Fringe: Sound Body
Tuesday, 08-09-2026, 19:00, Frascati, AmsterdamA live excavation of sounds from the body-archive, exploring our relationship with sound as a gateway to our life experiences.
Art Events
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Not Another Shit Show: P4rTy GWoRLz N3v4h Di3 edition
Tuesday, 08-09-2026, 20:30, de Brakke Grond, AmsterdamA performance spectacle with six performers from the nightlife scene, moving between dance, theatre, and performance art to explore the figure of the 'party girl'.
Vanishing Acts by Felix Schellekens
Wednesday, 09-09-2026, 20:00, Meervaart, AmsterdamA journey of imagination in which everything eventually disappears. This debut by theater maker Felix Schellekens is an intimate reflection on the inevitable.
Taste of Love Festival
Saturday, 12-09-2026, 12:30, Beton T, UtrechtTaste of Love is a non-profit festival in Utrecht celebrating love, intimacy, relationships, and identity in all their diversity. A safe space to learn, dance, and connect.
May I Be So Free? - The Musical
Saturday, 12-09-2026, 20:00, Stadspodium GO, LeerdamA poignant and hopeful musical about the search for your true self, exploring identity, faith, love, and freedom in a personal coming-out story.
Queer Sunday Café + Vintage Market
Sunday, 13-09-2026, 13:00, OASE Rotterdam, RotterdamJoin your local lesbians for coffee and an activity! We plan an activity and games designed to help break the ice to build friendships and feel part of Rotterdam’s queer community. There will be also Vintage Market at Oase!
Rainbow Cats - Cat painting workshop for beginners Pride Leiden
Sunday, 13-09-2026, 13:00, WonderCat, LeidenCelebrate Pride in Leiden with color, creativity, and cats! Join us for a fun and relaxed Sunday afternoon cat painting workshop for beginners.
Sundays Queer Makeup Club
Sunday, 13-09-2026, 13:30, Treehouse NDSM, AmsterdamA creative drag makeup workshop for beginners in a safe, judgment-free space. Learn to block brows, nail dramatic eyeliner, and express yourself through makeup.
Queer Crafting at Bar Buka
Sunday, 13-09-2026, 16:00, Bar Buka, AmsterdamJoin a cozy and creative afternoon for queer individuals at Bar Buka. Bring your own knitting, crafting, or drawing project, or get inspired to try something new in a friendly atmosphere.
Queer Activism in Tilburg Through the Years
Wednesday, 16-09-2026, 20:00, Regionaal Archief Tilburg, TilburgA panel discussion and exhibition exploring the history of queer activism and the archival collection in Tilburg.
Wolf and Dog
Wednesday, 16-09-2026, 20:30, WORM Rotterdam, RotterdamScreening of Cláudia Varejão's award-winning film 'Wolf and Dog', exploring themes of community, tradition, and queer identity on the Azorean island of São Miguel.
Launch of Qtopia Magazine
Thursday, 17-09-2026, 19:00, Club Ferry Rotterdam, RotterdamJoin the festive launch of Qtopia, a queer magazine celebrating Rotterdam's culture, art, and creative activism with talks, performances, music, and drinks.
Ancestry & Artistry
Saturday, 19-09-2026, 14:00, Verhalendepot (in Fenix), RotterdamJoin an interactive workshop with La Patrona del Ocho to explore your roots, awareness, and decolonization through reflection, connection, and self-empowerment.
Rainbow Celebration
Sunday, 20-09-2026, 12:00, Doopsgezinde kerk, HaarlemCelebrate diversity at the Rainbow Celebration with workshops like candle making, choir practice, and queer bible readings after a communal lunch.
Fatale Cabaret: Beautiful Creatures Closing
Sunday, 20-09-2026, 16:00, Melkweg Expo, AmsterdamOn the final day of the Beautiful Creatures exhibition, Fatale Cabaret takes over Melkweg Expo for an afternoon of performances and music celebrating queer creativity.
Crafting Identity
Tuesday, 22-09-2026, 19:30, Theater Rotterdam TR8, RotterdamExplore and celebrate your gender expression through workshops on makeup, styling, and voice coaching at Theater Rotterdam TR8.
