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Summer specials

May - September

Saturday & Sunday (mainly afternoon) - Rotterdam open stage - Grote Markt (Laurenskerk)

Saturday & Sunday - Action at Euromast - abseiling (except last Sunday of the month)

Every last Sunday of the month - Action at Euromast - rope sliding

Every Saturday & Sunday - citytour with the icecream tram

Every Saturday & Sunday - city walk with archiguides

Every Saturday - speedboat adventure on the river (combi with Euromast)

Every Tuesday - Laurenskerk - free organ concert - 12.45 - 13.30 hrs

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Don't mention the War. Image: Kunsthal Rotterdam
until 6 June

Don't mention the War

Exhibition including paintings, film, drawings, photographs by Christian Boltanski, Steve McQueen, Jeff Wall & other artists.

Location: Kunsthal

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Photo: Francesco Barasciutti
6 February - 30 May

Frozen Garden/"fruits of fire"

Ritsue Mishima, one of today’s leading glass artists, is filling a Japanese zengarden in Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen with glass objects.

Location: Boijmans van Beuningen Museum

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Kermis in Rotterdam - Rotterdam Fair
17 April - 2 May

  Rotterdam Fair

Location: Lloyd Multiplein - Schiehaven
Public Transport: tram 8, subway Calandlijn - Coolhaven station

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Kermis in Rotterdam - Rotterdam Fair
 
1 - 5 May

Rotterdam Circus Festival

Local, national and internatioal circus artist will perform on different locations in the city.

More information will soon be available.

Location: various locations city center

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Rotterdam circus festival
Rotterdam circus festival
 
4 May
Remembrance Day



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War memorial Stadhuisplein (City Hall)
War memorial Stadhuisplein
5 May
Liberation Day

Free festival at Parklaan: 13.00 hrs

(tram 7 from Rotterdam CS
or subway Leuvehaven)


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(National Holiday)

 
13 May - Ascension Day - National Holiday

Museums & other attractions will be open for your visit as are many shops in the city center (12.00 - 17.00 hrs)
 
14 May 2008. Lights mark the fire boundary after the 1940 bombardment. Photo from skyscrapercity.com
14 May 2008. Lights mark the fire boundary after the 1940 bombardment
 
14 May 

Bombardment Remembrance Concert

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Location: Laurenskerk (church) 20.30 hrs

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photo: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
 
15 May

Amateur Organ Day

Amateur organists will have 30 minutes to play the main church organ

location: Laurenskerk (church) 10.00 - 16.00 hrs

free entrance
organ Laurenskerk / orgel Laurenskerk Rotterdam
 
16 May

Bach & Finzi

Cantata Service by Laurens Cantory & Laurens Orchestra

Music Director: Wiecher Mandemaker
Soloists: Nienke Oostenrijk, Annette Vermeulen, Leon van Liere & Pieter Hendriks

Location: Laurenskerk - 19.00 hrs

Free entrance

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23 & 24 May - Whit Sunday - National holiday

Museums & other attractions will be open for you as are many shops in the city center (12.00 - 17.00 hrs)
 
24 May - ROPARUN finish

Location: Coolsingel / Erasmusbridge

ROPARUN is an abbreviation of Rotterdam - Paris- RUN. The Roparun is the longest non-stop relay race in the world; the route covers approximately 530km. The 275 teams will arrive at Coolsingel between 12.00 and 18.00 hrs. Goal of this event is to raise money for the fight against cancer. In 2008 the teams raised over 4 million Euro.

 
28 - 29 - 30 May

The Magic Fluit

Swinging version with pop, reggae, rock en jaz of Mozart's opera Zauberflöte.

Location: New Luxor Theatre

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photo: Luxor Theatre
 
 
28 - 30 May

European Design Festival

After Athens, Stockholm and Zurich, Rotterdam will proudly host the 4th edition of the festival.

Location: De Doelen

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European Design Festival 2010
 
28 May - 6 June
Opera Days Rotterdam

Location: various locations in the city center

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Kermis in Rotterdam - Rotterdam Fair
29 May - 6 June

  Rotterdam Mega Fair

Location: Ahoy (carpark)
(daily 13.00 - 23.00 hrs)

Public Transport:
subway Erasmuslijn to station Zuidplein

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Kermis in Rotterdam - Rotterdam Fair
 
30 May - Dunya Festival
As many as 80 artists perform on 7 stages at the 32nd edition of the Dunya Festival.
Music, dance and poetry from all over the world give a special atmosphere to this event.

Start: 13.00 hrs
No entrance fee for this festival

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Location: Park at Euromast
Public Transport: Tram 8 (get off at Kievitslaan), subway Calandlijn, station Dijkzicht/Erasmus MC
Parking: Erasmusbridge or Erasmus MC
The park can also be reached by foot from the city center. Walk towards Euromast and you will pass the festival area.

Dunya Festival Rotterdam
 
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