Wednesday 23 September
The pioneering Jamaican dancehall DJ and singer, best known for her iconic 1982 track "Bam Bam", performs live.
A group exhibition spotlighting contemporary Moluccan artists, exploring identity, memory, and cultural heritage across generations.
A family production combining theatre, dance, and music to explore memory loss and relationships across generations.
Mikhail Kalatozov's 1964 Soviet-Cuban masterpiece is renowned for its revolutionary fervor and Sergei Urusevsky's astonishing, acrobatic camerawork.
Participants help document local biodiversity by surveying the organisms living in the soil across the grounds.
A citizen science biological survey where participants document and identify the soil creatures living in urban green spaces.
A collaborative triple bill spanning instrumental hip-hop, swing-influenced beats, and ambient downtempo electronica.
The French singer and actress, beloved since her breakout hit Joe le taxi, performs her timeless, Serge Gainsbourg-influenced pop.
The city museum celebrates its centenary with an extended programme of cultural events and activities across Amsterdam.
The Dutch Central Bank's visitor centre hosts an exhibition exploring how a potential central bank digital currency would work and affect daily life.
An open day honouring Johan Cruyff's legacy with sports activities and clinics at the historic stadium.
The touring retro dance party for seniors spins classic rock-and-roll, foxtrots, and oldies for an afternoon spin across the floor.
Emerging early music ensembles perform a free lunchtime recital in the venue's recital hall as part of the Utrecht festival's fringe programme.
A behind-the-scenes guided tour through the museum's off-site storage collection.
The contemporary art centre opens its historical institutional archive to the public for browsing and research.
A communal mobile wood-fired sauna setup offering relaxation and outdoor bathing.
Children learn how to make eco-prints and dyes using natural materials in the garden behind the venue.
A lively puppet and storytelling performance for toddlers based on the traditional West African and Caribbean trickster spider.
An educational workshop analysing the history, uprisings, and lasting impacts of the 2011 Arab Spring.
The opening celebration for an exhibition exploring shared histories and freedom across Suriname, the Antilles, and Indonesia.
The Helsinki-based jazz and arts publication celebrates its latest print issue at the specialist magazine shop.
The acclaimed Malian duo blend traditional West African music with guitars and pop rhythms.
The Tanzania-born, Germany-based stand-up comic performs his English-language set about culture shock, relationships, and everyday absurdities.
ICK Dans Amsterdam leads an open movement class using their signature method to build physical awareness and stamina.
The eight-member South Korean boy band perform their high-energy choreography and punchy K-pop anthems on their international tour.
The hit superhero anime series stages a live arena production and screening.
Journalists and researchers discuss the challenges facing independent media and reporting after the fall of the Assad regime.
A fast-paced variety night featuring short, unannounced performances spanning comedy, theatre, music, and spoken word.
The cerebral Dutch comedian reprises his conceptually ambitious, expectation-subverting stand-up show.
The Swedish indie-rock project founded by Åsa Söderqvist plays a blend of lo-fi garage punk and pop.
A musical cabaret bridging the Dutch and French chanson traditions through songs made famous by Frank Boeijen and Jacques Brel.
A guided climb up the historic church tower offering wide views over central Amsterdam.
Practical workshops and courses exploring the medicinal, culinary, and practical applications of wild and garden herbs.
A community workshop opens its doors for locals to work on personal DIY projects using shared tools and machinery.
A guided boat tour through the waterways of the Amsterdamse Bos on an electric whisper boat.
Researchers, academic librarians, and publishers hold a panel discussion on Diamond Open Access journals that eliminate fees for both readers and authors.
An outdoor harvest cooking session for children and families using fresh produce grown on-site.
A hands-on workshop guiding participants through the entire food cycle from planting seeds to preparing a meal.
A dance workshop introducing the energetic footwork and rhythms of Afro house, led by Keithlan and Xavier.
An introduction and guided tasting of traditional Dutch malted grain spirits at the hotel bar.
Authors and academics examine how armed conflict alters the creative voice, literary purpose, and ethical role of writers.
A sound bath meditation using resonance and vibration from gongs to mark the change of season.
A creative workshop using art to explore, understand, and make peace with personal vulnerabilities and fears.
Erik Wilschut cooks an informal, affordable vegetarian dinner at this long-running Staatsliedenbuurt community cultural space.
The indie concert series hosts Swedish anti-pop project ShitKid alongside support from Adaisy.
The local hackerspace opens its doors for makers, programmers, and tinkerers to socialize and discuss open-source hardware and software.
A discussion evening examining the generational wealth, political influence, and societal footprint of the post-war generation.
The classic verismo operatic double bill of passion, jealousy, and betrayal, pairing Leoncavallo's tragic clowns with Mascagni's Sicilian drama.
An evening of discussions and storytelling centered on LGBTQ+ perspectives and lived experiences.
The Russian stand-up comedian delivers a live performance of his comedy special.
Eight emerging comedians compete for the weekly title, with the audience voting for the winner.
A slow-paced yoga class focused on long-held passive stretches to release connective tissue and calm the nervous system.
Venture capital firm Accel convenes artificial intelligence founders, researchers, and engineers for an afternoon of talks and networking.
A practical workshop exploring stage fright and body language to help professionals speak persuasively in front of groups.
Drop by for an informal French conversation meet-up over coffee in the central library café.
Gentle moving meditation and breathwork rooted in traditional Chinese health practices.
An outdoor fitness session in the park designed to help older adults build strength, balance, and stamina.
Volunteers and neighbours tend vegetables and herbs together in the park's community allotment garden.
Jacques Demy’s stylish 1961 debut feature follows a cabaret dancer and the wandering men captivated by her.
A rigorous ballet training class alongside the resident ICK ensemble, open only to professional dancers and dance students.
An immersive digital projection exhibition spotlighting masterworks of the Italian High Renaissance.
A postpartum doula facilitates an open peer-support gathering for parents feeding by bottle, pump, or breast.
Parents and carers can grab a coffee while children enjoy nature-based play in the park's outdoor play forest.
A theatrical performance exploring the emotional stages, rituals, and complexities of romantic partnership.
Meet up to play sjoelen, the traditional Dutch tabletop game of sliding wooden pucks into numbered slots.
A collaborative youth performance presented by the community-focused theatre company and the long-running children's theatre venue.
Children explore message-sending and communication through hands-on creative crafting and tech experiments.
Kids learn the fundamentals of game development and 3D environment design using the Roblox Studio engine.
Adults learn cut-and-paste collage techniques using paper, magazines, and mixed media in an evening maker session led by Greg.
A hands-on workshop introducing young makers to 3D modelling and digital fabrication.
Young makers get hands-on with rotating machines, motors, and kinetic art projects.
An evening of Italian music, theatre, and storytelling reflecting on life's unpredictable turns.
A playful youth music theatre production combining singing, storytelling, stage mechanics, and humor.
Interactive music lessons introducing preschool-aged children to rhythms and sounds using specialised instruments.
Software leaders and developers gather for an engineering talk on integrating generative AI tools into team workflows and code architecture.
The creative networking group for women and non-binary professionals hosts a session on navigating difficult career choices.
A community benefit event raising funds and awareness in support of Palestinian relief.
The historic artists' society gathers members for a dinner celebrating its latest milestone anniversary.
A showcase bringing together local choreographers and dancers for an evening of contemporary dance.
A fast-paced networking evening designed for designers, freelancers, and creative professionals to pitch their work and meet collaborators.
Neighbourhood residents meet for guided discussions, sharing local history and personal stories to foster community connections.
A systemic therapeutic workshop using family constellations to uncover unconscious dynamics and patterns.
A relaxed writing meet-up where participants work on creative prompts and share texts during National Writing Month.
A facilitated outdoor walk where participants are paired up to discuss meaningful social themes and listen to one another.
The Dutch singer-songwriter, who represented the Netherlands at Eurovision in 2016, performs his blend of pop, folk, and Americana.
The ensemble celebrates the launch of their new record with an evening of free jazz and improvised musical dialogues.
A public gathering and discussion addressing global conflict and peace-building initiatives as part of the annual Dutch Peace Week.
Homer's epic journey of Odysseus returning home from the Trojan War is adapted for the stage.
The Dutch outfit play their playful, energetic mix of alternative pop and indie rock.
The underground artist performs an evening of experimental electronic and rap-influenced music.
The British documentarian uses re-enactments and auditions to investigate the secretive Church of Scientology in this 2015 film.
The Amsterdam theatre company stages an adaptation of Bram Stoker's gothic vampire tale.
Sunday night karaoke at the long-running drag and queer bar near the Rembrandtplein.
A panel discussion examining how the trauma of war shapes identity across generations.
A sharp satirical solo performance tracing how contemporary politics and society slipped off the rails.
A solo theatre performance by the Dutch actor and theatremaker exploring empathy, boundaries, and walking in someone else's shoes.
A night of live pop and alternative music celebrating female and non-binary artists.
Amsterdam hotels host community activities as part of the nationwide neighbourhood day.
The indoor play park celebrates its 30th anniversary alongside mascot Chat's birthday with music and dancing.
An evening mixer on AI policy and European tech entrepreneurship, co-hosted by industry associations and cloud providers.
An afternoon workshop introducing young children to rhythm, singing, and instruments through play.
Work on sewing projects, alter clothes, and learn machine techniques with guidance from experienced makers.
Participants practice reading and speaking Dutch together in an accessible shared-reading club.
Seniors gather around the library reading table for an informative discussion group focused on ageing and neighbourhood life.
Paul Greengrass directs this real-time dramatisation of passengers fighting back against hijackers on September 11, 2001.
A drop-in craft group where knitters and crocheters can work on their projects over coffee.
A creative craft and play workshop for children aged five and up.
Children aged four and up can craft miniature colourful landscapes using felt.
Children tackle creative engineering challenges and build working prototypes using craft materials and tech.
A painting club providing art materials and creative guidance for children.
A celebratory launch event introducing the new book 'Doe Eens Normaal' with author discussion and Q&A.
A mindful walking session focused on slow movement and paying attention to nature.
A collaborative singing group session focusing on collective vocal harmonies and community choral music.
An informal evening for playing tabletop and board games with other players.
A small-group community clothing exchange promoting circular fashion and sustainable living.
Founders pitch their ventures directly to investors for feedback and funding opportunities.
A business and legal tech session exploring how machine learning tools automate contract analysis and manage risk.
A hands-on workshop where participants design and craft their own custom jewelry.
A personal growth and networking workshop for women over 18 focusing on curating healthy social circles.
A monthly drop-in meetup offering information and peer support for people living with dementia, their carers and family members.
A structured meditation course grounded in modern Kadampa Buddhist practice to help cultivate mental calmness and clarity.
A screen-free afternoon of board games, painting, and creative activities for children.
Practice conversational Spanish over drinks and structured exercises in the Jordaan, open to everyone past complete beginner level.
An open studio session where visitors can try different craft techniques and work independently with their hands.
Members of the audience and experienced narrators take to the stage to share real and fictional tales.
A casual singles matchmaking and social evening where attendees meet new people over drinks.
A contemporary theatre production exploring beginnings and unspoken narratives.
A theatre performance delving into themes of sight, perception, and emotional vulnerability.
A dance night celebrating female pop groups and anthems across the decades.
A midweek student night with Korean soju and pop-driven club tracks.
An informal mixer connecting local tech founders, angel investors, and software talent.
Anita leads an informal practice session for people looking to improve their spoken Dutch in a friendly neighbourhood setting.
Toddlers and their parents gather for an interactive lap-sit storytelling and singing session.
A welcoming, low-threshold drop-in cafe offering tea, coffee, and informal company for local residents.
Practise conversational Dutch in an informal group setting with other learners and native speakers.
A friendly, free conversation gathering for adults wanting to improve their spoken Dutch.
An informal, free neighbourhood coffee morning in the branch library.
A community yoga class suitable for mixed ability levels in Amsterdam-Noord.
A casual midday gathering where entrepreneurs and tech workers can network over food.
Musicians perform a midday classical recital in the historic Jordaan church.
Founders and senior executives of European software-as-a-service companies gather for peer workshops, investor sessions, and growth strategy discussions.
Remote workers and freelancers gather for a shared, focused work session on the library floor.
Get free, confidential advice and practical help with personal budgeting, debts, and administrative paperwork.
