Every Friday, a different community-focused organization/artist(s) takes over our café from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
We call these Fridays Cafélokaal. The bar is open, there's something to do, see, or make and everyone is welcome to drop in, whether you want to be in on the action or just want to have a coffee. Admission is always free.
Every week there is a different theme, linked to the host. Do you have an idea that fits in with one of the themes of cafélokaal? Would you like to organize something, collaborate, or are you curious about the possibilities? Feel free to send an email to info@lokaal.club.
05/06/2026 Story- and Storytelling Theatre with Stichting Tientjes
12/06/2026 Reading Café with Maria
19/06/2026 Vrij-Mina-Bo with the Dolle Mina's
26/06/2026 Kids Café with Breda Internationals
In 2009, Tientjes was founded by three mothers who wanted to share their talents and help others who were in similar challenging (financial) circumstances. What began as a small, close-knit group operating from a living room, quickly grew into an organization with a physical meeting place (the Rondeel) in Breda's city center. Since June 2024, Tientjes organizes activities at various locations, such as "Eet & Ontmoet" (Eat & Meet) every second and fourth Monday of the month at the Mondiaal Centrum Breda and the drawing club at Annahuis. More information and registration: tientjesbredaa@gmail.com; www.tientjesbreda.nl.
Story and Storytelling Theatre
The long-running and successful activity Story and Storytelling Theatre will take place once a month at Clublokaal, during which a stream of stories, poems, and songs will be performed by the audience itself. Everyone is welcome to present their own work, or to come watch and listen to others perform from 2pm-4pm. Afterwards, there is a cozy get-together until 6 pm.
Story and Storytelling Theatre is led by Joshua from The Queen of Clubs Entertainment. Would you like to perform something yourself? For more information, contact: info@thequeenofclubs.nl; thequeenofclubs.nl.
Every 2nd Friday of the month
Reading Café with Maria
Once a month, it's Reading Café at Clublokaal. Maria Esteves, volunteer at Clublokaal, is the regular host. She is building a community around our collective library and the books we all love.
Come read, talk about your favorite books or have a look through our library! Sometimes there will be an activity, workshop, or collective reading session. Keep an eye on our agenda, social media or newsletter to stay up to date. See you next time at the Reading Café!
Spotlight and Breda Solidair joined forces and transform Cafélokaal into Breda's warm, intercultural living room. With delicious food, (Arabic) music, dance, workshops, and food, they seek both connection and resistance.
Spotlight Team International Art is an independent cultural organization based in Breda, the Netherlands, working at the intersection of arts and human rights. They use creativity as a tool for empowerment, cultural connection, and building safe community spaces for expression and dialogue. They are active in The Netherlands, Gaza (Palestine), Syria, and other parts of the diaspora and focus on supporting minorities, refugees, stateless individuals, and young artists through projects such as: Art Tents – Carrier Pigeons – Aura – Zolf, alongside community programs and creative dialogues.
Social links: Instagram, Facebook | Donation Links:Art Tents – Gaza | Aura – Damascus | Linktree
Breda Solidair is a local activist group that stands up for Palestine, solidarity, and justice. They organize demonstrations, meetings, and actions in and around Breda.
Social links: Instagram, Facebook
December 2025
La Grazieria with Grazia Gallo
La Grazieria is a social art project by Grazia Gallo. The hairdresser-artist sees the hair salon as a place where encounters, memories, and care come together.
During Cafélokaal, La Grazieria – Pop-up Nostalgia will appear as a temporary salon in Clublokaal one Friday a month. Visitors are invited to get a haircut, share a story, or simply be present in a calm, open atmosphere. The hairdresser's chair becomes a place of exchange, while the waiting area offers space for writing, drawing, and sharing memories of hair and home.
Grazia Gallo is a visual artist, hairdresser, and researcher. Her work revolves around themes such as home in relation to migration, nostalgia, working-class identity, and social housing architecture. By creating environments with found objects, textiles, ceramics, and other materials, she invites viewers to enter spaces where her personal jewelry serves as portals to imagine and build new worlds.
