On Sunday 8 March 2026, it will be Internationale Vrouwendag again. A day that focuses on equal rights and opportunities, freedom and militancy of women worldwide. Throughout the Netherlands, many events are organised that you can join. Below is an overview of events surrounding International Women's Day 2026.
On Sunday 8 March 2026, it will be Internationale Vrouwendag again. A day that focuses on equal rights and opportunities, freedom and militancy of women worldwide. Throughout the Netherlands, many events are organised that you can join. Below is an overview of events surrounding International Women's Day 2026.
Anything missing? Send an e-mail to Ellen Verpoorten, e.verpoorten@atria.nl
March 1-8: The Hague Women's Days
1 - 14 March: Feminist Festival Wageningen
1 to 15 March: Fighting women, resilient democracy
Filmhuis Botanique Breda
5 - 15 March: HER Film Festival
Cinetree and Simavi, online, free.
3 March
Women in dark times
Spui25, Amsterdam, from 5pm.
5 March
International Women's Day NBA
Royal Dutch Professional Association of Accountants, 2-5pm, Villa Jongerius in Utrecht.
International Women's Day Roermond
Roermond Women's Council, 14 - 16 hrs.
International Women's Day Construction & Infra
FNV Central Trade Union House, Utrecht, 18 - 20.30 hrs.
Who cares? Fatherhood for gender equality
Pakhuis De Zwijger, from 19.30 hrs, free of charge
6 March
6-8 March: International Women's Day in Dordrecht
Presentation of Aletta Jacob Prize 2026 to Elanor Boekholt-O'Sullivan (the first female lieutenant general in the Dutch armed forces)
University of Groningen, 12.30 - 16 hrs.
Social Safety for All - Utrecht University
12.30 - 17 hrs.
Launching podcast Women of the House - panel discussion
Chapel KADOC, Leuven, 2 - 4.30pm.
Through the lives of Duchess Anna van Croy and Countess Marie Catherine van Merode, the podcast highlights the power, influence and visibility of noble women in the Habsburg Netherlands.
Presentation book True miracle animals
At inspiration meeting of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG), accessible by invitation only.
VNG president Sharon Dijksma will be presented with a copy and author Margit van der Steen, fellow at Atria, will give a lecture here.
Annie Romein-Verschoor lecture with Nadia Bouras
Leiden University, 19.30 - 22.00, with livestream from 20.00.
Femtopia
Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam, from 19.30 hrs, free of charge
7 March
6-8 March: International Women's Day in Dordrecht
International Women's Day weekend
BRONKS, Brussels
FEM.EVENT
MartiniPlaza, 9.30 am - 4 pm, €125.
International Women's Day Enschede
SIVE, Alifa's intercultural women's centre, Central Library Enschede, 10 am - 4 pm.
Guided tour Haarlem women in colonial times
From 10.30am, €20.
Soft! Weekend - Muiderslot
Programme dedicated to the exhibition Soft, with experience workshop by Alfhild Sarah Külper and Strong women's tour of the castle.
Exhibition In her power
The Weaving House in Zaandijk, 12 - 5 pm.
Give to gain march
Rotterdam, Schouwburgplein, from 1pm.
Women (resist) - Writing event
Gender gap working group of Wikipedia, TivoliVredenburg, le Salon, 1 - 5 pm.
Film screening Beyond the Lens: Migrant Women Shaping Narratives
De Sering Amsterdam, 2 - 6 pm.
What if women were in charge?
Lecture by Evi Hanssen, Oosterschelde Library - Zierikzee branch, from 3pm, €15.
Lecture True Miracle Animals
Dr Margit van der Steen on the first women in Dutch politics (1917-1927), Historical Museum Den Briel, from 3.30pm.
How do you really help women's gender equality?
Main speaker: Devika Partiman - Vote for a Woman, Leiden, 15.30 - 19 hrs, €20.
Presentation Kartini Prize
Paard, The Hague, 18.45 - 21 hrs.
Generations in feminism
With, among others, Anja Meulenbelt, Claire Derckx and Bep Ruting, Savannah Bay, Utrecht, i.c.w. Dolle Mina Utrecht, 19.30 - 21 hrs, €5. OUT OF CHARGE
Dolle Kavita Talkshow
8.30pm, Theater Zuidplein, Rotterdam, €18.50.
8 March
6-8 March: International Women's Day in Dordrecht
International Women's Day weekend
BRONKS, Brussels
Wikipedia writing sessions - Belgium
8, 9 and 10 March
International Women's Day Alkmaar
Special guided tour of exhibition LIFE-LINE followed by 'Unborn' ritual
Dat Bolwerck, Zutphen, 9.30 - 11 am, €15.
We should all be feminists - Warm-up for the Feminist March
With breakfast & protest sign making, Melkweg Expo, Amsterdam, i.c.w. Novib and Emancipator, 10.30 - 12.30.
Online Study Day Women in the Arts
Free Academy, 10 am - 2.30 pm, €65
Soft! Weekend - Muiderslot
Programme on the theme of the exhibition Soft, with experience workshop by Alfhild Sarah Külper, Strong women's tour of the castle and on Sunday afternoon a lecture by textile artist Kiki van Eijk.
