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Event AI Product Sessions: Benchmarking startup architecture and MLOps
Founders and technical leads assess their engineering gaps against an industry readiness score ahead of future funding rounds.

11 September 2026
Event Weekend running routes and brunch with Papa’s Run Club
Choose five or ten kilometres through west, ending with fresh drinks and table seats at Papote.

11 September 2026
Event Bakkie Walk Amsterdam from Yusu to Cafe Susy
Local fathers stroll together between two neighborhood coffee spots for an easy morning chat.

11 September 2026
Event Ambient piano and fractal visuals at the ARTIS Planetarium
Intricate fractal projections sweep overhead while ambient album compositions premiere live on the floor under the planetarium dome.

11 September 2026
Event Fuel your HYROX race with precise nutrition strategies
An hour focused on exactly what to eat and drink before, during, and after endurance racing.

11 September 2026
Event Race-day fuel plans at The Best Nutrition Strategy for HYROX
An hour focused on exact meal timing and hydration plans before, during, and after your fitness race.

11 September 2026
Event Swan Lake Remixed brings hip hop and ballet to Gashouder
Thirty-five dancers from Dutch National Ballet and ISH combine classical choreography, club beats, and digital stage art.

11 September 2026
Event Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with violinist Noa Wildschut
A one-hour Sunday morning performance pairing the Dutch solo violinist with the venue's own chamber orchestra.

11 September 2026
Event Seven casual kilometres with Myrunspiration Run Club
A relaxed group warm-up followed by a conversational seven-kilometre jog, ending with optional social coffee.

11 September 2026
Event Seven social kilometres with Myrunspiration Run Club
Meet for a warm-up and an easy, conversational loop with an option to loop back early.

11 September 2026
Event Artist tour with photographer Marte Visser
Walk through the Portuguese-Israelite community portraits alongside the photographer herself, sharing personal background stories in Dutch.

11 September 2026
Event Morning orchestral favourites with the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
Fauré, Bach, Beethoven and Rachmaninoff fill the main hall, accompanied by the Nationaal Vrouwen Jeugdkoor under Sander Teepen.

11 September 2026
Event Rotating bookcase choreography in Halve verhalen at Muziekgebouw
Three dancers and two accordionists share a spinning circular stage, playing Rameau and modern pieces for families.

11 September 2026
Event Marcel Heijnen launches Doomscrolling into Oblivion
Live material from a five-track release played with an expanded backing ensemble of guitars, keys, and rhythm programming.

11 September 2026
Event Hear Marcel Heijnen launch Doomscrolling into Oblivion
A full backing band joins the songwriter onstage to play through his new five-track release.

11 September 2026
Event Local trivia in the front room at MOKUM Quiz
Questions focus entirely on the city during this regular themed competition staged in a quiet historic front salon.

11 September 2026
Event Adi Parmar: Sunny Boy
An hour of stand-up charting a childhood in North India and queer fatherhood in North Holland.

11 September 2026
Event Elizabeth Goh plays midday contemporary scores for toy piano
Miniature instruments take centre stage for modern repertoire by Gubaidulina, Crumb, and freshly commissioned pieces.

11 September 2026
Event Prompting your own AI assistant at Spaces Keizersgracht
Founders and freelancers configure ChatGPT or Claude into a dedicated company sparring partner without writing any code.

11 September 2026
Event Free organ and piano music on the Begijnhof
Organist and pianist Jung-A Lee takes over the church sanctuary for an afternoon instrumental recital.

11 September 2026