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Event Sam Tompkins tours his personal new album
The British singer-songwriter plays his intimate pop material to an OZ hall crowd of dedicated fans.

11 September 2026
Event Sam Tompkins touring his newest record in the OZ
Personal songwriting and soulful UK pop fill the club's upstairs hall on his latest album tour.

11 September 2026
Event Dutch brass-punk collective De Kift at Melkweg
Literary lyrics, fanfare horns and punk energy come together in a club show by the long-running Zaan ensemble.

11 September 2026
Event SoundLAB family instrument workshop at Muziekgebouw
Children and adults build short original compositions together using unusual synthesizers and everyday sound objects.

11 September 2026
Event London collective Oi Va Voi live at Melkweg
Klezmer melodies collide with trip hop grooves, roots brass and indie rock in an upbeat live club gig.

11 September 2026
Event Femilicous variety night brings clowning and punk comedy
Expect stand-up, burlesque, improvisation, kleinkunst, and clown acts presented by Nina de la Parra and Phoebe Perry.

11 September 2026
Event Melanie C brings club beats to Melkweg
Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm combines her pop vocals with early-90s dance music and live DJ sets in the OZ hall.

11 September 2026
Event Brazilian pop singer Marina Sena live in the MAX
Expect a lively set blending modern pop with funk, samba, reggae and brega rhythms from the Brazilian vocalist.

11 September 2026
Event Vrij Denken: Luther and Erasmus at Luther Museum
Historical debate told through early printed volumes, original portraits, and newly commissioned contemporary works responding to their ideas.

11 September 2026
Event Blues guitarist Walter Trout plays Melkweg’s MAX hall
Fifty years into his career, the veteran musician tours songs from his recent record Sign Of The Times.

11 September 2026
Event Onvergetelijk Singer gallery tour for people with dementia
Specially trained guides lead pairs through looking at art together and doing light tasks without short-term memory pressure.

11 September 2026
Event Abracadabra: Jewish illusionists from Houdini to Klok
Interactive history exploring classic stage escapes, six generations of illusionists, and tricks visitors can test themselves.

11 September 2026
Event Persian classical music with Kayhan Kalhor Ensemble
Master kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor shares the Kleine Zaal stage with vocalist Hadi Hosseini and tombak player Niloufar Mohseni.

11 September 2026
Event StuiterStokken strings concert for four-year-olds
An hour of classical string music shaped specifically for four and five year olds in small morning sessions.

11 September 2026
Event Boekstart Babybieb at Westwijk Library
Parents sit with babies and toddlers under two to share picture books, with dedicated feeding and changing areas provided.

11 September 2026
Event Tour Amsterdam’s municipal timber yard and build a birdhouse
See where the city's fallen trees end up, then assemble your own wooden birdhouse to keep.

11 September 2026
Event Zing-Cirkel Concertgebouw: gentle group singing for seniors and carers
Former opera singer Maartje de Lint leads an accessible singing circle tailored specifically for people with dementia or Parkinson's.

11 September 2026
Event Lita Cabellut meets Goya’s etchings at Museum JAN
Twenty-two monumental paintings, sculptures, and installations face Francisco de Goya's prints from Los Disparates across the gallery.

11 September 2026
Event Naturocene contemporary exhibition at Project Space On The Inside
The gallery reopens after installation with a new contemporary art show running right through early next year.

11 September 2026
Event Behind the illusions at Abracadabra: Secrets from Houdini to Hans Klok
Props and interactive stages unpack escape stunts, floating illusions, and generations of Jewish stage performers.

11 September 2026