An informal language café where learners can practice speaking Dutch with native speakers over casual conversation.
An informal neighbourhood afternoon gathering for tea, coffee, and casual conversation.
An afternoon activity club for children held at the community space.
A playful reading and storytelling session for children aged six and up.
Children aged five and up listen to illustrated stories read aloud in the library.
Interactive storytime reading sessions designed for children aged five and up.
An outdoor exercise and movement session held in the park.
A community fitness and social group offering sports activities and informal discussion for girls in Noord.
A monthly informal gathering for people with dementia and their loved ones, featuring expert speakers and peer support.
An informal networking meetup for Amsterdam's technology founders, engineers, and investors working in artificial intelligence.
Newcomers to the city meet over dinner at a local restaurant, hosted by an expat tour guide.
A community reading group gathering to discuss their selected book for the month.
An informal social evening with board games, card games, and drinks.
Paradiso co-promotes a live performance from the musical ensemble in an intimate setting.
An informal midweek social gathering for expats and newcomers looking to expand their local network over drinks.
English-language stand-up comics take the stage at this canal-side bar.
Local players gather for an informal neighbourhood jam session spanning swing, bop, and modern standards.
A club night revolving around groove-driven house and dance music.
A party focused on Latin rhythms, reggaeton, and tropical dance beats.
A municipal council committee session preparing and debating city policies on healthcare, welfare, and youth services.
Drop-in assistance for anyone needing help navigating digital devices, online services, or the internet.
The cultural centre's community cafe serves a casual daytime meal.
A drop-in physical yoga practice open to beginners and experienced practitioners alike.
A corporate seminar examining artificial intelligence frameworks and compliance methodologies.
An industry seminar focusing on employment trends and hiring patterns across the Dutch artificial intelligence sector.
An informal weekly drinks meetup to socialise and chat with people living in the city.
The exhibition explores the pop artist's commercial textile designs from the 1950s and 1960s before his fame in the fine art world.
Visitors to the historic island fortress can watch experienced ornithologists catch, ring, and document wild birds for scientific study.
The 2023 Turner Prize winner installs assemblages of everyday industrial detritus and found materials inside the medieval church.
A major retrospective devoted to the influential Indonesian-Dutch industrial and interior designer behind Schiphol's 1967 layout.
Audience members recline on mats beneath the museum's illuminated glass canopy for a concert experienced entirely lying down.
A Fluxus-inspired restaging revisits the historic conceptual car project by the Dutch artists and provocateurs.
A major retrospective covers more than seven decades of the Japanese artist's career, spanning her signature polka dots, infinity mirror installations, sculptures, and performance work.
Leroy Berger presents an exhibition examining translation, memory, and indigenous Siberian language systems.
An exhibition surveying the pop artist's commercial textile designs from the 1950s and 1960s, before his screen-printed artworks made him famous.
An artistic exploration of aquatic movement, public baths, and swimming culture installed in the shipyard warehouse.
An archival exhibition tracing the history of drag in the city from seventeenth-century theatre to modern activism and nightlife.
An exhibition showcasing historical clothing from 1640 to 1930 bearing visible traces of wear, mending, and alterations.
A historical exhibition marking 75 years of the Moluccan community in Amsterdam following their arrival from Indonesia in 1951.
A collaborative exhibition pairing Viviane Sassen's surreal fashion photography with Emmeline de Mooij's sculptural and therapeutic installations.
The Palestinian artist presents work that blends science fiction, film, and installation to explore political memory and exile.
Monumental modern paintings by Lita Cabellut are displayed in dialogue with Goya’s enigmatic 'Los Disparates' etchings.
An exhibition examining the large-scale urban development plan set to transform Amsterdam's northwestern docklands into tens of thousands of new homes.
The London-based photographer, celebrated for his atmospheric portraits and monumental landscape series like Yangtze: The Long River, shows his work.
The North Amsterdam digital art museum surveys foundational and boundary-pushing works from early video, computer, and electronic media artists.
Visual artist and designer Kexin Hao presents research-driven graphic and performance work examining anatomical movements, labour, and state control.
Peter Watkins's harrowing 1971 mockumentary follows anti-war activists given the choice between lengthy prison sentences or surviving three days in the desert.
Polish artist Mikołaj Sobczak presents queer, counter-narrative historical paintings and performances.
Taxidermy duo Sinke & Van Tongeren present their meticulous, fine-art photographs of exotic animals, birds, and natural history specimens.
A sensory sound-healing session combining vibroacoustic therapy with aerial hammocks.
Contemporary artists respond to the surreal, bureaucratic, and existential themes in Franz Kafka's writing.
A collaborative showcase uniting four prominent contemporary artists ahead of the Sonsbeek 2026 quadrennial.
An exhibition examining the global supply chains and ecological impact behind the Netherlands' beloved chocolate sprinkles.
A reunited set of family portraits traces the story behind Johannes Verspronck's famous 17th-century masterpiece of a girl in blue.
Timed with World Pride, the exhibition explores the history and heritage of Amsterdam's queer Lutheran community.
The provocative Austrian director, celebrated for his uncompromising dramas and documentaries including the Paradise trilogy, presents his first Dutch museum survey featuring early, unseen, and new work.
Late Dutch printmaker and painter Aat Veldhoen reflects on mortality in this exhibition hosted at the national museum of funeral heritage.
The Amstelveen museum displays textiles, fashion, and patterns designed by and derived from members of the avant-garde post-war Cobra movement.
An exhibition exploring how artists from the post-war CoBrA movement applied their expressive visual style to fashion and textile design.
A retrospective spotlighting two decades of graduation talent from the premier showcase for Dutch fashion academy alumni.
Fashion photographer Peter Stigter displays two decades of images documenting the graduates of the prestigious Dutch design initiative.
Katsuhiro Otomo's groundbreaking 1988 cyberpunk anime masterpiece portrays a dystopian Neo-Tokyo threatened by psychic destruction.
A private collection of paintings, prints, and antiques shown inside the historic monument at the foot of Amsterdam's 17th-century Mint Tower.
The Dutch textile artist, renowned for her sustainable felt tapestries made with local sheep wool and botanical dyes, exhibits alongside guest artists.
Katsuhiro Otomo's groundbreaking 1988 cyberpunk anime, set in a dystopian post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo, screens in a newly restored print.
Katsuhiro Otomo's three-part sci-fi anime anthology from 1995 screens in collaboration with Kaboom Animation Festival.
Watch the multidisciplinary street artist paint live inside the cavernous NDSM warehouse museum.
Nine contemporary artists with Moluccan heritage explore family histories, colonial ties, and diasporic identity through varied media.
Marking the city's 750th anniversary, this exhibition explores centuries of history through fifty key historical windows and documents.
Carlos Saura’s 1976 psychological drama stars Ana Torrent as an orphaned girl confronting grief and memory in Franco-era Spain.
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Dutch scenographer and director Michiel Voet stages a theatrical performance set against the industrial backdrop of the NDSM wharf.
The Egyptian-French artist presents conceptual works playing with diplomatic language, translation, and bureaucratic rituals.
Visitors can sketch alongside Rembrandt's etchings and studies during this hands-on drawing session at the painter's former home.
An exhibition or walk exploring the local industrial and architectural legacy of the Van Houten cocoa-producing family.
The Chinese photographer presents work exploring identity, youth culture, and her roots in Xinjiang.
An interactive children's book exhibition featuring the vibrant and detailed illustrations of Charlotte Dematons.
Curators and artists revisit an ongoing project analyzing social class and power dynamics across the contemporary art system.
Experimental music collective Jam With Humans performs an intimate set among the shelves of an independent bookshop.
Chamber music and neighborhood stories fill domestic and cultural spaces across Amsterdam-Zuid for the festival's tenth edition.
Intricate hand-woven textile sculptures and mixed-media assemblages rooted in indigenous Oaxacan craft traditions.
The emerging Dutch ceramicist displays his whimsical, unconventional ceramic sculptures and creatures.
An exhibition tackling the contested ethics of colonial-era heritage, examining repatriation and restitution debates.
Visitors can pick organic apples and pears in the orchard alongside food trucks, drinks, and live music.
The adventurous American trumpeter fronts an agile trio featuring bassist Petter Eldh and drummer Jim Black.
A retrospective examining the foundational video and performance art preserved by the pioneering Dutch media institute founded in 1978.
The outsider and neurodivergent art gallery presents an exhibition of work engaging with folklore, nature, and storytelling.
A practical papermaking workshop led by Miquel Hervás Gómez using waste paper and pulp.
Musicians sit around a communal table playing acoustic samba and pagode classics while the crowd sings along around them.
The Dutch pioneer of net art explores natural landscapes through algorithms and computational perspectives.
A portrait exhibition profiling members of the congregation of the historic Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam.
The gallery presents a contemporary exhibition interrogating art through drag and playful critique.
The Dutch sculptor presents her intricate, gothic ceramic figures that blend myth, anatomy, and religious iconography.
Children aged seven and up experiment with unusual custom-built instruments in a hands-on rhythm workshop.
The acclaimed 2010 essay documentary investigates the hidden global supply chains and human costs of modern container shipping.
An underground comedy show blending stand-up, multimedia, and curated performance inside the historic former shipping headquarters.
The veteran Dutch Zero artist presents works highlighting natural processes, found flora, and non-intervention.
Fashion photographer Peter Stigter documents twenty years of the initiative that introduces top Dutch fashion academy graduates to the wider industry.
The Cuban media artist exhibits work examining informal data networks and alternative internet infrastructures.
Pakistani contemporary artists Amra Khan, Naira Mushtaq, and Sehr Jalil present work engaging with identity, gender, and societal norms.
An architecture walk through the modernist garden city of Nieuw-West, examining how public pavement and street spaces were designed.
An interactive oral history and storytelling gathering focusing on Jewish heritage and wartime memories.
The Dutch fashion designer and visual artist presents colourful, textile-driven works exploring identity, expression, and human diversity.
Indigenous Surinamese activist Meredith Joeroeja discusses culture and heritage in connection with the museum's Surinamese art exhibition.
The South African visual activist presents black-and-white portraits celebrating Black LGBTQIA+ communities.
The Italian artist takes over the gallery's project space with an installation based on Luciano Bianciardi's novel.
Developers, animators, and VFX artists meet to share production workflows and discuss the roadmap of the open-source 3D creation suite.
The prolific digital artist shows physical publications alongside his ongoing internet and text projects.
An open-air photography exhibition along the waterfront exploring community care, solidarity, and healing.
Large-scale sculptures by the influential Dutch constructivist artist are installed across the museum's public gardens.
The acclaimed South Korean pianist joins the orchestra for Tchaikovsky's sweeping romantic concerto.
Up-and-coming choreographers Lea Ved, Amparo González Sola, and Maciej Kuźmiński showcase newly developed contemporary dance pieces.
The Croatian conceptual artist presents recent works interrogating modernist memory and institutional space.
Experimental short films by the Puerto Rican artist examining political landscape, mythology, and post-colonial ecology.
The British artist shows her signature painted silks, narrative drawings, and hand-lettered poems addressing care, politics, and survival.
The Dutch textile artist and designer presents monumental, sustainable wall hangings made from felt, natural dyes, and native wool.
The museum explores the foundational building blocks of graffiti, from names and tags to line work, flow, and repetition.
Taking its title from Orwell's Animal Farm, this group exhibition gathers contemporary artists exploring power structures, systems of control, and resistance.
The museum's open-air gardens host steel and iron sculptures by the Dutch abstract and constructivist artist.
Young period-instrument ensembles compete in a free midday concert.
An exhibition exploring the techniques and artistry behind Roman and Greek glass vessels and jewellery, drawn from the university museum's archaeology collection.
An energetic gospel and soul session designed to introduce young children to live rhythm and song.
The acclaimed British fashion photographer presents the second chapter of her intimate, flora-drenched and sensual fine-art series.
A temporary exhibition exploring the methods and impact of investigative searching across Dutch audiovisual archives.
Singer Laren showcases the intense, emotionally charged paintings of the Dutch Expressionist artist Herman Kruyder.
The Dutch visual artist shows his signature drawings and standing line sculptures that play with light, shadow, and architectural form.
The Indian visual artist shows photographic work examining memory, personal archives, and visual perception.
The Dutch central bank displays works from its art collection in its dedicated public gallery.
An exhibition examining how contemporary artists combine photography and collage techniques to construct new pictorial layers.
