Sunday October 4, 2026
Good morning, The Hague. Today: a boxing school must leave the Leyweg building to make way for apartments, a plane tree on Keizerstraat is nominated for the national tree title, and Steve Reich's The Desert Music plays at a choral and ensemble concert.
The activities listed below are just a curated sample of what’s going on in The Hague. Check out our completely redesigned events calendar here.
At a glance
🌦️ Weather: Hi 21°C / 69°F (1° warmer than yesterday) · Lo 15°C / 59°F · 2% chance of rain · wind NE 11 km/h (6 knots)
🚲 Cycling: Good cycling all day.
🌙 Sun & moon: Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 19:13 · Last Quarter · Moonrise 00:51 · Golden hour 18:43 to 19:13
🌊 Outdoors: Air quality moderate (AQI 45) · grass pollen low
💶 Markets: AEX 1,117 (+1.3%) · S&P 500 7,723 (+0.7%) · €1 = $1.12 · $1 = €0.89
Boxing school must leave Leyweg building for apartments: Brutal Gym has trained young people on the Leyweg for fifteen years, but its building is being demolished for more than three hundred new homes. The owner is looking for another place in Zuidwest.
Rent a shelf and sell your own things at this Keizerstraat shop: Uw Winkeltje at number 118 lets people rent a shelf, a compartment or a whole cabinet for their own goods. Three people started it eleven years ago as a safer alternative to selling online.
Hague plane tree nominated for national tree title: A 60-year-old plane tree in the Helene van Doeverenplantsoen is Zuid-Holland's entry in the Tree of the Year election. Voting closes on 10 October and the winner is announced four days later.
Self-employed deductions set to shrink under the 2027 Dutch tax plan: The government published the Belastingplan 2027 on 15 September, raising the first two income tax brackets in Box 1. Deductions for the self-employed fall, while the tax-free mileage allowance goes up.
South Holland pop music history gets online canon and podcast series: A provincial heritage project has mapped the region's pop music from 1955 onwards, and the results arrive this autumn as an online canon and a six-part podcast. The first episode is already online.
The Hague shares cybersecurity blueprint with other cities: The city has launched the Cybersecurity Blueprint for Civil Society together with Protect.ngo. It is written for municipalities that want to protect sports clubs, neighbourhood groups and charities from cybercrime.
Airline seat prices change up to 35 times, ACM study finds: A study by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets found that clearing cookies or switching devices changes nothing. Its draft report is open for comment until 9 November 2026.
Het Geheim van de Wondere Wereldboom, a late-morning family film: Children move to the English countryside and find a tree that opens into other worlds, 110 minutes, spoken in Dutch. 4 October, 11:15, Filmhuis Den Haag: Studio B. 📅 FAMILY SHOW
A Dutch-spoken screening of Het Geheim van de Wondere Wereldboom: Dutch dialogue without subtitles, 110 minutes of children, a magic tree and the fantasy worlds waiting behind it. 4 October, 11:15, Filmhuis Den Haag: Studio B. 📅 FAMILY SHOW
Carve and print a linocut in the Escher museum studio: Ten places per hourly slot for kids 7 to 16, sharp gouges included, and you sign up at the atelier. 4 October, 12:30, Escher in Het Paleis. 📅 KIDS WORKSHOP
Weekly LEGO Robotica sessions for builders aged 6 to 12: Pairs of children aged 6 to 12 build robots that move and sense, programming them on tablets in 90 minute lessons. 4 October, 09:30, Elke Dag Vers. 📅 KIDS WORKSHOP
Dag Poes sends three friends looking for a vanished cat: Tee, Ee and Jee hunt for a cat who left without a word, with live music and poems, from four up. 4 October, 15:00, Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 2. 📅 FAMILY SHOW
Choral and ensemble forces play Steve Reich's The Desert Music: Multiple Dutch ensembles and Nederlands Kamerkoor assemble on stage to mark the composer's ninetieth birthday year. 4 October, 20:15, Amare Studio, Amare. 📅 CLASSICAL
Four bands and an early afternoon start at The Hague Blues: Red Red, Bas Paardekooper Trio, The Cards and Livin' Blues play the Grolsch Zaal, with doors open half an hour early. 4 October, 13:30, PAARD, Kleine Zaal. 📅 JAZZ / BLUES
Maggie the Knife, Trio Voila's Kurt Weill programme in four languages: Weill's Berlin repertoire, Paris chansons and Broadway songs, arranged by the four musicians and sung in four languages. 4 October, 14:30, HaagsPianoHuis. 📅 CLASSICAL
Stef Kamil Carlens & The Poem, three voices and analog synths: The dEUS and Zita Swoon founder works through his own songs with two singers, guitars, organs and automated percussion. 4 October, 20:00, PAARD, Kleine Zaal. 📅 POP / ROCK
Swing and bebop at the Haagse Jazz Club with Harbour Jazz Band: Three hours of swing, bebop and older jazz in a hotel in Scheveningen, played this afternoon by the Harbour Jazz Band. 4 October, 14:00, Leonardo Royal Hotel Den Haag Promenade. 📅 JAZZ / BLUES