10,000 Steps Art Walk - Rotterdam
10.30am - 1pm.
Women Unite
Municipality of Amsterdam and Royal Theatre Carré, 11.45 - 17 hrs, waiting list.
Exhibition In her power
The Weaving House in Zaandijk, 12 - 5 pm.
ACTION! - Celebrating International Women's Day in Tilburg
Hall of Fame, 12.30 - 17 hours, free of charge
Feminist March - Amsterdam
Gather at 1pm, on Dam Square. The Feminist March is facilitated by a coalition of feminist organisations and grassroots activists, including: ActionAid Netherlands, Amnesty International NL, Atria, Bureau Clara Wichmann, Dolle Mina, FNV, Hivos, Imane Nadif, MamaCash, Oxfam Novib, PAX, Rajae Liesfi, Vote for a Woman, WO=MEN, WOMEN Inc.
International Women's Day V/X - Nijmegen
De Vrouwenschool, 1-5pm, free - free walk-in.
Shorts Collection: International Women's Day
A sharp and topical short film programme on how science, care and technology have often treated women's bodies as secondary.
LUX 6, Nijmegen, from 1pm, duration: 1h 51m.
This is me! - International Women's Day Leiden
City Hall, 1-5pm.
Not my right - how do we live free in an unfree world?
Mil Colores, Black Pride and Rainbow Foundation The Hague, Amaliastraat 10, The Hague, 1 - 6 pm.
Imaging, Barricade and how to proceed
VVAO, Beeld & Geluid, Hilversum, 13:30 - 16:45, €25.
International Women's Day Roermond
Theaterhotel De Oranjerie, 1.30pm - 4pm.
Ashanti - the history of the Surinamese women's newspaper Ashanti (1980-1987)
Programme around the launch of the compilation of seven volumes of the Surinamese women's newspaper Ashanti (Onvrede) that came out in the 1980s.
Organisation: Het Sarnámihuis, location: Amare, The Hague, 13.30 - 17 hours, free of charge.
International Women's Day - De Cacaofabriek
Helmond, from 13.30
Hedy d'Ancona on Feminism then and now
House of Haven, Almere, 2 -15 pm.
Kick-off meeting Leiden women on the map
From 2pm.
International Women's Day - Groningen
Jasmijn Foundation, 14 - 17 hrs.
Writers' meeting Christien Brinkgreve
KopGroep Libraries, School 7, Den Helder, from 2.30pm, €7.50.
Who lives in your vagina?
ARTIS-Groote Museum, Amsterdam, 15 - 16.15, free with museum ticket.
Agnetal Lecture 2026: 70 years of women's empowerment
With lecture by Antia Wiersma on Lilian Posthumus-van der Groot, followed by dialogue with political parties participating in the Vlaardingen municipal elections.
Museum Vlaardingen, 3-6pm, €8.50.
#NotMyRight - Hoorn
Including Maaike Meijer, organisation: Soroptimist Club Hoorn e.o., Oosterkerk, from 3pm.
Hold & Embrace - afternoon concert
VrouwVocaal, Waalse Kerk, Arnhem, from 3 pm, €15 (on pre-sale).
We build the future together
With a.o. Jens van Tricht, Theater Heerlen, 15 - 20 hrs, €35.
Daan Heerma van Voss on The Case of Hekse Falsema
Lecture and interview, Visum Mundi, Wageningen, 15.30 -17 hrs.
Exploring Our Role in the Patriarchy
Talk at InScience - International Science Film Festival, Nijmegen, 16 - 17 hrs.
"FORBIDDEN FOR WOMEN !!!" - Film/Dialogue/ Dance
Nature Centre Arnhem / De Molenplaats, 16 - 18.30 hrs.
Guided tour of museum Heerenveen and Iftar meal
Kleurrijk Vrouwenwerk Heerenveen in cooperation with Museum Heerenveen, 4.30 - 8pm, free.
How To Make Herstory
Target group: young people (<30 years old), NJR and Amnesty International Netherlands, Amsterdam, 18 - 21 hrs, free.
Opening International Women's Week Delft
Theatre de Veste, 18.30 - 21.30 hrs, free.
Dolle Mina Fest
Paard, The Hague, 19 - 22.30 hrs, free.
9 March
Wikipedia writing sessions - Belgium
8, 9 and 10 March
Women in the Museum XL: The (Museum's) Future is Female
Rijksmuseum, 9 and 10 March: €27.50 (live stream), €50 (students), €125.
Alkmaar breaks the silence - masterclass for men
Podium Victorie i.c.w. Emancipator, 19:45 - 21:45, free.
10 March
Wikipedia writing sessions - Belgium
8, 9 and 10 March
Women in the Museum XL: The (Museum's) Future is Female
Rijksmuseum, 9 and 10 March: €27.50 (livestream), €50 (students), €125.
Faculty Club: Lecture The Old Girls' Network?
About Johanna Westerdijk (first female professor in the Netherlands) and Celtologist Maartje Draak (1907-1995), Faculty Club Utrecht, 17.45 - 19.15 / 21.00.
Pub quiz International Women's Day Heiloo
Women's Network Heiloo, Café De Wit, from 19.30 hrs.
