Festival Op de grens

What Festival Op de grens does

Festival Op de grens is a cultural arts festival operating under the legal entity Stichting Op de grens, a Dutch non-profit foundation (ANBI-registered, RSIN: 8627.87.543) headquartered at Bovendonk 111 in Roosendaal, Netherlands. Founded with its first documented edition in September 2021, the festival brands itself as 'het nazomerfestival van West-Brabant' and serves local residents and visitors of the West-Brabant region through a portfolio of cultural programming including pop-up events, theatrical performances, comedy shows, and artistic exhibitions. Core products include 'Tussen jou en mij', a walking event through city cafes featuring short cabaret, music, theater, and poetry performances, and 'Humor zonder grenzen', a comedy evening combining established comedians with emerging talent.

The organization's revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed; no ticket pricing, sponsorship contract values, grants, or financial statements appear in the available data. Distribution is direct via the festival's own website for ticket sales, supplemented by YouTube-hosted aftermovies (2021–2023 editions) as a marketing channel. The festival is governed by a three-member volunteer board — Ben Cartens (chairman), Simone Kort (treasurer), and Martine van Dommele (secretary) — operating under the Fair Practice Code and CAO guidelines for Dutch performing arts, with 5 total employees. Co-organizing and sponsoring relationships are in place with DXP and De Kring, whose logos appear alongside the festival brand on the website.

Strategically, the organization is broadening its 2026 calendar from a single main edition to four pop-up editions across West-Brabant, extending programming beyond the late-summer window into at least September and November. There is no evidence of external venture or institutional investment, parent company ownership, subsidiaries, or technology platform development; the entity is a community-scale cultural organization rather than a technology or venture-backed business.

Name

Festival Op de grens

Legal name

Stichting Op de grens

Website

https://fodg.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Festival Op de grens is a Dutch non-profit foundation (Stichting Op de grens) operating a regional cultural arts festival in West-Brabant, Netherlands, serving local audiences with pop-up events, comedy evenings, and walking performances through cafes since 2021.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Arts Festival / Performing Arts Events

NAICS

Other Performing Arts Companies (711190)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAGAEAG

Arts & Culture Community Festivals (Multidisciplinary Arts Weeks)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Cultural Festivals & Community Events

Keywords

• Cultural arts festival
• Performing arts events
• Cabaret comedy shows
• Regional arts festival
• Festival event management

Headquarters

HQ city

Roosendaal

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Festival Op de grens produces and presents a late-summer ("nazomerfestival") cultural arts festival in West-Brabant, Netherlands, comprising pop-up editions, a city-cafe walking event ("Tussen jou en mij"), and a comedy evening ("Humor zonder grenzen") that together deliver cabaret, music, theater, and poetry performances. Tickets for events are sold directly through the festival's own website, and the organization is recognized as a cultural public-benefit foundation (ANBI) under Stichting Op de grens.

Product overview

Festival Op de grens is a cultural arts festival (nazomerfestival) based in West-Brabant, Netherlands. The organization operates a portfolio of cultural events including main festival editions (2021, 2022, 2023, 2025) and pop-up editions. Core products include 'Tussen jou en mij' (a walking event through cafes with short performances of cabaret, music, theater, and poetry) and 'Humor zonder grenzen' (a comedy evening featuring known comedians and new talent). The festival also organizes mobile pop-up editions throughout the region.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Festival Op de grens Main Festival Events The main cultural festival offering featuring pop-up events, theatrical performances, comedy shows, and artistic exhibitions in West-Brabant, Netherlands, targeted at local residents and regional visitors interested in performing arts.
• Tussen jou en mij A walking event through city cafes featuring short performances including cabaret, music, theater, and poetry, designed for festival attendees seeking an intimate, multi-venue cultural experience in West-Brabant.
• Humor zonder grenzen A comedy evening event featuring both well-known comedians and emerging talent performing sharp jokes, recognizable stories, and surprising acts, targeted at adult festival attendees interested in cabaret and stand-up comedy.
• Pop-up Editions Mobile pop-up festival editions held across West-Brabant locations, bringing cultural events to various cafes and urban spaces throughout the region (e.g., pop-up edition referenced for 12 September and 2026 dates).

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• DXPminorOthersDXP is displayed as a sponsoring organization and co-organizer of Festival Op de Grens. Their logo appears in the sponsor section of the website alongside De Kring.
• De KringminorOthersDe Kring is displayed as a sponsoring organization and co-organizer of Festival Op de Grens. Their logo appears in the sponsor section of the website alongside DXP.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Festival Oude Muziek: Large, long-running Dutch cultural festival in Utrecht presenting music, theater, and related programming. Comparable as a Dutch cultural festival format but significantly larger and more music-focused than Festival Op de Grens.
• Holland Festival: Premier Dutch performing arts festival in Amsterdam presenting theater, music, dance, and multidisciplinary work. Comparable in programming breadth but operates at a national/international scale far above Festival Op de Grens.

Direct peers

• Amsterdam Fringe Festival: Amsterdam-based festival focused on emerging performing arts talent across multiple disciplines. Comparable because it pairs emerging and established acts and operates as a curated multi-venue cultural festival.
• De Parade: Traveling Dutch summer festival of performing arts held in pop-up tent venues across multiple cities. Highly comparable due to its touring/pop-up distribution model and multidisciplinary programming (theater, cabaret, music).
• Oerol Festival: Annual site-specific performing arts festival on Terschelling that uses non-traditional outdoor and urban locations. Comparable multidisciplinary arts programming in a non-venue, location-based format, though at a much larger scale.
• Karavaan Festival: Summer cultural festival in Alkmaar and North Holland presenting multidisciplinary performances in unconventional venues. Directly comparable pop-up/non-traditional venue format and programming mix of theater, music, and cabaret.
• Theaterfestival Boulevard: Annual multidisciplinary theater, music, and dance festival held in 's-Hertogenbosch. Comparable as a Dutch regional summer cultural festival combining established and emerging performing artists across theater, cabaret, and music.

Regional players

• Intocht Sinterklaas: National/community cultural arrival events organized regionally across the Netherlands with a strong presence in West-Brabant. Comparable as community-led cultural events with regional organization and public-facing performances.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=XnOm_NMfTVA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/festival-op-de-grens

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Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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