The Dutch artist shows expressive sculptures and installations incorporating blown glass, ceramics, and textiles.
Rob Looman's personal exhibition reflects on memory, loss, and the slow fading of a parent to dementia.
Anne Cappendijk presents an artistic exploration of public grieving, rituals, and the emotional traffic of personal bereavement.
The Amsterdam rapper and SMIB collective member performs his gospel-influenced hip-hop from his latest album.
A behind-the-scenes documentary follows the Gallagher brothers leading up to their anticipated stadium reunion tour.
An experimental artistic takeover exploring parasitic relationships, host spaces, and institutional critique.
An immersive digital light-and-sound exhibition that projects life-sized prehistoric creatures across the former industrial hall.
A presentation and discussion reflecting on collective memory, archival practices, and personal histories through textile and visual art.
A behind-the-scenes tour of the historic municipal theatre on the Leidseplein, visiting the stage, dressing rooms, and backstage areas.
An exhibition tracing centuries of LGBTQIA+ struggle, culture, and community life in Amsterdam.
An introductory non-contact boxing and self-defence workshop tailored for the queer community.
A guided museum walk exploring LGBTQ+ themes, hidden narratives, and queer perspectives within the modern and contemporary art collection.
The Latin Grammy-winning Venezuelan band blends reggae, funk, Caribbean rhythms, and indie pop.
International art educators associated with the Amsterdam University of the Arts step out of the classroom to present their own visual work.
Herbert Ross's 1989 comedy-drama follows a close-knit circle of southern women dealing with love and loss in small-town Louisiana.
An archival photo exhibition tracing the history, protests, and celebrations of Amsterdam's Pride movement.
A mixed-media cabinet of curiosities exhibition centered on movement and the water.
An art exhibition or performance engaging with coastal ecology, myth, and maritime themes.
A developer-focused conference dedicated to edge computing, LoRaWAN networks, and the Internet of Things ecosystem.
Frisse Oren presents an active, wordless musical theater journey introducing toddlers to balance and gravity.
The veteran Amsterdam-based jazz and experimental vocalist leads a workshop on vocal improvisation and extended techniques.
Artists draw on community archives and historical collections to imagine alternative queer futures and spiritual spaces.
A Sunday programme exploring the history and architecture of the former shipping headquarters, an Amsterdam School landmark now operating as a luxury hotel.
Neta Asher Goshen, Una Cicarevic, and Nara Kim present contemporary works exploring identity and transformation at the gallery's Bos en Lommer space.
Free weekly group sports classes running along the green strip near the VU campus.
A multi-day creative workshop exploring how movement, voice, and collaborative improvisation can be shaped into live performance.
Coaches run small-group swimming classes designed for adults at the historic bathhouse near the Museumplein.
A contemporary photography exhibition confronting resource extraction and environmental shifts.
An exhibition of vibrant, freehand floral paintings rendered on traditional Chinese rice paper.
A playful children's theatre production staged by the youth theatre company.
A group exhibition at NDSM exploring personal identity, digital self-portraiture, and community belonging.
The French-born, Amsterdam-based artist presents a solo show of ceramic sculptures and paintings.
The Amsterdam-based French artist exhibits glazed ceramics and works on paper.
The Dutch-Argentine photographer shows her intimate, identity-focused portraiture in the museum's dedicated cabinet gallery.
A 90-minute self-guided walking route exploring the historic docklands area as part of the city's 750th anniversary celebrations.
Textile artist Claudy Jongstra shows alongside invited contemporary artists Gerbrand Burger and Mirte van Laarhoven.
Artists interpret and reinterpret natural scenery in this group landscape exhibition inside the historic wooden church.
Photographer Tomás Mauro presents a portrait project where sitters exchange their names for a postcard.
Resident craftspeople and designers display collaborative works at the creative maker community in Zaandam.
The Dutch artist presents a body of evocative sculptural work, known for her sensual glass forms and organic materials.
A practical painting workshop focused on expressive color and bold brushwork, inspired by the museum's collection.
The artist presents a collection of detailed coloured-pencil drawings in the society's project space.
A guided walk-through of the annual photojournalism showcase inside the historic church on Dam Square.
Children and families can drop in to craft fruit garlands while learning about harvest traditions around the world.
Midweek drinks and rowdy live music in the veteran blues bar on the Lijnbaansgracht.
A digital light-and-sound show projecting the fantastical visions and monstrous details of the Early Netherlandish painter.
A joint exhibition featuring works by French painter Lou Ros and South Korean artist Sanghyuk Kim.
A retrospective of the Haarlem painter known for his expressive still lifes, portraits, and cluttered studio scenes.
The emerging Dutch artist presents recent mixed-media work created during her residency.
The gallery marks eight years in Bos en Lommer with the opening of Marilyn Sonneveld's solo show of figurative paintings.
A community garden harvest celebration in Amsterdam-Noord featuring shared food and activities hosted by 4Siblings.
The Dutch abstract artist presents new geometric paintings informed by Henri Matisse's early twentieth-century color palette.
The German artist presents paintings exploring remote, wild landscapes in the gallery's new Overtoom space.
Visual artist Ineke Oostveen presents her work in a salon-style gathering at the NDSM cultural space.
Sports clubs and venues across Amsterdam open their doors to let residents try activities without charge.
An educational and interactive family exhibition exploring mythical lore, symbols, and nature.
An exhibition bridging scientific inquiry and artistic practice to examine how reality is perceived and constructed.
Jefta Hoed displays work exploring urban discards, public surfaces, and everyday street materials.
The young Serbian cellist gives an intimate chamber recital.
The acclaimed Dutch painter shows new semi-abstract works exploring landscape and natural motifs.
A guided walk through the photography museum's exhibition exploring youth culture and coming of age.
The Dutch photographer displays contemplative images exploring time, memory, aging, and personal identity.
Tech founders and investors gather for informal networking and drinks hosted alongside major industry platforms.
The German artist shows paintings and drawings exploring the overlooked structural details of everyday surroundings.
An immersive exhibition bringing Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic novella to life through visual art and installations.
A developer and hardware conference centered on LoRaWAN, cellular IoT, embedded systems, and connected device networks.
An exhibition exploring the faith, traditions, and inclusive modern history of the Dutch Lutheran community.
The Amsterdam-based artist presents painting and drawing work marked by surreal imagery, pop culture, and speculative narratives.
Artists Amra Khan, Naira Mushtaq, and Sehr Jalil explore history, materiality, and the lingering afterlives of objects.
An open-mic session at the historic Zeedijk café where patrons can take the stage to sing.
Bring clean, unwanted clothes to swap directly with others and refresh your wardrobe sustainably.
A 3,000-square-metre labyrinth of interactive audiovisual installations created by Dutch dance-event pioneers ID&T.
A hands-on workshop covering the fundamentals and practical techniques of cold-process soap crafting.
The premier annual exhibition of international photojournalism and documentary photography visits the historic 15th-century church on Dam Square.
A club night bringing together deep African house rhythms and South African amapiano tracks.
An exhibition presenting artistic responses to crisis, loss, and the process of rebuilding.
A discussion or staged evening delving into literature, mystery, or cultural commentary.
The contemporary gallery presents an autumn group show highlighting modern artists working in experimental media.
A group show focusing on tactile textures, natural elements, and organic processes through contemporary sculpture and painting.
Noni Madeleine shows a selection of recent visual artwork at the neighbourhood cafe and cultural space.
A curated display linking artist publications, monographs, and cinema projects within the gallery.
An initiative supporting local residents in Amsterdam-West with funding and practical help to cut their household energy use.
A beginner-friendly workshop exploring hand-building and texturing techniques to create clay objects and sculptures.
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Artists present personal narratives examining how human communities interact with and reshape the natural landscape.
The Australian surf-rock band brings their upbeat, melodic guitar sound to the venue's upstairs room.
A local history and storytelling exhibition presented at the public library in Weesp.
NDSM artists explore self-representation through drawing, painting, photography, film, and performance.
Dutch artist Studio Irma presents interactive digital installations using mirrors, light, and projection mapping.
Stanley Kubrick’s chilling Cold War black comedy stars Peter Sellers in three roles as nuclear disaster looms.
A casual board games night designed for practicing conversational Dutch in a social group setting.
A dual programme examining the dynamics between public space, performance, and institutional boundaries.
Six artists present visual reflections on isolation and interpersonal connection.
Nina Ascoly presents an exhibition of drawings and line-based visual work at the creative community space.
A retrospective exhibition celebrating the life and creative output of visual artist Marie Vink.
Local photography club members display work capturing neighbourhood life and architectural details from Amsterdam Nieuw-West.
Elise van Staveren presents reflective visual work meditating on human vulnerability, transience, and the limits of existence.
The Mexican painter's life, portraits, and folk-art aesthetic are explored through projected digital imagery and historical photography.
Live vocal-driven pop, funk, and soul at the Leidseplein music bar.
A thematic exhibition devoted to the colour green and the environmental ideas associated with it.
A public talk or debate focusing on local urban life, politics, and culture in the Dutch capital.
A contemporary art exhibition reflecting on humanity's footprint, memory, and environmental impact.
Two Dutch artists known for their material-driven approaches to abstraction engage in a visual dialogue.
Damien Mehldau, Cas Jiskoot, Zeno de Marco and Robert Forejtek lead an evening of live modern jazz.
A solo exhibition of works by the Dutch contemporary artist Marinka Reuten.
An informal evening for practising languages over drinks with locals and internationals.
DJs spin electronic music high above the city at this panoramic bar in the A'DAM Tower.
A professional and personal development academy designed for local young people aged under thirty in Zuidoost.
Artist Petra Kroon presents paintings exploring vulnerability and transparency in this gallery inside De Hallen.
The monthly outdoor design, craft, and food market on Museumplein takes place a week early to avoid the marathon.
The venue's cinema screens a regular lineup of music documentaries and concert films spanning diverse genres and eras.
Musicians can bring their instruments or take the mic to join host Gianluca on stage for an open jam session.
Artisanal food producers, craft stalls, and food trucks set up across the park for the regular Sunday outdoor market.
A club night dedicated to nineties and noughties R&B hits at the waterfront venue.
The Jordaan gallery opens its autumn programme with new work from a selection of contemporary artists.
The artist presents a series of contemporary landscape and still-life paintings.
A group exhibition featuring work by Vincent Verhoef, Justus de Rode, and Maria Kley.
The long-running English-language comedy troupe stages fast-paced improv sketches driven by audience suggestions.
Charlie Chaplin’s landmark 1940 satire targets fascism, starring the filmmaker as both a Jewish barber and a ruthless dictator.
An exhibition investigating how the brain and the senses reconstruct personal and shared memory.
A group exhibition bringing together various contemporary artistic perspectives on natural landscapes.
The Flemish cultural house showcases contemporary performing arts, visual art, and music from Flanders.
A regular weekly social evening and party organised for and by the queer community in the historic squat venue.
A contemporary exhibition bringing together works that reward close observation.
A community meeting offering information, mutual support, and shared experiences for people living with dementia, their families, and carers.
The street art museum displays authenticated originals and prints by the elusive British stencil artist.
A free weekly women's fitness class combining accessible exercise with a friendly neighbourhood social environment.
A monthly information hub offering advice and resources for over-sixties wanting to live independently in De Pijp.
An immersive, digital 360-degree audiovisual screening set to the music of the British arena-rock band.
The museum presents key highlights from its vast permanent collection, spanning modern painting, sculpture, and design.
A contemporary art exhibition hosted by the Jordaan-based gallery.
The contemporary gallery presents a new group exhibition running through the beginning of August.
An informal, free workshop and social session aimed at practicing conversational Dutch in a casual setting.
A solo exhibition showcasing recent visual work by artist Roberto Caradonna at the neighbourhood library.
The maritime museum opens up creative workshops and drop-in family activities every Wednesday afternoon.
A museum docent leads visitors through the photography museum's current exhibitions on Keizersgracht.
A collection of works by prominent modern and contemporary artists, including figures from pop and street art.
A major international conference focused on artificial intelligence and its real-world applications across business and society.
A relaxed, non-formal meetup for practicing conversational Dutch over a cup of coffee.
Biopharma researchers, lab managers, and technologists meet to discuss automation, digital workflows, and artificial intelligence in life science laboratories.
