Editing Utrecht (section)

==Meetings & events==
'''Hospitality community'''

The community in Utrecht is active and there are a lot of different meetings:
* the '''monthly meeting''': every last Friday of the month over 40 people meet up in cafe [http://www.averechts.nl/ Averechts]. The meetings are announced both on [http://www.bewelcome.org/groups/290 BeWelcome] and [http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=1348 Couchsurfing].

* Every week there are free '''Dutch lessons''' in Utrecht. For more info check the [http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=14572 Dutch lessons in Utrecht] group if you sign in for a meeting at least one day in advance the adress will be sent to you.

* '''(board)gamesmeetings''': Utrecht is full of (board)gamefreaks, mostly gamesnights are posted spontaneously on [http://www.bewelcome.org/groups/290 BeWelcome] and [http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=1348 Couchsurfing].

* '''Homediners''', are always a succes, it is easy to organise one. For more info check the [http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=18586 Veggie Cooking group].

* In 2008 Utrecht started hosting a big event on '''[[Midsummernight]]''' which became an annual event. 

* Utrecht is the birthplace of the notorious '''[http://www.gigswap.org/ Gigswapping]''', therefore if you are a musician it is very easy to arrange a gig in Utrecht. Check the [http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=7334 gigswapgroup] for more about that.

If you are in Utrecht on a saturday, don't forget to do the [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Utrecht-Free-Tours/235031053204797 Utrecht Free Tour]


'''Other Events'''

* [http://www.culturelezondagen.nl/ Cultural sundays], every now and then the municipality fills the sunday with nice free cultural events, check the link for when and where.

* Every friday: [http://u-skateparade.nl/ skeelering/skating event] in summer, from the Lucasbolwerk: u-skateparade.nl/ Skating and skeelering are really good around Utrecht, because of the smooth bikepaths, a lot of them seperate from the main road / car lanes.

* Sundays in summertime: [http://www.zimihc.nl/lsa/index.htm Lazy Sunday] relaxed free festivals.

* Every second weekend in summertime: a [http://www.destreekmarkt.nl/ market] with regional products

* Every first sunday of the month: a Camtate from [http://www.bachcantates-utrecht.nl/actueel.html Bach Cantate]

* feb. [http://www.festivalmooiewoorden.nl/ Mooie woorden], literature festival

* feb [http://www.stukafest.nl Stukafest] a festival in studentrooms all over the city.

* 3rd weekend of March [http://www.cafetheaterfestival.nl/ Cafe theaterfestival], free theaterpreformances in bars all around the city.

* Spring [http://www.tweetakt.net/ tweetakt festival], an experimental theaterfestival for young theatermakers

* late March, [http://www.haff.nl/nl/ Holland Animation Film Festival]

* late March / early April [http://www.impakt.nl/ Impakt festival]

* April 5, 6, 7 [http://www.lentebokfestival.nl/ Lentebokfestival]

* April 19th and April 20t [http://www.utrechtinternationalcomedyfestival.nl/ Utrecht International Comedy Festival]

* April 29 and April 30, Queensnight and Queensday: the whole country goes orange in the celebration of the birthday of the Queen. Utrecht is always very crowded in the night before, filled with a 2nd hand market, funfair, a lot of concerts, and people in orange going crazy.

* April [http://www.city2cities.nl/ City 2 Cities] A literature festival connecting 2 cities

* May 5 [http://www.bevrijdingsfestivalutrecht.nl/ Liberation day], music and more

* May 11th [http://www.utrechtsebierbrouwersfestival.nl/ Utrechts Bierbrouwersfestival]

* Early may [http://www.laff.nl/ Latin American Film Festival].

* Spring [http://www.springdance.nl/ Springdance festival], a festival of dance-preformance

* late may / early june [https://www.springutrecht.nl Spring] a festival with dance, theater and live music in the city

* end of may [http://www.dagvanhetparkinutrecht.nl/ Dag van het Park]; festivities in parks all around the city

* June [http://www.counterculturefestival.nl// Counter Culture], a free festival with underground culture

* June [http://www.midzomergracht.nl/ Midzomergracht], a midsummergayfestival on the canal

* end of June [http://www.jazz-a-palooza.nl/2009/index.html Jazz-a-Palooza], Jazz in Wijk C 

* July [http://www.deparade.nl/ The Parade], an outside theater-circus

* August [http://www.culturelezondagen.nl/ Musical Boatparade], a sunday filled with music played from boats in the canals of Utrecht.

* August [http://www.summerdarkness.nl/ Summer Darkness], a 3-day festival throughout the whole city about gothic music and lifestyle.

* August [http://www.debeschaving.nl/ De Beschaving], popmusic and more

* August / september [http://www.oudemuziek.nl/ Oude muziek], organises a festival but also concerts during the rest of the year on music untill 1750

* Sept [http://www.uitfeest.nl/uitfeest/do.php?a=show_visitor_static&p=tatatataaa Utrecht Uitfeest], the opening of the cultural season

* Autumn [http://www.filmfestival.nl/ The Dutch movie festival]

* Autumn [http://www.atelierrouteutrecht.nl/ Atelierroute], artists who work in a old industrial area in the west of Utrecht open their working space for the public.

* Oktober [http://www.popronde.nl/2008/steden/index.asp?cityId=7 Popronde], free concerts all around the city

* Oktober [http://www.experienz.nl/flash/bokbier.swf Bokbierfestival], tasting 25 different brands of speical bokbier with music.

* Oktober [http://enff.nl/ Eastern Neighbours Filmfestival], Eastern European movies

* Autumn [http://www.smartlappenfestival.nl/Smartlap/ Smartlappen festival], a festival full of typical Dutch 'tearjerkers'

* November [http://www.leguesswho.nl/ Le Guess who?], new music!