Theater de Schalm in Veldhoven
Veldhoven's city theatre beside the town hall: a 466-seat Grote Zaal and a 185-seat Lindenzaal, with cabaret, theatre, music, film and around 170 professional shows a year.
Photo credits
The Grote Zaal of Theater de Schalm during the 2018 carnival key handover: Omroep Veldhoven · CC BY 3.0 · Video still from 'Sleuteloverdracht - Carnaval in Rommelgat 2018' by Omroep Veldhoven, licensed CC BY 3.0. The Commons description places the key handover in the Grote Zaal of Theater de Schalm. The still is 1920×1080; no crop.
Quick answers
- Halls
- Grote Zaal 466 seats · Lindenzaal 185
- Address
- Meiveld 35501 KA Veldhoven
- Address
- Meiveld 3, 5501 KA Veldhoven
- Parking
- Geer 1 min · Repel 3 min · free after 18:00 (Fri 21:00)
- From Eindhoven Centraal
- Bus 402/14 to Heemweg/Centrum, 4 min walk
- Box office
- Opens 45 min before the show; desk Mon–Thu 11:00–14:00
- Tickets
- Online 24/7 · e-tickets free · every visitor needs a seat
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair places in both halls · accessible toilet
- Contact
- +31 40 253 35 78
Theater de Schalm agenda: upcoming events
Tonight, this week and the months ahead at this venue in Veldhoven.
Last night at Theater de Schalm: Stel je voor — Dinie, Maartje, Yvonne
January 2027
Plan your visit to Theater de Schalm
How many people fit in Theater de Schalm?
The Grote Zaal seats 466 people on its tribune and the Lindenzaal 185. The theatre does not publish one building-wide total, and the two halls are not counted together for a performance.
- Grote Zaal
- 466 tribune seats; 470 seats being renewed in 2026
- Lindenzaal
- 185 seats
- Congress layout
- 420 seats with an extended stage
- Flat floor
- 200 chairs + 500 standing
- Building total
- Not published; the halls are counted separately
The Grote Zaal is the larger hall: 466 tribune seats for theatre, 420 in a congress layout with an extended stage, or a flat floor with 200 chairs and 500 standing places. The Lindenzaal has 185 tribune seats; with the floor flat it holds 200 standing visitors. For private events the rooms page quotes up to 460 visitors in the Grote Zaal and 180 in the Lindenzaal, with party layouts up to 600 and 200.
In 2026 the theatre is replacing 470 seats in the Grote Zaal; the room page counts 466 tribune seats and separate wheelchair places, and the capacity stays the same. Some theatre listings still quote 480 and 185; the official room pages, which give 466 and 185, are the basis here. Do not add the halls together: a performance uses one hall at a time.
For scale, the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven holds 36,500 people and the Jan Louwers Stadion 4,500. De Schalm is a mid-sized receiving theatre, not a stadium venue, and its largest single-room event layout is the Grote Zaal's 600 places in party layout.
| Hall or venue | Building | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Grote Zaal | Theater de Schalm, Meiveld 3, Veldhoven | 466 tribune seats; wheelchair places separate |
| Lindenzaal | Theater de Schalm, Meiveld 3, Veldhoven | 185 seats |
| Philips Stadion | Eindhoven | 36,500 |
| Jan Louwers Stadion | Eindhoven | 4,500 |
Seating plan: where to sit in the Grote Zaal and Lindenzaal
Both halls have a raked tribune. The Grote Zaal's step-free row is row 4 and the Lindenzaal's is row 1; those rows also hold the wheelchair places, so they are the best starting point for anyone who cannot manage steps.
Grote Zaal step-free
Row 4; wheelchair places at the corners
Lindenzaal step-free
Row 1; wheelchair places in the middle
Grote Zaal upper section
Row 13, lift + 1 step, extra legroom
New seats
470 being replaced from 26 Oct 2026, ~9% more legroom
In the Grote Zaal, row 4 is the accessible row: no steps, with the wheelchair places at its corners. Row 3 is one step down and row 5 one step up if row 4 is full. Row 13 is the first row of the bovenzaal (upper section); take the lift and then one step up into the row. Row 13 also has extra legroom.
