Holland's Best Drag Artist 2026 - 39th Edition
Sunday, 18-10-2026, 15:30, Villa Thalia, RotterdamThe finalists will take the stage to present their most beautiful creations and best acts live, a breathtaking show full of glitter and glamour.
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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.
ADE X Plein Theater: Sex & Death
Thursday, 22-10-2026, 17:00, Plein Theater, AmsterdamAn immersive diptych exploring pleasure and loss through two one-on-one experiences: a performance on desire and a VR simulation about your own death and afterlife.
Cabaret
Thursday, 22-10-2026, 20:00, DeLaMar Theater, AmsterdamChantal Janzen returns to the theater after ten years as Sally Bowles in a daring new version of Cabaret! In 1930s Berlin, a mysterious master of ceremonies welcomes you to the dark but decadent Kit Kat Club, where Sally is the star.
Pretty Girls
Thursday, 22-10-2026, 20:30, Verkadefabriek, 's-HertogenboschA compelling thriller about love, loss, and a hidden history.
KENKI KRIN KRIN
Friday, 23-10-2026, 20:00, Schuur, HaarlemKENKI 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.
Red Light Drag Cabaret
Saturday, 24-10-2026, 14:30, Casa Rosso, AmsterdamExperience the Red Light Drag Cabaret at the historic Casa Rosso. This bold daytime show features Drag Race queens and high-energy performances.
COC Song Contest
Saturday, 24-10-2026, 19:30, Haventheater IJmuiden, IJmuidenThe 30th edition of the famous rainbow song contest will take place in IJmuiden, celebrating 50 years of COC Kennemerland with an evening of music, pride, and connection.
Slay The Night Away! with Pixxie Colada
Saturday, 24-10-2026, 22:00, Lellebel, AmsterdamJoin us for a free drag show with the fabulous and fierce Pixxie Colada, serving up looks, laughs, and legendary performances at Lellebel.
Paulien Cornelisse - Where Was I
Monday, 26-10-2026, 20:00, DeLaMar Theater, AmsterdamA comedy show by writer and comedian Paulien Cornelisse about the unmakeability of life and the makeability of your own perspective on it.
Double Dutch 2 - Derek Mitchell
Monday, 26-10-2026, 20:30, DeLaMar Theater, AmsterdamComedian Derek Mitchell, with a massive online following, presents a personal and funny show about life between cultures, marriage, and finding meaning in modern chaos.
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.
Queer Comedy Night in Rotterdam
Wednesday, 28-10-2026, 20:00, Mavis, RotterdamJoin a night of hysterical laughter where LGBTIQAA++ comics and allies from all over the country take over the stage to entertain you with hilarious punchlines!
Women's Eve 2026
Wednesday, 28-10-2026, 20:30, Schouwburg Amphion, DoetinchemA fresh alternative to the traditional New Year's Eve conference, featuring a selection of top female artists who share their unique perspectives on the year with stand-up, comedy, cabaret, song, and music.
Zou Je Van Mij Houden
Wednesday, 28-10-2026, 20:30, Stadsschouwburg Utrecht, UtrechtIn Dutch. A personal performance by artist Leendert Vooijce exploring gender identity, masculinity, and femininity through a blend of poetry, theater, and visual arts.
An evening with Fran Lebowitz
Thursday, 29-10-2026, 20:15, Meervaart, AmsterdamAn unfiltered conversation with the iconic American writer, humorist, and social critic Fran Lebowitz, interviewed by Twan Huys.
Pepijn Schoneveld: Welcome for Listening
Thursday, 29-10-2026, 20:30, DeLaMar Theater, AmsterdamIn 'Welcome for Listening', Pepijn Schoneveld effortlessly combines his love for Dutch-language songs with his comedic talent.
Café DeLaMar with Cornald Maas
Friday, 30-10-2026, 15:00, DeLaMar Theater, AmsterdamA new monthly cultural talk show with leading guests, hosted by Cornald Maas from the cozy Café DeLaMar.
The Sex Sisters Game Show
Friday, 30-10-2026, 20:30, Posttheater, ArnhemIn their cheerful theater lecture 'The Sex Sisters Game Show,' quiz questions fly by at a rapid pace. An evening that will change your sex life forever.
May I Be So Free? - The Musical
Saturday, 31-10-2026, 20:00, De Rank, ZuidhornA poignant and hopeful musical about the search for your true self, exploring identity, faith, love, and freedom in a personal coming-out story.
Fatale Cabaret: Halloween Edition
Saturday, 31-10-2026, 20:00, Club Raum, AmsterdamFATALE CABARET IS BACK for Halloween! Expect glitz, glamour, comedy and an abundance of talent, with a spooky and gory twist.
Mystical Body
Wednesday, 04-11-2026, 20:15, TR25 Schouwburg (Kleine Zaal), RotterdamIn a dilapidated 1980s villa, a conservative widower clashes with his two adult children—one pregnant and unmarried, the other an AIDS patient—leading to an inevitable confrontation.
Tulip Town
Wednesday, 04-11-2026, 20:30, DeLaMar, AmsterdamStarring Steef de Jong, Ilse Warringa, and others, this show is an irresistible mix of operetta, punk, humor, and cardboard magic.
