FAQ

This year Noorderzon takes place in the Noorderplantsoen (the city park) and at various locations in Downtown Groningen: Forum Groningen, Grand Theatre, Lutherse Kerk, Machinefabriek, Museum aan de A, Vera, VRIJDAG Theater and Usva.

In the northern part of the festival site, you will find mirror tent Pollux, Margriet van Weenen in collaboration with Kunstpunt Groningen and a smaller tent Nova, open-air music stage Apollo, along the pond terraces Paradijsvogel and De Raaf and a small stage for music: Podium De Raaf. In the southern part, you will find an area especially for children: De Speelweide, music stage Callisto, performance venue Castor and several terraces. Divided over the park you will find a diverse range of food and drinks. There are also containers at four locations: at Noord next to Nova, on the Leliesingel, near the Paradijsvogel terrace by the pond, and towards the south at the junction with the Maartje Bospad. 

For sure! You can find it here.

You will find our Shop at the head of the pond in the Noorderplantsoen. Our well-informed ticket sellers are here for you with info & tickets. You will also find Noorderzon merchandise, Vera Artdivision, Bookstore Riemer, NAIS products and Jeanet Metselaar designs. 

De Winkel is open from 2pm - 10pm on weekdays and from 1pm on Saturdays and Sundays. 

Yes! This year's NoorderZondag is just unusually the last day of Noorderzon. What to expect? A day with a full program as you are used to, with extra attention for local amateur artists. So come see performances, play games, dance and enjoy the last rays of sunshine at our Noorderzon for the very last time this year.

And in addition, this year we are collaborating with cultural institutions to whet the cultural appetite after Noorderzon. We are doing this through AfterZon. With AfterZon we put the spotlight on everything there is to experience in Groningen after Noorderzon. Coat yourself with AfterZon during the festival and immediately discover the many cultural opportunities that await you after Noorderzon. For more info visit afterzon.nl

Certainly, the festival site in the Noorderplantsoen is freely accessible, just like the concerts at Apollo, Callisto and De Raaf. You do need a ticket for most performances in the Noorderplantsoen and Downtown Groningen, though.

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 – 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 therefore 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 example. Many can be found at the Groningen Main Train Station, as well as at the Groningen North Train Station. They can be found in a limited amount of so-called bicycle lockers.

Festival grounds Noorderplantsoen | August 22 through September 1.
Playground and South: open every day from 1 p.m.
Middle and North: weekdays from 3 p.m., weekends from 1 p.m.
Everything closes at 0:00, but on Friday and Saturday nights we close at 01:00
Locations Downtown | open from at least half an hour before the start of the show

Noorderzon 2024 is cashless: everywhere in the Noorderplantsoen you can only pay with a debit or credit card. We accept V PAY, VISA, Maestro and Mastercard. Noorderzon does not sell coins (with the exception of the coins for children's activities).

Certainly! We provide a nice selection of (local) tenants who have a diverse range, of course also vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free. We also have various bars and terraces where you can get something to drink. Also at these places you can only pay with pin.

Tickets for the Noorderzon 2024 programme are available online at noorderzon.nl/programma.
Tickets remain available online until right before the start of the performance. So if the performance is not sold out, you can also buy a ticket on the spot via your phone. 
 
You can buy tickets via your computer, tablet or mobile phone. You can pay online directly via iDEAL (through your own bank) or by credit card (Visa and Mastercard). Service costs are €1,- per entire online transaction for payments via iDEAL and €1,50 for payments by credit card. 

Do you prefer live contact? We are ready to help you from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. every day in De Winkel. Here you can ask all your questions and buy tickets and Noorderzon merchandise.

Tickets for Noorderzon 2024 can be bought online via this website (with the exception of part of the children's and container programme). Tickets remain available online until right before the start of the performance, so you can also - if still available - buy a ticket on the spot via your phone.

