Is Easter early this year or not? One thing’s for sure — with this announcement, we’ve got some surprise eggs…

Following the success of their performance LORCA, about the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca, De Poezieboys, poet Joost Oomen, and…

This is the new batch of the Jonge Schrijvers currently taking writing classes as part of Explore the North &…

The podcast from the FOR REAL project by Resonate Productions is now available for listening! In November 2024, during our…

Where does Google Streetview stop? And what can you find there? What stories are there in those places? These are…

Behind the scenes, we’re already busy piecing together the program and locations for Explore the North Festival 2025. As part…

More love! More Hopjesvla! More Liefde in tijden van Hopjesvla! On Valentine’s Day, we have a special surprise for you:…

Are you still looking for a great spot for your Valentine’s date? Want to swoon deeply and fall in love…

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

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

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

Hooray! The program for the tenth edition of our festival weekend is now complete. Check out the schedule here or,…

Last week, Mona Thijs and Zindzi Tillot Owusu from Belgium came to Leeuwarden to go in residence together with Charlotte…

In collaboration with Tryater and Leeuwarden UNESCO City of Literature we are organizing a second series of Masterclasses in Literary…

We can hardly believe it… Explore the North received a wonderfully positive recommendation today from the national Council for Culture….