Sun Nov 15

Lennox: Music Theater Adventure at Amare

When his dad forgets his lucky necklace before a hospital visit, eleven-year-old Lennox and his best friend set off after him, with live music on stage.

Sun Nov 15

The Little Lamb That Is a Pig: Picture-Book Theater with Live Music

Three stories from Pim Lammers' picture books come to the stage with live music and songs, including a lamb who would much rather play in the mud.

Multiple dates in November

The Seven Sleepers: Puppet Show at Kooman's Poppentheater

Two hibernating mice, an enchanted candy shop and a spell to break, in a Dutch-language puppet show at the oldest permanent puppet theater in the Netherlands.

Multiple Dates Nov-Dec

De Club van Sinterklaas Theater Show at AFAS Circustheater

Sinterklaas, Coole Piet and the whole Club take the stage for a musical show packed with hits, live music and fireworks, after a Pieten disco in the hall.

Through Feb 28, 2027

Cool Event Scheveningen: Covered Ice Rink on the Kurhausplein

A covered ice rink on the Kurhausplein with double-blade skates for beginners, evening disco skating, and a second rink on the boulevard looking out over the sea.

Fri Nov 20

Kids' workshop: Medieval felting at Bibliotheek Benoordenhout

Kids meet a medieval woman, get their hands on sheep's wool and felt their own bracelet, ball or magic stone.

Sat Nov 21 & Sat Nov 28 & Sun Nov 29

Pepernotenexpres: Sinterklaas Train at Stoomtrein Katwijk Leiden

A festive museum train loops along the Valkenburgse Meer, with Sint and his Pieten on board or in the museum. Last year the tickets went fast.

Under an hour away

Sat Nov 21

Scheveningen Light Walk for KWF

A no-pressure evening walk through lit-up Scheveningen, along the boulevard and into the dunes, with music and a few surprises tucked along the route.

Sun Nov 22

Family Sunday at Amare: Anniversary Edition

Amare's anniversary Family Sunday fills the whole building with an orchestra show, dance workshops and puppetry, plus craft and dress-up corners between performances.

Sat Nov 28

BOUT!: Interactive Building and Dance Show by Plan D

Water spurts, the power fails and the pipes nearly burst in this youth dance show, so the kids in the audience pitch in, and the pipes start making music.

Sat-Sun Nov 28-29

Sinterklaas at the Cool Event Ice Rink in Scheveningen

Sinterklaas and his Pieten drop by the winter ice rink on the Kurhausplein, so a visit to the Sint can turn into your child's first laps on the ice.

Sat Nov 28

Sinterklaas Lunch and Game Show at De Prael Den Haag

Lunch and a Sinterklaas game show at De Prael, a sit-down family afternoon a short walk from the tram.

Tue Dec 1

Making Roman Toys: Kids' Workshop at Bibliotheek Mariahoeve

Clay, felt and an (almost) real Roman lady: kids find out what children played with 2,000 years ago, then make a Roman toy of their own.

Wed Dec 2

Sinterklaas Sing-Along Party with Félice van der Sande

Félice van der Sande leads young kids through the cheeriest Sinterklaas songs and music games, with live music and dancing.

Fri-Sun Dec 4-6

Rapunzel: English-Language Christmas Pantomime by AATG

AATG stages Rapunzel as an English-language Christmas panto, with a junior chorus of kids performing alongside the adult cast.

Tue Dec 8

Lichtjesavond in Delft: Evening of Lights and Choirs

Delft's old center lights up for one winter evening, with Christmas choirs, concerts and theater tucked into churches and squares, and a silent disco to find along the way.

Fri Dec 11

Gouda bij Kaarslicht: Christmas Tree Lighting

Gouda welcomes a Christmas tree from its Norwegian sister city and lights it in front of the crowd, this year at a new spot on the Markt.

Multiple dates in December

Leiden Christmas Market

Wooden chalets, food trucks and hot drinks fill Leiden's old center, with a floating ice rink and a nostalgic fair close by.

Thu Dec 31

New Year's Eve Bonfire in Scheveningen

A public bonfire on Scheveningen beach to see out the year, plus a professional fireworks show in the first year home fireworks are banned across the Netherlands.

Fri Jan 1, 2027

New Year's Dive in Scheveningen

Join the North Sea dive after a group warm-up with music, or cheer the divers on from the sand.

Daily Dec 3-23

Royal Christmas Fair on Lange Voorhout

A walk-in Christmas market in the center of The Hague that stays open into the evening, so it fits after school with nothing to book.

Daily Dec 5 - Jan 3, 2027

Floating Ice Rink Leiden

Skate a floating Christmas rink on the Nieuwe Rijn in Leiden's old center, rental skates included. Pack the one thing the ticket doesn't cover.

Multiple Dates Dec 2026 - Jan 2027

Groot Kerstcircus Den Haag: Christmas Circus on the Malieveld

High-wire walkers, a teeterboard team flying under the tent roof, dancing collies and a white-faced clown, all in a heated big top on the Malieveld over the Christmas break.