Tuesday October 6, 2026
Good morning, Amsterdam. Today: cyclists on part of Amstelveenseweg face a 20 km/h speed limit in a trial, Amsterdam loses two Michelin stars, and an art café draws crowds inside the Stopera.
The activities listed below are just a curated sample of what’s going on in Amsterdam. Check out our completely redesigned events calendar here.
At a glance
🌦️ Weather: Hi 20°C / 69°F (1° cooler than yesterday) · Lo 16°C / 60°F · 18% chance of rain · wind SW 10 km/h (5 knots)
🚲 Cycling: Dry until about 15:00, wet after that.
🌙 Sun & moon: Sunrise 07:49 · Sunset 19:06 · Waning Crescent · Moonrise 02:15 · Golden hour 18:36 to 19:06
🌊 Outdoors: Air quality moderate (AQI 45) · grass pollen low
💶 Markets: AEX 1,124 (+0.6%) · S&P 500 7,781 (+0.8%) · €1 = $1.12 · $1 = €0.89
Cyclists on part of Amstelveenseweg path face 20 km/h limit in trial: The city will cap cycling speeds on a busy, narrow stretch in Zuid from 19 October to 13 November. No one will be fined, but a counter will track how many riders keep to the limit.
Amsterdammer misses world porridge title, plans return: India Mae Abbas from Amsterdam competed at the world porridge championship in Scotland but did not win the Golden Spurtle. Next year she wants to try again and enter the new Dutch championship too.
Enforcers seize neighbourhood trampolines from Jekerstraat playground in Zuid: Officers removed two resident-run trampolines from a play area in Amsterdam-Zuid, and the city then withdrew its own offer to let them stay. A local politician is taking the issue to the district committee.
Columnist calls Strandeiland tram extension a ghost line: Tram 26 now runs to three new stops near Strandeiland, where hardly anything has been built yet. Columnist Bas Kok argues the 47 million euros would have been better spent on the Zuiderzeeweg.
Amsterdam loses two Michelin stars and gains none: No Amsterdam restaurant won a new Michelin star at this year’s presentation in Maastricht. Daalder and De Juwelier lost theirs, leaving sixteen one-star and four two-star restaurants in the city.
Billboard singer Natalie La Rose teaches songwriting at a Noord primary school: Singer Natalie La Rose has paused her US career to run an after-school music course in Noord. Seventeen pupils are writing, recording and filming their own songs for a showcase after the holiday.
Amsterdam seeks candidates for new night mayor: Applications are open until 15 October, while voting is due to take place over the next two months. Finalists will present their plans at the Melkweg on 26 November.
Art café draws crowds inside Amsterdam’s Stopera: The Art Café in the renovated city hall is busy with visitors making art, while the new passage also has a museum, shops and food stalls. Foot traffic varies between businesses, and some retail spaces are still empty.
Experimenting with Art on Paper at Rembrandt House: Over 80 works on paper span four centuries, and visitors can draw among them using a range of papers and materials. 6 October, 10:00 – 18:00, Museum Rembrandthuis. KIDS WORKSHOP
Donnie wants the princess role, a Kinderboekenweek school show: Closed school performance with no public tickets, an interactive play for ages four and up, from Lisa Maschhaupt’s book about being yourself. 6 October, 09:45, Plein Theater. FAMILY SHOW
Technium: Technology in Everyday Objects and Systems: Everyday technology prompts questions about how bicycles move, how to make T-shirts sustainably, and what developments are hidden inside smartphones. 6 October, 10:00 – 17:30, NEMO Science Museum. MUSEUM / EDUCATIONAL
Free Children’s Book Week Treasure Hunt Through Scheltema: Children search for characters from Loes Riphagen’s book, marking a bingo card at the children’s department; completed cards earn a prize. 6 October, Scheltema, tweede verdieping. FESTIVAL / FAIR
Erard Ensemble opening concert with Chopin, Bach and Schumann: Edward Janning plays Bach and Chopin’s Third Ballade on an original Erard grand, then Schumann’s First Piano Trio after the interval. 6 October, 20:00, Amstelkerk. CLASSICAL
Sing protest songs at the Climate Choir’s free open rehearsal: No sheet music needed, songs are learned by ear, walk-ins welcome, and any donation goes to conductor Blue Dog. 6 October, 19:30, De Ceuvel. CHOIR / VOCAL
Fifties rock ‘n roll lessons with Gel, a club since 1984: Lessons at several levels, followed by a social dance with a drink, and every block ends in a live-band party. 6 October, 19:30, KZ – Kompaszaal. CLASS
Tuesday Jam in the Bimhuis café, free for players and listeners: Saxophonist Jasper Blom leads a session where young and established musicians mix, and visiting names like Seamus Blake sometimes drop in. 6 October, 22:00, Bimhuis. JAZZ / BLUES
Persian tar meets jazz with Eishan Ensemble in Nieuw-West: Hamed Sadeghi’s tar leads saxophone, percussion and double bass through seventy-five minutes in a neighbourhood community centre. 6 October, 19:00, Ru Paré. DANCE / PERFORMANCE
Brel, Piaf and Shaffy in Dutch and French from Maison Chanson: Four young singers from the Amsterdam theatre and cabaret academy sing Dutch and French songs, from Brel to Van Roozendaal, with live piano. 6 October, 20:00, Theater Bellevue (Klein Bellevue). SINGER-SONGWRITER
She Connects, an English-language networking evening for women: An informal evening for women who want to widen their professional network and get easier at meeting new people. 6 October, 18:30 – 21:00, Werkplaats, Volkshotel. NETWORKING