Try Anatomie Twister and a mock courtroom at Weekend van de Wetenschap: Four universities bring a practice courtroom, VR police work and a mini lecture on NATO, free and open from age 8. 4 October, 13:00, Universiteitscampus Spui. 📅 TALKS / IDEAS
Bollywood in Laak, an afternoon of Indian film dance and music: Guest programmer Deo Prahladsingh, who grew up in Nickerie, built an afternoon around Indian cinema that works without any Dutch. 4 October, 14:00, Laaktheater. 📅 FESTIVALS
Dutch marine wildlife documentary De Wilde Noordzee on the dome: Diver Peter van Rodijnen tracks coastal marine habitats across eighty-five minutes of footage projected on the venue screen. 4 October, 18:00, Museon-Omniversum dometheater. 📅 FILM
Downtown follows three Amsterdam friends from 1986 into the pandemic: Michiel van Erp's film opens in 1986 as AIDS arrives, then jumps thirty years to a reunion dinner, English subtitles. 4 October, 19:15, Filmhuis Den Haag: Studio B. 📅 FILM
Greek and Turkish songs from Meral & Tombaz at Zeeheldentheater: Rembetiko and shared love songs sung in Turkish and Greek, spoken parts in Dutch, with clarinet, violin and double bass. 4 October, 15:30, Zeeheldentheater. 📅 THEATER
Handmade clothes, jam and antiques at the Home Made Market: Stalls spread across Prinsestraat, Molenstraat and Kerkplein with fresh bread, sculptures and antiques, plus food trucks, free to walk in. 4 October, 11:00, Hofkwartier Den Haag. 📅 FOOD / MARKETS
Sing alongside the Nederlands Kamerkoor at Zingdag: Amateur vocalists spend the morning learning choral repertoire alongside professional singers from the national chamber choir. 4 October, 11:00, Amare Studio, Amare. 📅 WORKSHOP
Singles beach walk for Higher Love Society: A seaside stroll on World Animal Day for unpartnered adults over twenty-one, with or without a dog, ending in drinks. 4 October, 14:00 - 15:30, Parkeerterrein Zwarte Pad - Scheveningen. 📅 SOCIAL / DRINKS
Discussing Greta & Valdin at the ABC Book Club: Up to fifteen readers gather upstairs among the bookshelves for an hour-long chat about Rebecca K. Reilly's novel. 4 October, 11:30 - 12:30, The American Book Center. 📅 GAMES / HOBBIES
De taal van aanraking, a clothed workshop on consensual touch: Four hours with Joy Post on the Wheel of Consent, using breath, dance and clothed, non-sexual touch, singles and couples welcome. 4 October, 13:30, Another Kind of Blue. 📅 WORKSHOP
Mindfulness, Buddhist practice and Zijnsoriëntatie in three sessions: Gerda Hoekstra-Vermunt shares personal reflections on Thich Nhat Hanh, Western psychology, and Christian roots across three guided gatherings. 4 October. 📅 WORKSHOP
Free group classes and challenges at Basic-Fit Live On Tour: BodyBalance, BodyCombat, BodyPump, XCORE and Zumba run in timed slots from ten in the morning, free, ages 16 and up. 4 October, 9:30 - 17:00, De Rhijenhof. 📅 SPORTS
Good to know
New on Dutch streaming: Supernova (Prime Video), The Mummy Returns (Netflix), Scrooge (SkyShowtime), Annabelle (HBO Max)
New on the big screen: Monster Mia arrives at Pathé Spuimarkt and Pathé Ypenburg, and Naza is now showing at Filmhuis Den Haag and Flora. Showtimes here.
Overheard on Reddit: A post thanking The Hague for making the author feel safe, followed by accounts of harassment and an assault that went unaddressed by authorities, divided commenters over whether the incidents described were serious enough to warrant the criticism, with some dismissing the experiences as minor and others defending the author's right not to provide details.
Today's supermarket deals: Ben & Jerry's Cookie dough (1+1 free) from Albert Heijn, Cheetos or Lay's (2 for €2.99) from Jumbo.
Did you know? The International Criminal Court in The Hague officially recognizes six languages but conducts its daily business in just two: English and French.
332 years ago today: On October 4th, 1694, Johan van Banchem, who incited the 1672 mob lynching of the De Witt brothers, was buried in The Hague.
Looking ahead – next week
The bigger things coming up in The Hague over the next seven days.
• Museum Night The Hague · Saturday 10 October
• The Hague Cocktail Week · Saturday 3 October to Sunday 11 October
• Food La Route - Scheveningen Harbour · Thursday 8 October
• Open Studios The Hague · Saturday 3 October to Sunday 4 October, Centrum Den Haag
• Japanese Garden at Clingendael opens for autumn · Saturday 10 October, Landgoed Clingendael
In case you missed it
Our three most clicked-on items from yesterday’s newsletter.
In tomorrow’s edition: In tomorrow's edition: Meatball, a Haags videocollective from 1972 to 1994, shows at Atrium Den Haag, Hack The Hague 2026 takes place at Atrium Den Haag, and Techno Yoga sessions begin at Amare.
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