ProgrammeA/Z Filter & zoek date genre region location language accessible for access availability Themes Tiles A-Z List A-Z Timetable Map For the Friends sale click on this link! M Talks Talks A conversation about the rich history of migration and exchange across the sea. How has the sea shaped us? Marjolijn Boterenbrood Ebgesprek: Zijderoutes op zee with festival wristband and ticket Visual art Visual art Immerse yourself in a world we know less about than the moon or Mars: the immense world beneath the water's surface. Marjolijn Boterenbrood Marine Migrants Première with wristband Talks Talks A conversation about ecological changes, both large and small, and the future of the sea – and the question of whether the tide can be turned. Marjolijn Boterenbrood Vloedgesprek: Veranderende zeeën with festival wristband and ticket Talks Talks An intimate live interview and artistic exploration into what brings us comfort. Live, unfiltered, and up close: this is UNCUT. Marte Boneschansker / OTION UNCUT: troost with wristband Spoken word Spoken word A ‘people-pleasing’ soft-activist decides to confront the one emotion he fears most: he wants to become furious for the very first time. Mees van Rijswijk / Explore the North AAAARGH Explore the North with festival wristband and ticket Spoken word Spoken word Mensen Zeggen Dingen is the stage for verbal artistry. Start your evening with top-tier spoken word, poetry, and prose performance. Mensen Zeggen Dingen Mensen Zeggen Dingen with wristband Music Music Moja is blending rock, punk, and alternative sounds with an electrifying energy! MOJA MOJA with wristband Circus Circus Four acrobats portray the wildest dreams for the future on a seven-meter-high climbing structure. An invitation to look ahead and dare to fantasize together. Monki Business Uitkijkers Dutch première with festival wristband and ticket Music Music Breathtaking young Pakistani singer with 500 years of a musical family heritage Muslim Shaggan Muslim Shaggan Première with festival wristband and ticket N Music Music Naga Kirana delivers a refreshing mix of Indonesian-inspired melodies and analogue synth-pop. Naga Kirana Naga Kirana with wristband Professionals Professionals Kick off the festival day with a networking breakfast on talent development and discover how BonteHond, Tryater, and Oerol create space for new artists. NAPK x Oerol Professionals Oerol Professionals x NAPK | Networking breakfast with professional wristband and ticket Dance Dance A danced manifesto for peace in cocreation with Indigenousa artists from North America. Nicole Beutler Projects / Rematriation ROOM IN OUR HOUSE Première with festival wristband and ticket Music Music With the Dutch-language rock album HOOFD, NONCHELANGE confirms what we already knew: there is only one NONCHELANGE, and he does things entirely his own way. NONCHELANGE NONCHELANGE with wristband Talks Talks Interview podcast NRC Het Uur sets up a temporary studio in the heart of the festival during Oerol. Listen in live to the recording. NRC Het Uur with wristband Visual art Visual art After a container ship spill in the Wadden Sea, a plastic pony washes ashore. It has had a revelation and needs your voice. Nullshima Studio My Little Tragedy Première Symbio Kunstprijs with wristband O Music Music Legendary, 83-year-old diva from Lake Victoria meets a Nairobi-based duo to celebrate the the rich culture of the Luo people ODD OKODDO & Ogoya Nengo ODD OKODDO & Ogoya Nengo with wristband Street theatre Street theatre Put two funny brothers on stage and what do you get? A cabaret performance about differences, irritations, and the bond that is always there—despite everything. OEL-DE-RIK Broers Exhibition Exhibition Travel with us through time and share your own Oerol experiences! Oerol 45 jaar Oerol Tonnenloods with festival wristband and ticket Exhibition Exhibition Stories from the residents of Terschelling about the early years of the Oerol Festival. Oerol Eilanders Vertellen Tonnenloods Music Music The best acts you didn’t know yet — that’s the Late Night Show! Oerol Laat | Isola Bella Late Night Show met Elfie Tromp with festival wristband and ticket Music Music For those not quite ready for bed, Oerol now goes Late! Come and celebrate the night with the Poess Poess Disco Club! Oerol Laat | West aan Zee Poess Poess Disco Club