Verkadefabriek in 's-Hertogenbosch
Verkadefabriek is Den Bosch's film and theatre house in the former Verkade biscuit factory, with two theatre halls, five film halls, a club hall and a café-restaurant that opens daily at 11:00.
Photo credits
The restored old Verkade factory building of Verkadefabriek on the Boschdijkstraat, seen from the street.: LeeGer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cropped to 3:2
Quick answers
- Address
- Boschdijkstraat 45, 's-Hertogenbosch
- Address
- Boschdijkstraat 455211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch
- From the station
- 10-12 min walk (870 m)
- Halls
- 2 theatre halls, 5 film halls, club hall
- Café-restaurant
- Daily from 11:00; dinner at 17:00 or 19:00
- Parking
- P1, P2 and P3, €2.55 per hour
- Tickets
- Online, box office or phone; no cash
- Theatre evenings
- Start 20:15-20:30, end 21:15-22:10
- Contact
- +31736818160
Film premiere at Verkadefabriek: upcoming events
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Last night at Verkadefabriek: A Magician with Empty Hands, Erupcja
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How many people fit in Verkadefabriek?
Verkadefabriek does not publish a capacity for the whole building: it has two theatre halls, five film halls, a club hall and a café-restaurant that seats 120. Each hall's capacity depends on its layout, so the number differs by room and by show.
- Café-restaurant
- 120 seats
- Theatre halls
- 2 (Grote Zaal, Kleine Zaal)
- Film halls
- 5 (hall named on your ticket)
- Club hall
- 1 (Clubzaal)
- Building total
- Not published
The two theatre halls are the Grote Zaal and the Kleine Zaal. The five film halls are the cinema rooms of the building; your ticket names the hall. The Clubzaal is a separate room for club programming and events. The café-restaurant seats 120 people.
For comparison, three large sports venues around Den Bosch are much bigger: De Vliert holds 9,000, the Mandemakers Stadion 7,500 and Maaspoort 3,500. Those are capacities of other buildings, not rooms in Verkadefabriek; they show the scale of the city's larger venues rather than a like-for-like theatre comparison.
The annual volume is about 400 performances and 6,000 film screenings, with more than 210,000 visitors in 2019.
| Venue | Capacity | Distance from Verkadefabriek |
|---|---|---|
| Verkadefabriek | No building total; café-restaurant 120 | At the venue |
| Timmermans Infra Stadion De Vliert | 9,000 | 2.3 km |
| Maaspoort Sports & Events | 3,500 | 3.2 km |
| Mandemakers Stadion | 7,500 | 14.4 km |
Which hall is your film or show in?
Your ticket names the hall: theatre and dance use the Grote Zaal or Kleine Zaal, films use one of the five film halls, and club programming uses the Clubzaal. The Grote Zaal has a flat floor plus a retractable tribune; the Kleine Zaal is a flat-floor room.
Grote Zaal
Flat floor + retractable tribune
Kleine Zaal
Flat floor
Film halls
5, air-conditioned
Wheelchair places
Book on 073 681 81 60
Verkadefabriek is a flat-floor theatre. In the Kleine Zaal and on the floor of the Grote Zaal you sit close to the stage and the rows do not rise. In the Grote Zaal the tribune can be pulled out to add raised seating; the technical drawings show the room with the tribune in and out. If you want an overview, choose the tribune; if you want to be close, choose the floor.
The five film halls are air-conditioned. The film page names the hall, so check it before booking if you want a particular room. Wheelchair places in the theatre and film halls can be booked by phone on 073 681 81 60; a companion can sit next to you.
The Grote Zaal and Kleine Zaal are also rented out for conferences and events, so the layout can differ from a theatre evening.
Eating and drinking at Verkadefabriek
The café-restaurant opens every day at 11:00 for coffee, sandwiches and an early drink, and dinner can be booked at 17:00 or 19:00. The kitchen uses seasonal, local ingredients and caters for vegetarian, vegan and allergy diets.
The menu changes with the seasons and uses organic produce where possible, with a balance of fish, meat and vegetarian dishes. Vegan dishes are available. If you have an allergy or intolerance, tell the team when you book and the kitchen will make a meal to fit.
Before a film, the Food & Film arrangement combines two courses with a film ticket for €24.50 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. If the film runs longer than two hours, the price is €25.50. On Sunday morning, Filmontbijt is breakfast and a film for €15.50.
You can eat without a ticket, and the café is also the place to wait before a show. Outside food and drink are not allowed in the building; drinks bought in the café may be taken into the film halls, but not into the theatre halls.
