During the festival, you can book a room with a discount at Hotel Mercure. The price for a single room is €102,50, and a double room is €112,50, including breakfast and excluding city tax. Bookings via email: H1317-RE1@accor.com, mention Crossing Border in the subject line.
What’s on?
Every year more than 100 writers, artists, and musicians from all over the world come together during the Crossing Border festival in The Hague. Expect renowned names and exciting new talent. At the 26th edition, events take place all week during the day and in the evening on the multiple stages of Theater aan het Spui, De Nieuwe Kerk, festival tent Katrina, Filmhuis Den Haag and the Centrale Bibliotheek.
Festival Schedule
Monday 29-10
Movie screening curated by Theo Loevendie: Bird
19.30 - 22.30
Tuesday 30-10
Movie screening The Sisters Brothers with Patrick deWitt
19.30 - 22.30
BorderKitchen with Michael Palin
20.00 - 21.15
Wednesday 31-10
European Literature Prize Award Ceremony with Johan Harstad, Edith Koenders en Paula Stevens & Gabriel Royal
20.15 - 21.45
DJ and drinks
21.45 - 23.00
Thursday 01-11
BorderKitchen with Sir Ian Kershaw
12.30 - 13.30
Festival programma with more than 50 authors, music acts and more on multiple stages.
18.30 - 01.00
Friday 02-11
“Shut up and Write” workshop by Border to Death Book Club
14.00 - 16.00
The Addict
15.30 - 17.00
Festival programma with more than 50 authors, music acts and more on multiple stages
18.30 - 01.00
Saturday 03-11
Festival programme with more than 50 authors, music acts and more on multiple stages and afterparty
18.00 - 03.00
Sunday 04-11
Children's programme Little Raven
11.00 - 12.00
Gavin Bryars plays Samuel Beckett Songbook
14.00 - 15.30
Locations
- Theater aan het Spui
- Bibliotheek Den Haag
- Nieuwe Kerk
- Festival tent Katrina
- Filmhuis Den Haag
Need some sleep?
Press and Guests
Press and guests who have an e-ticket (printed or digital) can exchange this for a wristband on the day of the festival from 5 pm onwards at the ticket offices at Theater aan het Spui. Guests without a ticket are welcome at out guest desk at Theater aan het Spui. Entrance at the festival locations can only be given on display of a wristband.
The information desk and wristband exchange are opened during the festival from 5pm until 11 pm.
Festival Tickets
GET TICKETS
Movie special The Sisters Brothers and Patrick deWitt
30 October € 10,00 (€ 9,50 online)
Wristband exchange
Passe-partout and day ticket buyers can exchange their e-ticket for a wristband on festival days between 5 and 11 pm at our ticket office at Theater aan het Spui.
How to get there
… by plane
From Rotterdam Airport you can take bus 33 and switch to the Metroline E to The Hague Central Station.
From Schiphol Airport you can take the train to either The Hague Central or The Hague HS
… by train via station The Hague HS (Hollands Spoor)
Take tram 1, 9 or 16 (direction Centrum) and get off at stop Bierkade.
… by train via station The Hague Central Station
Take tram 2, 3, or 6 and get off at stop ‘Spui.’
…by car
Click here for directions from the A12.
Advice if you are travelling to by car: don’t plan your route via ‘Prins Bernhard viaduct’ but via ‘Schenkviaduct’ and ‘Pletterijkade’.
Sustainable route
You can reach all festival locations easily on foot or by bike, it’s a 12 minute walk from both train station HS, and only . Use Google Maps to find your way.
Parking
Parkeergarage City Parking | Laan 5-7, Den Haag
24 hours a day |€1,- p. 15 min / max. Price €30,- | Evening rate from 6 pm. €10,-
P+R Hoornwijck | Laan van Zuid Hoorn 38, Rijswijk
Parking and a day ticket for HTM trams and busses for 4 people:
• Monday-Friday 7 am until 5 pm: €4
• Saturday, Sunday and outside of the aforementioned hours: €2
A tram departs every 10-15 minutes from tram stop Hoornwijck which will take you to the city centre in 13 minutes. The last tram to the P+R leaves around midnight. Click here for more information.