Musicians of all skill levels can bring an instrument or borrow one to explore collaborative rhythm and sound.
Sports clubs and fitness centres across the country offer open sessions, taster classes, and demonstrations to encourage physical activity.
A community talk focusing on local Amsterdam-Oost topics at the neighbourhood library branch.
An all-night electronic party centring on hard-hitting rave, techno, and dance beats.
Broadcasters, producers, and technology providers meet to examine the latest developments in European sports television production and streaming.
A site-specific installation and project hosted in the gallery's project space.
An active sports and games afternoon for children aged four to eight, led by local sports coaches.
A group walking session through Amsterdam-West designed to keep participants active while meeting neighbourhood residents.
Medical technology executives and pricing strategists discuss regulatory compliance, reimbursement hurdles, and European market-access models.
A commercial club night playing dance and pop hits.
Drilling and offshore operators gather to discuss workplace safety protocols, environmental stewardship, and decarbonization strategies across Europe.
The public employment agency offers practical guidance on CV building and job-hunting strategies in the Dutch labour market.
The language school opens its doors for free trial lessons, level assessments, and an introduction to its teaching methods.
A club night playing house and contemporary party tracks.
De Balie presents an event exploring contemporary societal and political questions.
A free reading session for young children and their parents at the local public library.
Pharmaceutical executives, regulators, and clinical safety specialists gather to discuss drug safety monitoring, compliance, and patient risk management.
An industry conference gathering pharmaceutical executives, safety specialists, and data leaders.
The gallery presents a rotating display of visual art.
A multi-day corporate training course focused on coaching techniques, performance management, and team leadership strategies.
A five-day professional development workshop covering service standards, client communication, and dispute resolution for corporate staff.
Thursday 24 September
A double bill pairing Johan Grimonprez's seminal archival film essay on aeroplane hijackings with a classic Buster Keaton silent short.
Young professionals take a guided look behind the scenes of Schiphol's daily airport operations.
Spectators can watch the 235-tonne steel bridge deck for the new Schinkelbrug lifted into place by water as part of the Zuidasdok project.
The launch of a video installation drawing on historical international anarchist collections held at the institute.
A hands-on printmaking session where participants turn pictures of their pets into vibrant two-tone Risograph prints.
Local reality TV stalwarts Hanny and Tonnie Veerkamp host a classic community game of bingo.
Choreographers Anna Riley-Shepard and Maria Pisiou combine punk music and dance to examine memory, power, and the femme chest.
Lifestyle and sports coach Daniëlle Maas leads breathing and movement exercises inspired by Christian spirituality and Philip Troost's book.
A collaborative folk and roots release show bringing together Dutch reed players, cellist Rogier Hornman, and Swedish nyckelharpa master Torbjörn Näsbom.
The acclaimed Spanish vocalist performs her evocative blend of traditional Andalusian flamenco and modern electronic production.
Classical Persian vocal traditions meet Scandinavian jazz improvisation in this collaboration between the Iranian singer and Norwegian pianist.
The Belgian absurdist cartoonist, comedian, and visual artist brings his solo theatre show to the park.
Dutch illusionist Rico Weeland stages an intimate magic and mentalism show exploring the nature of wonder.
The Posh Isolation artist performs his layered, collagist compositions balancing pop melodies with melancholic ambient textures.
The film museum screens Homer's epic on wide-gauge 70mm film as part of the nationwide cinema celebration.
An early-morning party combining electronic music with breakfast as part of Amsterdam Dance Event.
Individual intuitive card readings hosted in the historic canal house library.
A theatrical performance using playful retrofuturism to explore nostalgia and contemporary anxieties.
A creative drawing workshop using spontaneous lines and patterns rooted in neurographic art methods.
A travelling retro pop-up ballroom bringing music, classic hits on vinyl, and dancing to older residents and neighbourhood locals.
Klaas Rommelaere’s large-scale embroidered tapestries go on show alongside a site-specific installation by Nicola Baratto and Yiannis Mouravas.
A community benefit dinner organised by Het Laatste Avondmaal to support olive farmers in the West Bank.
An evening of live experimental and contemporary music at the converted petrol station.
A book launch and conversation between the editor and the renowned Dutch book designer and cartographer.
A collaborative mapping workshop using visual cartography and research to document Palestine solidarity networks.
A weekly open drop-in session for practical advice, campaign support, and grassroots organising among local activists.
An intimate listening session where producer and artist Nathan Badu premieres his latest project.
The music-theatre ensemble revisits and interrogates their legal-themed production in an open reading format.
Brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario deliver their theatrical, Beach Boys- and Beatles-influenced brand of sixties-inspired baroque pop.
A dual programme pairing veteran reed player Michael Moore and bass clarinetist Ziv Taubenfeld with electronic artists Matthew Ostrowski and Thomas Myrmel.
Music theatre group Veenfabriek presents a satirical theatrical reading dissecting the legal system.
Georgy Morhea hosts an evening pairing live beats and literature with drinks and food bites in Zuidoost.
The acclaimed Dutch author, poet, and illustrator reads from and discusses her latest poetry collection.
The literary theatre hosts an evening exploring cinema, poetry, and performance around the themes of film-making and silence.
The Australian post-punk and synth-pop musician plays an intimate show alongside local support.
The duo plays traditional Arabic folk melodies paired with original contemporary Syrian poetry.
Heavy, psychedelic doom and fuzz-rock live in the brewery's taproom space.
The Spanish singer-songwriter blends traditional Andalusian flamenco with contemporary electronic and urban pop production.
A taster session teaching adults aged 35 and up the basic movements and vaults of freerunning.
A community wellness session offering traditional acupuncture and cupping treatments.
Pop-up conversation booths set up outside the shopping centre to encourage spontaneous, distraction-free chats between neighbours.
A municipal consultation hour for nightlife entrepreneurs, organisers, and creatives seeking advice or discussing initiatives.
A nostalgic afternoon tea dance featuring classic hits and ballroom music tailored for older adults.
Art historians Bureau Boeiend give an illustrated lecture exploring the cultural and architectural history of Cologne.
Professional dancers and students train alongside the ICK ensemble using the company's proprietary movement method.
A group bike ride visiting local sustainable projects and climate initiatives across Amsterdam-Noord.
An open consulting hour for musicians and producers looking for advice on booking, production, and artist development.
The prominent Dutch vocalist performs jazz standards and pop classics backed by a big band in the open-air theatre.
A lecture exploring six distinct typologies of loneliness and how to recognise and address them.
Novelist Thomas Verbogt discusses his new book Foto's van zonnige dagen over an informal soup lunch.
The long-running squat and social centre serves a cheap community vegan meal to raise funds for activist Zaki Mohammed.
An experimental cross-media staging bridging live physical performance and projected cinema.
Newcomers and seasoned performers try out fresh routines spanning classic striptease, cabaret and variety arts.
A Surinamese-rooted theatrical performance exploring identity, heritage and storytelling.
A talk and discussion tracing how neoliberal policy and market-driven politics reshaped Dutch society from the 1980s onwards.
The trio perform traditional Mexican boleros, folk songs, and romantic ballads.
Vocalist Federica Lorusso and pianist Pietro Aloi explore a lyrical repertoire blending modern jazz with Brazilian bossa nova and samba.
A casual meet-up for independent filmmakers and enthusiasts to share works in progress and discuss technical and creative challenges.
A fast-paced evening of English-language queer stand-up comedy hosted at the long-running drag bar.
The Dutch men's national football team faces their traditional rivals in an international fixture at the national stadium.
A neighbourhood garden gathering focused on tackling food waste and connecting local residents over cooking and sharing food.
A social brunch for mothers with on-site nannies and professional photography included.
A university information session and discussion on managing the menopause alongside a healthy professional career.
A panel discussion exploring current challenges and social tensions surrounding LGBTQ+ acceptance.
A hands-on workshop for children combining art and technology to design treasure maps and craft treasures.
Children combine creative writing, digital tools, and crafts to invent and illustrate their own stories.
Children can experiment with hands-on STEM activities exploring famous figures and discoveries in science.
Young participants use Lego and digital software to design, build, and animate their own creations.
A dedicated masterclass series connecting emerging visual artists with experienced art educators and mentors.
A free hands-on digital technology and design workshop for teenagers at the public library.
The author meets readers and signs copies of his crime novel.
An informal business networking dinner serving Italian food and frothy vodka-prosecco-sorbet cocktails.
The Dutch author introduces his new novel in conversation at the Spui bookshop.
An informal evening where queer locals come together to cook, share, and enjoy a communal meal.
Running club 020.RC and creative collective TWOZERO host an end-of-season party at the Leidseplein nightclub.
A panel and discussion evening focusing on new models and democratic approaches to societal governance.
Developers working with the Rust programming language gather for presentations and networking at BlockTech.
Midwife Jaleesa Dorp answers questions about pregnancy, birth, and early postpartum care in an informal setting.
A Spanish-language book club hosted in collaboration with the Spanish cultural centre.
A guided book club discussion exploring personal fulfillment, ambition, and work-life balance over glasses of natural wine.
The veteran Finnish alternative rock band bring their sweeping, theatrical anthems to the Melkweg.
A screening of Colin Higgins's 1980 workplace comedy starring Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin getting even with their sexist boss.
Dance instructor Layali teaches the foundational movements and rhythms of Middle Eastern bellydance.
An English-language open mic night where comics poke fun at Dutch culture and the realities of living abroad.
Dutch indie-folk singer Néomi headlines an intimate acoustic showcase alongside Romy Liz Rose and Total Joy.
An unscripted theatre show weaving a single longform narrative filtered through a chosen literary or cinematic style.
A book club meetup geared toward discovering diverse perspectives and reading outside your usual comfort zone.
The Dutch queer lifestyle magazine hands out its annual honours recognising prominent LGBTQ+ figures and allies.
The annual gala and awards ceremony celebrating notable LGBTQ+ figures, allies, and cultural initiatives.
Up-and-coming and established English-language comics take the stage at this pay-what-you-can basement show in Oost.
Dutch pianist Erik Verwey welcomes British saxophonist Sam Newbould for a collaborative set of contemporary jazz.
A talk exploring what the natural world can teach humans about survival, adaptation and coexistence.
The ensemble brings their blend of world music, folk, and jazz rhythms to the Staatsliedenbuurt stage.
A final presentation evening concluding an artistic residency or developmental project at the artist-run space.
The youth-focused journalism and current-affairs platform brings its online reporting and discussions to a live audience.
Choreographers Anna Riley-Shepard and Maria Pisiou present a contemporary dance performance exploring tension and release.
A live set steeped in roots, blues and classic American songbook traditions fronted by jazz vocalist Mirjam van Dam.
Jazz vocalist and pianist Federica Lorusso pairs with pianist Pietro Aloi for an intimate duo performance.
A week of community gatherings, workshops, and shared activities focused on combating loneliness across the city centre.
A gallery showcase focusing on contemporary works by female artists and practical advice on styling art at home.
The entrepreneurship network hosts a day of panels, pitches, and networking for tech founders and investors.
A weekly dance class for over-sixties led by a professional teacher, focusing on posture, balance, and creative expression.
A guided fitness walk through the park using poles to exercise the upper body alongside the legs.
A hands-on practical session showing beginners how to make practical use of basic artificial intelligence tools.
An active weekly dance session for people over fifty, focusing on balance, coordination, and creative movement.
A creative morning workshop where children can experiment with crafts, digital tools, and making.
A trivia quiz afternoon organised for neighbourhood seniors.
A shared reading group for older adults to listen to stories and poetry read aloud and talk about them together.
A gentle dance and movement class designed for people over sixty who experience mobility issues, fatigue, or memory difficulties.
A facilitated community dialogue focused on safety, inclusion, and personal identity for residents of Amsterdam Nieuw-West.
An evening of theatrical drama and character-driven performance at the Amstelveen theatre.
An intergenerational conversation session bringing younger and older locals together to exchange perspectives.
A contemporary dance class for participants aged sixty and over, combining technique with improvisation and set routines.
Opening night for an art exhibition tracing the interplay of cultural memory, lived heritage, and future possibilities.
An organised group excursion for cultural professionals to experience an educational virtual reality museum.
Volunteers help refugees and newcomers practice conversational Dutch in an informal small-group setting.
A beginner-friendly dance class focused on hip-hop movement, groove, and technique led by instructor Natha.
