Club NOORD: ESNS x Academie Minerva x NOORD

Academie Minerva will be focusing on emerging talent during ESNS on 15 and 16 January. With a packed programme in collaboration with NOORD, Minerva Academy for Pop Culture and the Kunstkantine, you can immerse yourself in panels, art and, of course, lots of music for two days.

The Central Hall and canteen of the Minerva Art Academy on Zuiderdiep will be transformed into a Eurosonic venue, pop stage and pop-up gallery, all accessible without a ticket. Visitors with a festival wristband can attend the ESNS programme in the building on Praediniussingel.

Programme
During the day, there will be an extensive conference programme in collaboration with NOORD. In addition, in collaboration with Kunstkantine, there is a temporary exhibition featuring work by students Haeun Lee, Marit Jansen, László Antonio Takács-Cardenas, Taco Yutong Huo, Huba Hönigh, Joana Filipa Rodrigues Duarte, Diana Gabriella Passat, Daria Mladenovic, Bella Ingrid du Toit, Babak Khalili & Aleksas Seporaitis.

The line-up for Club NOORD 2026 consists of: Alexander Moto, Bliss, døtre, Dubbel Glas, Helen Jewett, Jelle Mulder, Laguna, LYS TIGRÉ, Redmer, S1RE, shoom and tays.

In addition to these NOORD acts, there will also be shows by artists from the Minerva Academy for Popular Culture. During Club NOORD, performances will be given by: Brighid, Hannah Hoogsteen, Jeffrey van Warmerdam, LIEVE, Merel & Paulus, Next Horizon, oxar, Samija, VIDE, WEL MOED, Will DeBrass and YouYouri.

View the programme for Thursday 15 January here (in Dutch).
View the programme for Friday 16 January here (in Dutch).
The entire programme is free to attend.

About this event
For the second time, Club NOORD will be hosted in the Minerva Academy building on Zuiderdiep. Minerva contributes to the programme not only as a location but also as a content partner, with a shared focus on talent development, creation and experimentation.

The Club NOORD programme is the result of broad collaboration with partners from across the North. From NOORD, the hub for northern pop culture, ESNS, Friesland Pop, Noordstaat, Popfabryk, POPgroningen, Poppunt Drenthe and Stichting Kunst & Cultuur are jointly committed to the development and professionalisation of northern pop culture.

Club NOORD is part of the official ESNS programme and focuses on northern creators, audiences and (inter)national professionals. It is a place to hang out, discover, meet and celebrate northern pop culture together.