- Open
- Daily from 11:00
- Dinner
- 17:00 or 19:00
- Food & Film
- €24.50 Mon-Wed; €25.50 over 2 hours
- Filmontbijt
- Sunday, €15.50
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan and allergies
Cloakroom, lockers and bags at Verkadefabriek
Coats can go on the free unattended racks in the corridors or in the free lockers, and you may take your coat into the hall. The venue publishes no maximum bag size.
There are unattended coat racks in the corridors and free lockers. You can also take your coat into the hall. No maximum bag size is published; large bags are best left at home because the halls have little space.
Lost something? The box office keeps found property for four weeks; call 073 681 81 60.
The shop is open whenever the box office is open, and the web shop sells the same range.
- Cloakroom
- Free unattended racks
- Lockers
- Free
- Coat in the hall
- Allowed
- Lost property
- Kept 4 weeks
- Shop
- Open with the box office
Is Verkadefabriek wheelchair accessible?
Yes. Verkadefabriek is step-free and wheelchair accessible, with electric sliding entrance doors, a wheelchair-friendly toilet and wheelchair places in both the theatre and film halls. Book a wheelchair place by phone on 073 681 81 60; a companion can sit next to you.
There are two disabled parking spaces at P1, close to the entrance. The entrance has electric sliding doors and the accessible toilet has a button to open the door. A changing table is in the accessible toilet halfway down the corridor.
The theatre halls have a headphone system and an ear loop for hearing aids with a T-setting; collect and test the equipment at the box office. Since June 2024 the film halls use Sennheiser MobileConnect, which sends the film soundtrack to your own phone, headphones or hearing aid. Some films offer audiodescription through Earcatch, and some performances have a Dutch Sign Language interpreter.
Guide dogs and assistance dogs are welcome. If you need help or want to be met at the entrance, call ahead on 073 681 81 60. For a quieter visit, ask to enter the hall first; the agenda marks performances with accessibility options.
- Step-free
- Yes, electric sliding doors
- Wheelchair places
- Theatre and film halls; book by phone
- Accessible toilet
- Yes, with button
- Hearing
- Ear loop/T-setting; MobileConnect
- Guide dogs
- Welcome
- Disabled parking
- 2 spaces at P1
House rules: food, phones, latecomers and dogs
Arrive before the start: once a film or show has begun, latecomers are not admitted. Do not eat in the halls, turn off your phone and smartwatch, and do not photograph or film anywhere in the building.
You may take a drink bought in the café into the film halls, but not into the theatre halls. Outside food and drink are not allowed. Phones and smartwatches must be off; photography, filming and sound recording are not allowed in the halls, corridors or café, and smart glasses with a camera are not allowed. Medical and assistive devices are exempt.
If you leave a performance midway, you cannot go back in, because the route to your seat crosses the stage. Guide dogs and assistance dogs are welcome; other animals are not. The VSCD visitor terms apply. Complaints: call 073 681 81 50.
- Latecomers
- Not admitted after the start
- Food
- No eating; drinks only in film halls
- Phones
- Off; no photo, film or sound recording
- Re-entry
- Not possible during a performance
- Dogs
- Guide and assistance dogs only
How do I get to Verkadefabriek from Den Bosch station?
Verkadefabriek is a 10-minute walk from 's-Hertogenbosch station, about 870 m; the measured route takes 12 minutes. Buses from the station stop at Orthenstraat and Orthenseweg, both a 10-minute walk from the venue.
The building is on the Boschdijkstraat, on the edge of the city centre. The venue's own estimate is 10 minutes from the station; the OpenStreetMap route is 870 m and 12 minutes.
By bus, lines 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9 stop at Orthenstraat; lines 7, 10, 90, 158, 165, 166, 665 and 690 stop at Orthenseweg. Both stops are 730 m, about 10 minutes, from the entrance. From the station, take any of these lines; the ride is short and the walk from the stop is the same.
By bike, there are racks in front of the venue and at P1 behind it. By car, use P1, P2 or P3 (see the parking section). The venue is inside the zero-emission zone that applies in central Den Bosch from 1 March 2025, so check your vehicle before driving in.
If a show ends late, check the last bus or train with the operator before you book. The 870 m walk to the station, about 12 minutes, is the option that does not depend on a timetable; a taxi is the fallback.
Parking at Verkadefabriek: P1, P2 and P3
Verkadefabriek has three car parks around the building: P1 behind it, P2 at the Tramkade and P3 at the Veemarktweg. Parking costs €2.55 per hour, or €0.85 per 20 minutes, 24 hours a day.
P1 is behind the building, P2 at the Tramkade and P3 at the Veemarktweg. You can take a ticket or pay contactless with your bank card at the barrier. The first 20 minutes are free if you are dropping someone off or picking them up; drive in and out with your entry ticket at no cost.
