What to do in Delft? Agenda today and this weekend

On Saturday there is a market on the Burgwal and the Brabantse Turfmarkt; the bigger one is on Thursday, on the Markt. Climb the tower of the Nieuwe Kerk, walk to the Oostpoort or visit Royal Delft, which is open every day. In the evening: a film at Filmhuis Lumen, a show at Theater De Veste or live music at Jazzcafé Bebop.

Go indoors: the Royal Delft museum and factory, the Vermeer Centrum, the Nieuwe Kerk and the Oude Kerk, or a film at Filmhuis Lumen. OPEN, the library and music school on the Vesteplein, is also open on weekdays until late.

Royal Delft and the Vermeer Centrum are open on Sunday, and the Jazzcafé Bebop usually has live music in the afternoon. The library in OPEN is closed on Sundays. Check the opening times of the churches before you go.

At Royal Delft children from seven can paint a Delft Blue tile. The Vermeer Centrum has a free treasure hunt, and the children's section of the library in OPEN often has a free activity. TU Delft Science Centre, the university's science centre on Van der Burghweg, runs indoor Techniekstudio workshops for children of 8 to 12 on Saturdays and Sundays, and on weekdays in school holidays. You book a ticket in advance, and the exhibition itself is not open yet.

Sinterklaas arrives on Saturday 21 November 2026. The boat is due at the Oostsingel around 12:45, then the procession goes to the Markt, where the party starts at 14:45.

There is no one big Christmas market. The municipality lists a market on the Markt on Saturday 19 December 2026 and one at the Bikolaan on Saturday 12 December 2026, and Delft Verlicht runs from 8 December to 3 January.

Museum Prinsenhof is temporarily closed for renovation and renewal. For Vermeer, go to the Vermeer Centrum on the Voldersgracht, which is open every day. The Royal Delft museum, also open every day, is about Delft Blue, and you can visit the Nieuwe Kerk, with its tower and the royal tomb, and the Oude Kerk.