Stukafest

What Stukafest does

Stichting Stukafest is a Dutch cultural non-profit foundation (ANBI status, KVK 09157251, fiscal number 816150680) that organizes the Netherlands' student room festival — a format in which ordinary student living spaces are temporarily converted into intimate performance stages. The foundation is headquartered in Utrecht and coordinates a federated network of semi-autonomous city-level foundations across Amsterdam, Delft, Groningen, Nijmegen, and Utrecht, with a historical presence in Leiden and Rotterdam signaled as a prospective market. Each city edition is run by a local volunteer board (typical roles include Chair, Secretary-Acquisitor, Treasurer, Booker, PR Coordinator, Location Coordinator, and Production Manager) and delivers three performance rounds in student rooms, followed by an afterparty at a partner venue such as OT301 (Amsterdam), VERA (Groningen), or EKKO (Utrecht). Programming is multi-disciplinary, spanning music, theatre, dance, cabaret, spoken word, and film.

The core product is the multi-city festival experience, with supporting offerings including city-specific art exhibitions (e.g., the Delft edition at Vakwerkhuis), afterparty/club events, and a separate ticket sales system distributed through the external platform shop.ikbenaanwezig.nl. Ticketing is structured into single-round, multiple-round, afterparty-only, and full-package SKUs, sold on a pay-as-you-go basis; specific prices are not publicly disclosed, consistent with the organization's stated aim of keeping cultural access affordable for students and low-income groups.

Revenue mechanics combine low-priced ticket sales with a broad tail of cultural subsidies and sponsorships. Funders include national bodies (Cultuurfonds, VSBfonds, KFH EIN, Fentener van Vlissingenfonds), regional cultural funds (Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Amsterdams Fonds 1818, Kunstraad Groningen, Fonds 1818), universities and student organizations (Hogeschool Utrecht, Utrecht University Fund, Cultuur op de Campus, Vidius, SHDJ), local municipalities (Gemeente Delft), and commercial sponsors (Brouwerij Martinus, Van der Streek Bier, Het Amsterdamse Bos, Schepper Delft, Elise Mathilde, Caren Gerth & Herman Gerth Fonds). Marketing is primarily organic social (city-specific Instagram accounts, Facebook, X/Twitter) supplemented by word-of-mouth through student networks and local press coverage. Governance is provided by a national board led by Virginie Bakker (kwartiermaker/directeur-bestuurder) with Jildou de Regt and Sifra van Eldik as national board members; ownership is distributed across city-level Stichtingen operating under the national umbrella, with the director receiving only a volunteer allowance.

Name

Stukafest

Legal name

Stichting Stukafest

Website

https://stukafest.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Stichting Stukafest is a Dutch ANBI-status cultural non-profit that runs the Netherlands' student room festival across five cities (Amsterdam, Delft, Groningen, Nijmegen, Utrecht), transforming student rooms into intimate stages for emerging artists in music, theatre, dance, cabaret, and spoken word, funded by low-priced ticket sales, cultural subsidies, and a long tail of local sponsors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Cultural Events

NAICS

Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (711320), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts & Culture Community Festivals (Multidisciplinary Arts Weeks) (MPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Music & Dance Festivals (Non-Commercial/Local) (MPAGAEAH), Cultural Festivals & Events Organizations (BPAGAHAG)

Keywords

• Student room festival
• Cultural festival
• Live music events
• Student arts programming
• Intimate performance venue

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Stukafest generates revenue through ticket sales for festival events across multiple Dutch cities. Visitors can purchase tickets for individual rounds, multiple rounds, afterparty only, or full packages including all rounds and afterparty. Tickets are sold through an external ticketing platform (shop.ikbenaanwezig.nl).

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stukafest is a Dutch non-profit foundation that organizes multi-city student room festivals, transforming ordinary student living spaces across the Netherlands into intimate performance stages. The festival features multiple rounds of programming spanning music, theatre, dance, cabaret, spoken word, and film, with each city edition curated by a local volunteer board. Tickets are sold per round or as full festival packages, and separate afterparty events extend the experience at established local venues.

Product overview

Stukafest is The Netherlands' one-and-only student room festival that transforms ordinary student living spaces into extraordinary stages for artistic expression. The core offering is the multi-city festival experience where students host performances in their rooms across Amsterdam, Delft, Groningen, Nijmegen, and Utrecht. The festival features multiple rounds of performances spanning music, dance, theatre, cabaret, spoken word, and other art forms. Supporting products include online ticket sales through external platforms, city-specific art exhibitions, and afterparty events featuring DJ sets and live performances.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Student Room Festival

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

38 partnerships are on record, tiered local and minor.

