News

New names announced for Explore the North Festival 2025!
The Earliest Bird Tickets for our festival weekend on November 21, 22, and 23 are available for just four more days…
28 May 2025

We’re sailing to Oerol Terschelling with a load of new material from (northern) creators!
And we mean it: you will be able to see Explore the North projects (with a bigger program than ever!)…
7 May 2025

Saartje van Camp, Mary Lattimore and more added to the Explore the North Festival programme!
Is Easter early this year or not? One thing’s for sure — with this announcement, we’ve got some surprise eggs…
17 Apr 2025
About Explore the North
Explore the North is a festival and production house based at Podium Explore in Leeuwarden.


Podium Explore
In April 2024, we christened the Westerkerk as our own ‘Podium Explore’. This location, set in the heart of Leeuwarden, used to be just one of the most beautiful locations in our November festival, but now it is home to all the experiences we have to offer the whole year round!
Productions and projects
Together with makers of different backgrounds and expertise, we work on a number of projects with a focus on literature, language, and multilingualism. We do this together with local, national, and international partners.
