Frequently asked Questions

Tickets for O. 2022 are now available. You buy your O. tickets online at www.o-festival.nl.

You buy your O. tickets online at www.o-festival.nl.

During the festival you can purchase last-minute tickets online (if available) up to 5 minutes before the start of the performance; there are no box offices in the locations.

After completing your online purchase you will receive an e-ticket, which you will need to gain admission to the performance.  Show the barcode of the e-ticket on your smartphone’s screen or print the e-ticket and bring it with you. Make sure that the barcode of the ticket is clearly visible. Are you printing your ticket on paper? Make sure there is no fold running through the barcode.

You will need to do take the following steps to use the promotion code.

Click on Tickets near the selected performance. Next, you log in to enter your promotion code. Then click on, Do you want to enter a promotion code? in your basket. You input the code here and click Enter. The option Promotion will appear. Click on Order and then Payment. You will receive an e-ticket by email.

You can buy individual tickets without creating an account but we will need your email address in order to send on your ticket(s). When purchasing a day ticket or all-access pass, you will need to create an account as it is the only way to order tickets for the performances.

You can pay online using iDEAL, VISA Mastercard, or PayPal.

O. charges a (one-off) €2 fee for each online order in connection with the use of Active Tickets and the payment platform Buckaroo.

After purchasing a day ticket or all-access pass you will not be charged €2 per order.

Passe-partout tickets, day tickets and individual tickets are now available via this page.

O. is not affiliated with the Podium Cadeaukaart so the card cannot be used when buying tickets.

Are you under 30 years old? Then you get a standard discount on a single ticket at O..

Please note: you will be asked for your ID at the ticket check during the festival!

If you did not receive an email confirmation, you can email your name and the performance for which you have ordered tickets to tickets@o-festival.nl. We will resend the email confirmation.

The text ‘Click here for order details’ is included in the confirmation email. Click on the word here to ensure that your tickets can be downloaded as a PDF.

No, there will be no ticket sales at the festival locations during O. whereas you can order tickets online (if available) up to five minutes before the start of the performance. The O. volunteers who are at the festival locations will offer to help you if needed.

During the festival you will find an information point in De Doelen Studio where you can buy tickets. There are no box offices at the other festival locations.

Go to the programme and click on ‘Performance’ under the day for which you have bought a passe-partout. Click on ‘Buy tickets’. Now you should see the type of ticket, e.g. ‘passe-partout €0’. You can only order one of these passes.

If the type of ticket does not appear, you may have selected a performance that is not taking place on the day for which you have bought the passe-partout. Should this be resolved and you still cannot see the type of ticket, try to log out of your account and then log in again. If this doesn’t help, send an email to tickets@o-festival.nl.

Please note: it is currently not yet possible to order tickets for performances. The sale of tickets for performances will start in the spring of 2023.

Go to the programme and click on ‘Performance’ under the day for which you have bought an all-access pass. Click on ‘Buy tickets’. Now you should see the type of ticket, e.g. ‘passe-partout €0’. You can only order one of these tickets.

If the type of ticket does not appear, you may have selected a performance that is not taking place on the day for which you have bought the passe-partout. Should this be resolved and you still cannot see the type of ticket, try to log out of your account and then log in again. If this doesn’t help, send an email to tickets@o-festival.nl.

Please note: it is currently not yet possible to order tickets for performances. The sale of tickets for performances will start in the spring of 2023.

At the top of the passe-partout page, click on the festival data in the green bar and then on ‘Buy tickets’ in order to pay for the passe-partout. After making the payment you will receive a confirmation email. Your passe-partout is now linked to your email address. PLEASE NOTE: You do not yet have access to the performance itself. You will need to purchase a separate ticket via the programme for each performance that you want to attend.

After ordering a ticket for a particular performance you do not need to print the ticket as it will be added to your day ticket or all-access pass. You will find the QR code of your day ticket or all-access pass in ‘My account’ under the tab, ‘My Tickets’. After the QR code of your day ticket or pass has been scanned at the door, you can go inside.

All of your performances are also visible under ‘My orders’ while you are logged in. Please note that your day ticket or all-access pass, by itself, will NOT give you access to a performance unless you have ordered a ticket for the performance in question in advance.

Go to the programme, click on ‘Performance’ under the day for which you have purchased a day ticket. Click on ‘Buy tickets’. Now you should see type of ticket, e.g. ‘Day ticket €0’. You can only order one of these tickets.