A preview evening featuring a first look at the food and drink menu at the East Amsterdam brasserie.
A five-week beginner-friendly painting course covering the basics of acrylics up to completing a final canvas.
An evening discussing artificial intelligence and career paths for students entering the tech job market.
Sisi and Sevgi take over the community kitchen to prepare an affordable neighbourhood evening meal.
Ruby developers meet for technical presentations and community discussion hosted at the online auction platform's offices.
A calm post-work meditation session led in the Kadampa Buddhist tradition to help relieve stress.
A flow-based yoga practice linking breath with dynamic movement in the eco-friendly shipyard pavilion.
A string ensemble performs Antonio Vivaldi's classic violin concertos in a candlelit venue.
A networking mixer for early-career professionals working across the energy sector.
A workshop focused on public speaking and narrative techniques to help participants communicate more effectively.
An evening pairing a multi-course meal with stand-up comedy sets.
An informal creative evening combining hands-on painting instruction with refreshments and background jazz.
IJburg residents can join a discussion on building a local platform for cooperative, sustainable energy consumption.
Neighbours gather for an informal evening of bridge, board games, and casual card-playing.
An informal community gathering spotlighting neighbourhood arts, conversation and live performances.
Local musicians lead an open, informal jam session in a Jordaan bar.
Local and touring stand-ups perform in English at this weekly comedy night in Bos en Lommer.
An evening of experimental contemporary performance exploring tension and friction between bodies and ideas.
The neighbourhood venue hosts its regular social evening paired with affordable community-cooked vegetarian food.
The emerging artist performs a live set blending contemporary R&B and soul.
Vocalist Koen Verlaan runs through the classic Frank Sinatra songbook alongside a dinner service.
An unscripted comedy troupe builds an entire show on the spot based on audience suggestions.
The Amstelveen venue's showcase night dedicated to fresh, up-and-coming musical talent.
An informal social chess evening open to players of all levels.
A late-night party featuring Afrobeats, hip-hop, and club sounds in the stylish multi-level venue.
A trial community gathering on the square bringing local residents together to discuss neighbourhood ideas and concerns.
A neighbourhood drop-in consultation for questions about memory loss, dementia support, and informal care.
An academic gathering bringing researchers and industry together to share developments in electrochemical science and sustainable technology.
Industry executives, investors, and policymakers gather to discuss practical enterprise deployment and governance of artificial intelligence.
A supportive community coaching workshop designed to help participants develop vocational skills and personal career plans.
A relaxed group practice session for non-native speakers looking to improve their everyday spoken Dutch.
An informal language cafe where Dutch learners can practice their speaking skills in small groups with native speakers.
Dutch language learners gather in small groups to practice conversation skills over coffee with native speakers.
An informal weekly gathering for locals to knit, crochet, and share needlework projects together.
An introductory university workshop teaching participants how to write effective text prompts for generative artificial intelligence.
A gentle, seated-friendly movement class tailored for seniors with limited mobility, fatigue, or cognitive challenges.
A supportive peer-group gathering for women to share personal experiences and connect in a safe space.
A festive open reception or celebratory offer hosted by the city museum.
A mobile information desk offering practical advice on sustainable home improvements and energy saving.
An informal community lunch facilitated by an expert with lived experience to encourage open conversation.
A community discussion exploring the psychological impact of loneliness and ways neighbours can support one another.
A gentle movement and wellbeing class designed for over-sixties managing reduced mobility or fatigue.
The second session of an introductory digital literacy course teaching basic computer, tablet, and internet skills.
A social and community-building gathering organised for neighbourhood seniors.
An informal language café where Dutch learners practice everyday conversation with native-speaking volunteers.
Parents and students can drop in for advice and answers to questions about schooling and education.
A street-level pop-up serving coffee and tea to spark open conversations about combating social isolation.
Children work with hands-on art and technology projects in the library's creative makerspace.
Young people can drop in for guidance, practical support, or a quiet conversation with youth workers.
A workshop focused on practical personal and professional skills for daily life.
A meetup for data professionals, engineers, and analysts to share practical knowledge and network.
A social and workshop evening for young women aged 14 to 21 to learn skills and meet peers.
A guided session dedicated to silent or focused meditation practices.
Local residents gather to discuss neighbourhood news, developments, and community initiatives in Reigersbos.
General-knowledge trivia night hosted at the university cultural centre's café.
A collaborative session designed for early-stage founders and entrepreneurs working on new venture ideas.
Teams test their general knowledge and music trivia at the Thorbeckeplein Australian bar.
The guitarist provides live music alongside dinner service at the converted water pumping station.
A casual evening mixer bringing together newcomers and Amsterdam locals over drinks.
A work-in-progress preview of an anniversary production.
Live music organised in collaboration with the independent underground music and arts collective.
Jazz musicians bring their instruments to join the house rhythm section for an open, unscripted evening of standards.
The Dutch stand-up comedian and musician performs his signature blend of dry jokes and acoustic songs.
An evening dance party celebrating sunset with club sounds.
The weekly Thursday student and young-crowd club night mixing hip-hop, R&B, and house.
A university training track for researchers focusing on valorisation and translating academic knowledge into societal impact.
A council committee meeting preparing and discussing local social affairs and community policies ahead of full council votes.
A communal morning working session for members of the female-focused workspace.
A drop-in consultation hour for anyone interested in finding local volunteer work through Versa Welzijn.
A guided beginner session in digital literacy covering foundational computer, mouse, and internet skills.
Prospective pupils and their families can tour the school facilities and meet teaching staff.
Drop in for one-on-one advice and guidance on Dutch language courses and local practice opportunities.
A weekly hospitality discount on food or drinks at the former bathhouse.
A consultation meeting inviting local residents to share input and ideas for a future neighbourhood community room.
An evening gathering hosted at cultural collective De Lange Adem.
A monthly social outing for the Toudou community, with the meeting point revealed upon booking.
A club night of dance music at the Rembrandtplein venue.
A weekly Thursday student-friendly club night near Rembrandtplein.
The exhibition explores the pop artist's commercial textile designs from the 1950s and 1960s before his fame in the fine art world.
Visitors to the historic island fortress can watch experienced ornithologists catch, ring, and document wild birds for scientific study.
The 2023 Turner Prize winner installs assemblages of everyday industrial detritus and found materials inside the medieval church.
A major retrospective devoted to the influential Indonesian-Dutch industrial and interior designer behind Schiphol's 1967 layout.
Audience members recline on mats beneath the museum's illuminated glass canopy for a concert experienced entirely lying down.
A Fluxus-inspired restaging revisits the historic conceptual car project by the Dutch artists and provocateurs.
A major retrospective covers more than seven decades of the Japanese artist's career, spanning her signature polka dots, infinity mirror installations, sculptures, and performance work.
Leroy Berger presents an exhibition examining translation, memory, and indigenous Siberian language systems.
An exhibition surveying the pop artist's commercial textile designs from the 1950s and 1960s, before his screen-printed artworks made him famous.
An artistic exploration of aquatic movement, public baths, and swimming culture installed in the shipyard warehouse.
An archival exhibition tracing the history of drag in the city from seventeenth-century theatre to modern activism and nightlife.
An exhibition showcasing historical clothing from 1640 to 1930 bearing visible traces of wear, mending, and alterations.
A historical exhibition marking 75 years of the Moluccan community in Amsterdam following their arrival from Indonesia in 1951.
A collaborative exhibition pairing Viviane Sassen's surreal fashion photography with Emmeline de Mooij's sculptural and therapeutic installations.
A guided walk through the world's oldest continuously functioning Jewish library, housed in the Portuguese Synagogue complex.
The Palestinian artist presents work that blends science fiction, film, and installation to explore political memory and exile.
Monumental modern paintings by Lita Cabellut are displayed in dialogue with Goya’s enigmatic 'Los Disparates' etchings.
An exhibition examining the large-scale urban development plan set to transform Amsterdam's northwestern docklands into tens of thousands of new homes.
The London-based photographer, celebrated for his atmospheric portraits and monumental landscape series like Yangtze: The Long River, shows his work.
The North Amsterdam digital art museum surveys foundational and boundary-pushing works from early video, computer, and electronic media artists.
The Amsterdam indie-rock band celebrates a decade of infectious guitar pop with a multi-act bill of local live bands.
Visual artist and designer Kexin Hao presents research-driven graphic and performance work examining anatomical movements, labour, and state control.
Peter Watkins's harrowing 1971 mockumentary follows anti-war activists given the choice between lengthy prison sentences or surviving three days in the desert.
Polish artist Mikołaj Sobczak presents queer, counter-narrative historical paintings and performances.
Taxidermy duo Sinke & Van Tongeren present their meticulous, fine-art photographs of exotic animals, birds, and natural history specimens.
A sensory sound-healing session combining vibroacoustic therapy with aerial hammocks.
Composers Jennifer Walshe and Philip Venables present a contemporary music-theater piece about loneliness, modern communication, and touch.
Contemporary artists respond to the surreal, bureaucratic, and existential themes in Franz Kafka's writing.
A collaborative showcase uniting four prominent contemporary artists ahead of the Sonsbeek 2026 quadrennial.
An exhibition examining the global supply chains and ecological impact behind the Netherlands' beloved chocolate sprinkles.
A reunited set of family portraits traces the story behind Johannes Verspronck's famous 17th-century masterpiece of a girl in blue.
Timed with World Pride, the exhibition explores the history and heritage of Amsterdam's queer Lutheran community.
The provocative Austrian director, celebrated for his uncompromising dramas and documentaries including the Paradise trilogy, presents his first Dutch museum survey featuring early, unseen, and new work.
Late Dutch printmaker and painter Aat Veldhoen reflects on mortality in this exhibition hosted at the national museum of funeral heritage.
The Amstelveen museum displays textiles, fashion, and patterns designed by and derived from members of the avant-garde post-war Cobra movement.
An exhibition exploring how artists from the post-war CoBrA movement applied their expressive visual style to fashion and textile design.
A retrospective spotlighting two decades of graduation talent from the premier showcase for Dutch fashion academy alumni.
Fashion photographer Peter Stigter displays two decades of images documenting the graduates of the prestigious Dutch design initiative.
Katsuhiro Otomo's groundbreaking 1988 cyberpunk anime masterpiece portrays a dystopian Neo-Tokyo threatened by psychic destruction.
Magicians perform close-up tricks and sleight of hand right at your pub table.
A private collection of paintings, prints, and antiques shown inside the historic monument at the foot of Amsterdam's 17th-century Mint Tower.
The Dutch textile artist, renowned for her sustainable felt tapestries made with local sheep wool and botanical dyes, exhibits alongside guest artists.
Katsuhiro Otomo's groundbreaking 1988 cyberpunk anime, set in a dystopian post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo, screens in a newly restored print.
Katsuhiro Otomo's three-part sci-fi anime anthology from 1995 screens in collaboration with Kaboom Animation Festival.
Watch the multidisciplinary street artist paint live inside the cavernous NDSM warehouse museum.
Nine contemporary artists with Moluccan heritage explore family histories, colonial ties, and diasporic identity through varied media.
Marking the city's 750th anniversary, this exhibition explores centuries of history through fifty key historical windows and documents.
Cherella Gessel directs a Surinamese theatre piece exploring cultural heritage, ritual, and family identity.
Carlos Saura’s 1976 psychological drama stars Ana Torrent as an orphaned girl confronting grief and memory in Franco-era Spain.
Dutch scenographer and director Michiel Voet stages a theatrical performance set against the industrial backdrop of the NDSM wharf.
The Egyptian-French artist presents conceptual works playing with diplomatic language, translation, and bureaucratic rituals.
A theatrical production inspired by the landmark Dutch feminist activist movement founded in 1969.
Visitors can sketch alongside Rembrandt's etchings and studies during this hands-on drawing session at the painter's former home.
A Thursday dance party aboard the historic former offshore radio vessel moored in Amsterdam-Noord.
A cultural gathering exploring freedom, shared heritage, and postcolonial ties across Suriname, the Antilles, and Indonesia.
An exhibition or walk exploring the local industrial and architectural legacy of the Van Houten cocoa-producing family.
The Chinese photographer presents work exploring identity, youth culture, and her roots in Xinjiang.
An interactive children's book exhibition featuring the vibrant and detailed illustrations of Charlotte Dematons.
The Dutch theatre-maker and comedian tests out new material for her playfully absurd solo performance.
