Vierdaagsefeesten announces first names for 2026

The first rays of sun­shine have already made an appear­ance, instant­ly putting every­one in the mood for the best sev­en days of the year: the Vier­daagse­feesten! While we still have a lit­tle while to wait until the third week of July, the orga­niz­ers are already lift­ing the veil.

The first names for Vier­daagse­feesten 2026 have been announced. From July 18^th to 24^th, the city cen­ter of Nijmegen will once again trans­form into one mas­sive fes­ti­val ground, fea­tur­ing more than 40 stages and over 1,000 artists.

In total, 18 stages are pre­sent­ing their first artists, con­cepts, and experiences:

• In-Cred­i­ble: This is where you want to be: unique, your­self, and a lit­tle bit quirky. Fea­tur­ing artists like: 3 Aan De Top, Boo­gie Nights, BRI­AN, De Flamin­gooos, Funk­tie Elders, Guilty Plea­sure Girls, Hot Stuff, Pim Pam Pom­pen, School’s Out, and Win­netoe (Doe Maar Tribute),
• De Kaaij – on the Waal: Feet in the sand and enjoy­ing the vibes with, among oth­ers: Angry Zeta, Augus­to & Friends, Balka­no­va Orches­tra, Boot­leg Bet­ty, Boomshakalak Soundsys­tem, Cher­ry Divine & Crank It Up Trio, Da Fun­kee Home­bro, De Baron, DJ Dead Bob, Eddie y Los Gra­sosos, Ja Maar (Doe Maar Trib­ute), Jumpin’ Jiri and The Blue Boys, La Vod­kan­era, Legiana Col­lec­tive, Liq­uid Sun Orches­tra, Los Kamer, Raglan Road­works, SPO­ET, Ter­ra Vol­ta, The Stand, Wet Spaghet­ti, and Wild­groei,
• Faber­plein: Right in the mid­dle of the square where marchers and par­ty­go­ers meet, and passers­by nat­u­ral­ly turn into rev­el­ers. Sing along to the biggest hits from Alle Kleuren, Baby Blue, Broad­way Brass, Fam­i­lie de Bruyn, Guilty Plea­sure Girls, and Het Goede Doel,
• Grote Markt: At the foot of St. Stephen’s Church, cel­e­brate sev­en days of par­ty­ing to hits from every era with: Het Gevel­con­cert, Lijn 7, Mr. Mar­vin Plaat­jes­draaier, SHER!, and The Juke­box All­stars.
• Her­tog­plein: The ​“palace of the par­ty” isn’t com­plete with­out: Ben­nie Solo, De Thuis­band, The B Machine, and Wir Sind SPITZE!,
• Holt Cock­tails: Good drinks and smooth sounds fea­tur­ing artists such as: FUZZ, Janet Ren­ders, Kath­leen Willems, Lady Green, Man­a­tee, Mar­ty Reyes, Melanie Ryan Solo, Melanie Ryan Band, Muziek bij Ja, Robine en Remy, and Zwoel,
• Kaaij Hoog: Enjoy the view accom­pa­nied by the sounds of: Celebri­ty Hot Tub Par­ty, Jet­black ​’56, Olav and The Blues Cruise, Peace Machine, and The Sha­ka Wiz,
• Kelfkens­bos Fes­ti­val: The city’s most col­or­ful ​“Vier­daagse par­adise” returns this year. From sal­sa danc­ing to booty-shak­ing to the biggest names of the moment: Fies­ta Macum­ba, Hush, Mr. Belt & Wezol’s Tues­day, Rewind, SMÈR­RIG, Terug in de Tijd, and VroegZat,

