advent calendar 2025: win the best prizes at de Doelen
hohoho! December is just around the corner, which means it's time for our advent calendar!
Starting December 1st, we'll make those memories even more tangible with our Doelen Advent Calendar. Every week, we'll open a new window filled with musical gifts, winter surprises, and wonderful extras. Get into the holiday spirit, snuggle up under a blanket, and take a look every day. Who knows, your perfect night out might be hidden behind one of the windows...
Stay tuned and discover a new window every week! We wish you a wonderful December 🤍
December 31st
It's a wrap! We open one more Advent window and look back on 2025 together! 🎬
Behind this last Advent door, you will find our ‘de Doelen wrapped’. Together with you, we celebrated the concerts, encounters, and stories that filled our halls and enriched the city over the past year. Thank you! 💛
Have a wonderful New Year's Eve! We can't wait to welcome you back in 2026. 🎶 🥂
December 25th
Didn't get what was on your wish list? Then we might have the perfect gift for you! Win an LP by Anna Lapwood: ‘Firedove – The Vinyl Edition’.
Open the door via our social media channel Instagram and let us know which Anna Lapwood song you would play first on vinyl. Who knows, this LP might be playing on your record player in the new year...🎁✨
December 22nd
The new week has begun, which means we're already at the sixth Doelen window!🎄
And what better way to get into the holiday spirit than with our very own Doelen holiday season playlist? Discover a mix of old and new: music you won't hear at De Doelen (yet) and artists who will be performing on our stage in the coming months. 🎶
Follow our social media channel on Instagram and let yourself be surprised. And don't forget: every Monday and Friday, we open a new window full of little moments of happiness. ✨
December 19th
Mahler, Viotti, you, and your concert buddy: a symphony to share!
Behind this door lies a wonderful musical gift: two tickets to see the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra with Lorenzo Viotti and Laurens Symfonisch! 🎻
Let yourself be carried away by an overwhelming interplay of voices, powerful orchestral sounds, and a performance that will stay with you for a long time to come. Would you like to experience this impressive symphony live at De Doelen? Enter the contest via our social media channel Instagram.
December 15th
Window 15 open... with something stylish and truly Doelen! Today you have a chance to win a Doelen sweater of your choice. Will you go for classical, jazz, or art? There's always a sweater that suits you. Available in different sizes and just in time for cozy winter days. Want to be in with a chance of winning?
Open the door via our social media channel Instagram, take part, and who knows, you might end the year in a warm, stylish Doelen sweater! 🧣✨
December 12
Time for a cultural outing in true Rotterdam style with the new Doelen window! ✨🎨
Today, we're hiding something for art lovers: we're giving away two tickets for Art Walks Live on Thursday, December 18. During this special walk, a true Rotterdam art connoisseur will take you past surprising works of art, hidden gems, and inspiring stories in De Doelen.
Enter the giveaway on our social media channel Instagram, and be surprised.
December 8th
It's Monday, and that means a new Doelen section! Behind it all is "Christmas Jazz at its finest": we're giving away two tickets to the concert "Swinging Holidays" by the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw featuring Camille Thurman & Tyreek McDole, conducted by John Clayton!
Enter the giveaway on our social media channel Instagram, and be surprised. And don't forget: every Monday and Friday we open a new section full of little moments of joy. 🎶✨
December 5th
Today we're opening the second part of our Doelen Advent Calendar, and we're doing it with a musical gift that hits you from the very first sound.
We have two tickets to give away for Thomas Azier on Friday, December 19th! Don't expect a regular concert, but an intense, captivating live experience.
Want to be in with a chance? Open the box via our social media channel, Instagram, enter, and who knows, this musical gift might just land on your December calendar.
December 1st
Today we're kicking off our December campaign with a delightful video. This festive month is all about sharing. Give the gift of a concert and create lasting memories, a moment shared together, from the first note to the final applause. Whether you choose an online ticket, a physical ticket, or a Podium Gift Card, it's all about one thing: a meaningful experience.
And we're making those memories extra tangible this December with our Doelen Advent Calendar. From now on, a new Doelen window will open every week. Expect musical gifts, winter tips, and wonderful surprises all month long to make the holidays just that little bit more special.
Especially important to remember: every Monday and Friday, we'll open new windows of the Advent Calendar, so mark those dates with a big star in your calendar! ⭐
Snuggle up warm under a blanket, follow us, and take a look every day... Who knows, you might discover your ultimate night out behind one of the windows! 🎄