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.
Johan Goossens - The Full Life
Friday, 06-11-2026, 20:30, Meervaart, AmsterdamBeautiful songs, embarrassing jokes, and stories from a full life.
Emily Salvia - Before I'm 30
Friday, 06-11-2026, 21:00, Theater De Richel, AmsterdamA moving and hilarious drag cabaret show by Emily Salvia about the absurd search for adulthood, identity, and self-acceptance before turning thirty.
Museum Night: The Archive Is Alive
Saturday, 07-11-2026, 19:00, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, AmsterdamWith performance, music, visual arts, and storytelling, we explore the archives our bodies carry, and what in turn preserves us.
OUT LOUD, TOGETHER
Thursday, 12-11-2026, 21:00, Frascati, AmsterdamWhat if consent isn't the end of desire, but the beginning of the game? Step into a playful, sex-positive FLINTA* world full of pleasure and connection.
Waiting for Marsha
Friday, 13-11-2026, 20:30, Stadsschouwburg Utrecht, UtrechtNew York, 1969. In a bar full of music, color, and tension, the frustration of the queer community culminates in the Stonewall riots, the starting point of the international fight for equal rights and visibility.
Evita
Tuesday, 17-11-2026, 20:00, Koninklijk Theater Carré, AmsterdamCelebrate the 50th anniversary of the world-famous musical Evita! Experience this masterpiece as a musical concert, sung in English by top soloists and accompanied by a large orchestra and choir.
A Pelo
Thursday, 19-11-2026, 19:00, Korzo Studio, Den HaagThis raw duet full of dance, mime, and performance art explores the many forms of queer desire and masculine intimacy.
Sips & Sorcery
Thursday, 19-11-2026, 20:00, Lellebel, AmsterdamAn extraordinary evening of world-class magic, mind-bending illusion, and hilarity featuring an international lineup of renowned performers.
Brave Space: a new evening of queer storytelling
Thursday, 19-11-2026, 20:30, Theater Bellevue, AmsterdamBrave Space is a queer storytelling night at the Speakeasy @ Theatre Bellevue, a gathering place for voices that are raw, tender, funny, and true.
Beyond The Ball by Aqueerius
Friday, 20-11-2026, 20:30, Theater Bellevue, AmsterdamExperience the pink revolution of the French Baroque in 'Beyond The Ball,' a new baroque-wave musical about the queer icon, opera diva, and master duelist, Julie d’Aubigny.
Vlamousse - The Good Example
Saturday, 21-11-2026, 20:15, Theater De Richel, AmsterdamThis original duo takes the stage as new mothers to mercilessly and hilariously tackle the realities of parenthood, challenging the picture-perfect lies we've been told.
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.
F*cking Future
Friday, 27-11-2026, 20:00, Theater Rotterdam, RotterdamPortuguese choreographer Marco da Silva Ferreira explores new ways of coming together, building community, and resisting the forces that shape our future in this powerful dance performance.
P4rTy GWoRLz N3v4h Di3
Friday, 27-11-2026, 20:00, Frascati, AmsterdamAn ode to 'brave spaces', radical friendship, spectacular failure, transformation, and bodily fluids.
DynamiQ Voices - Queer Choir
Saturday, 28-11-2026, 20:00, Stadsschouwburg Utrecht, UtrechtDynamiQ Voices is a young Utrecht choir that gives a voice to the queer community with energetic pop harmonies. In this concert, they take you into their dreams for themselves and the world.
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.
Sara Kroos - Low-Stimulus Funfair
Thursday, 03-12-2026, 20:00, Royal Theatre Carré, AmsterdamAfter a four-year break, award-winning comedian Sara Kroos returns with her successful show 'Low-Stimulus Funfair', an evening of cheerful stories, sharp humor, and sweet songs.
Hello I Love Dolly
Saturday, 05-12-2026, 20:00, Paradiso, Amsterdam'Hello I Love Dolly' is an immersive theatrical show centering on the life, music, and impressive career of Dolly Parton.
An evening with April
Monday, 14-12-2026, 20:30, Café DeLaMar, AmsterdamDrag queen royalty Miss April Summer returns with her spectacular game show! Get ready for an evening of unforgettable entertainment, sing-alongs, and great prizes.
A Comical Christmas Revue: Divas in the Stable
Sunday, 20-12-2026, 15:30, Theater Bellevue, AmsterdamStep into the absurd Christmas world of the duo Diva's op Stal in this sparkling revue full of hilarious sketches and beautiful Christmas songs.
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.
Sven Ratzke: Kopfkino
Tuesday, 22-12-2026, 20:30, DeLaMar Theater, AmsterdamJoin entertainer Sven Ratzke on a musical and theatrical journey through 130 years of cinema, with surprising new arrangements of famous film songs.
Skins (Schillen)
Sunday, 27-12-2026, 20:00, Theater Bellevue, AmsterdamA theatrical monologue by non-binary artist Thorn de Vries, exploring identity, narratives, and transformation through fragmented scenes from their life.