with festival wristband and ticket Professionals Professionals Responsibility or freedom? On the role of the arts in society and the democratic state. Oerol Professionals Oerol Professionals | Freedom or responsibility? with professional wristband and ticket Professionals Professionals Join us for a communal lunch at the Professionals Hub: the perfect break to catch up informally and forge new connections. Oerol Professionals Oerol Professionals | Lunch with professionals wristband Music theatre Music theatre Acclaimed musical theater performance featuring Meral Polat on art and motherhood, returning for a one-time-only show in a special festival format! Orkater / Meral Polat En ze maakte een kind with festival wristband and ticket Music theatre Music theatre Geschiedenis van een ongeluk (History of an Accident) is about a life-altering phone call and a universal need for connection. An intimate, musical portrait of someone reaching out for help. Orkater/De Nieuwkomers: PATROON Geschiedenis van een ongeluk Première with festival wristband and ticket P Music Music A colourful musical ritual centred on the question: “How do you build a house and live in it?” Pedro Kastelijns & QBAE Pedro Kastelijns & QBAE with wristband Professionals Professionals Oerol Professionals invites Platform Horizon: An interactive afternoon of talkshows and workshops on contemporary site-specific practice, open to all professionals. Platform Horizon x Oerol Professionals Oerol Professionals | Making space: tools for site specific artists and professionals with professional wristband and ticket Music Music This ska-punk band mixes chaos with high-octane energy on a ruthless mission to ram everyone right out of their comfort zone. Politie Warnsveld Politie Warnsveld with wristband Music theatre Music theatre Storytelling duo Titus 'Muis' Muizelaar (theater maker, 75) and Y.M.P. (spoken word artist, 36) search for the meaning of life in the theater, with a little help from 50 Cent and Samuel Beckett. Productiehuis FLOW Beckett & 50 Cent with festival wristband and ticket R Music Music Raffie de Driver gives you a crossover between a live show and a party night in a shot bar. Raffie de Driver Raffie de Driver with wristband Music Music With live loops, electronica and unmatched virtuosity, Remy van Kesteren connects his classical roots with the electronic music that brought him to the world of pop. Remy van Kesteren Remy van Kesteren with festival wristband and ticket Music theatre Music theatre Virtuoso harp, electronics, and light art in the dark landscape. Threads is an immersive experience at Oerol 2026. Remy van Kesteren Threads Première with festival wristband and ticket Theatre Theatre How is it that lying can sometimes be easier than telling the truth? A spectacular audio play about friendship, lies and loyalty. Reuring Theater Niemand weet dat het niet zo is Krakeling on location with festival wristband and ticket Music Music Rolando Bruno throws the party you won’t want to miss; a celebration in its purest South American form. Rolando Bruno & Grupo Arevalo Rolando Bruno & Grupo Arevalo with wristband Street theatre Street theatre An empty washing line turns into a surprising game: dancing socks, a singing T-shirt and unexpected encounters, without words but full of fun! Ruben Stelli Met De Waslijn S Music Music The singer, composer and performance artist masterfully blends Catholic hymns, Mexican corridos, rancheras, alternative opera and cumbias with high-energy punk, queer and electroclash. San Cha San Cha with wristband Friends special Friends special Let yourself be swept away by high drama, mysticism, and the over-the-top melodrama of 90's Mexican telenovelas. San Cha Vriendenactie | San Cha with friends wristband and ticket Street theatre Street theatre Rave Baby is an absurdist puppet theatre performance about a woman so consumed by her love for raving that she ends up having a baby from it. Sandra Kaas Rave Baby Music Music DJ Shady Lady sets the dancefloor in motion as much as she does herself, digging for disco tracks from different eras that are guaranteed to make your day. Shady Lady Shady Lady with wristband Visual art Visual art Artist and architect Rain Wu makes the invisible Raaklijn tangible. SoAP / Rain Wu and Rita Hoofwijk Raaklijn Première with wristband Music Music This