Festivals near The Hague

The Hague calls itself the pop capital of the Netherlands, yet its musical ID was first written in jazz: it was here, at the Nederlands Congresgebouw, that the 1976 festival now known as the NN North Sea Jazz Festival was born, today a short hop away in Rotterdam. The city kept its clubs (Paard, Musicon) and its taste for the fringe, from boundary-pushing jazz to the sharp electronic strands its Rewire scene champions. People come as readily for an improvised set as for a techno night.

Around The Hague, the coastline and the Randstad unfold a packed season. On the sand, Luminosity Beach Festival sends trance rolling out toward the North Sea, while Dekmantel Festival remains the country's benchmark for house and club culture. Further out, Castlefest pitches its folk-and-medieval world inside a castle park. FestT computes your FestiScore, the match between a lineup and the artists you love, and keeps dates and ticketing current.