Culture Unlimited Festival 2026
17 February – 14 April 2026
Den Haag, Rotterdam, Leiden, Enschede, Utrecht, Tilburg, and Austerlitz
Culture Unlimited Festival 2026 presents a national programme of concerts, film screenings, interdisciplinary collaborations and community projects across six Dutch cities.
From 17 February until 14 April 2026, internationally acclaimed artists, emerging composers, choirs, ensembles and community musicians come together to explore migration, identity, memory and cultural dialogue through music.
The festival brings together Syrian, Kurdish, Armenian, Turkish, Iranian, North African and European traditions in dialogue with contemporary classical music, jazz, maqam, electronic music and chamber repertoire.
Across more than 30 events, Culture Unlimited offers premieres, newly commissioned works, sacred vocal traditions, experimental collaborations and participatory community concerts.
Cultural diversity is not presented as a theme — it is the creative foundation of the festival.
Explore the full programme below and join us in celebrating music as a space for connection, innovation and shared humanity.
See detailed program here: https://cultureunlimited.org/upcoming-events/
And more to be announced soon. Stay tuned.
The artists for this year’s Culture Unlimited are
Ahmed Aboutaleb, Aleksandra Popovska, Amel Sdiri, Amr Zahreddin, Anan Al-Kadamani, Chris Doyle, Danilo Mormandi, Emlyn Stam, Esat Ekincioğlu, Felicia van den End, Franck Scheffer, Hamid Reza Behzadian, Hanna Shybayeva, Hawar Tawfiq, Ilona Danho, James Meldrum, Jellantsje de Vries, Kaan Yazici, Kamerkoor Ilmatar, Kamerkoor JIP, Kareem Roustom, Kinan Abuakel, Kinan Azmeh, Lorenzo Mastrogregori, Lukman Derky, Marcel Cobussen, Marianne Noordink, Maripepe Contreras, Meral Polat, Nawras Altaky, New European Ensemble, Nizar Rohana, Nouri Iskandar, Odai Al-Hayek, Pepe Garcia, Pietro Caramelli, Rada Ovcharova, Rembrandt Frerichs, Remy Dielemans, Maryana Golovchenko, Nadine Rossello, Tatiana Lina, Saba Alizadeh, Saïd Lahdo, Samer Aleid, Samin Gorbani, Siebren Smink, Silvia Gallego, Sousan Nouri Iskandar, Steven Kamperman, Tony Overwater, Udo Demandt, Umit C, Willem Stam, Youmni Abou Alzahab and Zaid Jabri.
We are happy to announce our newly developed Music Connection Lab.
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