• Stichting Stukafest UtrechtlocalOthersLocal city foundation organizing Stukafest Utrecht. Has its own board structure with chairperson, secretary/acquisitor, treasurer, and program/PR/location coordinators. Maintains separate funding relationships with local cultural funds.
• Stichting Stukafest EindhovenlocalOthersLocal city foundation with ANBI status. Had active editions in past years. RSIN: 852057969.
• Amsterdams Fonds voor de KunstminorOthersCultural funding organization for Amsterdam providing financial support for arts and cultural projects.
• Amsterdams Fonds 1818minorOthersAmsterdam-based cultural fund supporting local arts and cultural initiatives.
• Het Amsterdamse BosminorOthersSponsoring partner for Stukafest Amsterdam.
• CultuurfondsminorOthersNational cultural fund investing in culture and nature projects across the Netherlands.
• Brouwerij MartinusminorOthersLocal Groningen brewery sponsoring the festival.
• USVAminorOthersCultural venue in Groningen supporting the festival.
• Kunstraad GroningenminorOthersArts council for Groningen providing cultural funding support.
• VeraminorOthersGroningen music venue hosting afterparty events.
• Cultuur op de CampusminorOthersCultural organization of Radboud University programming film, music, cabaret, visual arts, literature, theater and festivals on campus.
• Arsenaal 1824minorOthersGrand Café and restaurant in Nijmegen city center, partner venue.
• Bibliotheek MariënburgminorOthersPublic library organization for Nijmegen and surrounding municipalities.
• Stadsschouwburg Nijmegen en de VereenigingminorOthersTheater venue presenting cabaret, family, music, dance performances and concerts.
• De WintertuinminorOthersLiterature organization focusing on stories, talent and innovation.
• De BasisminorOthersMusical living room of Nijmegen supporting musicians with rehearsal spaces, workshops and personal guidance.
• Café de PlakminorOthersCollective eat-café in Nijmegen with an involved character, open daily from 12:00.
• Go ShortminorOthersInternational Short Film Festival Nijmegen promoting short films.
• BreblminorOthersCultural center in Nijmegen, venue for live music, jazz and cabaret.
• Ragweek NijmegenminorOthersCollaborating partner for afterparty event, with proceeds going to charity.
• Fonds 1818minorOthersCultural fund for Delft supporting local arts.
• SHDJminorOthersSupport organization for Delft youth.
• Schepper DelftminorOthersLocal Delft partner/sponsor.
• Gemeente DelftminorOthersMunicipality of Delft supporting the festival.
• VakwerkhuisminorOthersVenue hosting kick-off event and art exhibition for Stukafest Delft.
• WolbodominorOthersVenue hosting final round performances for Stukafest Delft.
• Van der Streek BierminorOthersBeer sponsor for Stukafest Utrecht.
• Utrecht University FundminorOthersUniversity fund supporting cultural initiatives at Utrecht University.
• Fentener van VlissingenfondsminorOthersFamily foundation supporting arts and culture.
• VidiusminorOthersStudent organization in Utrecht supporting cultural events.
• VSBfondsminorOthersCultural fund supporting various arts initiatives.
• KFH EINminorOthersCultural fund supporting arts and heritage.
• Elise MathildeminorOthersSponsoring partner for Utrecht edition.
• Caren Gerth & Herman Gerth FondsminorOthersFoundation supporting cultural initiatives.
• SniesterminorOthersCultural organization supporting the Utrecht festival.
• Hogeschool UtrechtminorOthersUtrecht University of Applied Sciences supporting student events.
• EKKOminorOthersMusic venue in Utrecht hosting afterparty events.
• OT301minorOthersAlternative cultural venue in Amsterdam hosting afterparty events.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Into the Woods: Dutch boutique music festival emphasizing curated intimate programming and emerging artists. Direct peer in the small-format, discovery-oriented Dutch festival segment with overlapping target audience of culture-curious students and young adults.
• Sofar Sounds: Global network of intimate concerts held in private living rooms and unconventional venues. Direct peer because the core concept — intimate artist-audience performances in non-traditional spaces — mirrors Stukafest's student-room model, serving similar emerging-artist and curious-audience segments.
• Motel Mozaïque: Rotterdam-based multidisciplinary arts festival combining music, dance, theatre, and visual arts in intimate venues. Direct peer given shared multidisciplinary community-festival approach targeting urban Dutch audiences with an interest in discovery.
• Le Guess Who?: Annual multi-disciplinary music and culture festival held in Utrecht, focused on boundary-pushing and emerging talent. Direct peer because it operates in Stukafest's home city with overlapping curatorial philosophy and similar audience overlap with Dutch students and culture seekers.
• Crossing Border: The Hague-based festival combining literature, music, poetry, and spoken word. Direct peer due to shared spoken-word/cabaret/literary programming mix and similar positioning around intimate cultural discovery for Dutch audiences.
• Valkhof Festival: Free annual cultural festival in Nijmegen's Valkhof park featuring music, dance, theatre, and art. Direct peer given same Nijmegen operating geography, similar multidisciplinary programming, and shared student/culture-seeking audience base.

Regional players

• Music Meeting Nijmegen: Long-running Nijmegen world-music and improvisation festival with intimate outdoor programming. Regional peer operating in the same city with overlapping multidisciplinary arts positioning and shared local cultural-funder ecosystem.

Others

• VNPF (Vereniging Nederlandse Poppodia en -Festivals): Dutch industry association representing pop venues and festivals including Stukafest-adjacent organizations. Relevant as ecosystem peer — Stichting Stukafest operates alongside VNPF members and interacts with the same policy/funding environment.

Broad incumbents

• Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS): Larger Dutch festival and conference platform dedicated to European emerging music talent, held in Groningen. Broad incumbent that overlaps Stukafest's emerging-artist springboard positioning but at a much larger scale and with industry-trade components.
• Lowlands: Major Dutch multi-day music and arts festival. Broad incumbent sharing Stukafest's multidisciplinary arts programming but operating at vastly larger scale and competing for similar Dutch festival-going audiences and sponsors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stukafest
• Facebookfacebook.com/StukafestNijmegen
• Instagraminstagram.com/stukafest_nederland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stukafest

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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