Explore the North Festival

21 – 23 NOV 2025

Discounted tickets until 31 Dec

About Explore the North

Explore the North is a festival and production house based at Podium Explore in Leeuwarden.

ZEA & Quinie door Marc de Fotograaf

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.

Joost Oomen, de Poezieboys en Explore the North - LORCA

News

End-of-the-year special: grab discounted tickets for Explore the North Festival 2025 now!

It’s time to look back on our tenth edition of the Explore the North festival! Below you’ll find the aftermovie…
6 Dec 2024

Dit was Explore the North Festival 2024!

Drie dagen lang weerklonk wat elders wordt weggestemd of overstemd, vervangen, samengevat of fout opgevat. We hebben gedanst, geluisterd, gezien,…
3 Dec 2024

Explore the English programme of our festivalweekend!

Next week marks the tenth edition of our festival weekend, offering a wealth of discoveries—especially when it comes to language….
15 Nov 2024

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