Curators and artists revisit an ongoing project analyzing social class and power dynamics across the contemporary art system.
Experimental music collective Jam With Humans performs an intimate set among the shelves of an independent bookshop.
Chamber music and neighborhood stories fill domestic and cultural spaces across Amsterdam-Zuid for the festival's tenth edition.
Sidney Lumet's razor-sharp 1976 media satire follows an unhinged news anchor whose televised breakdowns become a cynical ratings sensation.
Intricate hand-woven textile sculptures and mixed-media assemblages rooted in indigenous Oaxacan craft traditions.
A comedy improvisation workshop focused on developing narrative longform skills by staging a collaborative heist scenario.
The emerging Dutch ceramicist displays his whimsical, unconventional ceramic sculptures and creatures.
An exhibition tackling the contested ethics of colonial-era heritage, examining repatriation and restitution debates.
Visitors can pick organic apples and pears in the orchard alongside food trucks, drinks, and live music.
The adventurous American trumpeter fronts an agile trio featuring bassist Petter Eldh and drummer Jim Black.
A retrospective examining the foundational video and performance art preserved by the pioneering Dutch media institute founded in 1978.
The outsider and neurodivergent art gallery presents an exhibition of work engaging with folklore, nature, and storytelling.
A practical papermaking workshop led by Miquel Hervás Gómez using waste paper and pulp.
The Dutch pioneer of net art explores natural landscapes through algorithms and computational perspectives.
A portrait exhibition profiling members of the congregation of the historic Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam.
The gallery presents a contemporary exhibition interrogating art through drag and playful critique.
The Dutch sculptor presents her intricate, gothic ceramic figures that blend myth, anatomy, and religious iconography.
Children aged seven and up experiment with unusual custom-built instruments in a hands-on rhythm workshop.
The acclaimed 2010 essay documentary investigates the hidden global supply chains and human costs of modern container shipping.
An underground comedy show blending stand-up, multimedia, and curated performance inside the historic former shipping headquarters.
The veteran Dutch Zero artist presents works highlighting natural processes, found flora, and non-intervention.
Fashion photographer Peter Stigter documents twenty years of the initiative that introduces top Dutch fashion academy graduates to the wider industry.
The Cuban media artist exhibits work examining informal data networks and alternative internet infrastructures.
Pakistani contemporary artists Amra Khan, Naira Mushtaq, and Sehr Jalil present work engaging with identity, gender, and societal norms.
An architecture walk through the modernist garden city of Nieuw-West, examining how public pavement and street spaces were designed.
An interactive oral history and storytelling gathering focusing on Jewish heritage and wartime memories.
The Dutch fashion designer and visual artist presents colourful, textile-driven works exploring identity, expression, and human diversity.
Indigenous Surinamese activist Meredith Joeroeja discusses culture and heritage in connection with the museum's Surinamese art exhibition.
The South African visual activist presents black-and-white portraits celebrating Black LGBTQIA+ communities.
The Italian artist takes over the gallery's project space with an installation based on Luciano Bianciardi's novel.
Developers, animators, and VFX artists meet to share production workflows and discuss the roadmap of the open-source 3D creation suite.
The prolific digital artist shows physical publications alongside his ongoing internet and text projects.
An open-air photography exhibition along the waterfront exploring community care, solidarity, and healing.
Large-scale sculptures by the influential Dutch constructivist artist are installed across the museum's public gardens.
The acclaimed South Korean pianist joins the orchestra for Tchaikovsky's sweeping romantic concerto.
Up-and-coming choreographers Lea Ved, Amparo González Sola, and Maciej Kuźmiński showcase newly developed contemporary dance pieces.
The Croatian conceptual artist presents recent works interrogating modernist memory and institutional space.
Experimental short films by the Puerto Rican artist examining political landscape, mythology, and post-colonial ecology.
The British artist shows her signature painted silks, narrative drawings, and hand-lettered poems addressing care, politics, and survival.
The Dutch textile artist and designer presents monumental, sustainable wall hangings made from felt, natural dyes, and native wool.
The museum explores the foundational building blocks of graffiti, from names and tags to line work, flow, and repetition.
Taking its title from Orwell's Animal Farm, this group exhibition gathers contemporary artists exploring power structures, systems of control, and resistance.
The museum's open-air gardens host steel and iron sculptures by the Dutch abstract and constructivist artist.
An exhibition exploring the techniques and artistry behind Roman and Greek glass vessels and jewellery, drawn from the university museum's archaeology collection.
An energetic gospel and soul session designed to introduce young children to live rhythm and song.
The acclaimed British fashion photographer presents the second chapter of her intimate, flora-drenched and sensual fine-art series.
A temporary exhibition exploring the methods and impact of investigative searching across Dutch audiovisual archives.
Singer Laren showcases the intense, emotionally charged paintings of the Dutch Expressionist artist Herman Kruyder.
The Dutch visual artist shows his signature drawings and standing line sculptures that play with light, shadow, and architectural form.
The Indian visual artist shows photographic work examining memory, personal archives, and visual perception.
The Dutch central bank displays works from its art collection in its dedicated public gallery.
An exhibition examining how contemporary artists combine photography and collage techniques to construct new pictorial layers.
The Dutch actor and theatre-maker returns with a solo tragicomic tale drawn from his Northern roots.
The Dutch artist shows expressive sculptures and installations incorporating blown glass, ceramics, and textiles.
Rob Looman's personal exhibition reflects on memory, loss, and the slow fading of a parent to dementia.
Anne Cappendijk presents an artistic exploration of public grieving, rituals, and the emotional traffic of personal bereavement.
The Amsterdam rapper and SMIB collective member performs his gospel-influenced hip-hop from his latest album.
A behind-the-scenes documentary follows the Gallagher brothers leading up to their anticipated stadium reunion tour.
A seasonal communal dinner celebrating local produce and autumn flavours at the historic estate.
An interdisciplinary event combining visual art with live performance in the gallery.
An experimental artistic takeover exploring parasitic relationships, host spaces, and institutional critique.
An immersive digital light-and-sound exhibition that projects life-sized prehistoric creatures across the former industrial hall.
A presentation and discussion reflecting on collective memory, archival practices, and personal histories through textile and visual art.
A behind-the-scenes tour of the historic municipal theatre on the Leidseplein, visiting the stage, dressing rooms, and backstage areas.
An exhibition tracing centuries of LGBTQIA+ struggle, culture, and community life in Amsterdam.
An introductory non-contact boxing and self-defence workshop tailored for the queer community.
A guided museum walk exploring LGBTQ+ themes, hidden narratives, and queer perspectives within the modern and contemporary art collection.
The Latin Grammy-winning Venezuelan band blends reggae, funk, Caribbean rhythms, and indie pop.
International art educators associated with the Amsterdam University of the Arts step out of the classroom to present their own visual work.
A social mixing event designed to spark spontaneous conversations between strangers through structured micro-meetings.
Herbert Ross's 1989 comedy-drama follows a close-knit circle of southern women dealing with love and loss in small-town Louisiana.
An archival photo exhibition tracing the history, protests, and celebrations of Amsterdam's Pride movement.
A mixed-media cabinet of curiosities exhibition centered on movement and the water.
An art exhibition or performance engaging with coastal ecology, myth, and maritime themes.
Frisse Oren presents an active, wordless musical theater journey introducing toddlers to balance and gravity.
DJ Calamidades Lola spins an all-vinyl set focusing on vintage tropical and Latin sounds.
The veteran Amsterdam-based jazz and experimental vocalist leads a workshop on vocal improvisation and extended techniques.
Artists draw on community archives and historical collections to imagine alternative queer futures and spiritual spaces.
A Sunday programme exploring the history and architecture of the former shipping headquarters, an Amsterdam School landmark now operating as a luxury hotel.
Neta Asher Goshen, Una Cicarevic, and Nara Kim present contemporary works exploring identity and transformation at the gallery's Bos en Lommer space.
Free weekly group sports classes running along the green strip near the VU campus.
A multi-day creative workshop exploring how movement, voice, and collaborative improvisation can be shaped into live performance.
The co-founder of customer service AI platform Decagon discusses his work in an informal interview.
Billy Wilder’s cynical film-noir stars Kirk Douglas as an unscrupulous reporter exploiting a trapped cave explorer for headlines.
Coaches run small-group swimming classes designed for adults at the historic bathhouse near the Museumplein.
A contemporary photography exhibition confronting resource extraction and environmental shifts.
Four to six performers from across the LGBTQ+ community present short personal storytelling pieces.
A long-running touring showcase presenting three rising Dutch cabaret talents in one evening.
An exhibition of vibrant, freehand floral paintings rendered on traditional Chinese rice paper.
A playful children's theatre production staged by the youth theatre company.
A group exhibition at NDSM exploring personal identity, digital self-portraiture, and community belonging.
The French-born, Amsterdam-based artist presents a solo show of ceramic sculptures and paintings.
The Amsterdam-based French artist exhibits glazed ceramics and works on paper.
The Dutch-Argentine photographer shows her intimate, identity-focused portraiture in the museum's dedicated cabinet gallery.
A 90-minute self-guided walking route exploring the historic docklands area as part of the city's 750th anniversary celebrations.
Textile artist Claudy Jongstra shows alongside invited contemporary artists Gerbrand Burger and Mirte van Laarhoven.
An exhibition exploring the interplay between historical roots, personal memory, and artistic imagination.
Artists interpret and reinterpret natural scenery in this group landscape exhibition inside the historic wooden church.
Photographer Tomás Mauro presents a portrait project where sitters exchange their names for a postcard.
Resident craftspeople and designers display collaborative works at the creative maker community in Zaandam.
The Dutch artist presents a body of evocative sculptural work, known for her sensual glass forms and organic materials.
A practical painting workshop focused on expressive color and bold brushwork, inspired by the museum's collection.
An improvised theatre performance where actors spin an audience-suggested narrative through the tropes of a specific genre.
A performance evening dedicated to French song, culture and chansons.
The artist presents a collection of detailed coloured-pencil drawings in the society's project space.
Children and families can drop in to craft fruit garlands while learning about harvest traditions around the world.
A digital light-and-sound show projecting the fantastical visions and monstrous details of the Early Netherlandish painter.
An exhibition presenting new artistic work inside the residency space of De Ateliers.
A joint exhibition featuring works by French painter Lou Ros and South Korean artist Sanghyuk Kim.
A retrospective of the Haarlem painter known for his expressive still lifes, portraits, and cluttered studio scenes.
The emerging Dutch artist presents recent mixed-media work created during her residency.
An introductory tasting dinner featuring new seasonal dishes at the Hoxton's retro-style brasserie.
The gallery marks eight years in Bos en Lommer with the opening of Marilyn Sonneveld's solo show of figurative paintings.
A community garden harvest celebration in Amsterdam-Noord featuring shared food and activities hosted by 4Siblings.
The Dutch abstract artist presents new geometric paintings informed by Henri Matisse's early twentieth-century color palette.
The German artist presents paintings exploring remote, wild landscapes in the gallery's new Overtoom space.
Visual artist Ineke Oostveen presents her work in a salon-style gathering at the NDSM cultural space.
Sports clubs and venues across Amsterdam open their doors to let residents try activities without charge.
An educational and interactive family exhibition exploring mythical lore, symbols, and nature.
An exhibition bridging scientific inquiry and artistic practice to examine how reality is perceived and constructed.
Jefta Hoed displays work exploring urban discards, public surfaces, and everyday street materials.
The acclaimed Dutch painter shows new semi-abstract works exploring landscape and natural motifs.
A guided walk through the photography museum's exhibition exploring youth culture and coming of age.
Musicians perform and discuss Schubert's popular chamber work scored for piano and strings.
The Dutch photographer displays contemplative images exploring time, memory, aging, and personal identity.
The German artist shows paintings and drawings exploring the overlooked structural details of everyday surroundings.
An immersive exhibition bringing Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic novella to life through visual art and installations.
An exhibition exploring the faith, traditions, and inclusive modern history of the Dutch Lutheran community.
The Amsterdam-based artist presents painting and drawing work marked by surreal imagery, pop culture, and speculative narratives.
Artists Amra Khan, Naira Mushtaq, and Sehr Jalil explore history, materiality, and the lingering afterlives of objects.
Bring clean, unwanted clothes to swap directly with others and refresh your wardrobe sustainably.
