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Kunstnacht lifts its veil: view the complete programme now.
Brebl x Josje Eijkenboom x Marieke Mars & Aroma-Jockey
Brebl, Lindenberg Art and Technology and theater maker and pole dancer Josje Eijkenboom join forces and show a special performance during Kunstnacht
Simply happy in the Steenstraat
The 500-year-old Besiendershuis turns into a real poetry experience during Kunstnacht.
GRONDLAB x FESTIVALHUIS
Go along with Grondlab and Festivalhuis on the watercycle journey: feel and see how water moves through distant and familiar landscapes, from mountains to ocean
RUIS x Arnhemse meisjes
During a special encounter between visual arts and dance, Dance collective Arnhemse Meisjes literally sets the work of artist Yubin Lee in motion.
DELT▲TUNE x Rosie's
DELT▲TUNE grows an experimental electronic installation in the raw galleryspace of Rosie's, all sense will be served. Continous event.
muZIEum x ArtEZ muziektheater
Step into the dark and let your senses show the way. The muZIEum and ArtEZ their strengths for a unique musical theater experience in pitch darkness.
Matthieu Reijnoudt
Look for performance artist Matthieu Reijnoudt on the Honig terrain. What will he be up to?
Hidde Loek x Hankyul Jeong
What does taste sound like? Hidde Loek and Hankyul Jeong translate the five basic tastes into a multisensory experience designed to bring people together.
Chant van Lieshout: Poort der Verwondering / Dash,Squash,Splash
Walk under the Gate of Wonder towards the flattened laughing mosquito. An insect that is normally knocked away now takes the lead role.
BLIK x Cultuur Academy x Eva Julia & Luc Voss. - full program
During Kunstnacht, BLIK and Cultuur Academy take you on a route along performances, music and visual arts at the Honigterrein
BIBLIOTHEEK MARIËNBURG x CULTUUR OP DE CAMPUS ft. VASIM CIRCUS SPACE
During Kunstnacht, Mariënburg Library and Cultuur op de Campus turn things upside down. Or rather: on unicycles, tightropes, and juggling balls.
TG Greppel x AZOTH x Festival Jazz International Nijmegen @ De Vereeniging
In the Great Hall of Concertgebouw De Vereeniging, AZOTH, Festival Jazz Int. Nijmegen & TG Greppel an ongoing program with sensational performances.
EXPO BART x 171PROJECT.SPACE x SIMONE SCHUFFELEN & SIEM DE BOER x JOLIJN CEELEN & STEPPIN’ GROUND SOUNDSYSTEM
For one night Expo Bart disappears through the backdoor of the greasy fastfood joint. Follow us to a world between ecstasy, the everyday, carnival, and fasting.
LINDENBERG x KERIM SAFA
IDLE is a audiovisual work that invites you to step into a shared, slow-running pulse, shaped by early computer graphics, sound and human presence.
This is (not) a safe space!
This one is for the datists, the online nomads, the scroll whisperers, the cloud seekers, the dystopian doom thinkers, the algorithmic self-help guides
Hubert tunnels x Blauwdruk
During Kunstnacht, Hubert Foundation and Blauwdruk turn the Tunnels into a vibrant meeting place where art, music and stories come together.
Maarten Nico
At Kunstnacht, Maarten Nico presents two sculptural objects on Waalplein that at first glance are reminiscent of art transport boxes.
FLINTA* x WAALHALLA
In collaboration with Waalhalla, FLINTA*movement: Rarey presents. A fiery performance of the initiative of Women's Schoolers José and Tanja.
De Bastei x Stichting Sinus x Phosphor Visuals
Take a unique walk through antiquity with audio and visuals. During Kunstnacht, these elements come together in Museum de Bastei.
Domestic Balloons
Domestic Balloons represents bodies that don't quite fit into where they are. A question about ethics and aesthetics.
Jimi Kleinbruinink
Artist Jimi Kleinbruinink makes a site-specific installation on the Honig site for Kunstnacht.
Macroplastics - Vera Meulendijks
With the Macroplastics installation, Vera Meulendijks transforms seemingly small plastic residual forms from our contemporary life into monumental sculptures
EVERYDAY MONUMENT - Dirk Hoogeveen
Everyday Monuments turns the 'everyday' squares and corners into a monument. And focus on the lost places of the city.
Bart Pols in the Zonnetrein
Look up in the sun train! Humour, craftsmanship and a conscious flirtation with amateurism.
Stoelendans - Jelle Mastenbroek
Two converted standing-up chairs have been given their own choreography. On classical music, they are constantly looking for rhythm and balance.