• Here is the trans­la­tion for the remain­ing stages and acts:
• Kon­ingsplein: Kon­ingsplein is buzzing dur­ing the Vier­daagse­feesten with live bands, cov­er acts, par­ty music, and Dutch singers. Fea­tur­ing artists such as The Euros and This is Beethoven,
• Matrixx at the Park: From hard tech­no to EDM and from raw hard­style to urban. Matrixx at the Park brings it all with La Fuente, Lil Kleine, Out­siders, Phuture Noize, and STUK,
• Matrixx Live aan de Kade: With a view of the icon­ic Waal Bridge, you can enjoy the best Dutch-lan­guage artists of the moment at Matrixx Live aan de Kade. This year fea­tur­ing, among oth­ers: Emma Heesters and Frans Bauer,
• Molen­straat: Molen­straat will once again be trans­formed into a giant out­door café fea­tur­ing the biggest Dutch-lan­guage stars, such as: Frans Dui­jts, Jannes, and Robert van Hemert,
• Plein44: The bustling heart of the city! Jump, dance, and sing along with ABBAGOLDEUROPE and The Dirty Daddies,
• Smaak­markt: A ​“taste explo­sion” on the Waal at Smaak­markt. Come dance, taste, and stroll with: Anoth­er Taste, CHO, Flaire, Fresku, Juma Iking & Dem­ba Diawara, Kaboutert­je Put­lucht, Linde Schöne, Mau­ri­no, MEN­SA, Milo­laa­thetlukken, Nyarko, Prins S. en de Geit, and Vic­cens,

• Stad­sei­land Stek: The most beau­ti­ful place to linger: feet in the sand, the sky­line as your back­drop, and non-stop bands, dance, elec­tron­ic, Latin, the­ater, and kids’ activ­i­ties. At Stad­sei­land Stek, you’ll find it all, fea­tur­ing: 40UP, Boo­gie Nights, Caribbean Dance Beach, Chibi Ichi­go, Crush, Curat­ed by: AUT­OFLOWER, Curat­ed by: Lucky Done Gone, Davy Brandts & Mario Mari­ni, De Platen­bus, de Swing, Fred­di, Gotu Jim, Har­vey Al Dante, Het Gen­er­atie Pact, Hiqpy, Housey Clas­sics, In gesprek met gesprekspart­ner ​‘Wie zijn wij?’, Jesse Hoef­nagels, JOEY909, Jun­gle by Night, Kelfkenskeet, KELLER, Let’s go 90’s & 00’s, MEROL, Rad­boud Reflects, Smells Like 80’s, Smells Like Alter­na­tive, Sophie Straat, Speelzand, Strand-Up Com­e­dy, SUP-yoga, Sup­pen, The set x OBP, TRIBE and Tropikids Dansworkshop,
• Stevenskerk: For a unique expe­ri­ence inside St. Stephen’s Church, enjoy live per­for­mances by Blair Davie, Can­to Osti­na­to by Eric Vloeimans and Aart Berg­w­erff, Emma Nis­sen, Frank Boei­jen, MICHA, SERA, and Spin­vis & Saartje,
• Valkhof Fes­ti­val: Dis­cov­er future head­lin­ers here first, with acts such as: 4AMKRU, Boko Yout, Brick­nasty, CAKESDAKIL­LA, Cure For Para­noia, Dressed Like Boys, EV, Frank Arnold, Gee Tee, Green Milk From The Plan­et Orange, Gren­zkon­trolle, Joshua Ide­hen, Khana Bier­bood, La Sécu­rité, Mandy, Indi­ana, Mary Sue, Medu­ul­la, Muovi­pus­si, N8NOFACE, Naga Kirana, NI-HAO, Omas­ta, Par­blue, PVA, Rogê, Roomer, Ser­vo, The Zawose Queens, Tom For­ev­er, Tony Bon­tana, and Vio­lent Mag­ic Orchestra,
• Waalka­de Dis­co Stage: The feel­ing of dis­co, cel­e­bra­tion, and togeth­er­ness on an inti­mate, cov­ered square with a view of the icon­ic Waal Bridge. You’ll only find that at the Waalka­de Dis­co Stage. This year’s line­up includes Doe Maar Lekker Dis­co and Dis­co Sound Machine.

The full line­up as described above can be found start­ing now via vier​daagse​feesten​.nl/​p​r​o​gram/ and in the offi­ciële Vier­daagse­feesten-app. 

Over de Vierdaagsefeesten

Dur­ing the largest mul­ti-day, free-to-access event in the Nether­lands, more than 40 stages with a broad and diverse pro­gram enrich the heart of Nijmegen. Over one mil­lion peo­ple gath­er over the course of sev­en days to enjoy an eclec­tic mix of music, rang­ing from today’s biggest hits to beloved clas­sics. In addi­tion to music, the fes­ti­val offers an exten­sive range of street the­ater, lec­tures, work­shops, and chil­dren’s programs.