A 3,000-square-metre labyrinth of interactive audiovisual installations created by Dutch dance-event pioneers ID&T.
A hands-on workshop covering the fundamentals and practical techniques of cold-process soap crafting.
The premier annual exhibition of international photojournalism and documentary photography visits the historic 15th-century church on Dam Square.
A club night bringing together deep African house rhythms and South African amapiano tracks.
Local running clubs join forces for a group run followed by drinks to mark the turn of the season.
An exhibition presenting artistic responses to crisis, loss, and the process of rebuilding.
A discussion or staged evening delving into literature, mystery, or cultural commentary.
The contemporary gallery presents an autumn group show highlighting modern artists working in experimental media.
A group show focusing on tactile textures, natural elements, and organic processes through contemporary sculpture and painting.
Noni Madeleine shows a selection of recent visual artwork at the neighbourhood cafe and cultural space.
A curated display linking artist publications, monographs, and cinema projects within the gallery.
A lighthearted community game of bingo hosted with music and entertainment.
An initiative supporting local residents in Amsterdam-West with funding and practical help to cut their household energy use.
A beginner-friendly workshop exploring hand-building and texturing techniques to create clay objects and sculptures.
Artists present personal narratives examining how human communities interact with and reshape the natural landscape.
The Australian surf-rock band brings their upbeat, melodic guitar sound to the venue's upstairs room.
A local history and storytelling exhibition presented at the public library in Weesp.
NDSM artists explore self-representation through drawing, painting, photography, film, and performance.
Dutch artist Studio Irma presents interactive digital installations using mirrors, light, and projection mapping.
A DJ set in the long-running grunge, rock, and alternative canal-side bar.
Stanley Kubrick’s chilling Cold War black comedy stars Peter Sellers in three roles as nuclear disaster looms.
A casual board games night designed for practicing conversational Dutch in a social group setting.
A dual programme examining the dynamics between public space, performance, and institutional boundaries.
Six artists present visual reflections on isolation and interpersonal connection.
Nina Ascoly presents an exhibition of drawings and line-based visual work at the creative community space.
A retrospective exhibition celebrating the life and creative output of visual artist Marie Vink.
Local photography club members display work capturing neighbourhood life and architectural details from Amsterdam Nieuw-West.
Elise van Staveren presents reflective visual work meditating on human vulnerability, transience, and the limits of existence.
The Mexican painter's life, portraits, and folk-art aesthetic are explored through projected digital imagery and historical photography.
Live vocal-driven pop, funk, and soul at the Leidseplein music bar.
A thematic exhibition devoted to the colour green and the environmental ideas associated with it.
A public talk or debate focusing on local urban life, politics, and culture in the Dutch capital.
A contemporary art exhibition reflecting on humanity's footprint, memory, and environmental impact.
An intimate theatrical evening exploring urban night-time tales.
Two Dutch artists known for their material-driven approaches to abstraction engage in a visual dialogue.
Musicians drop in for an open, unscripted jam night at the storied blues and rock bar.
Damien Mehldau, Cas Jiskoot, Zeno de Marco and Robert Forejtek lead an evening of live modern jazz.
A contemporary stage production exploring beginnings, growth and transformation.
A night of club sounds spanning house, techno, and electro from a selection of local DJs.
A solo exhibition of works by the Dutch contemporary artist Marinka Reuten.
An informal evening for practising languages over drinks with locals and internationals.
DJs spin electronic music high above the city at this panoramic bar in the A'DAM Tower.
A professional and personal development academy designed for local young people aged under thirty in Zuidoost.
Artist Petra Kroon presents paintings exploring vulnerability and transparency in this gallery inside De Hallen.
The monthly outdoor design, craft, and food market on Museumplein takes place a week early to avoid the marathon.
The venue's cinema screens a regular lineup of music documentaries and concert films spanning diverse genres and eras.
A live comedy or cabaret performance at the neighbourhood theatre.
Amsterdam-Zuid hosts free neighbourhood activities and social gatherings as part of the nationwide Loneliness Awareness Week.
Musicians can bring their instruments or take the mic to join host Gianluca on stage for an open jam session.
A free creative writing workshop encouraging participants to develop poetry, spoken word, and prose in a supportive group setting.
Artisanal food producers, craft stalls, and food trucks set up across the park for the regular Sunday outdoor market.
A weekly open-door social evening for the local queer community to meet, relax, and connect.
A club night dedicated to nineties and noughties R&B hits at the waterfront venue.
A national conference on the UN Sustainable Development Goals brings together activists, policymakers, and organisations working on social and ecological impact.
The Jordaan gallery opens its autumn programme with new work from a selection of contemporary artists.
The restaurant and bar hosts a guest DJ set from Rednlobster.
The artist presents a series of contemporary landscape and still-life paintings.
A group exhibition featuring work by Vincent Verhoef, Justus de Rode, and Maria Kley.
The long-running English-language comedy troupe stages fast-paced improv sketches driven by audience suggestions.
Charlie Chaplin’s landmark 1940 satire targets fascism, starring the filmmaker as both a Jewish barber and a ruthless dictator.
An exhibition investigating how the brain and the senses reconstruct personal and shared memory.
Live music late into the night at the classic Leidseplein blues and rock haunt.
A group exhibition bringing together various contemporary artistic perspectives on natural landscapes.
The Flemish cultural house showcases contemporary performing arts, visual art, and music from Flanders.
Free community gatherings, coffees, and social events across Amsterdam-Zuid designed to help neighbours meet one another.
Industry speakers discuss career strategies, resilience, and professional growth in the context of emerging artificial intelligence tools.
A contemporary exhibition bringing together works that reward close observation.
A club night focused on Afrobeats, amapiano, and urban dance rhythms.
A community meeting offering information, mutual support, and shared experiences for people living with dementia, their families, and carers.
Live rock and pop covers from the resident circuit band.
The street art museum displays authenticated originals and prints by the elusive British stencil artist.
A free weekly women's fitness class combining accessible exercise with a friendly neighbourhood social environment.
A monthly information hub offering advice and resources for over-sixties wanting to live independently in De Pijp.
A late-night house and electronic music party near Leidseplein.
A late-night dance session at the boutique cocktail and party spot.
An immersive, digital 360-degree audiovisual screening set to the music of the British arena-rock band.
The museum presents key highlights from its vast permanent collection, spanning modern painting, sculpture, and design.
A contemporary art exhibition hosted by the Jordaan-based gallery.
The contemporary gallery presents a new group exhibition running through the beginning of August.
An informal, free workshop and social session aimed at practicing conversational Dutch in a casual setting.
A solo exhibition showcasing recent visual work by artist Roberto Caradonna at the neighbourhood library.
The maritime museum opens up creative workshops and drop-in family activities every Wednesday afternoon.
A discussion or evening programme exploring themes of identity, home, and community.
A museum docent leads visitors through the photography museum's current exhibitions on Keizersgracht.
A collection of works by prominent modern and contemporary artists, including figures from pop and street art.
A major international conference focused on artificial intelligence and its real-world applications across business and society.
A relaxed, non-formal meetup for practicing conversational Dutch over a cup of coffee.
A weekly Thursday social night featuring Latin music and dancing on Leidseplein.
Musicians of all skill levels can bring an instrument or borrow one to explore collaborative rhythm and sound.
Sports clubs and fitness centres across the country offer open sessions, taster classes, and demonstrations to encourage physical activity.
A community talk focusing on local Amsterdam-Oost topics at the neighbourhood library branch.
An all-night electronic party centring on hard-hitting rave, techno, and dance beats.
Broadcasters, producers, and technology providers meet to examine the latest developments in European sports television production and streaming.
A night of underground and driving electronic music on Rembrandtplein.
A talk sharing recruitment insights and strategies for creating workplaces that attract top talent.
A site-specific installation and project hosted in the gallery's project space.
An active sports and games afternoon for children aged four to eight, led by local sports coaches.
A group walking session through Amsterdam-West designed to keep participants active while meeting neighbourhood residents.
Medical technology executives and pricing strategists discuss regulatory compliance, reimbursement hurdles, and European market-access models.
A commercial club night playing dance and pop hits.
The public employment agency offers practical guidance on CV building and job-hunting strategies in the Dutch labour market.
The language school opens its doors for free trial lessons, level assessments, and an introduction to its teaching methods.
A club night playing house and contemporary party tracks.
A late-night party mixing urban, hip-hop, and chart hits on Rembrandtplein.
Insurance executives examine the impact of artificial intelligence and automated claims processing on underwriting and fraud detection.
A weekly student-friendly club night on Rembrandtplein spanning pop, house, and urban tracks.
De Balie presents an event exploring contemporary societal and political questions.
A free reading session for young children and their parents at the local public library.
Pharmaceutical executives, regulators, and clinical safety specialists gather to discuss drug safety monitoring, compliance, and patient risk management.
An industry conference gathering pharmaceutical executives, safety specialists, and data leaders.
The gallery presents a rotating display of visual art.
A multi-day corporate training course focused on coaching techniques, performance management, and team leadership strategies.
A five-day professional development workshop covering service standards, client communication, and dispute resolution for corporate staff.
Friday 25 September
A historical deep-dive into the turbulent urban renewal struggles and arson cases of the 1970s Nieuwmarkt district.
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Personal card-reading sessions set inside the historic canal house devoted to hermetic philosophy and mysticism.
The Dutch keyboard specialist plays the rare pedal clavichord, preceded by a complimentary lunch.
Activist Abdou Menehbi reflects on more than five decades of Moroccan-Dutch civic engagement and community history.
Celebratory opening of a new DIY concrete skating bowl and ramp area in Amsterdam Noord.
Celebrate the Mid-Autumn festival with a tea tasting and a curated selection of short films.
A panel discusses ecopiracy, maritime law, and direct-action environmental activism on international waters.
A workshop and gathering exploring the culinary, ecological and material possibilities of seaweed.
A collaborative culinary and conceptual evening combining food with themes of modern surveillance.
Allan Arkush's 1979 cult musical comedy stars the seminal New York punk band taking over a high school.
Musicians perform original works inspired by the characters, language, and episodes of James Joyce's modernist novel.
The media satirist and his brother explore brotherhood and polarization in their joint cabaret performance.
Comedians from across the former Yugoslavia perform stand-up in their shared native languages.
The inventive Dutch jazz guitarist and composer brings his idiosyncratic, genre-crossing style to the Beurs van Berlage.
The Belgian director, actor, and musician shares his multidisciplinary theatre work rooted in urban culture and global history.
Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds star in Colin Higgins's 1982 musical comedy about a legendary Texas brothel facing closure by a television moralist.
A literary gathering for older adults where facilitators prescribe poems and stories to spark conversation.
A gentle dance and movement class designed for parents carrying their babies in slings or wraps.
A visiting Norwegian vocal choir gives a live performance in the former tram depot.
An academic gathering exploring psychedelics, philosophy, and personal meaning alongside a new book launch.
A retro dance party hosted by Het Danspaleis with vintage vinyl hits, organised specifically for older LGBTQ+ community members.
The historic artists' club opens its doors to the public to explore its private rooms and cultural programme.
Artists based in the former hospital complex open their workspaces to the public alongside an exhibition and book launch.
An album preview night featuring DJ sets, live music, and Persian food.
Masayuki Suo's acclaimed 1996 comedy-drama follows a repressed Japanese accountant who secretly signs up for ballroom dance lessons.
A showcase of live electro-acoustic and ambient sound art presented over a multi-channel surround sound system.
The spiritual gathering marks its third anniversary inside the historic church with live sound journeys and conscious movement.
An interactive evening combining board games, trivia, music, and social dancing centered on African culture.
The American all-vocal country group, known for their harmony-driven covers and originals, plays live without instruments.
Researchers, journalists, and activists examine how news media and political discourse shape anti-Muslim bias in the Netherlands.
A night of raw DIY punk, hardcore and noise featuring visiting Swedish acts alongside local support.
Japanese pianist Atzko Kohashi and Dutch bassist Tony Overwater reimagine the music of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess as an intimate acoustic duo.
Peter Wingender's documentary profiles Amsterdam artist Frank de Ruwe, known for his playful, witty interventions in public space.
Paul Haenen celebrates 50 years of his beloved drag and television personas Margreet Dolman and the optimistic preacher Dominee Gremdaat.
