, the oldest festival in the Netherlands wants to appeal to the masses once again and put on a spectacular edition.

Open Garden Days

6 月 19 日星期五至 21 日星期日

阿姆斯特丹的花园开放日提供了一个独特的机会，让您可以一窥这座城市著名运河建筑的背后，探索最美丽的隐蔽花园。每年六月的一个周末，超过 25 个私人和机构花园都会向游客敞开大门。.

欲了解更多有关这一迷人活动的信息和提示，请查阅 我们的详细指南 这里。

Defqon.1

Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 June 2026

Defqon.1 returns from June 25 to 28, 2026, at the Walibi site in Biddinghuizen with four days of hardstyle, hardcore, and electronic music. With 14 stages and a campsite, the festival offers the ultimate experience for electro fans.

* Walibi Holland, Biddinghuizen (Google Maps)
* www.q-dance.com

Best Kept Secret

Friday 12 to Sunday 14 June 2026

Best Kept Secret 2026, near Beekse Bergen, offers a dynamic mix of indie, folk, hip hop, and electronic music on a beautiful site with woods, a beach, and swimming water. Enjoy top-notch music, excellent catering, and pleasant campsites for the ideal festival weekend. The perfect event for music lovers who appreciate new discoveries.

* Beekse Bergen, Hilvarenbeek (谷歌地图)
* www.bestkeptsecret.nl

Oerol Festival

From 12 to 21 June

From June 12 through 21, 2026, the Wadden Sea island of Terschelling will once again serve as the stunning natural backdrop for Oerol, one of the world’s largest site-specific theater festivals. With a festival pass or individual tickets, you can enjoy a vibrant atmosphere and a diverse program filled with theater, music, and art all across the island for ten days.

For more information about the Oerol Festival, visit our 页码.

* Terschelling