In the Lindenzaal, row 1 is step-free and the middle of the row holds the wheelchair places. The corner seats in rows 2 and 3 are the alternative. The stairs at both sides of the Lindenzaal are steeper than those in the Grote Zaal.
The theatre is replacing the 470 seats in the Grote Zaal from 26 October 2026, with about 9% more legroom on average and the same capacity. The full PDF seat maps for both halls are linked from the theatre's Zaalplattegronden page; the box office can reserve a wheelchair place on 040 253 35 78.
Eating and drinking at Theater de Schalm
The foyer bar opens before the show and serves during the interval; after the performance you can stay at the bar or walk into restaurant D'n Burgemister, in the same building.
The in-house restaurant D'n Burgemister is open Tuesday to Sunday (the general FAQ still says Wednesday to Sunday; the separate eten-en-drinken page is more specific). It serves lunch and dinner before an evening show or after a matinee, with an extensive menu and a two-course Theatre Menu that gets you back to the hall in time. Reserve on 040 254 14 75 or [email protected].
The foyer bar is open before the performance and during the interval. After the show you can order at the foyer bar and/or in D'n Burgemister, whose entrance is in the foyer to the left of the lift. The theatre asks guests to pay contactless or by card at the bar where possible.
For a matinee, lunch before or after the show works well at D'n Burgemister; for an evening performance, dinner before. Because the restaurant is in the same building, you do not have to go outside between courses and curtain-up.
- Foyer bar
- Before the show and during the interval
- After the show
- Foyer bar or D'n Burgemister
- Restaurant
- Tue–Sun (FAQ: Wed–Sun), lunch and dinner
- Theatre menu
- Two courses, timed for the show
- Payment
- Contactless or card at the bar
Accessibility at Theater de Schalm
The public areas are accessible, both halls have wheelchair places, and there is an accessible toilet. Book a wheelchair place through the box office on 040 253 35 78; it is not sold online.
The main entrance next to the town hall has a wheelchair entrance with a push button inside and outside; the threshold is 1 cm. In the Grote Zaal, row 4 is step-free and the corners hold the wheelchair places; row 3 is one step down and row 5 one step up. Row 13 is the first row of the upper section, reached by lift with one step up. In the Lindenzaal, row 1 is step-free with the wheelchair places in the middle; rows 2 and 3 are the alternative, and the side stairs are steeper.
There is an accessible toilet in the corridor left of entrance 2 (Grote Zaal). Hearing support (Audio Technica 3000) is available at every performance, with headphones or a link to a hearing aid. Selected shows have a sign-language interpreter, and the theatre works with Komt 't Zien for blind interpreters. Low-stimulus (prikkelarm) performances are marked in the programme.
For disabled parking there are 3 spaces at the Minneveld (permit required) and 4 in garage Geer (not free); the town-hall passage to Meiveld is open until 24:00. The main entrance has a 1 cm threshold, so allow a little extra time on a first visit.
- Wheelchair places
- Grote Zaal row 4 · Lindenzaal row 1
- Book
- 040 253 35 78, not online
- Accessible toilet
- Corridor left of entrance 2
- Hearing
- Audio Technica 3000 at every show
- Parking
- 3 Minneveld (permit) · 4 Geer (not free)
Tickets, box office and your visit
Order online 24/7 or at the box office; the evening box office opens 45 minutes before the performance at the main entrance next to the town hall. E-tickets are free, and every visitor, including a toddler, needs their own seat.
The box office sells tickets Monday to Thursday 11:00–14:00 by phone and at the counter. On performance evenings it opens 45 minutes before the start at the main entrance and is reachable by phone from one hour before to five minutes after the start. Online sales run 24/7; service costs are included, e-tickets are free and paper tickets cost €2.50 in shipping.
You can return tickets up to 24 hours before the performance: exchange free of charge for another show or take a credit note minus €2.50 per order. Series tickets cannot be returned. Every visitor needs a ticket and a seat, including toddlers; an e-ticket is a PDF with one seat per page.