Inside Ets Haim, the world’s oldest working Jewish library: Given in Dutch, the tour runs from Amsterdam’s first Sephardic Jews and their schools to prized manuscripts, with ID checked on arrival. 6 October, 11:15 – 12:15, Portugese Synagoge. TOUR
Free birthday portraits for the Amsterdam Museum’s 100th year: If your birthday falls between 2 September and 11 December, photographer MO takes your portrait and you keep it, free with sign-up. 6 October, 13:30, Amsterdam in Motion. ART / MUSEUMS
Free opening for Tastes of Nieuw-West, an exhibition of food memories: Six stories of eating in Nieuw-West, told through scents, photographs and family recipes, with free recipe cards to take home. 6 October, 16:00, OBA Slotermeer. ART / MUSEUMS
Mythos storytellers dig into one world tradition’s ancient tales: Each month the tellers pick a different tradition and a small story from it, and there’s soup, with entry by donation. 6 October, 20:00 – 22:30, Mezrab. STORY / READING
Three Minutes: A Lengthening, Bianca Stigter’s Essay Film: This public screening presents Bianca Stigter’s essay film, which revisits a 1938 home movie of Jewish residents in a Polish town. 6 October, 19:30, Nederlandse Filmacademie. FILM
Chez Matisse: More Than Eighty Works from Centre Pompidou: More than eighty works pair Matisse with Picasso, Rothko and Barnett Newman, including the rarely loaned La Blouse roumaine. 6 October, 10:00 – 17:00, H’ART Museum. ART / MUSEUMS
World Press Photo: Prize-Winning Images from Around the World: An annual international competition’s selected press photographs, judged by an independent jury, show how photojournalists document events around the world. 6 October, all day, De Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam. ART / MUSEUMS
Amsterdam in 1652, Explored Together in Virtual Reality: Visitors explore seventeenth-century Amsterdam together, choosing routes and following characters as a fire breaks out on the Dam; suitable from age eight. 6 October, 10:00 – 18:00, ENTR VR Museum. ART / MUSEUMS
Vinyasa on the deck, then a floating sauna in West: Beginner yoga on Badhus’s deck, sound healing, then an hour in the floating sauna, currently sold out with a waitlist. 6 October, 16:50, Badhus Sauna – West. CLASS
Beginner crochet near Czaar Peterstraat, hook and yarn included: Hannah walks beginners through yarns, hooks and basic stitches, then you make a scarf, coaster or beanie and take it home. 6 October, 18:30, Shaggies Rugs Amsterdam. WORKSHOP
Moving, dancing and long poses at OT301’s Tuesday life drawing: Meet at the OT301 gate at 18:15 for ninety minutes with a model, boards provided, and reserve early since seats run out. 6 October, 18:30, OT301. CLASS
Turn your family history into a podcast, a Dutch-language course: Maartje Duin’s three-part course on shaping a family story into an audio documentary reaches its second session, and interview experience is required. 6 October, 19:30, Tolhuistuin. WORKSHOP
Strangers to Friends, a free four-part series near Waterlooplein: Room to Matter Social Club runs guided conversations in small groups across four sessions, with the aim of turning strangers into friends. 6 October, 18:30 – 20:30, The Blue Marble. NETWORKING
Shakerato: Cocktail bar from the team behind Handshake Speakeasy in Mexico City, bringing their expertise to Amsterdam.
Souterrain: Julius Nuiten opens Souterrain inside the Chin Chin Club, a new venture in an established Amsterdam venue.
Upfront: One of two Upfront foodstores opening in Amsterdam, with locations launching in December and January.
Good to know
New on Dutch streaming: I Am Legend (Prime Video), Collision (HBO Max), Brothers (Apple TV), The Grinch (SkyShowtime)
New on the big screen: The Social Reckoning opens Thursday at 3 cinemas, and Queen Budapest arrives at 3 cinemas. Showtimes here.
Overheard on Reddit: A post asking for restaurant recommendations in Buikslotermeerplein drew suggestions for specific spots like Nuraghe pizza and Kebapci Basi kebab, while commenters debated whether the neighborhood lacks good food options because Dutch residents have different dining preferences than expats, or whether gentrification would eventually bring more specialty cafes and bakeries.
Today’s supermarket deals: Magnum Mini classic almond white (25% off) from Albert Heijn, Becel (1+1 free) from Jumbo.
Did you know? Only two wooden houses remain in Amsterdam’s center – one at the Begijnhof dating to around 1475, and one at the Zeedijk, after wooden construction was banned in 1669 due to fire hazards.
73 years ago today: On October 6th, 1953, the privately created Vondelpark was transferred to the City of Amsterdam for the symbolic price of one guilder.
Looking ahead – next week
The bigger things coming up in Amsterdam over the next seven days.
• Children’s Book Week · Wednesday 30 September to Sunday 11 October, Across Amsterdam
• Cinekid Film Festival · Saturday 10 October to Friday 16 October, Pathé Amsterdam Noord
• 24 Hours South: Amsterdam-Zuid Opens Its Doors · Saturday 10 October to Sunday 11 October, Amsterdam-Zuid
• IJ-Hallen Flea Market · Saturday 10 October to Sunday 11 October, NDSM-werf
• Wispe Oktoberfest · Friday 9 October to Saturday 10 October, Wispe Brouwerij
• ADM Festival: Still Rolling · Friday 9 October, Gehele terrein Het Groene Veld
In case you missed it
Our three most clicked-on items from yesterday’s newsletter.
In tomorrow’s edition: In tomorrow’s edition: a free guided tour of the World Press Photo Exhibition 2026 at De Nieuwe Kerk, Digger performs at Het Ketelhuis, and Ecstatic Dance Amsterdam hosts an XL edition with Kareem Raïhani at Pllek.
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