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☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Sunday 1 November: Odido CEO quits, Station Zuid passage opens, metro ghost trainPlus Alibaba Cloud opens two data centres, libraries offer a free Herman Koch novel, and new airlines face a two-year wait at Schiphol.NOV 1, 2026 ☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Saturday 31 October: Halloween parties, Sinterklaas costumes burn, MPs back AI banPlus Zeeburgereiland's sewage silos become a Rialto cinema, the new Art Zoo puts visitors in cages, and a Zuidas sleep-out raises over €108,000.OCT 31, 2026 ☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Friday 30 October: Tallest tower begins, clothing recycler closes, Halloween bingoPlus 2,135 social homes leave the waiting list unchanged, heritage renovations need one permit, and a free map finds toilets and bike pumps.OCT 30, 2026 ☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Thursday 29 October: Nina Care bankrupt, court backs Booking, stuffed crocodilePlus Amy Winehouse's lost Paradiso concert is released in full, the Vondelpark fatbike ban stays, and Siya Kolisi trains with a student rugby club.OCT 29, 2026 ☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Wednesday 28 October: Stevie Wonder, Light Festival turns 15, Vondelpark tree fallsPlus the Westergas Gashouder becomes a concert hall, a De Baarsjes Cold War bunker costs €295,000, and Sinterklaas's steamboat needs €3 million.OCT 28, 2026 ☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Tuesday 27 October: Parking permits up, slavery museum delayed, Vermeer to Hong KongPlus Schiphol rules allow louder nights, parcels from outside the EU fall 32%, and the old Indische Buurt police station becomes affordable homes.OCT 27, 2026 ☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Monday 26 October: Storm cancels flights, a princess dances at ADE, Skepta in NoordPlus city debt could top €10 billion, Westerpark's Café-Restaurant Amsterdam turns 30, and a Jordaan supper club seats strangers for €15.OCT 26, 2026 ☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Sunday 25 October: Hema turns 100, ADE hotel rooms hit €380, Scooter at Ziggo DomePlus the Jordaanbrug partly reopens tomorrow, a Jordaan Indian restaurant is barred from cooking, and a field in Oost becomes a park.OCT 25, 2026 ☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Saturday 24 October: Sea lions fly to Singapore, house prices dip, ADE family ravePlus the city fells 432 trees on Zeeburgereiland, an A9 exit closes until 2028, and the Rembrandthuis blames the tourist tax for fewer visitors.OCT 24, 2026 ☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Friday 23 October: Pythons found in towed car, EU probes Booking.com, ferry ravePlus Studio Drift plans a museum in Oostenburg, a chip-based atomic clock wins Photondelta, and an Amsterdam firm plans a CO₂ filter in Iceland.OCT 23, 2026

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What's in each edition

Here is what the edition of Thursday 29 October 2026 carried, in this order:

• At a glance: the weather, cycling conditions, sunrise and sunset, and the markets.
• News: the Amsterdam stories of the day, each linked to the publisher.
• Family / Children: shows, workshops and outings for kids.
• Music: concerts from classical to singer-songwriters.
• Events: Watch and Events: Do: talks, film, theatre and tours, then workshops, classes and games.
• Markets & Food: new places to eat and the daily markets open that day.
• Jobs: open positions at Amsterdam employers.
• Good to know: new on streaming and in cinemas, what Amsterdam is talking about on Reddit, supermarket deals and an adoptable pet of the day.
• Looking ahead, In case you missed it and a preview of tomorrow's edition.

Who reads it

Essentially Amsterdam is written for internationally minded locals: people who live in Amsterdam and want to know what is happening in their city, in English. Subscriber figures are available on request through our contact page.