Going Dutch Festival

Going Dutch Festival 2026

November 6–8, 2026

Side Street Studio Arts | 15 & 15 1/2 Ziegler Ct., Elgin, IL

Pay What You Can — $12 suggested

Pay one price for any or all the performances on Saturday and Sunday.

Come for one performance or spend the whole weekend with us!

Join us for the 16th annual Going Dutch Festival, a celebration of female and nonbinary voices in the arts!

Produced by Side Street Studio Arts, Going Dutch brings together artists working in dance, theater, music, performance, and visual art for a weekend of bold, intimate, and innovative creative experiences.

This year's festival features an exciting mix of returning favorites and new voices, sharing work that challenges, connects, entertains, and inspires.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6

6–9 PM | Visual Art Opening & Durational Performance

Kick off the festival with an evening of visual art and live performance featuring Ramona Rotten's ARIA ARIA ARIA, a durational work that unfolds throughout the evening. Guests are welcome to come and go as they experience the work. The visual arts exhibition will be up through November 28. Featured visual artists include Abby King, Elizabeth Curtis Winters, Nicki Fortunati Warren, Luiza Moraes, Sugey Mondragon, Sarah Rieser, Jess Rocha, and Susan Trestrail.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7

5:30 PM | Going Dutch Performance Series

Renee Clippinger — An Ocean of Monsters

Carrie Brueck Morris — Do you want to start at the beginning or the end?

7 PM | Going Dutch Mixed Bill

Andrea Cerniglia / Dropshift Dance — Quilted P{a}Lace

Avery Wilde — A Series of Uncanny Adolescent Tales

Spectrum X Ensemble — Ah yes, the three genders

Ginger Jensen — coalesce

Adanya Gilmore — i do not have to and yet i must

Amanda Milligan — I Remember Damage

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8

3 PM | Going Dutch Closing Performance

Izzy Wolf — Them and I

Renee Clippinger

Carrie Brueck Morris

Ambo Dance Theatre — Hysterical Woman

ADMISSION & LOCATION

All festival performances are Pay What You Can (PWYC), with a suggested contribution of $12. Pay what works for you!

Performances and events take place at Side Street Studio Arts, 15 and 15 1/2 Ziegler Ct., Elgin, IL. Our space at 15 1/2 Ziegler Ct. is not wheelchair accessible.

More information: https://www.sidestreetstudioarts.org/goingdutch

Going Dutch is produced by Side Street Studio Arts, with additional support from the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission.