Pop-up festival Betovering-buiten: Wijkpark De Horst 3+

This year we’re travelling through gardens and squares in Escamp, Schilderswijk, Loosduinen, and Mariahoeve with a super fun pop-up festival! There’s something exciting for all children aged 3 and up — you can join in, watch, and listen! Come along to one of the festive locations. Admission is free!

Thursday 23 October – Wijkpark De Horst

Get ready for flying balls in the performance Wonderland!
Discover the strangest and funniest sounds in Freek + Eric’s Sound Factory, or build your favourite fantasy creatures out of wood. Shake it off in the dance workshop with D-ent Dance, and with visual artist Mourad Aouragh, you can create your own neighbourhood artwork, pimp your bike, and enjoy some Neighbourhood Lemonade at the poffertjes stand!

Times:

• Wonderland performance: 13:30 and 15:00

• Sound Factory workshops: every hour

• Neighbourhood artwork & bike pimping with Mourad: ongoing

• Wooden animal crafting workshop: ongoing

• Dance workshop: 14:00

• Poffertjes: 12:00–16:00

Betovering-buiten is organised in collaboration with Haag Wonen, Staedion, Hof Wonen, Theater Dakota, Theater De Vaillant, Loosduinen Library, Podium Noord, neighbourhood organisations, local initiatives, and artists. Thanks to their (financial) support and the use of the locations, Betovering-buiten is free for all children in the neighbourhood.

Betovering-buiten 2025 locations:

• Sunday 19 October – Courtyard Valthestraat (Morgenstond, Escamp)

• Monday 20 October – Courtyard Middenstede (Bouwlust/Vrederust, Escamp)

• Tuesday 21 October – Jacob van Campenplein (Schilderswijk, Centrum)

• Wednesday 22 October – Courtyard Chopinstraat (Waldeck-Zuid, Loosduinen)

• Thursday 23 October – Wijkpark De Horst (Mariahoeve, Haagse Hout)