Blues by the Sea. [September] Arsenaaltheater, Arsenaalplein 1, Vlissingen. [A double or triple bill show held in the second week in September in an 800 person capacity theater]

Bluesroute Bergen op Zoom. [] Bergen op Zoom. Tel: 0113-649673 / 0164-266394

Blues Estafette. [November] Utrecht. [Held each November in Utrecht's Vredenburg Music Centrum. The show runs from three in the afternoon until three in the morning, on two stages. The large concert hall holds three thousand, while the more intimate small room holds four hundred]

Blues Touch Festival. [October] Postbus 783, 5340 AT. Oss

Bluesnight in Roermond. [November] Kloosterwandplein 12-16. 6041JA Roermond. Tel. 0475-391491 Fax. 0475-317188

Bluesrock Festival Tegelen. [September] Tegelen.

Bluesroute Goes. [October]

Bluesroute Middelburg. [March]

Carrot Blues Festival[June]. Weverschoot.

Culemborg Blues. [June] Stichting Culemborg Blues Schiestraat 2. 4105 ZH Culemborg.

Doffer Blues [November] Tel: 0486-463112 of 0486-464182.

Drijf In Festival Giethoorn. [August] Binnenpad 141. Giethoorn, Overijssel, Nederland. Tel: +31 [0] 0900 5674637 [Contact: Rob Schoelink. Drijf In (Float Inn) Festival Giethoorn. The third weekend of August Giethoorn (northern part of Holland) slowly will change from a tourist village into a BluesMecca. Giethoorn is also known as the Venice of the North, almost no streets but lots of waterways. Late in the afternoon the last buses with tourists leave for home and the first musicians park their cars. Many small boats are on their way to the unique waterstage. Sight-seeingboats are called get-together-boats and take you from cafe to cafe, from band to band. The combination of watery vicinity, the waterstage and the get-together-boats make this festival to what it is: a unique festival. On s their is also a jamsession so don't forget to bring your instrument. For the complete agenda and reservation take a look at the website]

Kwadendamme Blues Festival. [May]

Kwadendamme Indoor Blues Fest. [December]

Moulin Blues. [May]

Bluesnight Ochten. [November] for Sjef Athmer, Kersengaard 13, 4051 EB Ochten.

St-Jans Blues Kroegentocht. [January] Stichting Rhythm & Blues Breda. Chairman J. Blommaert. Bernhardsingel 11. 4811 SK Breda. Fax: 0031-(0)765215959.

Texel Blues Festival. [October]

International Film Festival Rotterdam. [January - February] PO Box 21696 3001 AR Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: +31.10.890.90.90. fax: +31.10.890.90.91
The International Film Festival Rotterdam offers a quality selection of worldwide independent, innovative and experimental cinema and visual arts. Devoted to screen, offer a platform to and actively support independent filmmaking from around the globe, the Rotterdam film festival is the essential hub for discovering film talent, for watching and catching the first word of mouth on its many world and international premieres, for exploring its competitions, main sections of recent feature films, short films and documentaries, visual arts exhibitions, theme sections and debates.

Flower Parade through Aalsmeer, Amstelveen, Amsterdam and Haarlemmermeer. [September] Over the course of three days, the flower parade will covers a route of about 80 kilometres. Hundreds of volunteers from ninenteen committees in Aalsmeer and vicinity will have provided more than a million flowers used in decorating this traveling presentation that will be viewed by hundreds of thousands of spectators.

Gouverneur Jazz Festival. [June] Postbus 223. Venlo. 5900 AE the Netherlands. Tel: 0031-77-3549727 Fax: 0031-77-3549727 [contact: Ser Vijgenboom. The Gouverneur Jazz Festival is held at 9th en 10th of June. This years free festival has great international jazzperformers such as Dutch Swing College Band, New Cool Collective Big Band, the Swedish Jazz Kings and many, many more]

Gouda Jazz & Blues Festival. [September] Beatrix Hoeve 11, Gouda, ZH 2804 HC,The Netherlands. Tel: +31(0)182 530709 Fax: +31(0)182 530367 [contact: Rob Henneveld. Concerts outdoors and in bars are free. Also concerts take place in the "Spiegelpaleis" and a short cruise trip on Sunday]

Jazz by Duurstede. [June] Karolingersweg 230, Wijk bij Duurstede, 3962 AP. The Netherlands. Tel: 0343 572869 Fax: 0343 575214 [contact: Jan en Aline van Dam. Every year festival (first weekend of june). About 35-40 groups. Styles range from classic to modern jazz, plus blues etc.]

Jazz in Duketown. [May] s-Hertogenbosch. [contact: Jazz in Duketown Foundation. Yearly Jazz Festival in the streets of 's-Hertogenbosch]

Tiel Jazz Festival. [July] Traditional jazz and Dixieland Jazz Festival

Zomer Jazz Fiets Tour.[September] Groningen Province.

Amsterdam Roots Festival 2005 [June] Stichting Amsterdam Roots Lijnbaansgracht 234a. 1017 PH Amsterdam, the Nederlands. Tel: +31 (0)20 531 81 81 Fax: +31 (0)20 531 81 99 The Amsterdam Roots Festival looks for, discovers, and presents new developments within world music. As well as providing a cultural exchange between communities, the festival also gives room to new, young talent.