Arrive on time: latecomers are admitted only at a suitable moment, may not get their own seat, and are not refunded if they are refused. There is not always an interval; the service email says whether there is one. The theatre's theater.nl listing mentions a free cloakroom.
- Box office
- 45 min before the show; Mon–Thu 11:00–14:00
- Online
- 24/7; service costs included
- E-tickets
- Free; paper tickets €2.50 shipping
- Returns
- Up to 24 h before; €2.50 per order
- Every visitor
- Needs a ticket and a seat, including toddlers
- Latecomers
- Admitted only at a suitable moment; no refund
- Cloakroom
- Free
Getting to Theater de Schalm by bus, train or car
The theatre is at Meiveld 3 in Veldhoven, next to the town hall. From Eindhoven Centraal, bus 402 or 14 stops at Heemweg/Centrum, a 4-minute walk; bus 15 stops at CityCentrum, about 5 minutes away.
Eindhoven Centraal is the main station for the theatre. Take bus 402 or 14 to Heemweg/Centrum and walk 260 m (4 min) along the Meiveld. Bus 15 stops at CityCentrum; the theatre says that is five minutes' walk, while the OSM foot router measures 690 m/10 min, so allow 5–10 minutes.
The nearest train station is Eindhoven Strijp-S, 5.3 km away and a 72-minute walk. Do not walk it with luggage: take the flex bus to Heuvelstraat, then walk 680 m (10 min) to the theatre.
By car, set the navigation to Geer 10, not Meiveld 3; the theatre's own directions use Geer 10. Park at garage Geer or the Repel car park, both within a few minutes' walk. The car parks are the practical destination; the theatre entrance is a short walk from both.
After a late performance, bus 402 is the public-transport fallback: the timetable valid from 28 October to 12 December 2026 has departures after midnight from Veldhoven Zonderwijk, with the last one at 01:36 on workdays, 01:37 on Saturday and 00:51 on Sunday. Heemweg/Centrum comes later on the route, so check the exact stop time in the planner; if the last bus has gone, take a taxi or rideshare from the entrance rather than relying on the Strijp-S train.
Main station
Eindhoven Centraal; bus 402/14, 4 min walk
Alternative bus
Bus 15 to CityCentrum, 5–10 min walk
Nearest station
Eindhoven Strijp-S, 5.3 km, flex bus
Navigation
Geer 10, not Meiveld 3
Late-night bus
402 after midnight; last from Zonderwijk 01:36 (Sun 00:51)
Parking at Theater de Schalm: Geer, Repel, Lei, Braak Noord and Bree
The theatre advises garage Geer or the Repel car park, both a few minutes' walk away. Evening parking is free after 18:00, except on Friday until 21:00; Sunday is free all day.
Garage Geer (Geer 60) is the closest: 60 m, 1 min walk. The entrance closes at 23:00, but you can leave 24/7. P1 lists daytime parking (Monday–Saturday 9:00–18:00) at €1.30 per hour with a maximum of €4 per day; after 18:00 it is free, except Friday until 21:00, and Sunday is free all day. Keep your ticket: you need it to open the theatre's access door, even when parking is free.
Repel (190 m, 3 min) and Bree (400 m, 6 min) are open-air car parks. A Repel day ticket costs €4; in the evening parking is free after 18:00, except Friday until 21:00, and free all day Sunday. Lei (200 m, 3 min) is free. The blue zone around the theatre gives the first two hours free with a parking disc.
Two more blue-zone car parks are within walking distance: Parkeerterrein Geer (Geer 10, 280 m/4 min) and Braak Noord (Braak 18, 390 m/6 min). P1 lists both as 24/7 blue-zone parking where the first two hours are free with a disc from Monday to Thursday and Saturday 09:00–18:00 and Friday 09:00–21:00. Outside those hours P1 says you may park longer than two hours, but it publishes no separate evening tariff, so the table gives the verified rule rather than an evening price.