Time Stream – from Opposites to the Future
An artistic journey through 50 years of Nijmegen underground culture, art and freedom.
Behind the studio door: discover The Apartment
In a former apartment on the Van Schaeck Mathonsingel, young artists are given the space to explore, experiment and create.
BLIK x Cultuur Academy - Sofie Rosalie Deen & Brit Kloosterman
Experimental photography and poetry about discomfort and boundaries; textile art about the relationship between nature, memory and the body.
POST x Elky Rosa Gerritsen: Ballast & Weighty Thoughts Lab
A continuous program about 'ballast' by artist Elky Rosa Gerritsen, at POST.
VERVOER - EENDENVERHUUR NYMA
Not the fastest taxi in Nijmegen, but the best. Get in our colourful 2CV taxis and let you drive from location to location during Kunstnacht.
REIS DOOR DE KUNSTNACHT - ArtEZ DBKV STUDENTEN
We are students of Art Academy ArtEZ in Arnhem and this year we are participating in Kunstnacht to connect education and art.
REIS DOOR DE KUNSTNACHT - ARTEZ DBKV STUDENTEN
We are students of Art Academy ArtEZ in Arnhem and this year we are participating in Kunstnacht. Our mission? Connecting education and art.
REIS DOOR DE KUNSTNACHT - ARTEZ DBKV STUDENTEN
We are students of Art Academy ArtEZ in Arnhem and we participate in Kunstnacht. Our mission? Connecting education and art.
REIS DOOR DE KUNSTNACHT - ARTEZ DBKV STUDENTEN
We are students of Art Academy ArtEZ in Arnhem and we participate in Kunstnacht. Our mission? Connecting education and art.
REIS DOOR DE KUNSTNACHT - ARTEZ DBKV STUDENTEN
We are students of Art Academy ArtEZ and we participate in Kunstnacht. Our mission? Connecting education and art.
BLIK x Eva Julia & Luc Voss
Control, vulnerability and... onions. A ritual performance of everyday actions full of tension, with a constructive soundscape.
Witte Raaf x Meneer Otis: Farbod Moghaddam & Jelmer Bruurs & Jorn ten Brink & Nora Badr
Tijdens de kunstnacht 2026 d(w)alen we af in de middeleeuwse keldergewelven van de Witte Raaf voor een avond met storytelling & comedy.
Artist talk with Britte Koolen @ Galerie Bart
Visit Galerie Bart for an Artist Talk with Artist Britte Koolen, whose work can be seen in the new exhibition 'Human Echo'.
POST x Elky Rosa Gerritsen: Palimpsest
Elky Rosa Gerritsen takes you through her research on ballast in her performance Palimpsest at POST. Which ballast do you wear without having chosen it?
Extrapool x Poederdoos 'Crowning the Queen of the Underground'
Poederdoos and Extrapool join forces for the first ever edition of drag talent show De Poederdoos Spelen Crowning the Queen of the Underground.
Valkhof Museum x Introdans
Introdans and Valkhof Museum present an interactive dance workshop and the ballet The Mirror during Kunstnacht 2026.
LINDENBERG x THEATER OOSTPOOL
Regisseur Florian Myjer en castleden geven een preview van The Drama, de nieuwe voorstelling van Theater Oostpool over de Nederlandse klassenmaatschappij.
Shut up, will ya!
When fishing, sound and vibration can disturb everything. Yet there are fishermen who can't keep their mouths shut, with all the consequences that entails
Wereldlab x Hubungan x Stevenskerk x JXGØ
During Kunstnacht, JXGØ stands live behind a DJ setup and brings his music, sound design and projected visuals together in one audiovisual performance.
BLIK x Cultuur Academy - Boter bij de Vis & Arun
Eigenwijze nederpop met scherpe teksten en dwingende beats. Boter bij de Vis schuurt, laat lachen en nodigt uit tot meebewegen.
EXPO BART x 171.PROJECTSPACE x SIMONE SCHUFFELEN & SIEM DE BOER - performances
Crawl through the back door of the cafeteria and leave the everydaylife behind for a while. Enter a world between carnival and fasting, lyricism and exuberance.
155 films on LUX Open Air
During the Art Night, four of 155's short dance films will be on display at Mariënburgplein: WEST, NACHTKANON, GAT and LEER.
Tala Mena Siwa - Wereldlab x Hubungan x Stevenskerk @ Veerpoorttrappen
A performance by Tala Mena Siwa on the Veerpoorttrappen. Feel the experience in all the fibers of your body,