Events & Festivals
The Maastricht Region plays host to events that draw visitors and famous artists from all across the planet: Pinkpop is the world’s first and longest running annual modern music festival; Cultura Nova boasts unconventional forms of theatre, dance, music, film and visual arts and TEFAF is the world's largest art fair.
The region hosts a great many events that are broadcast across the country and around the world; the Amstel Gold cycling race, the 3-day equestrian event Jumping in Maastricht (JIM), Dutch Mountain Film Festival and of course the world famous André Rieu concerts on the Vrijthof and in the MECC.
'Naturally, work and career are important. However, besides that, it is valuable that the city or region you live in provides crucial aspects of life, like sports and culture. Classical music is a “language no problem” cultural event, so I think our orchestra fulfils some of these needs. As one of the leading professional symphony orchestras in the Netherlands, we definitely deliver to the highest standards.'
Erwin Pellemans, Philzuid