If the type of ticket does not appear, you may have selected a performance that is not taking place on the day for which you have bought the day ticket. Should this be resolved and you still cannot see the type of ticket, try to log out of your account and then log in again. If this doesn’t help, send an email to tickets@o-festival.nl.

Buying a day ticket does not give you direct access to the performance. You will need to order a ticket in advance for every performance that you want to see. See also, How do I order performance tickets when I have a day ticket?

Please note: it is currently not yet possible to order tickets for performances. The sale of tickets for performances will start in the spring of 2023.

At the top of the Day tickets page you will find the days for which day tickets are available. Make a choice and click on ‘Buy tickets’ in order to pay for your day ticket. Once you have completed the payment, you will receive a confirmation email. Your day ticket will then be linked to your email address. PLEASE NOTE: You do not yet have access to the performances. You will need to purchase a separate ticket via the programme for each performance that you want to attend.

The O. locations can be reached in many different ways. Rotterdam boasts an extensive network of busses, trams, and metro lines. You can rent bicycles (OV-fietsen) in various stations. This also gives you the chance to explore the city in an easy and agreeable manner. Click here to find out more  about getting around.

O. will run in dozens of different locations across Rotterdam. Most locations in the inner city are within walking distance of each other whereas several are just outside the centre.

Click here for an overview of all O. 2023 locations that have been announced so far. The full programming and complete list of all locations will be announced in the spring of 2023.

Most performances are in the ‘Language No Problem’ category so you can enjoy them without any prior knowledge of the language. The use of surtitles is indicated on the performance page.

The wheelchair icons on the performances page indicate which performances are accessible for wheelchair users. However, the number of wheelchair spaces is limited so please contact tickets@o-festival.nl in advance.

O. is an open and hospitable festival that wants to be accessible for everyone. We are working closely with our location partners to be accessible to people with a (moderate) impairment. O.’s programme is accessible, to a large extent, for visitors with physical, auditory, visual, or cognitive disabilities.

Look our site to find information about the physical accessibility of the buildings and/or grounds per location. More information is to follow. Click here for additional information about the accessibility per festival location.

Icons are used to communicate the practical information for each performance. They indicate whether the performance and/or location is accessible for people with auditory, visual, or physical disabilities. Other information concerns the (sung) language, surtitles and/or additional details, such as the use of a stroboscope or loud sounds.

If you have any queries about accessibility please look at the FAQs or send an email to lian@o-festival.nl.

Operadagen Rotterdam has operated as O. since the start of 2021. We said goodbye to the name but not the history after 15 years. Operadagen Rotterdam developed into a progressive public festival with an impressive international reputation. Until, finally, its name no longer seemed to match its far-reaching future ambitions.

You can listen here to a special episode of the (Dutch-language) podcast Zijn Ze Nou Helemaal Bevlogen? and find out everything there is to know about the course that O. will be steering and the festival’s brand-new look & feel. Our guests are Hans Blik (managing director O.), Rajiv Bhagwanbali (director), Ylaysa Harris (marketeer O.) and Hanneke Minten (senior designer Das Buro). Presenter: Simone van Hulst.

O. is a festival for curious visitors. O. stands for opera as well as for opening up the genre. O. does not pigeonhole. O. is Opera. Music. Theatre. O. focuses on adventures, talented makers, and crosslinks with other disciplines. From performance to electropop; from tearjerker to street culture. O. is open-minded. Oh, yeah!

 You can read more about our mission and vision here.

Use the online application form to submit a project proposal for 2023. Artistic director Guy Coolen and dramaturg Joost Heijthuijsen will review all the submitted proposals.

Every form of support is welcome; especially at this time. It will enable us to continue to support young makers. When you order a ticket for O., the process includes the option to help the festival with a donation.

O. has an ANBI status. Should you wish to support the festival financially in a different way, please contact Hans Blik (managing director) at hans@o-festival.nl.

Yes! We offer opportunities for internships throughout the year. Send an email to info@o-festival.nl with the word ‘internship’ in the header.

Yes! We always need people who would like to volunteer at the festival. Email crew@o-festival.nl or check this page.

Are you interested in getting involved in the organisation of the festival? Send an unsolicited application to info@o-festival.nl.

We contacted everyone who bought a ticket once it became known that the festival could not go ahead last May. We sent messages to request support for the festival and our makers by making a donation and about the possibility of obtaining a refund. Some of these messages may have ended up in spam or junk folders.

Please contact the festival at tickets@o-festival.nl so we can inform you about the different options.