Nieuwsbrief Gemeente Den Haag

You need look no further than The Hague to celebrate the Day of Love with your favourite Valentine - the city hosts a number of romantic activities to suit every purse. This is also the last weekend to catch the final performances of the CaDance modern dance festival. Watch out for Cupid's arrow!

WinterParade
The festive WinterParade dinner theatre event returns to the Atrium of The Hague City Hall on 14 February. A procession of actors, dancers, musicians and poets will entertain the 500 guests while a delicious meal is served at a 120-metre long table.

Noordeinde Nocturne

‘The Vagina Monologues’

‘Noordeinde Nocturne’ on 14 February stands for a cultural spectacle in The Hague lasting until deep in the night. A romantic evening filled with beautiful music, poetry and naturally 'art' in all its various forms.

V Day Noordwal presents a one-night only benefit reading of the powerful ‘The Vagina Monologues’ on 15 February at Noordwal 117 in The Hague. The evening will raise funds for the local women's charity ‘Zij is Hier’.

Improv comedy with The Cyclepaths

Challenge Cup figure skating

Get ready for a crackling, sizzling hot Valentine’s Day Special evening with improv comedy troupe The Cyclepaths on 17 February at Theater PePijn. Free-wheeling mania for any lonely hearts, saucy singles and happy couples out there.

The world’s top figure skaters will make their way to the ice rink in De Uithof when The Hague hosts the Challenge Cup 2015 from 19 to 22 February. With competitions in figure skating and ice dancing. The event includes a Figure Skate Freestyle Battle for spectators.

Stukafest festival

Chinese New Year

Sixteen student rooms in The Hague will be transformed into mini theatres for an evening of great entertainment during the third edition of Stukafest Den Haag on 19 February. Choose from dance, music, comedy, literature, theatre and art.

On 21 February the centre of The Hague will come alive with the excitement, sounds of fireworks and bold colours of the Chinese New Year Festival. Large-scale celebrations will take place in both City Hall and Chinatown.

news from the city

Big names to play Volvo Ocean Race Festival

The Hague will get a huge ‘race festival’ full of musical entertainment when Scheveningen harbour serves as the pit stop for the Volvo Ocean Race on 19 and 20 June. Tickets for the festival went on sale on 12 February.

Archeology in Rotterdamsebaan info centre

Information about archaeological research in the Binckhorst and Vlietzone can be seen in the Rotterdamsebaan info centre (Trefpunt). The Trefpunt has a case containing several of the archaeological finds.

Thousands of residents think about their neighbourhood

Nearly 6,000 residents of The Hague used the most recent opportunity to actively think about the kind of activities they would like to see in their neighbourhood.

New sewage pumping station in Scheveningen

A new sewage pumping station opened on 4 February in Scheveningen next to De Blinkerd swimming pool. The opening marks an end to a 20-year operation to modernise the drainage water system in The Hague region.

The Hague investing more money in green

Over the next 4 years, the Municipality of The Hague will invest nearly € 5 million extra in the city’s green spaces.

ADO Den Haag Museum opened in Kyocera Stadium

Mayor Jozias van Aartsen officially opened the ADO Den Haag Museum on 31 January, one day before The Hague’s professional football club celebrated its 110-year anniversary.

New roundabout at Westduinweg–Zeesluisweg-Duinstraat

The Municipality of The Hague is creating a new roundabout at the intersection between the Westduinweg, Zeesluisweg and Duinstraat in Scheveningen to improve the traffic situation there.

Exhibition on 150-year anniversary of Bronovo

The Hague’s Bronovo Hospital celebrates its 150-year anniversary with an historical overview in the reception hall.

2015 The Hague

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