Explore the North is a festival and production house with its own headquarters in Leeuwarden: Podium Explore.
News
With less than three months to go until Explore the North Festival, we’ve got another batch of new festivalprogramme for you!
British jazz composer Sarathy Korwar takes you on an instrumental journey throughmeditative melodic drums, rich with Indian influences. MAYTE brings her Fryske alt-pop to Explore the North in…
27 Aug 2026
Discount at Vie Via & Post Plaza
Already looking for a place to sleep during our festival? Together with Vie Via and Post Plaza, we’ve arranged a…
13 Jul 2026
New names added to our Explore the North Festival 2026 programme + announcement festival theme!
Today we’re announcing thirteen new acts joining our festival from 20–22 November 2026. We’re also unveiling this year’s festival theme:…
1 Jul 2026
Agenda
Fri 18 Sep
Thu 24 Sep
SHIFT: Agnese Valmaggia – I Never Lie
Between free jazz and feminism, Valmaggia questions the status quo
Podium Explore
Thu 1 Oct
Café ‘t Pareltje: Eating peanuts and crafting
Queer Factory is reopening the doors of Café ’t Pareltje!
Podium ExploreAbout 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.
