Sat 31 Oct – Fri 6 Nov 2026
Free theatre shows this week
Over the next seven days there are 50 free theatre shows across the Netherlands, among them Merel & Paulus: something about an EP release in Leeuwarden, Soundtrack of the Plastic Age in Utrecht and Uit de Hoge Hoed Improv Comedy in Leeuwarden.
Updated today at 10:27
Free theatre shows
Our four picks, then everything day by day.
- Audiovisual performance with Dirk BruinsmaSaturday 20:00Huismanstraat 30 (Bunker Studio)RotterdamFeaturing SpOp&Bruinsma
Saturday 31 October
- Language DayA festival or an open dayZB Middelburg
- Show'chenLast chanceHuismanstraat 30 (Bunker Studio)Rotterdam
- DARK AfterpartyA free concertCKE Eindhoven
- AstrantEde
- all dayOWARI – The Art of CopingLast chanceEusebiuskerk, Externe locatieArnhem
All 18 free things to do on Saturday
- C.C. CascadeHendrik-Ido-Ambacht
- Winkelcentrum ColmschateDeventer
- Vesting IJsselstein
- Bibliotheek NeudeUtrecht
- Leens
- noon coffee & cultureAmsterdam
- Microstad, Professor Doctor Dorgelolaan 2, Eindhoven
- ZINiN TheaterNijverdal
- Zeewolde
- Vet GezondLeiden
- WORMRotterdam
Sunday 1 November
- Geheime DieptesLast chanceMarinemuseumDen Helder
- Open Mic - MuziekfabriekA free concertBackstage BridgesTilburg
- Open PodiumFeaturing Eric DetremainTorenlaan TheaterZeist
2 more of the 7 free things to do on Sunday
There is more: pick your city for the rest of the day.
Monday 2 November
- Het KloosterWoerden
- Brouwerij MartinusGroningen
Wednesday 4 November
- StevenskerkNijmegen
- Bibliotheek Meerssen
- De MeerpaalDronten
All 8 free things to do on Wednesday
- Theater de LeeuwArnhem
- Schouwburg Lochem
- MavisRotterdam
- Podium ExploreLeeuwarden
- The Wolfhound Irish Bar & KitchenHaarlem
Thursday 5 November
- BrouwdokHarlingen
- Rabauw BrewpubEindhoven
- Open StageFeaturing Callene SlagmolenSchouwburg Lochem
4 more of the 9 free things to do on Thursday
- Bibliotheek Ten Boer
- Nieuwe Luxor TheaterRotterdam
- Vice VersaAmsterdam
- OASERotterdam
There is more: pick your city for the rest of the day.
Friday 6 November
- De Nieuwe KolkAssen
- Centrale BibliotheekThe Hague
- Lutherse Kerk Kampen
All 8 free things to do on Friday
- Groningen
- Rita Community CenterAmsterdam
- Tilburg
- Nieuwe Luxor TheaterRotterdam
Free at big events
The free programme of the year's big events, each in the event's own guide.
- 14 NovSinterklaas arrivalsThe national arrival is in Grave. Every arrival at a glance.
- Nov–DecFree ChristmasChristmas concerts, light trails and markets without an entrance fee.
- 31 DecFree New Year's EveFireworks and the countdown on the square.
- 27 AprKoningsdag 2027Flea markets and stages across the country.
- Oct 2027ADE freeThe free programme of Amsterdam Dance Event.
Free by kind
Everything that is free over the next seven days.
Free in your city
Everything that is free in each city over the next seven days.
Regular free concert series
Concert series that keep coming back, with the next date.
- Usually Wednesday 12:30Free lunchtime concertHet ConcertgebouwAmsterdamNext: Wed 4 Nov
- Every other week, Thu 12:30Lunchtime concert with the Royal ConservatoireCentrale BibliotheekThe HagueNext: Thu 12 Nov
- First Friday, 12:30Lunchtime concertStadsklooster UtrechtNext: Fri 6 Nov
- Second Tuesday, 12:00Free lunchtime concertDe Waalse Kerk AmsterdamNext: Tue 10 Nov
Questions
01Is free here really free?
Everything here is listed by its organiser as free or pay-what-you-like. Sometimes you have to sign up first, or the organiser asks for a donation (that is stated with the outing), so check the organiser's site before you go.
02How do you choose the picks?
We put everything that is free in order of what makes it special: one-off or not, who plays, how well it fits the season. Where we can, a pick says why.
03What is not included?
Online events, lectures, courses, weekly classes, church services and business meetings. And anything that is only free for members or with a pass.
04When is there the most to do for free?
In summer, when there are free festivals on squares and in parks. In autumn and winter you mostly find free concerts and exhibitions indoors.