Volunteer Festival 2026

Friday 23 October 2026
1.30 pm – 4.30 pm
City Theatre De Harmonie
Ruiterskwartier 4, Leeuwarden

Free admission

Will you be coming along too?
The Volunteering Festival is the perfect place to get a feel for the atmosphere at various organisations and to find out what sort of volunteering opportunities are available. Pop in and have a chat with one of the 70 organisations taking part. The Volunteering Festival is for anyone who’s curious about volunteering in the municipality of Leeuwarden.

What sort of voluntary work would you like to do?
Discover a range of organisations in the field of Culture, Care and wellbeing, Socialising, Animals, Health, Exercise, Language and nature, and much more. There’s always something that makes you happy and where you can make a difference.

We look forward to seeing you on 23 October at De Harmonie!

For organisations
Are you an organisation or initiative based in the municipality of Leeuwarden and looking for volunteers? There are still a few spaces available for a stand at the Volunteering Festival. Sign up here to.

They’re here:

@ease Leeuwarden – Leeuwarden Drop-in Centre – Alliade – Amnesty International Leeuwarden – Leeuwarden Basketball Club – Beleef Met De Kans Nr.2 BV – Insulinde and Surrounding Area Neighbourhood and Playground Association – Neighbourhood Service Point – Christian Scouting Group Burmania – COA Leeuwarden – COC Friesland – COSA Probation Service Netherlands – CultuurPodium Dorpskerk Huizum – De Luisterlijn – De Skulp Friesland – Dekema State Jelsum – Dress for Success – Faber Support Services – GGZ Friesland Family Council – Fries Museum and Fries Resistance Museum – GGZ Friesland, Client Council – Humanitas – IVN Leeuwarden and surrounding area – Princessehof Ceramics Museum – Leeuwarden Independent Seniors’ Association – Salvation Army – Media Art Friesland – Museum de Grutterswinkel – Museumhuis Huis Van Eysinga – Fryslân Natural History Museum – Time to Connect Network – Neushoorn – Noorderbreedte – Odensehuis Gerard Smit – Omrin-Estafette – De Remise Senior Citizens’ Society – Repair Café Gerard Dou / Huizum-West – St Peter’s Church, Grou – St Vitus Parish, Leeuwarden and surrounding area – Slieker Film – Solidair Friesland – Leeuwarden City Monastery – 058 Media Foundation – ANDERS Foundation – Bezoek en Co Foundation – Leergeld Foundation – Foundation for the Care of Retired Riding Horses and Ponies in Friesland – Present Foundation – Wereldwinkel Leeuwarden Foundation – Veilig Verkeer Nederland – Leeuwarden Refugee Council – Leeuwarden Food Bank – Gerard Dou Huizum-West Neighbourhood and Playground Association – Zonnebloem-Oost – ZENZ Care Group