FAQ

This year Noorderzon takes place in the Noorderplantsoen (the city park) and at various locations in Downtown Groningen: Forum Groningen, Grand Theatre, Het Houten Huis, Lutherse Kerk, Machinefabriek, Provinciehuis, VRIJDAG Theater and Usva.

In the northern part of the festival grounds you will find the mirror tent Pollux and a smaller tent Nova, open air music stage Apollo,  terraces Paradijsvogel and De Raaf. along the pond and a small stage for music: Podium De Raaf. In the southern part you will find an area especially for children: De Kleine Beer, music stage Callisto, a large tent for the circus performance TERCES Circus,  performance location Atlas  and several terraces. Spread over the park you will find a diverse range of food and drinks. Containers can also be found in three places: on the liliesingel at the height of the Sikkenspoortje, near the Paradijsvogel terrace by the pond, and towards the south at the intersection with the Maartje Bospad.

We recommend coming on foot or by bike to the Noorderplantsoen or to the Downtown locations. Sufficient temporary bicycle parking facilities will also be provided surrounding the Noorderplantsoen area. In the centre – in the area surrounding the Grand Theatre and the Forum – it is no longer allowed to park your bike on the street. Two permanent bicycle parking facilities have therefor been created in this area. Please check the website of the Municipality of Groningen for more information about these facilities. 

Arriving from out of town? Then we suggest coming by public transportation. If you come by Arriva, you might indeed be so lucky to catch the one and only Noorderzon train! After arriving in Groningen we recommend coming to the festival area by bike, hiring a public transport bicycle might be a good idea for instance. Many can be found at Groningen Main Train Station as well as at the Groningen North (in a limited amount of so-called bicycle lockers)

The festival site in the Noorderplantsoen opens every day (17 - 27 August) from 1PM until 12AM at the latest. The Downtown locations are open at least half an hour before the start of the performance.

Tickets for the Noorderzon 2023 programme are available online via noorderzon.nl/programma.They remain available online until right before a performance starts. So it is possible – when a performance isn’t sold out – to buy a ticket on the spot by phone. Tickets can be purchased via computer, tablet or mobile phone. It is also possible to pay directly online direct via iDEAL (that is via your own bank) or by credit card (Visa and MasterCard). The service fee is €1 per completely fulfilled online transaction for payments via iDEAL and €1.50 for payments by credit card. 

Would you rather have live contact? In De Winkel we are available every day from 1PM till 10PM from 17-27 August. You can go here with all your questions and you can buy tickets or Noorderzon merchandise.

Tickets for Noorderzon 2023 can be purchased online via this website. Tickets remain available online until just before the start of the performance, so - if still available - you can also buy a ticket on the spot online via your telephone.

You can also visit De Winkel in the Noorderplantsoen during the festival. Here you will find tickets, information, merchandise and more.

For the performances of the children's program at De Kleine Beer and the short shows and performances in the containers, tickets can only be purchased at the entrance of the relevant location during the festival on the day itself. These are therefore not available online or at De Winkel.

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