For disabled parking there are 3 spaces at the Minneveld (permit required) and 4 in garage Geer (not free). The town-hall passage to Meiveld is open until 24:00. The theatre's directions name Repel and Geer as the best choices; Bree and Lei are useful fallbacks when those are full.
| Car park | Address | Walk | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garage Geer | Geer 60, 5501 LB Veldhoven | 60 m, 1 min | €1.30/hour, max €4/day; free after 18:00 (Fri from 21:00), Sun free |
| Repel | Repel, Veldhoven | 190 m, 3 min | €4 day ticket; free after 18:00 (Fri from 21:00), Sun free |
| Lei | Lei 1, Veldhoven | 200 m, 3 min | Free |
| Parkeerterrein Geer | Geer 10, 5501 KA Veldhoven | 280 m, 4 min | Blue zone: free max 2 h with disc (Mon–Thu/Sat 9:00–18:00, Fri 9:00–21:00); no separate evening rate published |
| Braak Noord | Braak 18, 5501 DJ Veldhoven | 390 m, 6 min | Blue zone: free max 2 h with disc (Mon–Thu/Sat 9:00–18:00, Fri 9:00–21:00); no separate evening rate published |
| Bree | Bree 151, Veldhoven | 400 m, 6 min | Paid by day; free after 18:00 (Fri from 21:00), Sun free |
- Closest garage
- Geer, 60 m / 1 min walk
- Evening free
- After 18:00, except Friday until 21:00
- Sunday
- Free all day in Geer, Repel and Bree
- Day ticket
- Geer and Repel €4
- Disabled parking
- 3 Minneveld (permit) · 4 Geer (not free)
- Extra blue-zone lots
- Parkeerterrein Geer 280 m · Braak Noord 390 m
Contact and opening hours
The theatre is at Meiveld 3, 5501 KA Veldhoven; use Geer 10 in your navigation. The box office is on 040 253 35 78 and [email protected] reaches the office.
- Address
- Meiveld 3, 5501 KA Veldhoven
- Navigation
- Geer 10
- Box office
- 040 253 35 78 · Mon–Thu 11:00–14:00
- [email protected]
- Events
- [email protected] · 040 254 11 87
Official links
The history of Theater de Schalm
The theatre grew out of the Kunstkring De Schalm, founded in 1963, and opened in its current building on 29 September 1988 as part of Veldhoven's new Gemeentecentrum.
The Kunstkring 'De Schalm' was founded on 17 October 1963. The building at Meiveld 3 was designed by architectenbureau De Bever from Eindhoven, which brought theatre, restaurant, town hall and library under one roof in the Gemeentecentrum. Construction started on 26 September 1986; the theatre section cost about 7.6 million guilders.
When the centre opened on 29 September 1988, the Grote Zaal held 450 people and the small hall 150. In 1993 the foundation began professionalising, and in 1998 it was renamed Theater De Schalm. In 2011 the theatre's jubilee coincided with the 90th anniversary of the municipality of Veldhoven.
The building dates from 1988; in 2026 the theatre is replacing all 470 seats in the Grote Zaal, with about 9% more legroom and the same capacity. The original 450-seat Grote Zaal and 150-seat small hall now appear as the 466-seat Grote Zaal and 185-seat Lindenzaal in the current room pages.
- Founded
- 17 October 1963, as Kunstkring De Schalm
- Architect
- De Bever, Eindhoven
- Opened
- 29 September 1988
- Original halls
- 450 + 150 seats
- Renamed
- 1998
- Jubilee
- 2011, 90 years of Veldhoven
Photos
Photo credits
The Grote Zaal of Theater de Schalm during the 2018 carnival key handover: Omroep Veldhoven · CC BY 3.0 · Video still from 'Sleuteloverdracht - Carnaval in Rommelgat 2018' by Omroep Veldhoven, licensed CC BY 3.0. The Commons description places the key handover in the Grote Zaal of Theater de Schalm. The still is 1920×1080; no crop.
The upper foyer of Theater de Schalm: Matijs Moeskops / Komma BV · EXIF Artist: Matijs Moeskops / Komma BV. Venue image served through img.deschalm.com at its maximum 1200×800 transform.