P1 has charging points for electric cars at €0.66 per kWh plus transaction costs, and two disabled spaces near the entrance. Frequent visitors with a disabled parking card get a discount on parking; ask at the box office or reception.
At busy times the three car parks can fill up. Parking in the surrounding streets is very limited and strictly enforced, so arrive early or come by public transport. The station is an 870 m walk (about 12 minutes), and the buses in the getting-there section stop 730 m away.
| Car park | Address | Walk | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Behind the venue, Boschdijkstraat 45 | 1 min | €2.55 per hour |
| P2 | Tramkade | 2 min | €2.55 per hour |
| P3 | Veemarktweg | 2 min | €2.55 per hour |
- Car parks
- 3 (P1, P2, P3)
- Rate
- €2.55/hour; €0.85 per 20 min
- First 20 minutes
- Free for drop-off and pick-up
- EV charging
- P1, €0.66/kWh plus fees
- Disabled spaces
- 2 at P1, near the entrance
Contact and opening hours
Verkadefabriek is at Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch. The box office is open Monday to Friday 11:00-22:00, Saturday 13:00-22:00 and Sunday 11:00-20:00; the café-restaurant opens daily at 11:00.
- Address
- Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch
- Box office
- 073 681 81 60
- Office
- 073 681 81 50
- [email protected]
- Box office hours
- Mon-Fri 11:00-22:00; Sat 13:00-22:00; Sun 11:00-20:00
- Café
- Daily from 11:00
- Tickets
- Online, box office or phone; no cash
What is Verkadefabriek?
Verkadefabriek is 's-Hertogenbosch's film and theatre house in the former Verkade biscuit factory on the Boschdijkstraat, with two theatre halls, five film halls, a club hall and a café-restaurant that opens daily at 11:00.
The programme mixes arthouse and mainstream film with theatre, cabaret, dance, music and children's shows. The building also has a shop and rehearsal rooms, and six theatre and dance companies are based here.
For a visit, the address is the same for everything: films screen in one of the five film halls, theatre and dance in the Grote Zaal or Kleine Zaal, and club programming in the Clubzaal. Your ticket names the hall.
The café-restaurant is the public living room: lunch, dinner before a show, or a drink after a film. It is open every day from 11:00, and you do not need a ticket to eat there.
From Verkade biscuit factory to cultural centre
Verkadefabriek opened on 28 September 2004 in the former Verkade biscuit factory, a building from 1929 that made Verkade biscuits until production moved to Zaandam in 1993.
The factory stood empty for years. In 2001 ZT Hollandia performed Varkens/Boeren there, and in 2002 the city council decided to convert the building into a centre for theatre, film and hospitality. Architect Hubert-Jan Henket kept the industrial shell: the shed roofs still bring daylight into the building, and eighteen thousand old yellow floor tiles from the dispatch hall were cleaned and relaid in the café-restaurant.
The complex opened in 2004 with two theatre halls, five film halls and a club hall. In 2019 it received more than 210,000 visitors; in 2023 the figure was more than 230,000. The annual programme runs to about 400 performances and 6,000 film screenings.
Six companies are house companies: Minoux, Panama Pictures, Theater Artemis, Matzer Theaterproducties, Lucas de Man and Paleis voor Volksvlijt.
- Opened
- 28 September 2004
- Original building
- 1929, Verkade biscuit factory
- Conversion architect
- Hubert-Jan Henket
- Visitors
- 210,000 in 2019; 230,000 in 2023
- Floor tiles reused
- Eighteen thousand
Photos
Photo credits
The restored old Verkade factory building of Verkadefabriek on the Boschdijkstraat, seen from the street.: LeeGer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cropped to 3:2
A concert in Verkadefabriek: Kayhan Kalhor and the Rembrandt Frerichs Trio on stage, with the audience in front.: PersianDutchNetwork · CC BY-SA 3.0
The busy café-restaurant of Verkadefabriek, with visitors at the tables.: Verkadefabriek
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Frequently asked questions about Verkadefabriek
The questions visitors ask most about times, parking, getting there, food, halls, accessibility and rules.
What time do shows start and end at Verkadefabriek?
Evening theatre, cabaret and dance performances typically start at 20:15 or 20:30 and end between 21:15 and 22:10. Films can start later and run longer: a 175-minute film started at 20:40 and ended at 23:35. Always check the start time on your ticket, and arrive before it.
How much does parking cost at Verkadefabriek?
Parking costs €2.55 per hour, or €0.85 per 20 minutes, in all three car parks: P1 behind the building, P2 at the Tramkade and P3 at the Veemarktweg. The first 20 minutes are free for dropping off or picking up. P1 also has electric charging at €0.66 per kWh plus transaction costs.
