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Lacuna Kitchen explores the hidden stories and invisible labour of kitchen workers in Dutch gastronomy by reworking the colonial roots of our food.

Electronic buzz from the stringed instrument tohard at full volume: Al Bilali Soudan brings you trance and desert blues like you've never heard before.

Electronic buzz from the stringed instrument tohard at full volume: Al Bilali Soudan brings you trance and desert blues like you've never heard before.

Alexander Moto fuels the fire with raw boombap in both Dutch and Frisian.

How much does the frame shape the art? Four performers use oversized picture frames to build sculptural forms with their bodies — climbing, contorting and balancing within them.

This is ANDRO — the return of Dutch-language reggae to the Netherlands. Blending roots reggae, pop and hip hop, he carves out a sound that is entirely his own and firmly rooted in the here and now.

Anna-Rose Clayton lives and breathes contemporary pop hits, conquering Oerol with her British attitude and golden voice.

Live television show by AVROTROS. From Monday till Friday, Opium op Oerol will be reporting live from the festival. Join us!

Baba Pen is the new spiritual leader from the East — of the Netherlands, that is. Psychedelic rock laced with hints of country, folk, and mysticism, all wrapped in a ritualistic haze.

An afternoon on inclusive theatre as a shared responsibility — with discussion, lunch and perspectives from practice and policy.

Can sign language, music and dance come together as equals? Who's inspiring who? Exit Comfortzone! sets out to answer.

Let two urban acrobats guide you through a theatrical journey in the streets of West-Terschelling — and rediscover the island’s largest village as a circus stage.

You’ll recognize Ludo & Arsène by their overalls, ladder, and complete lack of fear of heights.

With roots in the 1980s and an eye toward the future, the Benjamin Herman Trio explores a hypnotic fusion of mutant disco, death jazz and nu-soul.

A musical performance exploring the mocking yet affectionate customs surrounding historical wooden speculaas moulds — used to shape the Low Countries’ favourite spiced biscuits.

Biki Baya brings sunny, high-spirited African party music. Think Afrobeat — but with catchy, sing-along choruses that make this band truly one of a kind!

From New Order to Ramses Shaffy to Happy Hardcore — three-headed rave band Blaaskaak bring the house down. 

Singer-songwriter Blaudzun performs with his six-piece band — a striking voice and force on Dutch and international stages, and a phenomenon in the indie scene for years.

In this try-out of his first ‘solo’ theatre show, Blaudzun offers a glimpse into his world — one of devilish music, shoelace-tying certificates, religious trauma, and a passion for cycling.

Let yourself be carried away by warm, danceable rhythms from Africa, Brazil, and Latin America!

A happening that offers a fertile free space for a group of young queer performers. Out of each person’s longing for transformation emerges a living artwork — a constellation of bodies moving beyond the binary.

A musical video installation with pixels, paint and living bodies, in which a woman in transition searches for new — boundless, circular — ways of loving.

Brandaris Records is Terschelling’s electronic dance music event. Discover the freshest new DJ talent right here!

Theatrical installation that immerses you in a story about watching and looking away from war. A magical experience at the heart of contemporary history.

An explosive mix of rap, punk, rave and performance art: BUG puts on a show to remember.

Beautiful music, humour, a sweeping story — and plenty to reflect on. Because change is needed, now. What else can we say to the generations that follow?

100-year-old Magda marks her final hour, accompanied by the music of fellow climate activist and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. What should be kept alive after she’s gone?

In this solo mime performance, a lost young man takes on the everyday, battling to tame it as he searches for what lies beyond.

What would happen if a textile artwork could evolve to live in the forest?

Cheapo Cheapo’s garage rock is loud and raw — but above all, straight from the heart. Let it hit you deep in the soul.

Together we muddle through a life full of coincidences and contradictions. De Vlucht Naar Voren gives voice to it all with a dose of Dutch-language bathroom blues, experimental pop and whisper rock.

An electrifying dance between six performers and the force of gravity, as acrobatic bodies balance on the edge of the impossible.

Throw on your glad rags and dance to Cloud Cukkoo’s ‘danceable depression’ — fluid, dreamy indie pop with a dose of humour, disarming honesty, and rough edges.

A not-so-traditional musical comedy about traditional women.

A visual performance that explores the tension between the 'self' and the 'collective,' focusing on the search for balance between autonomy and connection.

A visual performance that explores the tension between the 'self' and the 'collective,' focusing on the search for balance between autonomy and connection.

BUI stirs up a sonic soup — a whirlpool sweeping across the island in search of ingredients.

Collectief Walden has disbanded. Who will take over their long-term thinking about art, philosophy and science? Come celebrate one last time during the very final performance of NAU.

Two characters contradict and complement each other. They make caricatures of each other - and ultimately of themselves. A compelling exploration of the human condition.

A roving theatrical spectacle on the edge of imagination and reality, about two fisherwomen at sea — and all the troubles they might face out there.

A roving theatrical spectacle on the edge of imagination and reality, about two fisherwomen at sea — and all the troubles they might face out there.

A group meditation where your phone isn’t a distraction, but a portal — revealing stories, memories and objects from far away, beyond time and space.

A compelling, meditative journey that invites you to question your ideas about memory, eternity and mortality. Find your place in the endless cycle of the Infinite Game.

Explore Oerol's lively programme with host Daan Doesborgh.

The Dancing Divas are Terschelling’s newest dance sensation!

In a world full of noise, thought and movement, do you dare to pause and embrace the silence - or do you let the storm carry you away?

Salt takes centre stage in this installation — as a constant witness to every geological age on Earth and as evidence of climate change and anthropogenic interference with ecosystems

The best, funniest and most surprising lokroepjes — those cheeky personal ads in the Oerol Dagkrant — and the songs that match them best (or most bizarrely).

De Gestampte Meisjes: cabaret duo live in concert. Brace yourself for a theatrical set with beats that slap and choreo that’s straight-up fire.

A comic quest by poets who believe inspiration comes from beyond. De Poezieboys and Joost Oomen explore these mysterious forces with curiosity and awe.

What do the Romans, the English and Griend have in common? Everything has its own history and stories. Come and listen!

An informal networking moment for anyone ready to turn inspiration into international plans — with drinks, engaging conversations and new connections.

What if a beloved relationship dissolves into something greater? Together, we carry compost—fertile soil—back to the forest in a ritual act.

Take part in one of the mourning rituals connected to the project Vergaan.

The tastiest r&b, pop and hip-hop from the 90s to the present comes from DJ Esmazing. You can't help but dance to this!

In the heart of the dunes, an installation rises, offering space for stillness, slowing down and rest. A place between the worldly and the sacred, built from architectural elements.

Figi & Luca dell’Orso celebrate the fresh release of their EP Mr. Computer at Oerol with a high-energy set full of Italo disco, hypnotic synths, and drum machines.

An explosive mix of post-punk, shoegaze, funk and hip-hop — guaranteed to get you moving.

Experience the tastes of nature! During Oerol, our Proeftuin is a place to get acquainted with the flavours of the wadden region.

Guaranteed giggles and the craziest boxing match you've ever seen, brought to you by international award-winning comedian Fraser Hooper.