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Looking for fun events in Rotterdam in May? With all the fun events that Rotterdam offers this month, it is difficult to choose. The events you shouldn't miss can be found below!
It's time again for the annual Rotterdam Rooftop Days! The perfect time to visit a lot of special roofs that are normally not accessible to the public. From May 29 to June 9, you can climb on no fewer than 50 different roofs.
On the roofs, you can enjoy various roof routes, tours and even theater performances. It is possible to go out on your own during beautiful cycling and walking routes or let a guide take you along. In honor of the 10th anniversary, this year there is the Rooftop Roetsj; a gigantic slide that you don't want to miss! Want to know more about the Rooftop Days 2025? Read it below!
For the twelfth time, the Schouwburgplein will be transformed into a Circusstad Festival from April 30 to May 5! With leading performances and artists, this year promises to be a spectacular event again!
In addition to the Schouwburgplein, you will also find performances in Theater Rotterdam, the Oude Luxor Theater and the Maritime Museum. Do you already have a ticket?
On May 5th, we celebrate freedom. We do this every year in Rotterdam with the Liberation Festival in Het Park at the Euromast. And as always, admission is free this year too.
What can you expect during the Liberation Festival in 2025? This year, we have a special selection of headliners ready for us, including Antoon, Donnie, Paul Elstak, Mell VF, John Coffey and Michel de Hey.
On Thursday 29 May, it will be a full day of fun again during the annual beach opening in Hoek van Holland! You can be on the beach from Rotterdam Centre in no time, thanks to the lightning-fast metro connection. See which party you want to attend with your friends and enjoy performances by La Fuente and Paul Elstak, among others.
Do you love opera, music and theatre? Then there is something wonderful waiting for you from 23 May to 1 June! During the twentieth edition of O. Festival you can enjoy more than 100 performances, 50 different productions, at 30 different locations in and around Rotterdam.
The festival kicks off with Café de Verlossing, an imaginative opera about wandering souls, by Silbersee and a choir of elderly people from Schiedam. Curious about the entire programme? View it via the button below!
The TREK Festival is already eleven years old this year! And that needs to be celebrated. From Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 May, everyone is welcome to come and enjoy delicious food in the Vroesenpark. With countless mobile food trucks with a wide range of street food, it will be another weekend of fun in the city. The special acts of young theatre makers and intimate live performances complete your visit to TREK.
