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De Betovering

Next edition: Sat 17 to Sun 25 October 2026

The international art festival for children during the autumn holidays.

Program

Performances

Let yourself be surprised by the funniest, most beautiful, and most special performances from our agenda!

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Workshops

Attend workshops at museums, community centers, and cultural institutions, among others. 

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Accessibility

At De Betovering we strive to ensure that every child can participate!

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Are you good with children, do you love music, theater, dance, or design, and are you a go-getter? 

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Featured
Under the Snow 2+
Under the Snow is a playful and visual gem at the intersection of movement, music, and objects. The audience sits around the paper performance area. And afterwards… we all dive into the big mountain of paper!
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The Outstanding Students 4+ (premiere)
Knars presents a new show about staying true to yourself and the power of the group.
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Double You 6+
Double You is an exciting social experiment about boundaries, identity, and perspective. Two shows play simultaneously side by side, separated by a single wall, but in constant dialogue. What you see is not what the other sees.
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Soon

Sat 17 Oct
11:00
RO(C)K
Bibliotheek Leidschenveen
Sat 17 Oct
12:30
FLY
Theater aan het Spui
Sat 17 Oct
13:30
FLY
Theater aan het Spui
Sat 17 Oct
14:30
RO(C)K
Bibliotheek Segbroek
Sat 17 Oct
14:30
FLY
Theater aan het Spui
Sat 17 Oct
15:30
FLY
Theater aan het Spui
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News

Lots of chewing gum balls in Festival Centre De Betovering

Chewing together toward a grand work of art. During De Betovering everyone chews along at GUMLAB, an alienatingly cheerful installation that can be found at Theater aan het Spui throughout the entire festival week. It starts simply: you trade some information about yourself for a shiny ball of chewing gum. Good deal, right? M...
Dancing socks, swinging potatoes and happy athletes

Six days of Outdoor Enchantment with its first appearance in Wateringse Veld. During the festival week of De Betovering the pop-up mini-festival moves into a different neighborhood every day. This way, children scattered throughout the city in gardens, squares, and parks get to know the festival, art, and... in a super fun way.
More art activities for children in De Betovering program

In the upcoming edition of Festival de Betovering there are more art activities for children aged 0 to 12 to discover. In addition to a rich selection of the finest family performances from home and abroad, the workshop program is live starting today. Through collaborations with new providers and...
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