Event calendar

• Storytelling Workshop - Expand Your Storytelling Range

  Storytelling Workshop - Expand Your Storytelling Range

  A storytelling workshop with Nia Mercken for curious minds, daydreamers, and anyone who...

  Wednesday 9 September

• Visit the Young Rembrandt Studio

  Visit the Young Rembrandt Studio

  Meet the young Rembrandt in a beautiful 7-minute 3D video experience in the house where...

  until 21 March 2027

• Giselle Kuster - The Leiden Years

  Giselle Kuster - The Leiden Years

  This summer you can see the most famous paintings of artist Giselle Kuster at Museum De...

  until 25 October

• Pilgrim Museum Introductory Tour

  Pilgrim Museum Introductory Tour

  Every Wednesday afternoon, curator Sarah Moine takes you on a tour of the Pilgrim Museu...

  until 30 December

• Plants & Planets

  Plants & Planets

  In Plants & Planets you will travel through time and space: from the Big Bang to th...

  until 7 February 2027

• Time for Papua

  Time for Papua

  Visit Time for Papua: an impressive presentation of 400 objects, selected from the worl...

  until 3 January 2027

• The forest of Suriname

  The forest of Suriname

  Naturalis has a new exhibition: The Forest of Suriname. Discover the nature of Suriname...

  until 2 May 2027

• K-pop: A Snapshot

  K-pop: A Snapshot

  K-pop in the picture. From underground music scene to global visual culture K-pop.

  until 31 December

• Galleria - twelve exhibitions in one

  Galleria - twelve exhibitions in one

  "Galleria" is a summer museum experience, showcasing twelve small exhibitions under one...

  until 1 November

• Waterland Boerhaave

  Waterland Boerhaave

  Waterland Boerhaave is a scientific playground in the monumental courtyard of the museu...

  until 25 October

• Truth? The art of doubt

  Truth? The art of doubt

  In Truth? The art of doubt, scientists and artists explore how we determine what is true.

  until 3 January 2027

• Discover the 13 museums in Leiden

  Discover the 13 museums in Leiden

  Marvel at the treasures of science, learn all about the life of the Young Rembrandt, im...

  until 2 January 2028

• Monward Consort plays music from the time of Jan Steen

  Monward Consort plays music from the time of Jan Steen

  The Monward Consort is presenting a concert featuring seventeenth-century music as part...

  Friday 11 September

• BUTFF x CULTfilm

  BUTFF x CULTfilm

  BUTFF x CULTfilm is your monthly film evening for underground and trash films! Leiden f...

  Friday 11 September

• Open Monument Days Leiden

  Open Monument Days Leiden

  Over 30 monumental buildings in the city centre are opening their doors. This year mark...

  12 and 13 September

• Viewing of murals by Chris Lebeau in the Old Catholic Church

  Viewing of murals by Chris Lebeau in the Old Catholic Church

  The Old Catholic Church in Leiden has unique murals by Chris Lebeau (1875–1945), which...

  12 September, 10 October and 2 more days

• Comedy Night:Jokes on us

  Comedy Night:Jokes on us

  Get ready for a hilarious night of stand-up comedy at Vet Gezond in Leiden! Bring your...

  Saturday 12 September

• Through the Three Mills

  Through the Three Mills

  Through the Three Mills, is a contemporary art exhibition presented in Garenmarkt 5, a...

  12 September until 2 October

• Kunst in de Etalage

  Kunst in de Etalage

  Liever in Leiden transforms the city center into a large studio during Kunst in de Etal...

  12 until 27 September

• Sunday Celebration: Mid-Autumn Festival

  Sunday Celebration: Mid-Autumn Festival

  Harvest festivals are celebrated all around the world. Examples include the Chinese Moo...

  13 September, 20 September and 2 more days

• Concert: Orchidées

  Concert: Orchidées

  What if you could hear the hidden language of nature? Orchidées is a breathtaking conce...

  Monday 14 September

• Days of Art&Science

  Days of Art&Science

  During the Days of Art&Science in Leiden, art and science are connected in a unique way...

  14 until 20 September

• Beyond the Canvas

  Beyond the Canvas

  This edition of Beyond the Canvas will take place on September 16, 2026, at Gravensteen...

  Wednesday 16 September

• Veenfabriek Pop Up: Monster

  Veenfabriek Pop Up: Monster

  A musical performance about monsters and their creators.

  16 and 17 September