Just a touch of FEMX
Wednesday, 23-09-2026, 20:00, Maaspodium, RotterdamExplore femininity beyond gender in this movement workshop inspired by Vogue Fem and ballroom culture. No dance experience is necessary, just an open and curious attitude.
Queer Poetry Night Utrecht
Thursday, 24-09-2026, 19:30, Buurthuis de Paraplu, UtrechtA safe space for queer expression, featuring a line-up of performers and an open mic for writers and performers in the audience to share their literary work.
KENKI KRIN KRIN
Thursday, 24-09-2026, 20:00, Bijlmer Parktheater, AmsterdamKENKI KRIN KRIN is an interdisciplinary performance by creator and performer Cherella Gessel (she/he/they), in which different identities are peeled away and rebuilt layer by layer.
Trans
Open Rehearsal Transkoor010
Thursday, 24-09-2026, 20:00, Het Nieuwe Luxor Theater, RotterdamJoin Transkoor010 for an open rehearsal during Pride. Everyone is welcome to sing along, experience the atmosphere, and get to know the choir.
Trans
Open Rehearsal Transkoor010
Thursday, 24-09-2026, 20:00, Nieuwe Luxor Theater, RotterdamExperience trans joy and a queer community at this open rehearsal for a trans choir. Everyone is welcome to join in, sing along, and get a taste of the atmosphere.
TRANS - Zeikstuk
Friday, 25-09-2026, 19:30, Frascati, AmsterdamA physical theater piece by WILD Productions exploring the experiences of trans people in public restrooms, performed by 23 trans individuals.
sSSsSensationsSs
Friday, 25-09-2026, 22:00, TILLATEC, AmsterdamAll clowns and divas unite! The laboratory of QTBPOC nightlife, @sssssensationsss is back and wholeheartedly invites your dancing body to their CLOWN DIVA DOWN edition.
Tour d’Amour
Sunday, 27-09-2026, 14:00, Laurenskerk, RotterdamAn interactive and inspiring performance about love, freedom, and the universal desire to be yourself, featuring personal stories and moving songs.
Roos Blufpand & Bieke
Sunday, 27-09-2026, 15:00, De Kurk, ArnhemEnjoy an intimate concert with Dutch singer-songwriters Roos Blufpand and Bieke. Experience their honest, authentic, and personal songs at café De Kurk in Arnhem.
Opening UQCF 2026 & Dirkje Kuik Lecture
Friday, 02-10-2026, 19:30, LE:EN, UtrechtThe official opening of the Utrecht Queer Culture Festival 2026. This private, invite-only reception will feature the annual Dirkje Kuik lecture.
NOISE
Friday, 02-10-2026, 20:30, Frascati, AmsterdamAn immersive performance-opera by Club Gewalt questioning how to navigate a collapsing world and retune our senses amidst the constant noise of a predicted apocalypse.
Information Market
Saturday, 03-10-2026, 11:00, Oude Kerkplein, EdeA collection of activities on and around the Oude Kerkplein, including an information market, art market, graffiti, seminars, music, and lots of fun.
Belle & The Bass
Wednesday, 07-10-2026, 20:00, Villa Concordia, UtrechtEnter a thrilling love triangle between Belle, the Beast, and Gaston, who are cursed and end up in a dystopian dating show in the year 2026.
Smoke & Mirrors
Saturday, 10-10-2026, 18:30, Villa Concordia, UtrechtA brand-new queer variety show from de Roze Bubbel, taking you into a world of illusions, appearances, and hidden stories with a colorful collection of artists.
FLINTA
GIRLS WON’T BE GIRLS
Saturday, 10-10-2026, 20:00, Kunstlinie, AlmereGIRLS WON'T BE GIRLS is a vibrant break-up with everything you thought you knew about womanhood. In a world of boxes, labels and glass ceilings, we create space for new perspectives.
Angels
Sunday, 11-10-2026, 15:00, Villa Concordia, UtrechtA play set in 1980s America during the AIDS epidemic, 'Angels' follows the turbulent lives of various characters as they grapple with fear, love, and identity.
Annie Brouwer-Korf Prize Ceremony 2026
Sunday, 11-10-2026, 15:30, De Helling, UtrechtThe festive award ceremony for the Annie Brouwer-Korf Prize 2026 at the De Helling pop venue, featuring a beautiful show. Attendance is by invitation only.
