{"id":8945,"date":"2025-03-24T15:58:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/festivalmaand\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T15:52:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:52:25","slug":"festivalmaand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/en\/festivalmaand\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block__introduction \">\n\t\n\n<p>November was Explore the North festival month! We kicked things off on November 1st with\u00a0<em>De Broeikas<\/em>, an arts festival by and for young local makers. Between November 5th and 23rd,\u00a0<em>Podium Explore<\/em>\u00a0transformed into\u00a0<em>Stadshart<\/em>: here you experienced several long weekends filled with free programme and a pop-up restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a spectacular finale, our festival weekend took place throughout the city center of Leeuwarden. During this weekend, emerging talents shared the stage with international pioneers at beautiful locations across the city. A weekend full of stories in all kinds of forms.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-event-column block-event-column--33 \">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/en\/broeikas\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" src=\"https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53327140760_a595ad1628_k1-e1718200169293-1920x1281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53327140760_a595ad1628_k1-e1718200169293-1920x1281.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53327140760_a595ad1628_k1-e1718200169293-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53327140760_a595ad1628_k1-e1718200169293-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53327140760_a595ad1628_k1-e1718200169293-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53327140760_a595ad1628_k1-e1718200169293.jpg 2029w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/en\/broeikas\/\">De Broeikas<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>1 nov<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stadshart-edited-1-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stadshart-edited-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stadshart-edited-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stadshart-edited-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stadshart-edited-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stadshart-edited-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/en\/festivalmaand\/stadshart\/\">Stadshart<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>5 &#8211; 23 nov<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/en\/festivalweekend-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54160189117_809902d0a7_k-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54160189117_809902d0a7_k-edited.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54160189117_809902d0a7_k-edited-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54160189117_809902d0a7_k-edited-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54160189117_809902d0a7_k-edited-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54160189117_809902d0a7_k-edited-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/en\/festivalweekend-2\/\">Explore the North Festivalweekend<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>21 &#8211; 23 nov<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block-imagecarousel \">\n  <div class=\"swiper-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"> <div class=\"swiper-slide image-item\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/explorethenorth.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Wolfskers-ETN23-Annemarie-Seunnenga-1200x800.jpg\" title=\"Wolfskers - 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