What Families Love This Week

Our picks of events, camps, and places in The Hague.

Outdoors

Sint-Maarten Lantern Parade in the Vruchtenbuurt

Kids carry lit lanterns through the Vruchtenbuurt for Sint-Maarten, a neighborhood parade now in its second decade. Bring a lantern and join in.

SegbroekWed Nov 11

Festival

Archeon Christmas Market

Archeon's history park goes full Christmas with a covered market, candle making and a laser show, plus hot chocolate and waffles with warm cherries.

Fri-Sun Nov 13-15

Festival

Sinterklaas Arrival in Scheveningen

Sinterklaas sails into Scheveningen harbor for the 79th time, and thousands of people fill the harbor to watch his boat come in.

Sat Nov 14

Performance

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.

UilebomenSun Nov 15

Performance

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.

Sun Nov 15

Performance

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.

StatenkwartierMultiple dates in November

Performance

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.

Scheveningen BadplaatsMultiple Dates Nov-Dec

Sports

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.

Scheveningen BadplaatsThrough Feb 28, 2027