Events

Find connection, support, and inspiration through our events.

Throughout the year, we organise a variety of events designed to bring people together, share knowledge, encourage wellbeing, and create meaningful connections within our community.

Whether you are looking to meet others over a coffee, learn from healthcare professionals, take part in gentle exercise, or simply enjoy spending time with people who understand, there is something for everyone. Everyone is welcome at their own pace.

CSN event — community members together

Our next events are announced on Instagram @cancer_support_netherlands and in our WhatsApp community. Some events are for members only – join our community to take part.

What we host regularly

Three recurring gatherings.

Members of Cancer Support Netherlands smiling around a long café table with coffee and cake

Monthly meet-up

Once a month we get together in person, somewhere different in the Netherlands each time. Relaxed, informal, and open to all our members.

About the meet-ups →
A small group of members having tea and carrot cake together in a café

Local Hive get-togethers

Our local Hives in several parts of the Netherlands meet up as and when members arrange it. Join our community to take part.

Join our community →
A speaker giving a talk to a small group seated around a table in a bright room

Talks and wellbeing workshops

Speakers, creative sessions and wellbeing workshops, in person and online.

Monthly meet-ups

Connect, talk, and simply be together.

Once a month, open to all our members, in a different place in the Netherlands each time. Whether you are newly diagnosed, in treatment, living with cancer or in remission, you will find friendly faces, open hearts and understanding ears.

Open to everyone affected

People living with any type or stage of cancer, in treatment or in remission, and the people walking alongside them.

English-speaking

Our meet-ups are run in English so that internationals, expats and non-Dutch speakers can fully take part.

No agenda, no pressure

Come as you are. Stay as long as you like. Share only what feels right. There is room for whatever the day brings.

How to find the next one

We announce every meet-up on Instagram, and in our WhatsApp community once you've joined. There is no pressure to speak and no obligation to share. Come once, or come every month.

Why attend?

More than the activity itself.

Our events are about much more than the activity itself. They are an opportunity to feel connected, supported, and inspired.

By joining our events you can:

  • Meet people who understand your experience
  • Learn practical information from trusted speakers
  • Improve your physical and emotional wellbeing
  • Build confidence and reduce feelings of isolation
  • Become part of a caring and supportive community

Many of our members say the friendships they have made through our events have become one of the most valuable parts of their cancer journey.

Hand-painted stones with a rainbow and the word LOVE, made at a CSN creative session

Things we've done

A taste of our time together.

  • Talks on lifestyle medicine, creativity and wellbeing
  • Dance for stress reduction
  • Smash therapy
  • Walking the Dam tot Dam with Pink Ribbon
  • Celebrating our first birthday together on a boat trip
  • Members in bright summer clothes standing together on a wooden quay by the water in Amsterdam
    Our first birthday
  • Five members in red overalls, gloves and face shields smiling in a smash room after a session
    Smash therapy
  • Katherine in a pink CSN T-shirt next to an orange lion mascot at an expo
    Brabant Expo

What to expect

Welcoming by design.

Our events are welcoming, inclusive, and designed with our community in mind.

When you attend, you can expect:

  • A warm and friendly atmosphere
  • Supportive volunteers and fellow members
  • Accessible venues whenever possible
  • No pressure to participate beyond your comfort level
  • Opportunities to meet others and build new connections

Whether it is your first event or your tenth, we want you to feel comfortable from the moment you arrive.

A warm CSN gathering around a table over coffee

We'd love to welcome you

Join us at an upcoming event.

Discover the strength of being part of a supportive community.

Not sure which event is right for you?
Contact us and we'll be happy to help.