Location
Where is the Playgrounds Festival

Pakhuis de Zwijger
Piet Heinkade 179
1019 HC Amsterdam
The Netherlands
T 020 788 44 44
www.dezwijger.nl
By train
Go by train to Amsterdam Central Station, then tram 26 from Central Station forecourt to IJburg, get off at Kattenburgerstraat or bus 42 to KNSM eiland, get off at Jan Schaeferbrug.
Night bus 359 to IJburg and get off at Jan Schaefer bridge. Tram 25 runs from Martin Luther Kingpark, through De Pijp, Vijzelstraat and the Prins Hendrikkade to the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam. Get off at the last stop and walk about 2 minutes.
Tram 10 from the Van Hallstraat to Azartplein through Rietlandpark, here change to tram 26, direction Central Station.
By car
From Ring Amsterdam-Noord A10 exit s114; towards the center. After the Piet Hein tunnel turn right into Piet Hein Kade. Pakhuis de Zwijger is approximately 800 meters on the right. Attention! You can not park in front of the venue, for parking see our parking instructions.
By car or bike in Amsterdam
From Tropenmuseum>> Mauritskade - the first bridge, turn left (past the mill) cross the bridge and turn right into Czaar Peterstraat - under railway bridge, turn left at Piet Hein Kade, after about 900 m. De Zwijger is on the right.
From Waterlooplein >> Mr. Visserplein - Valkenburgerstraat - Prins Hendrikkade right - straight left along Maritime Museum (Scheepvaartmuseum) - Kattenburgerstraat - under the railway. De Zwijger is across the street.
From Central Station>> Go to the back of the CS, turn right, go eastward, after about 1.5 km is De Zwijger on the left.
Parking
There are various car parks nearby Pakhuis de Zwijger. There are no parking spaces along the road.
PI>> Parkeergarage De Loodsen, to the right of Pakhuis de Zwijger at 150 m. with about 70 parking spaces. Address: Withoedenveem, 1019 HE.
P II>> Parkeergarage Nieuw Amerika, to the right of Pakhuis de Zwijger around 300 m. away and about 80 parking spaces. Address: Withoedenveem, 1019 HE.
P III>> Parking Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, also at the Piet Heinkade, is the largest parking garage with about 450 parking spaces. Ring A10 Noord - exit s114 - direction center - follow s114 to s100 Centrumring - follow Centrumring s100 direction Central Station - follow P PTA. From there to Pakhuis de Zwijger is one stop by tram 26 or a 500 m. walk away.
P + R Zeeburg>> parking (also for buses) in front of the Piet Heintunnel and continue by tram. Ring A10 Noord - exit s114 - follow P + R Zeeburg - park and take tram 26 toward CS – get off at Kattenburgerstraat.
013 - pop stage
Veemarktstraat 44
5038 CV TILBURG
The Netherlands
T 013 460 95 00
www.013.nl
By Train
Trains from all directions (Amsterdam, Schiphol, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Breda, Roosendaal, Arnhem, Nijmegen, etc) are arriving at the train station of Tilburg with a minimal frequency of two trains per hour. From the train station it's only a ten minute walk to most of the festival locations.
During Playgrounds there are night trains:
From Thursday to Saturday night there are night trains coming in and going out of Tilburg. Visitors coming from Eindhoven, 's Hertogenbosch, Breda, Dordrecht, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Utrecht and all other cities that are connected to the nightnet can take a train back home once every hour during the night.
All train schedules can be found on the website of the Dutch Railways (NS):
http://www.ns.nl
By Car
A58: When you're coming from the direction Breda, Eindhoven or Den Bosch, catch exit 10 (Tilburg/Hilvarenbeek) and follow the signs 'Tilburg Centrum' and 'Tilburg Centrum Noord'. You'll be in the city center in a few minutes. There are several car parks in the center of the city where you can park your car safely.
A59: When you're coming from the directions Rotterdam or Den Bosch, go off the freeway on exit 37 (Waalwijk/Tilburg), and follow the A261 to Tilburg. Go straight ahead at the roundabout and viaduct, then go left at the first traffic lights (follow the signs 'Station'). When you reach the train station you're in the city center. There are several car parks in the center of the city where you can park your car safely.
By Plane
Airports:
Eindhoven Airport (25 mins. by train)
Schiphol (90 minutes by train)
Maastricht Airport, (90 mins. by train)
Rotterdam Airport (60 mins. by train)
Dusseldorf (160 mins. by train)




















