Podium Explore is the home of Explore the North. Throughout the year, we collaborate with poets, musicians, and other creators from the North on various projects. These can be at our own venue in a former church in the historical inner city of Leeuwarden.
At Podium Explore, artists bring a smile to your face with the happiest, most poetic parties and shows. No one leaves without having seen, heard, tasted, or felt something new. Want to share your own word art during open mic nights? Send your fellow player home with trinkets during Kutzooibingo? At Podium Explore, anything is possible!
Dinner in the café
Before the evening program, join us for a relaxed dinner in our café, or enjoy homemade treats at the bar to fuel your evening. On select evenings, we serve a daily dish for €10, made with vegetables from Arno’s garden. Arno’s food forest is located about 25 km outside Leeuwarden and is run together with his brothers – organic, small-scale, and a true community garden. Super local food, from ground to plate! You can make a reservation via horeca@explore-the-north.nl.
Address: Bagijnestraat 59, Leeuwarden
Agenda
De Boekhoudclub: BTW quarter 3
Bookkeeping boring? Doing your accounting a bitter necessity? No more!
Podium Explore
Douwe Dijkstra en de sneue vertoning – Infuusgabbers
A medical-comedic IV fluid drama about human connection in polarizing circumstances
Podium Explore
Fries Project Orkest en Jeugd Dans Opleiding Fryslân – GenZ vs. Boomers
A sharp and disarming music and dance performance
Podium Explore
Mythical stories, open mics, and daydreaming on yoga mats
Here at Podium explore, our artists conjure smiles on your face in joyful, poetic parties, you’ll listen to mythical stories, see the newest generation of writers and word artists showcase their stuff, and much more. Wanna lay on a yoga mat, listening to stories while daydreaming to a projection on a cathedral ceiling? Want to send your fellow players home with knick-knacks during Kutzooibingo? You can do all of that at Podium Explore! You can even take the stage yourself during various open-mics or come for a snack in our cafe.
Cafe
You can also stop by our café before the performances for a bite to eat between 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM. Come and enjoy a meal in our 100% vegetarian café beforehand, or savor some homemade treats at the bar to fuel your evening. From beet burgers to choco-chili, there are always (scrumptious!) surprises to expect from our chefs.