What to do in Den Bosch? Agenda today and this weekend

Walk around the Sint-Jan Cathedral in the morning, take a boat tour on the Binnendieze after lunch and finish on the Markt. In the evening there is a show at Theater aan de Parade or a concert at Willem Twee.

Go indoors: the Noordbrabants Museum, the Jheronimus Bosch Art Center, the Sint-Jan Cathedral or a film at the Verkadefabriek. The rainy-day page lists what is indoors, with what is on there next.

Carnival 2027 runs from Saturday 6 to Tuesday 9 February. In Den Bosch the city is called Oeteldonk for those days; Prince Amadeiro arrives on Sunday 7 February and the big parade is on Monday 8 February.

Theaterfestival Boulevard closes the Den Bosch summer, in the first half of August: the 2026 edition ran from 6 to 16 August. The dates for 2027 have not been announced yet.

Sinterklaas arrives in the centre of Den Bosch on Sunday 15 November 2026, at 11:30. Rosmalen, Empel and Engelen have an arrival of their own.

No classic free Christmas market is announced for 2026. De Brabantse Winter is a ticketed event in the Brabanthallen from 18 December 2026 to 3 January 2027, with an ice rink, winter attractions, workshops and a winter square with food. Bosch Winters Paradepaardje, with an ice rink and a Ferris wheel, comes to the Parade; its 2026 dates are not published yet. The Christmas page lists the markets of Brabant.

Jazz in Duketown is on 14, 15 and 16 May 2027 and is free to visit: the biggest free jazz festival of the Netherlands.