unpredictable vinyl trip, packed with soulful 70s and 80s disco, classic Italo, nu-disco, and groove, is back at Oerol! Space Age DJ Collective Space Age DJ Collective with wristband Friends special Friends special Let the forest ranger set you up on a blind date and become buddies with a true Terschelling land goat! Staatsbosbeheer x Oerol Vriendenactie | Giro GeitGeitGeit with friends wristband and ticket Friends special Friends special Join our excursion (once again) and see what happens when compost is returned to the forest. Staatsbosbeheer x Oerol Vriendenactie | Onderzoek het bos with friends wristband and ticket Music theatre Music theatre Ten people attempt to merge with nature. Voices, movement and percussion meld with the landscape. A musical performance in which you disappear. Studio Vacuüm / NKK NXT An Elegy with festival wristband and ticket Music Music An eclectic mix of disco, cumbia, house, funk, and rave from Sweden’s most legendary live artist of the moment. Stuzzi Stuzzi with wristband Performance Performance Bacteria, mud, wind, and machinery are transformed into music in a living garden. This extraordinary audiovisual performance—which generates electricity and would leave any gardener amazed—invites you to experience a vibrant, humming ecosystem. Sunjoo Lee & Ko de Beer Sonified Garden No.2 with festival wristband and ticket Visual art Visual art In this glass installation, the weakening of global ocean currents is made visible. Though they remain unseen to the naked eye, these currents are the primary architects of our climate. Suzette Bousema MOC Première with wristband Werkplaats Werkplaats A suitcase, a ferry, a voice in your ear — SVUNG invites you on a shared journey through movement, memory and the weight we carry. SVUNG The weight we carry by invitation T Music Music Come dance to what DJ/producer Talee describes as 'Romantic New Wave': an energetic, emotional, and entirely unique sound. For the dreamers and those who color outside the lines. Talee & The Romantic New Wave Talee & The Romantic New Wave with wristband Circus Circus Three top jugglers show what usually remains hidden: the failures behind the success. An ode to failure, performed with juggling balls. Tall Tales Company Droplines with festival wristband and ticket Music Music Like popping candy on your tongue; that is what the rock ’n’ roll of the iconic, New York-based all-female trio Tchotchke feels like. TCHOTCHKE TCHOTCHKE with wristband Music Music Dutch-language punk about sex, snacks, and suckers! The Etters The Etters with wristband Music theatre Music theatre Discover what the first Surinamese opera still has to tell us more than a century later. Theater Rotterdam / Mathieu Wijdeven Helstone in Het Pand der Goden Première with festival wristband and ticket Werkplaats Werkplaats Theatre maker Davy Pieters explores the shifting relationship between water and the lives of those inhabiting coastal regions. Theaterproductiehuis Zeeland / Davy Pieters Stories of the shore with festival wristband and ticket Visual art Visual art Atop the former water tower of Hoorn stands a viewing device designed to both face the unknowable and see it eye to eye. A glimpse of this familiar yet mysterious celestial body. Thijs Ebbe Fokkens Moon Gazer Première with wristband Exhibition Exhibition JUNO is not a retrospective monument, but a celebration of trans identity in the here and now. Thijs Weijland JUNO Tonnenloods Music Music The Plee-reef is back! Every evening from 9 to 11 pm, a splashy party by the toilets at de Deining! To Pee Or Not To Pee To Pee Or Not To Pee with wristband Music theatre Music theatre A musical comedy you wouldn't want living next door. And a social satire about a society desperately trying to prove itself right. TOBAL AZC de Musical Première with festival wristband and ticket Spoken word Spoken word Exclusively for Oerol gifted performer Tom Lanoye brings his Reinaard in the form of a serial in five episodes of one hour each. Tom Lanoye ReinAard - het feuilleton with festival wristband and ticket Werkplaats Werkplaats What does it feel like to be a polluted river, or a clear-cut forest? Like bodies living with chronic pain? In search of interdependence within a damaged landscape. Toni Kritzer we read our pain like coordinates with festival wristband and ticket
