If you've been waiting for the perfect excuse to take a trip to Groningen, it's here. The Noorderzon Performing Arts Festival is on from 18-28 August. It is an international festival well known for its high quality, contemporary theater.

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In 2011 Stichting Noorderzon will organise the 21st edition of the Noorderzon in the Noorderplantsoen & Downtown Groningen City from 18th till the 28th of August. The Noorderzon has grown from a small scale culture festival into an internationally-profiled cultural event, spanning eleven days and receiving upwards to 135.000 visitors. In 2001 Mark Yeoman was appointed as director and artistic leader of the festival. The change to a director from outside the Netherlands created a number of possibilities for new initiatives, and the festival has undergone a number of fundamental changes, principally to do with the artistic profile, but also the re-structuring of the organisation to meet the growing demands of a challenging festival climate.

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at the DownTown Kiosk on the Akerkhof Groningen or via the website. For some smaller shows you can by tickets on location, with cash. For more info see the website, noorderzon.nl.