Crossing Border Festival

Crossing Border is an inspiring cultural festival based in The Hague with a unique combination of spoken word, music, special film screenings and visual arts. Over the years Crossing Border has evolved to become one of the foremost international, interdisciplinary literature and music festivals in Europe.

Literature program
Nathan Thrall, Stuart Murdoch (Belle & Sebastian), Kaveh Akbar, Karl Marlantes, Moor Mother (poetry), Slobodan Šnajder, Solvej Balle, Hisham Matar, Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Ariana Harwicz, Jonas Eika, Sofie Verdoodt, Safae El Khannoussi, De Duyns Salon with Cherry, Don and Django Duyns (Pale Puma), Twan Vet and Vera Morina.

Music program
LA LOM, The Antlers & Okkervil River, Local Natives, FaceSoul and June McDoom

Kids program
Edward van de Vendel, Marc Majewski, Eva Montanari, Beatrice Alemagna, Leila Boukarim

You'll have to scream LOUDER program
Mahat Arab, Benjamin de Roover, Loeke Vanthouttenghem, Soukaïna Bennani, Nicole Kaandorp and Vlinder Veroude, Steff Geelen, David Weel, Ashley Ho and Alexander Moto

Crossing Border Kids 
The Crossing Border children's program brings a selection of authors and illustrators of children's literature who showcase the best artistic and literary quality in books aimed at pre-readers (0-4), beginning readers (4-8) and middle school students (8-12). In addition, there will be a number of activities that will appeal to teenagers. You can expect hands-on workshops, interviews about the creative and artistic process behind the stories and of course storytime (reading) from the authors themselves. 

With a selection of authors and illustrators, the organization has tried to bring a diversity of voices, languages ​​and life experiences. They believe that stories connect us all and weaving a cobweb of stories can germinate compassion, kindness and understanding in the world.