Explore the North is a festival and production house with its own headquarters in Leeuwarden: Podium Explore.
News

Fresh line-up announcement for Explore the North Festival!
From ancient Irish traditions given a fresh twist to multivoiced freefalls: there’s a whole lot of new programming to discover!…
26 Aug 2025

Explore The North festival 2025 puts hope in your emergency kit + new names added to program!
With Daniëlle Zawadi – Prove we were rocks / Immen / M. Alberto / aja monet / Elvis de Launay…
30 Jun 2025

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
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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.