Find us at
Contact
Kerkstraat 11
2514 KP Den Haag
+31 (0)70 – 346 23 55
info@crossingborder.nl
Festival Schedule
Monday 29-10
Movie screening curated by Theo Loevendie: Bird
19.30 - 22.30
Tuesday 30-10
Movie screening The Sisters Brothers with Patrick deWitt
19.30 - 22.30
BorderKitchen with Michael Palin
20.00 - 21.15
Wednesday 31-10
European Literature Prize Award Ceremony with Johan Harstad, Edith Koenders en Paula Stevens & Gabriel Royal
20.15 - 21.45
DJ and drinks
21.45 - 23.00
Thursday 01-11
BorderKitchen with Sir Ian Kershaw
12.30 - 13.30
Festival programma with more than 50 authors, music acts and more on multiple stages.
18.30 - 01.00
Friday 02-11
“Shut up and Write” workshop by Border to Death Book Club
14.00 - 16.00
The Addict
15.30 - 17.00
Festival programma with more than 50 authors, music acts and more on multiple stages
18.30 - 01.00
Saturday 03-11
Festival programme with more than 50 authors, music acts and more on multiple stages and afterparty
18.00 - 03.00
Sunday 04-11
Children's programme Little Raven
11.00 - 12.00
Gavin Bryars plays Samuel Beckett Songbook
14.00 - 15.30
Festival Tickets
GET TICKETS
Movie special The Sisters Brothers and Patrick deWitt
30 October € 10,00 (€ 9,50 online)
Wristband exchange
Passe-partout and day ticket buyers can exchange their e-ticket for a wristband on festival days between 5 and 11 pm at our ticket office at Theater aan het Spui.
Locations
- Theater aan het Spui
- Bibliotheek Den Haag
- Nieuwe Kerk
- Festival tent Katrina
- Filmhuis Den Haag
How to get there
… by plane
From Rotterdam Airport you can take bus 33 and switch to the Metroline E to The Hague Central Station.
From Schiphol Airport you can take the train to either The Hague Central or The Hague HS
… by train via station The Hague HS (Hollands Spoor)
Take tram 1, 9 or 16 (direction Centrum) and get off at stop Bierkade.
… by train via station The Hague Central Station
Take tram 2, 3, or 6 and get off at stop ‘Spui.’
…by car
Click here for directions from the A12.
Advice if you are travelling to by car: don’t plan your route via ‘Prins Bernhard viaduct’ but via ‘Schenkviaduct’ and ‘Pletterijkade’.
Sustainable route
You can reach all festival locations easily on foot or by bike, it’s a 12 minute walk from both train station HS, and only . Use Google Maps to find your way.
Parking
Parkeergarage City Parking | Laan 5-7, Den Haag
24 hours a day |€1,- p. 15 min / max. Price €30,- | Evening rate from 6 pm. €10,-
P+R Hoornwijck | Laan van Zuid Hoorn 38, Rijswijk
Parking and a day ticket for HTM trams and busses for 4 people:
• Monday-Friday 7 am until 5 pm: €4
• Saturday, Sunday and outside of the aforementioned hours: €2
A tram departs every 10-15 minutes from tram stop Hoornwijck which will take you to the city centre in 13 minutes. The last tram to the P+R leaves around midnight. Click here for more information.
Need some sleep?
During the festival, you can book a room with a discount at Hotel Mercure. The price for a single room is €102,50, and a double room is €112,50, including breakfast and excluding city tax. Bookings via email: H1317-RE1@accor.com, mention Crossing Border in the subject line.
Press and Guests
Press and guests who have an e-ticket (printed or digital) can exchange this for a wristband on the day of the festival from 5 pm onwards at the ticket offices at Theater aan het Spui. Guests without a ticket are welcome at out guest desk at Theater aan het Spui. Entrance at the festival locations can only be given on display of a wristband.
The information desk and wristband exchange are opened during the festival from 5pm until 11 pm.
Find us at
Contact
Kerkstraat 11
2514 KP Den Haag
+31 (0)70 – 346 23 55
info@crossingborder.nl