Every Friday, a different community-focused organization/artist(s) takes over our café from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
We call these Fridays Cafélokaal. The bar is open, there's something to do, see, or make and everyone is welcome to drop in, whether you want to be in on the action or just want to have a coffee. Admission is always free.
Every week there is a different theme, linked to the host. Do you have an idea that fits in with one of the themes of cafélokaal? Would you like to organize something, collaborate, or are you curious about the possibilities? Feel free to send an email to info@lokaal.club.
05/06/2026 Story- and Storytelling Theatre with Stichting Tientjes
12/06/2026 Reading Café with Maria
19/06/2026 Vrij-Mina-Bo with the Dolle Mina's
26/06/2026 Kids Café with Breda Internationals
In 2009, Tientjes was founded by three mothers who wanted to share their talents and help others who were in similar challenging (financial) circumstances. What began as a small, close-knit group operating from a living room, quickly grew into an organization with a physical meeting place (the Rondeel) in Breda's city center. Since June 2024, Tientjes organizes activities at various locations, such as "Eet & Ontmoet" (Eat & Meet) every second and fourth Monday of the month at the Mondiaal Centrum Breda and the drawing club at Annahuis. More information and registration: tientjesbredaa@gmail.com; www.tientjesbreda.nl.
Story and Storytelling Theatre
The long-running and successful activity Story and Storytelling Theatre will take place once a month at Clublokaal, during which a stream of stories, poems, and songs will be performed by the audience itself. Everyone is welcome to present their own work, or to come watch and listen to others perform from 2pm-4pm. Afterwards, there is a cozy get-together until 6 pm.
Story and Storytelling Theatre is led by Joshua from The Queen of Clubs Entertainment. Would you like to perform something yourself? For more information, contact: info@thequeenofclubs.nl; thequeenofclubs.nl.
Every 2nd Friday of the month
Reading Café with Maria
Once a month, it's Reading Café at Clublokaal. Maria Esteves, volunteer at Clublokaal, is the regular host. She is building a community around our collective library and the books we all love.
Come read, talk about your favorite books or have a look through our library! Sometimes there will be an activity, workshop, or collective reading session. Keep an eye on our agenda, social media or newsletter to stay up to date. See you next time at the Reading Café!
Spotlight and Breda Solidair joined forces and transform Cafélokaal into Breda's warm, intercultural living room. With delicious food, (Arabic) music, dance, workshops, and food, they seek both connection and resistance.
Spotlight Team International Art is an independent cultural organization based in Breda, the Netherlands, working at the intersection of arts and human rights. They use creativity as a tool for empowerment, cultural connection, and building safe community spaces for expression and dialogue. They are active in The Netherlands, Gaza (Palestine), Syria, and other parts of the diaspora and focus on supporting minorities, refugees, stateless individuals, and young artists through projects such as: Art Tents – Carrier Pigeons – Aura – Zolf, alongside community programs and creative dialogues.
Social links: Instagram, Facebook | Donation Links:Art Tents – Gaza | Aura – Damascus | Linktree
Breda Solidair is a local activist group that stands up for Palestine, solidarity, and justice. They organize demonstrations, meetings, and actions in and around Breda.
Social links: Instagram, Facebook
December 2025
La Grazieria with Grazia Gallo
La Grazieria is a social art project by Grazia Gallo. The hairdresser-artist sees the hair salon as a place where encounters, memories, and care come together.
During Cafélokaal, La Grazieria – Pop-up Nostalgia will appear as a temporary salon in Clublokaal one Friday a month. Visitors are invited to get a haircut, share a story, or simply be present in a calm, open atmosphere. The hairdresser's chair becomes a place of exchange, while the waiting area offers space for writing, drawing, and sharing memories of hair and home.
Grazia Gallo is a visual artist, hairdresser, and researcher. Her work revolves around themes such as home in relation to migration, nostalgia, working-class identity, and social housing architecture. By creating environments with found objects, textiles, ceramics, and other materials, she invites viewers to enter spaces where her personal jewelry serves as portals to imagine and build new worlds.
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