Electronic Music and the Present
Thursday, 15-10-2026, 20:30, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, AmsterdamDJ Lynnée Denise and DJ Robert Machiri lead a listening experience and open conversation about the role of African electronic music on international dance floors and in Amsterdam's nightlife.
Book Tour: Queer & Feminist Poetry Anthology Vol. II
Friday, 16-10-2026, 19:00, Tijdelijke Centrale Bibliotheek Rotterdam, RotterdamAn evening of poetry, community, and queer celebration for the book tour of the Queer & Feminist Poetry Anthology Vol. II, Gender Euphoria Edition.
Erotic Poetry Night - Berlin Special
Friday, 16-10-2026, 19:30, Tolhuistuin - Club, AmsterdamAn evening designed to awaken the senses through poetry, storytelling, music, and performance art, all centered around the erotic, featuring artists from Berlin and the Netherlands.
Striptopia
Wednesday, 21-10-2026, 19:00, Melkweg, AmsterdamA reinvented strip club full of art. Striptopia is 90 minutes of pure energy, breaking stigmas and celebrating the art of pole dance, drag, stripping, and performance.
Simon Van Schuylenbergh / KWP: Dark Habits
Wednesday, 28-10-2026, 20:00, de Brakke Grond, AmsterdamDark Habits questions our longing for community in times of spiritual crisis and hyper-individualism, balancing between intense mystical rituals and clumsy YouTube vanishing acts.
FUTURE VOICES: Fluid Figures & Isle of Eros
Thursday, 05-11-2026, 20:00, Frascati, AmsterdamNicole Beutler Projects presents the makers of the future in a double bill about identity in motion, featuring a dance duet and a post-porn pop concert.
The Hours
Friday, 06-11-2026, 19:30, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, AmsterdamThree women. Three time periods. The same struggle. A stage adaptation of Michael Cunningham's classic novel The Hours, connecting the lives of three women searching for freedom.
Queer Notes
Wednesday, 18-11-2026, 20:00, TivoliVredenburg, UtrechtViolinist Pieter van Loenen presents a classical concert exploring the works and stories of queer composers like Tchaikovsky, Bernstein, Smyth, and Poulenc.
Matthew Bourne's The Car Man
Wednesday, 25-11-2026, 20:00, Royal Theatre Carré, AmsterdamMatthew Bourne's award-winning dance thriller, loosely based on Bizet's opera, reimagines the story in a greasy 1950's American garage-diner shattered by the arrival of a handsome stranger.
Fierce for Freedom
Saturday, 28-11-2026, 20:15, De Plataan, MeppelA theater performance based on a true WWII story, exploring the meaning of freedom today through humor, audience interaction, and personal reflection.
Judith Engelen: I met you once, I loved you twice
Tuesday, 01-12-2026, 20:00, de Brakke Grond, AmsterdamA visual performance based on Plato's myth of lost other halves, exploring the desire to love and the mistrust that can make it impossible.
The Mad Sexton of the Dom Tower
Tuesday, 22-12-2026, 20:00, Theater Kikker, UtrechtA razor-sharp black comedy about our Queer history, exploring the 18th-century persecution of homosexual men in Utrecht and questioning who gets to tell these stories today.
Louis Janssens - AMOUR
Wednesday, 03-03-2027, 20:00, de Brakke Grond, AmsterdamAmour is a performance about how love directs and defines our lives. Seven queer actors use their voices and bodies to tell a universal and loving story, like a heartbeat, a breath, a swirling sea.
Freedom is a Dancer
Friday, 12-03-2027, 20:15, Theater aan het Spui, The HagueWorld-class ballet dancer Vincenzo Turiano performs a remix of roles in a dazzling light and theater show, introducing you to their dynamic identity.
Holobiont
Friday, 02-04-2027, 19:30, Frascati, AmsterdamHolobiont is a five-hour happening that blends a queer rave, collective ritual, and anarchist playground. Performers and attendees explore identity, fluidity, and freedom in an immersive, transformative space.
Anne-Laure Vandeputte: Who's your Daddy?
Monday, 03-05-2027, 20:00, Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, AmsterdamA theatrical performance by Anne-Laure Vandeputte exploring queer parenthood, family structures, and societal norms through the art of male drag.