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Reporting by the Essentially Amsterdam newsroom. We cover the city every day for the people who live in it: transport, housing, policy, money and the things that change how a week in Amsterdam actually goes.

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  1. Event Dutch spelletjes club: ‘Welkomsterdam’

    Practise conversational Dutch over casual board games run by international volunteers in a friendly group.

    13 September 2026

  2. Event Play tabletop games in Dutch with Welkomsterdam

    Volunteer-run board game tables welcome learners wanting to practise their Dutch conversational skills in a low-pressure group.

    12 September 2026

  3. Event Ceramics, jewellery, and craft stalls at Museum Market

    Designers and makers trade ceramics, fashion, and toys beside the Museumplein pond with live music.

    17 September 2026

  4. Event Browse craft, ceramics, and design at Museum Market

    Makers and collectors sell jewelry, ceramics, and fashion around the pond alongside food stalls and music.

    17 September 2026

  5. Event Stalls, music, and maker wares at Museum Market

    Independent makers gather around the pond selling ceramics, prints, and clothing alongside food carts and live sets.

    11 September 2026

  6. Event Practise Dutch conversation over board games with Welkomsterdam

    International volunteers run this casual tabletop night, helping learners practise speaking Dutch together over friendly parlour games.

    21 September 2026

  7. Event Morning yoga inspired by Van Gogh paintings

    Combine classical postures and meditation drawn from famous canvases, followed by time to view the original paintings downstairs.

    11 September 2026

  8. Event Neon Sip & Paint: glow paint under blacklights with wine

    Painters guide you through a template or free painting, materials and apron included, and the canvas dries in time to take home.

    1 October 2026

  9. Event Winter skating on the open-air Ice Rink at Museumplein

    Skate on the open-air seasonal rink framed by the Rijksmuseum, continuing an Amsterdam winter tradition dating from 1864.

    11 September 2026

  10. Event IHLIA Walk of Pride exhibition at the central library

    Archival displays covering queer heritage and protest history fill the public library spaces on Oosterdok.

    24 September 2026

  11. Event Black Cat Theatre presents Vier Seizoenen for toddlers

    Music, gentle movement and visual staging introduce nature to toddlers, with plenty of free play before and after.

    12 September 2026

  12. Event De Ultieme Selfie group exhibition at NDSM Fuse

    Fourteen artists bring interactive sculptures, films, and drawings exploring identity and community to wrap up a multi-year project.

    22 September 2026

  13. Event Whistler. Dandy en dwarsdenker at the Van Gogh Museum

    Galleries trace the sharp aesthetic choices and contrarian career of painter James Abbott McNeill Whistler.

    11 September 2026

  14. Event Plucking the Broom exhibition explores witchcraft and queer history

    More than twenty artists and presses frame historical witch hunts as persecution aimed at people outside the norm.

    22 September 2026

  15. Event Florida R&B singer Isaiah Falls in the OZ hall

    Warm contemporary R&B laced with Caribbean rhythms, backed by a trio of opening acts.

    11 September 2026

  16. Event Florida R&B vocalist Isaiah Falls headlines the OZ room

    Three opening acts set up a night of atmospheric contemporary R&B shaped by regional Florida sounds and Caribbean warmth.

    11 September 2026

  17. Event Ukrainian rockers The Hardkiss on their fifteenth anniversary tour

    Heavier guitar riffs meet synths and pop hooks as the Kyiv band marks fifteen years onstage.

    11 September 2026

  18. Event Ukrainian rockers The Hardkiss celebrate fifteen years at Melkweg

    Heavy guitars, electronic textures, and melodic pop meet on the big stage with Swedish rock project Felin opening.

    11 September 2026

  19. Event Community clothes swap at the Marineterrein gatehouse

    Bring clean, unwanted garments to trade straight from the racks run by neighbourhood volunteers.

    23 September 2026

  20. Event Weekly community clothes swap at Marineterrein’s Studio de Kat

    Run by neighbourhood volunteers, this weekly gatehouse swap lets you drop off unwanted garments and browse secondhand pieces.

    22 September 2026

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