Art Route
The city centre is transformed by the festival, with various art installations on display. Follow the route and discover them all!
Program 2026
From 19 to 30 September 2026, Dordrecht comes alive again. Filter the program by day or category. The program is still growing: items labelled 'concept' may change.
High & Dry Tour
Find out where you can take shelter if the city floods. Without light or electricity, but with art, music, and culture.
Redders van Dordt Vloedcamp
Can you guide someone through an obstacle course? Or tackle rapidly rising water before the loft floods? You might just become a real ‘Rescuer of Dordt’!
Beavers
Beavers have been spotted on Voorstraat! They’re busy dragging sandbags back and forth. Will you come and help them build a lodge?
Win or Sink
The game show where four contestants compete in a life-or-death battle: who will walk away with the prize, and who will drown?
Silent Emergency Show
Complete the tasks and get yourself and others to safety. Will you keep your feet dry?
Alive and Cooking
What do you cook with just your emergency kit? Alive and Cooking challenges you to cook creatively
Safety Sqaure
At the Safety Market you meet the organisations that keep Dordrecht's feet dry.
Toddler Water Track
A special water track for the very young, safe, wet and lots of fun.
De Dordtse Duikelaars Duiken Door
Cobination of spectacular juggling with humour and a serious message
Emergency kit scavenger hunt
Find all the items in the emergency kit
Saturday afternoon parade
Spectacular procession through the Dordrecht city centre with music, theatre and colourful acts. This is the festival weekend's biggest public highlight.
The Youman
Street theatre by The Youman: a captivating act surprising festival visitors in Dordrecht's city centre.
Natte Voeten
A sparkling, comic cargo bike opera full of misunderstandings, a sudden flood and tempers flaring.
Soulshine
A performance by Soulshine is all about passion, soul and power! The energy and joy radiate from the stage, so you simply can’t help but get swept up in the flow of this enthusiastic choir.
Open repetition VHA Mass Choir
Sing, clap and dance along with the VHA Mass Choir!
Go around the roundabout
It’s never been easier to put together your emergency kit!
Water-cycle route
The cycle route organised by the Fietsersbond Drechtsteden takes you past some special spots by the water in and around Dordrecht in 2 hours (36 km).
The Island Council
The water is coming. But nobody seems to be worried... There’s someone who says things are going to go wrong. That the water is coming. That the dykes might not hold. But nobody believes her. Not yet.
Theaterworkshop: VLOED
What would you do if the water came? Step into the world of De Eilandraad and discover how we create theatre together.
Workshop: No Need to Panic #1
Are you prepared for a flood? No? Join the ‘No Need to Panic!’ workshop The Red Cross is organising an interactive session to help you be well prepared for emergencies. This time, there will be a special focus on a scenario that is particularly relevant in our water-rich region: a flood.
Workshop No Need to Panic #2
Are you prepared for a flood? No? Join the No Need to Panic! workshop The Red Cross is organising an interactive session to help you be well prepared for emergencies. This time, there will be a special focus on a scenario that is particularly relevant in our water-rich region: a flood.
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