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

For the smaller performances of the children's programme and the short performances in the containers, tickets can only be bought on the day of the festival at the entrance of the relevant location. These are therefore not available online or at The Shop. 

For online ticket sales, Noorderzon works with e-tickets. You will not receive your tickets by post. You will receive your e-tickets immediately after purchase in the inbox of the e-mail address you used to purchase the tickets. Have you not received anything after 24 hours? Check your spam box, make sure the payment was successful and that you entered the correct e-mail address. Are all these things correct and have you still not received anything? Then contact us at tickets@noorderzon.nl.

To gain access to the performance, show your printed e-ticket or show the e-ticket on your phone. In the latter case, please make sure your screen is as bright as possible so that we can scan your ticket properly. Please note: the e-ticket is sent as a PDF attachment - the e-mail itself is not a valid admission ticket! 

Yes! From the 22d of July, the entire Noorderzon programme has gone on sale. 

Exception: for the container programme and the smaller performances and do-things of the children's programme, you can only buy tickets during the festival on the day itself at the relevant location.

For the programme at the Apollo, Callisto and De Raaf you do not need a ticket.

You can find the full programme on our programme page.

Download them here online or find them during the festival in the park.

The festival area in the Noorderplantsoen is freely accessible, as are concerts at the Apollo, Callisto and De Raaf stages. For most performances in the Noorderplantsoen and Downtown Groningen a ticket is required.

Then become our Friend and order your tickets with a discount and priority! Go to Noorderzon.nl/vrienden for more information or to become a Friend right away. Or go for themed discounts or combined tickets. Read all about it on this page. 

When purchasing a ticket via our website, we ask you if you want to buy an extra ticket for someone who would like to visit a performance, but does not have the financial means. Together with the Quiet Groningen Foundation, we ensure that your ticket ends up in the right place.

check out our daily programme tips we share during the festival or chat with us via Whatsapp! 

Save +31 6 53 48 59 43 in your phone contacts -> open a new chat with this number -> ask everything you want to know about Noorderzon!

During the festival, tickets may become available every day at 2PM for certain (sometimes previously sold out) performances. So keep an eye on our website and social media (@noorderzonnl)! Additionally, there is also an exchange board at De Winkel where you can offer and ask for tickets. 

Unfortunately, you cannot return your ticket. What you can do is exchange it with other visitors! There is an exchange board at de Winkel where you can offer and ask for tickets.

In the southern part of the park you will find a programme especially for our youngest visitors. Tickets for the performances can be bought via our website. For the smaller performances and do-things, you can only buy a ticket on the spot during the festival in the form of a token, at De Kleine Beer. 

Opening hours
Every day | 13.00 - 18.00 hours

Yes, you can visit all concerts at Apollo, Callisto and De Raaf without a ticket.

- No access without a valid ticket
- You can buy a maximum of 6 tickets per person per performance
- There is no admission after a show has started, so please be on time.
- Tickets will not be taken back or exchanged unless the performance has to be cancelled
- Our programme is for adults only, unless otherwise indicated
- Discounts cannot be combined
- The festival programme, performance times and duration are subject to change.
- Pets are not allowed.
- Our performances have unreserved seating: you can choose a place on the spot.
- Please follow our instructions on site.

Your pet may come with you to the festival site in the Noorderplantsoen, but not inside performances. An exception applies to assistance dogs. Please report this in advance when purchasing your ticket via tickets@noorderzon.nl. Water for an assistance dog will always be provided.

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It is great that you want to become a part of the Noorderzon crew! On this page. you can find all the information about vacancies and how to sign up.

We collect all the lost & found items in De Winkel, located at the head of the pond in the Noorderplantsoen. De Winkel is open daily during the festival from 2PM ttill 10PM.

Here you can find our park regulations.

That’s really sweet of you! The best way to help us is by having a lot of fun at Noorderzon.

Please send us an email via info@noorderzon.nl, we’ll get back to you asap.