Record Store Day in The Hague, Netherlands
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in The Hague, Netherlands
Independent record shops open in The Hague, Netherlands right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- 3345 Records
Modern record shop near Noordeinde Palace bringing electronic vinyl culture to The Hague, with in-store DJ sets, a listening corner and a curated selection of new and used garage, punk, wave, soul, funk and jazz.
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- Anyrecord
Small used-vinyl and vintage shop on the Geest in central The Hague, relocated a short distance down the same street into a larger premises.
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- Bennies Fifties
Scheveningen fifties emporium and Hague fixture for over 50 years, with an exclusive vinyl collection including rare US pressings and one of the largest Elvis Presley collections, plus jukeboxes and memorabilia.
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- Bert's Records
Retro-atmosphere record shop near Hollands Spoor station stocking rock, jazz, blues, soul and dance vinyl, with an owner known for recommendations and record-hunting tips.
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- Crazyhorse Recordstore
Vintage-styled record shop beside music venue PAARD, selling new and used vinyl, CDs and cassettes alongside vintage clothing, books and audio gear from the 1960s-1980s.
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- Empire Records
Versatile record shop near Het Plein with a broad assortment of new and secondhand vinyl spanning pop, rock, world and classical, alongside CDs, DVDs and collectibles.
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- High Definition Records Scheveningen
Scheveningen record shop with an 18-metre vinyl aisle spanning alternative, electronic, folk, jazz, metal, punk, rock and soul, plus cassettes and CDs; buys, sells and trades records.
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- HMV Den Haag
First Dutch outpost of the British music retailer HMV, a two-floor, 330-square-metre store in the historic De Passage shopping arcade stocking vinyl, CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays and merchandise, opened November 2025.
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- THE SHOP Records
Cosy canal-side shop on the Noordwal run by owner Bernard, offering an extensive collection of new and pre-loved vinyl across genres with a focus on local Hague artists and hidden gems.
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- Velvet Music Den Haag
Record shop concession inside the Paagman bookstore on Frederik Hendriklaan, offering new vinyl and CDs from latest releases to timeless classics, with regular in-store performances and signings.
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- Vinyl Grove
New-vinyl specialist in the Boekhorstkwartier with bold red walls, stocking classics, latest releases and records by local artists, plus special orders, audiophile imports and MoFi pressings.
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- VinylVinyl
New-vinyl and turntable specialist on the Elandstraat, stocking the most popular reissues and classics alongside hi-fi gear and audio accessories.
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See the full record store listing for The Hague, Netherlands.