The Grote Zaal of Theater de Schalm set up for a themed event: Theater de Schalm · Themed event setup in the Grote Zaal, not a regular theatre configuration; venue image at the CDN's 1200×800 maximum.
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Frequently asked questions about Theater de Schalm
What time do shows at Theater de Schalm start and end?
Start times vary: in the coming weeks evening shows begin between 19:30 and 20:30, and Sunday matinees at 15:00. The exact end time is on the event page and your ticket; the box office opens 45 minutes before the start.
How do I get to Theater de Schalm from Eindhoven Centraal?
Take bus 402 or 14 to Heemweg/Centrum and walk 260 m (4 min) along the Meiveld. Bus 15 also stops at CityCentrum, a 5–10 minute walk. The theatre is at Meiveld 3, next to the town hall; use Geer 10 for car navigation.
Where can I park at Theater de Schalm and what does it cost?
Garage Geer (60 m) costs €1.30 per hour up to €4 per day; Repel (190 m) has a €4 day ticket; Lei (200 m) is free. Evening parking is free after 18:00, except Friday until 21:00, and Sunday is free all day. Keep your Geer ticket for the theatre's access door.
How many seats are there in the Grote Zaal and Lindenzaal?
The Grote Zaal has 466 tribune seats and the Lindenzaal 185. The 2026 replacement covers 470 seats in the Grote Zaal; the room page counts 466 tribune seats and separate wheelchair places, with no change in capacity. Some listings still say 480; the official room pages give 466.
Can I book wheelchair places at Theater de Schalm online?
No, wheelchair places are booked through the box office on 040 253 35 78, not online. In the Grote Zaal they are at the corners of step-free row 4; in the Lindenzaal in the middle of step-free row 1. There is an accessible toilet left of entrance 2.
Is there a restaurant or bar at Theater de Schalm?
Yes. The foyer bar opens before the show and during the interval, and restaurant D'n Burgemister in the same building serves lunch and dinner Tuesday to Sunday with a two-course Theatre Menu. After the show you can stay at the bar or move into the restaurant.
Can I return or exchange tickets for Theater de Schalm?
You can return tickets up to 24 hours before the performance: exchange free of charge for another show or take a credit note minus €2.50 per order. Series tickets cannot be returned. Service costs are included, e-tickets are free and paper tickets cost €2.50 in shipping.
Do I need a ticket for a toddler at Theater de Schalm?
Yes. Every visitor needs a ticket and a seat, including toddlers. An e-ticket is a PDF with one seat per page, so a group receives one page per seat.
What time does the box office open before a show?
The evening box office opens 45 minutes before the performance at the main entrance next to the town hall. By phone the box office is reachable from one hour before to five minutes after the start; the counter is open Monday to Thursday 11:00–14:00.
Is Theater de Schalm accessible for people with hearing loss?
Yes. Hearing support (Audio Technica 3000) is available at every performance, with headphones or a link to a hearing aid. Selected shows have a sign-language interpreter, and the theatre works with Komt 't Zien for blind interpreters. Ask the box office which show has which service.
What is the address and navigation address for Theater de Schalm?
The postal address is Meiveld 3, 5501 KA Veldhoven. Use Geer 10 in your navigation system, not Meiveld 3, for the car park. The main entrance for performances is at the Meiveld, next to the town hall.
Can I see the seating plan before I book?
Yes. The theatre's Zaalplattegronden page links PDF seat maps for the Grote Zaal and Lindenzaal. The accessible rows are row 4 in the Grote Zaal and row 1 in the Lindenzaal; the box office can reserve a wheelchair place on 040 253 35 78.
Sources: Theater de Schalm: Grote Zaal (October 30, 2026) · Theater de Schalm: Zaalplattegronden (October 30, 2026) · Theater de Schalm: Bereikbaarheid (October 30, 2026) · Theater de Schalm: Horeca (October 30, 2026) · Theater de Schalm: Toegankelijkheid (October 30, 2026) · Theater de Schalm: Veelgestelde vragen (October 30, 2026) · Theater de Schalm: Geschiedenis (October 30, 2026) · Theater de Schalm: Contact (October 30, 2026)
