What: De Ceuvel celebrates its 12th anniversary!
When: Saturday June 20, 2026 – 12:00 – 03:00
Made possible in part by Noordmakers
Save the date: June 20 and keep an eye on this page for program updates.
TICKETS
Your ticket reserves a spot, but entry depends on capacity at the venue.
Arrive early to minimise your wait.
SCHEDULE
AFTERNOON PROGRAM
WELCOME TO DE CEUVEL
CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
SAFARIS: DISCOVER ZOÖP DE CEUVEL
THE FUTURE OF DE CEUVEL
De Ceuvel is currently temporary until February 2027. We aim to preserve and further develop this space.
GAMES
ART AT DE CEUVEL
WORKSHOPS
FILM PROGRAM
Screenings and Q&A with filmmakers.
- 13:15 Episode What Holds Us Back?
- 14:00 Premiere Kabaalmakers
- 15:00 Tree of Lies
- 15:45 Cost of Growth
- 18:20 Under Reconstruction
LIVE MUSIC: SECRET GARDEN
Enjoy performances among the trees.
Lizan + Olivier
Activist soul with poetic storytelling.
Loen
Dreamy synths and indie pop.
EVENING PROGRAM
HEIGHTS MEDITATION
20:30 – 21:30 | Veranda Stage
Heights Meditation is a reggae band from Amsterdam that combines dub, ska, hip-hop, dancehall and Surinamese influences. Known for their uplifting energy and festive live shows, they have grown into a leading underground act in the Benelux.
They mix original material with classics and deliver pure dancefloor vibes. Vocalists Danny “Mr Smooth” and Otty Ranking perform in multiple languages, backed by a tight live band.
Vocals: Danny “Mr Smooth”, Otty Ranking (English, Patois, Dutch, Surinamese)
Band: Colin (guitar), Tiv (drums), Murl (bass), Bob (percussion & backing vocals)
KELDER
22:00 – 23:00 | Veranda Stage
KELDER is an Amsterdam-based music collective that blends Dutch-language rock, hip-hop and pop into an energetic, explosive live experience. What started in a basement under the streets of Amsterdam with five friends and loud amplifiers has grown into a band now performing at festivals and major venues.
The group—Kurt, Matthijs, Matteo, Joris and Boudewijn—creates a distinctive mix of punk rock, hip-hop and pop: raw, direct and surprisingly catchy. Their songs move between big existential questions and small everyday observations, always with a playful twist.
Live, KELDER is known for shows where the audience becomes part of the chaos: singing along, jumping and sweating. From intimate clubs to venues like Paradiso and TivoliVredenburg, they bring the same underground energy everywhere.
JULIA MANDOKI
19:00 – 20:00 | Veranda Stage
Julia Mandoki is a versatile artist who blends playful alt-pop with dreamy psychedelic folk. Her music feels intuitive, warm and distinctive, driven by a strong DIY mindset; she writes and records everything herself. After years of touring with artists such as Albert Hammond and Richard Bona, she now lives in Amsterdam, where she works in abortion care by day and creates new music by night.
Their debut album The Dark Side of the Womb (28 November 2025) takes listeners on a colourful, imaginative journey through identity, mental health and creativity. Live, she delivers a warm, lightly psychedelic festival show full of unexpected twists, dreamy melodies and uplifting energy.
DJS
Schwierige Franz
11:00 – 01:30 | Café
One-man band Schwierige Franz throws EBM, post-punk and fuzzy rock ’n roll into one mix—and it sounds exactly as good and as dirty as you hope. Driving beats, roaring synths and lyrics in German, English and Dutch: as long as it hits hard. In 2020, his debut EP was released on the brand-new Amsterdam label Out Of Sync Records, an initiative by Willem Stinissen, better known as Raderkraft!
Gente Quente
01:30 – 03:00 | Café
Gente Quente is a Dutch producer & DJ who effortlessly weaves rhythm, passion and style into everything she creates and shares. Her sets are lively and uplifting, with a mix of soulful, melodic sounds and percussion-driven rhythms.
Rooted in afro house and deep house, her sound is rich with African grooves, warm Brazilian influences and deep, flowing house elements. Hard to pin down, but instantly recognisable!
TAJ
00:00 – 01:30 I Café
HuTJE KUTJE
23:00 – 03:30 | Metabolic Lab
The following evening may cause spontaneous urges to dance, hoarse voices and missed sleep. Club Hutjemutje is a collective of builders, DJs, lighting nerds, makers and friends who create stages for established names, hidden gems and everything in between with an overdose of enthusiasm. Expect unexpected moments, new faces, old friends and nights no one quite knows how they started. The organisation is not responsible for hangovers, lost voices or new best friends.
Hutjekutje is a collective of nine FLINTA DJs, makers and organisers focused on creating FLINTA-only club nights and contributing to a more inclusive Amsterdam nightlife. For this night at De Ceuvel, HutjeKutje and Hutjemutje join forces for a joint anniversary celebration. You’ll feel reborn. Untamed. Transformed. Cocooning is over—your inner butterfly wants out, toward the place where the bass vibrates.
Line-up:
- 22.30-23.15 | Anxious Raccoon (FLINTA-only)
- 23:15-00:15 | Housekeeping
- 00:15-01:15 | Lengua Seca
- 01:15-02:15 | Dengdeng
- 02:15-03:30 | Hutjeprutje
DENGDENG
01:15 – 02:15 | Metabolic Lab
Dengdeng is an Amsterdam-based DJ with Indo-Dutch roots who loves heating up the dancefloor. She started behind the decks at student cinema Kriterion and has never stopped mixing tracks that speak to her. Her sets are an energetic mix of reggaeton, dembow, baile funk, guaracha, neoperreo, cumbia, raptor house and more. You can find her in clubs across Amsterdam or as a resident DJ at Passion DEEZ & friends.
Lengua Seca
00:15 – 01:15 I Metabolic Lab
Amsterdam-based Lengua Seca gives industrial reggaeton a unique twist, blending dembow, baile and occasional excursions into sensual techno. Her sets, inspired by FLINTA communities, play with rhythmic textures and sensual soundscapes guaranteed to get you dancing. Since 2025, she has also been part of HUTJE KUTJE, a FLINTA collective bringing feminist energy to the decks.
Housekeeping
23:15 – 00:15 | Metabolic Lab
Funk, jazz and nonsense. Electronic funk that sweeps your feet off the floor…
Anxious Raccoon
22:15 – 23:00 | Metabolic Lab – part of FLINTA
Anxious Raccoon is an intuitive DJ duo that moves between kitsch and sincere emotion. Expect a dose of collective nostalgia and a magical closing act full of eclectic music.
Hutjeprutje
02:15 – 03:30 I Metabolic Lab
Ultimate b2b mystery blend hosted by Hutje Mutje. A bubbling cauldron of wild ingredients. We don’t really know how it tastes either—but we do like to cook sometimes. Come and try.
