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This event is fun and cozy - its purpose is to connect like-minded people through literature. We are a group of home readers and literature enthusiasts.
Sunday, 07-12-2025, 14:00, Cafe de Lange Heer, Haarlem
Join the monthly Rainbow Drinks event at Cafe de Lange Heer in Haarlem for a cozy social gathering.
Sunday, 07-12-2025, 18:00, Odessa Amsterdam, Amsterdam
Every first Sunday evening of the month on the board of the popular ecstatic dance boat
Monday, 08-12-2025, 20:00, Frascati, Amsterdam
Awkwardness is not failure, but a sign of sensitivity. Cuteness is camouflage, a survival strategy. In this solo, performed by two people, the dance floor becomes a zone of magnetic drift.
Get ready to see the canals of Amsterdam in a whole new light! Join us for a magical evening as we explore the city’s most stunning open-air exhibition. The Amsterdam Light Festival transforms our dark winter evenings into a canvas of light, and we’re going to see the best of it.
Thursday, 11-12-2025, 19:00, De Uithoek handarbeidlokaal, Utrecht
Come discuss books and make new friends. This month we'll be finishing off the year with The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin.
Friday, 12-12-2025, The Netherlands
Alliance and solidarity: thousands of schools pay attention to LGBTI+ inclusion, diversity, and being yourself with a focus on sexual, gender, and sex diversity.
Friday, 12-12-2025, 17:30, De Balie, Amsterdam
Event in Dutch. Florian Myjer forges literary classics into hyper-personal and socio-critical theater. In his directorial debut Pride and Prejudice, he uses Jane Austen's most famous work to show how all-encompassing gender expectations and patterns are.
Saturday, 13-12-2025, 11:00, NDSM, DOOR OPEN SPACE, Amsterdam
The Queer Market Christmas Edition celebrates creativity and community with over 35 queer entrepreneurs, drag performers, and DJs. Visitors can explore stalls featuring food, vintage items, music, ceramics, and art while supporting queer charities through ticket purchases.
We meet to practice once per month. The meetings are free. We practice on each-other and share our knowledge.
You will work with partners of different gender, nationality and age.
No mater if you are a beginner or an experienced rigger - you are welcome to experiment, learn, explore and share with us. We concentrate on the technical aspects of tying, you can also explore with your partners the different energies and ways to connect via the ropes.
Saturday, 13-12-2025, 15:30, OBA CC Amstel, Amsterdam
In Dutch. Every second Saturday of the month, people from the LGBTQ+ community read aloud from inclusive books for children and their families. Crafting activities are also included.
Saturday, 13-12-2025, 20:00, Het Nationale Theater, The Hague
Queering your Saturday night with fluid theater, dialogue, art and party.
Sunday, 14-12-2025, 11:00, Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam
Join Queer & Sober for the last event of the year: a visit to the Iris van Herpen exhibition at the Kunsthal in Rotterdam!
'Michelangelo and Men' is an exhibition about the fascination of Michelangelo Buonarroti with the male body. These works shed new light on the glorious leading role the male body played in both the life and art of Michelangelo.
Sunday, 14-12-2025, 14:00, Café Dapper, Amsterdam
Whether you celebrate Xmas or not - this is just another excuse to come together and hang out! This is a phone-free event to cultivate real-life connections.
Sunday, 14-12-2025, 16:00, Bar Buka, Amsterdam
Join a cozy and creative afternoon for queer individuals at Bar Buka. Bring your own knitting, crafting, or drawing project, or get inspired to try something new in a friendly atmosphere.
Join us for the next gathering of the movie club about gay classics where we will watch a movie - on a 3x2 meter screen, talk about it and about other movies and series we have seen and liked.
It is free to attend. We will gather in a relaxed place next to Westerpark in Amsterdam, drinks and snacks - potluck style.
Sunday, 14-12-2025, 20:00, De Nieuwe Anita, Amsterdam
Amsterdam's only community dirty storytelling open mic! Sign up to tell a story and win prizes, or just sit back and enjoy!
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