Is there free parking at Verkadefabriek?
No, the three car parks are paid. The first 20 minutes are free if you are only dropping someone off or picking them up. Blue-badge holders can use two disabled spaces at P1 near the entrance, and frequent visitors with a disabled parking card get a discount at the box office.
How do I get from Den Bosch station to Verkadefabriek?
It is a 10-minute walk according to the venue, and 870 m or about 12 minutes on the OpenStreetMap route. You can also take bus 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 or 9 to Orthenstraat, or bus 7, 10, 90, 158, 165, 166, 665 or 690 to Orthenseweg; both stops are 730 m, about 10 minutes, from the venue.
What if the Verkadefabriek car parks are full?
At very busy times P1, P2 and P3 can fill up, and parking in the surrounding streets is very limited and strictly checked. Arrive early or come by public transport; the station is an 870 m walk (about 12 minutes) and the buses stop 730 m away.
What are the opening hours of Verkadefabriek?
The café-restaurant opens every day at 11:00. The box office is open Monday to Friday 11:00-22:00, Saturday 13:00-22:00 and Sunday 11:00-20:00, and is reachable by phone until 21:00, or 20:00 on Sunday. Film and theatre times vary by performance.
Can I eat at Verkadefabriek without a ticket?
Yes. The café-restaurant is open to everyone every day from 11:00 for coffee, sandwiches and dinner; dinner can be booked at 17:00 or 19:00. You do not need a film or theatre ticket to eat there, and the kitchen accommodates vegetarian, vegan and allergy diets.
How many film halls and theatre halls does Verkadefabriek have?
Verkadefabriek has two theatre halls, the Grote Zaal and Kleine Zaal, five film halls (the hall is on your ticket), a club hall (Clubzaal), a café-restaurant and rehearsal rooms. The café-restaurant seats 120 people. The venue does not publish a capacity for the building as a whole.
What is the capacity of Verkadefabriek?
There is no published capacity for the whole building. It has two theatre halls, five film halls and a club hall, and the café-restaurant seats 120. For scale, De Vliert holds 9,000, Mandemakers Stadion 7,500 and Maaspoort 3,500, but those are separate sports venues, not rooms here.
Is Verkadefabriek wheelchair accessible?
Yes. The building is step-free, has electric sliding entrance doors, a wheelchair-friendly toilet and wheelchair places in the theatre and film halls. Book a wheelchair place and a companion seat by phone on 073 681 81 60. There are two disabled parking spaces at P1 near the entrance.
Can I take a coat or bag into Verkadefabriek?
You can hang your coat on the free unattended racks in the corridors, leave it in a free locker, or take it into the hall. The venue publishes no maximum bag size. Large bags are best left at home, as the halls have limited space.
What do 12+ and 16+ mean at Verkadefabriek?
They are age classifications for individual films. A 16+ film is closed to visitors under 16, even with an adult; this is a legal requirement, and staff may ask for ID. A 12+ film admits children under 12 only with an adult. The classification is shown with each film listing.
Can I exchange or cancel my ticket?
You can exchange or cancel up to two days before the performance and pay €2.50 per ticket; the rest is refunded. Free tickets, such as Supporter tickets, can be cancelled online. The box office does not accept cash, but you can pay by card or gift card.
Is there air conditioning in the film halls?
Yes, the film halls are air-conditioned. They are also equipped with the Sennheiser MobileConnect system since June 2024, which sends the soundtrack to your own phone, headphones or hearing aid. Ask at the box office for help with the system.
What is Food & Film at Verkadefabriek?
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Food & Film combines two courses with a film ticket for €24.50. If the film lasts longer than two hours, the price is €25.50. On Sunday morning, Filmontbijt gives you breakfast and a film for €15.50. Book both through the venue.
Are dogs allowed at Verkadefabriek?
Guide dogs and assistance dogs are welcome. Other animals are not allowed in the building. If you need help with access for a guide dog or assistance dog, call the box office on 073 681 81 60 in advance.
Sources: Verkadefabriek: over ons (October 30, 2026) · Wikipedia: Verkadefabriek ('s-Hertogenbosch) (October 30, 2026) · Verkadefabriek: informatie voor gezelschappen (October 30, 2026) · Verkadefabriek: bereikbaarheid en parkeren (October 30, 2026) · Verkadefabriek: eten en drinken (October 30, 2026) · Verkadefabriek: meest gestelde vragen (October 30, 2026) · Verkadefabriek: toegankelijkheid (October 30, 2026) · Verkadefabriek: huisregels (October 30, 2026) · Verkadefabriek: contact (October 30, 2026)