The oud virtuoso leads his quartet through a set blending traditional Anatolian and Ottoman sounds with modern jazz improvisation.
Saxophonist Kasper Rietkerk and electronic ensemble IRT merge acoustic jazz woodwinds with analog synthesizers and guitar pedals.
The BAFTA-winning star of Black Books brings his rambling, deadpan stand-up to Nieuw-West.
An informal rehearsal and jam session focused on traditional melodies from the Aegean, Anatolia, and the Levant.
The Welsh bedroom-pop artist, known for his lush, impressionistic piano ballads and viral melancholy tunes, plays live.
DJs spin funk, disco, and soulful grooves aboard the historic former pirate radio ship moored in Amsterdam Noord.
Two rising Dutch stand-up comedians share the bill for an evening of comedy.
Kenneth Hartford's low-budget 1985 exploitation action flick follows a squad of Las Vegas showgirls recruited to rescue a kidnapped ambassador's son.
A retrospective documentary chronicling the chaotic four-decade career of the seminal California punk-rock band.
A youth theatre performance exploring consumerism, waste, and identity for teenagers.
A participant-driven conference exploring digital sovereignty, open-source technology, and data privacy.
Musicians perform a midday recital on historical instruments loaned by the Dutch Musical Instruments Foundation.
Take a guided tour through the 17th-century canal house as part of the centenary celebrations for the city's municipal museum.
Children and families gather for a multilingual reading and storytelling session in Mandarin.
Art historian Karin Haanappel discusses female artists and their historical context in this evening lecture.
DJs play all-vinyl sets for an informal Friday afternoon drinks gathering in the passage of the former tram depot.
An evening of spoken personal narratives and community reflections addressing discrimination against Muslims.
A performance and staging engaging with legal drama, power structures, and institutional authority.
Volunteers serve a low-cost, organic three-course vegan dinner using produce harvested from the adjoining garden.
A live showcase of emerging musical talent and bands from the northern provinces of the Netherlands.
An informal open gathering hosted by the autonomous hacklab at the Binnenpret cultural complex.
An art exhibition delving into surveillance, algorithmic tracking and the boundaries of personal privacy.
An evening of storytelling, poetry, and spoken word dedicated to local neighbourhoods and community memories.
An early-evening club night for partygoers who prefer to dance early and be home at a reasonable hour, held aboard a cruising boat.
The veteran New York house producer and Subliminal Records mainstay takes over the decks for a late-night club set.
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A launch event and talk celebrating a new publication dedicated to medicinal herbs and herbalism.
The influential nineties Dutch indie-rock band brings their jangle-pop melodies and guitar hooks back to the stage.
A science lecture exploring astrophysics and the cosmic origins of human matter.
The tribute act recreates the turn-of-the-millennium nu-metal sound and theatrical energy of Limp Bizkit.
The Amsterdam-based stand-up comedian tests fresh material in an intimate setting.
A full orchestra and vocalists perform arrangements of classic 1970s and 80s disco tracks by artists like Chic and Donna Summer.
A three-act lineup spanning acoustic songwriting, folk-rock, and indie pop in the former fallout shelter.
The Seattle darkwave and post-punk duo plays alongside local support, presented by Grauzone festival.
Choreographer Jasper van Luijk's dance company SHIFFT stages an exploration of ecological balance and human intervention.
Writers and performers test out fresh, work-in-progress texts before a live audience.
Vocalist and saxophonist Sam Ghezzi joins roots-rock guitarist Dusty Ciggaar for an anniversary performance.
The ensemble blends Brazilian rhythms, European jazz harmonies, and fusion improvisation.
Creative workshops and activities tied to the CoBrA art movement as part of the town-wide cultural programme.
Hands-on sessions in Japanese bodywork using pressure along the body's energetic meridians.
A community vegetable-gardening session where locals help tend vegetables and herbs together in Amsterdam-Noord.
A volunteer morning working outdoors to help maintain the woodland, trails, and nature of the forest.
Studio Ghibli's beloved 1995 animated coming-of-age drama follows a young writer inspired by an antique shop cat.
A monthly Friday meetup for creatives to connect over tea and work on their ongoing personal projects.
A volunteer-run workshop providing tools and guidance so you can fix your own bicycle.
John Carpenter's satirical sci-fi classic stars Roddy Piper as a drifter who discovers the ruling class are aliens manipulating society via hidden media signals.
An afternoon focused on fashion, textiles, and local craftsmanship, inviting neighbourhood residents to create and learn together.
Studio Ghibli's lush adaptation of Mary Norton's The Borrowers follows a miniature family secretly living beneath the floorboards of a country house.
The author meets readers and signs copies of her ski-themed romance novel at the large city-centre bookshop.
A gathering focused on collective archiving, community memory and intersectional perspectives.
A community gathering to discuss natal charts, planetary transits, and astrological theory.
The Dutch indie-pop singer-songwriter plays an intimate instore set to showcase her atmospheric, cinematic songs.
Graduating performing arts students present their final graduation work.
Theatermaker Sofie Kramer joins the debate centre to discuss her work and artistic practice.
A ceremonial cacao circle paired with barefoot, alcohol-free ecstatic dancing guided by DJ Indi Raeva.
Emerging and established authors read their work aloud at this literary open mic.
A fundraising evening bringing people together in support of social and community development projects in Suriname.
Live underground punk bands take the stage at the longstanding autonomous venue.
A meditative sound bath using singing bowls and instruments aligned with the full moon.
The museum's regular Friday-night event pairs art with live music, performances, and drinks among the collection.
An edgy contemporary Dutch theatre production tackling contemporary grievances and friction.
The diaspora-focused film festival hosts a satellite screening and conversation at Droog.
Local LGBTQ+ performers share poetry, music, comedy, and stories on an open stage.
A live band takes over the basement listening bar for an intimate club night.
Local chamber musicians gather to perform an informal evening devoted to the lieder and chamber works of Franz Schubert.
The Amsterdam improv school pairs unscripted theatre with graduate stand-up comedy sets.
Resident queen Sania Cruize hosts an evening of lip-syncs, dance, and glamour in the long-running drag bar.
A beginner-friendly sports training session introducing the basic techniques and rules of lacrosse.
A live Latin music night overlooking the city, featuring dancing and cocktails on the rooftop terrace.
An evening pairing spoken narratives and personal tales with acoustic musical performances.
Live acoustic music accompanies dinner at the South Indian restaurant.
A solo comedy-theater show exploring pre-wedding doubts, family expectations, and modern relationship pressures.
A talk exploring how media, arts, and cultural education shape the identities of young people from diverse backgrounds.
Amsterdam blues combo Liquid & Bones plays a dance-friendly live set overlooking the IJ.
A slow, focused movement class combining traditional Chinese energy exercises with mindfulness techniques.
A dedicated session focusing on the precise alignment and prop work characteristic of the Iyengar method.
A children's reading hour in English featuring storybooks, rhymes, and simple songs.
A contemporary dance session for adults over sixty combining modern technique, movement routines, and free improvisation.
A friendly neighbourhood walking group aimed at older adults looking to stay active together in the park.
A low-impact movement and dance class tailored for people over sixty dealing with fatigue or limited mobility.
A do-it-yourself bicycle repair workshop offering tools and advice on fixing and maintaining your bike.
Nicolas Winding Refn's neo-noir thriller stars Ryan Gosling as a quiet stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver in Los Angeles.
Conservatory orchestra students gather for their regular Friday concert series.
An early evening drinks gathering to mark the end of summer, following a movement and wellness session.
Developers and founders gather for informal networking, project demos, and beers hosted by the Amsterdam AI Foundation.
A hands-on painting workshop guided by an artist, open to beginners and experienced painters alike.
Pianist Nick van den Bos plays live jazz and standards inside this traditional brown cafe.
A weekly community dinner where neighbourhood residents gather for an affordable, freshly cooked meal.
A community dinner served in the cultural centre's collective café space.
A communal, affordable dinner hosted at the cultural community grounds in Amsterdam-Noord.
A professional development and mentorship session for women founders, organised by the female empowerment network Equals.
Up-and-coming musical talent takes the stage for a showcase evening at the central library branch.
Sample a curated selection of bottles guided by the market's in-house wine expert.
An in-person tabletop gaming night with a wide selection of strategy and party games.
A collaborative evening of wine tasting hosted alongside the local wine merchant.
An interactive evening session diving into technology, human connection, and digital innovation.
A grand performing arts gala bringing together theatre, music, and dance on the arena stage.
The rising Dutch hip-hop artist takes the stage with a live showcase of energetic rap tracks.
A live music night showcasing local bands and emerging sounds in the basement listening bar.
Dutch jazz saxophonist Frank Groenendijk headlines this regular live music night.
DJs spin danceable tunes across funk, soul, and disco at the Westerpark bar and restaurant.
A multidisciplinary performance exploring physical and emotional depth.
The Dutch amateur chamber orchestra performs an autumn programme of classical repertoire.
The British tribute band performs the hits and deep cuts of the legendary American soft-rock outfit.
English-language stand-up comedy paired with drinks by the water.
A club night dedicated to reggaeton, dembow, and Latin urban hits.
The London-based singer-songwriter performs his blend of guitar-led indie pop, soul, and bedroom beats.
A club night celebrating Brazilian music, spanning funk carioca, samba, pagode and contemporary pop.
A club night celebrating modern African sounds, spinning afrobeats, amapiano, azonto and coupe decale.
A community exercise and movement session for locals to stay active together.
A guided walking group takes a leisurely route around the park in Amsterdam-Noord.
A community gathering offering activities and connection as part of the nationwide week against loneliness.
A volunteer gardening session working on the community plots and green spaces at Het Groene Veld.
An informal creative meetup in the library where people gather to work on craft and art projects together.
The University of Amsterdam's logic and computation institute pairs internal professional updates with an academic lecture.
An informal social evening designed for locals, expats, and travellers to connect over drinks.
A brisk group fitness walk through the park focused on endurance, posture, and active movement.
Regional farmers and producers gather to sell fresh artisanal foods, baked goods, and produce.
A regular networking mixer combining casual drinks with startup pitches and tech industry presentations.
An evening for international professionals and creatives in the city to connect and exchange ideas.
DJs spin an upbeat mix of house, Latin, and club sounds across the venue's dancefloors.
A night of dance music and selections looking out over the city from the seventh floor.
The guitarist plays a live acoustic set to accompany dinner and drinks at the converted former pumping station.
An evening of pop and dance music at the Amstelveen music venue.
Club night playing commercial pop, R&B, and dance classics on Rembrandtplein.
A night of electronic music and dancing at the creative community space.
DJs spin tropical Latin grooves and reggaeton through the night.
A weekly club night focused on urban, hip-hop, and R&B music.
A dance party playing familiar pop, disco, and R&B chart hits for a crowd aged twenty and up.
An upbeat club night focused on hip-hop, R&B, and dance classics for an older crowd.
An electronic club night spotlighting underground tech-house and techno.
An early morning movement class open to beginners and experienced students alike.
A mindful movement and stretching class in the social centre.
A Friday evening Christian worship service and community fellowship gathering.
The venue is closed to the public for a private event.
The venue is closed for a private hire.
The pioneering Jamaican dancehall DJ and singer, famed for her timeless 1982 anthem 'Bam Bam', performs live.
The exhibition explores the pop artist's commercial textile designs from the 1950s and 1960s before his fame in the fine art world.
Visitors to the historic island fortress can watch experienced ornithologists catch, ring, and document wild birds for scientific study.
The 2023 Turner Prize winner installs assemblages of everyday industrial detritus and found materials inside the medieval church.
A major retrospective devoted to the influential Indonesian-Dutch industrial and interior designer behind Schiphol's 1967 layout.
Audience members recline on mats beneath the museum's illuminated glass canopy for a concert experienced entirely lying down.
A Fluxus-inspired restaging revisits the historic conceptual car project by the Dutch artists and provocateurs.
A major retrospective covers more than seven decades of the Japanese artist's career, spanning her signature polka dots, infinity mirror installations, sculptures, and performance work.
Leroy Berger presents an exhibition examining translation, memory, and indigenous Siberian language systems.
An interactive family exhibition traces the history of stage illusion and escapology from Harry Houdini onwards.
An exhibition surveying the pop artist's commercial textile designs from the 1950s and 1960s, before his screen-printed artworks made him famous.
An artistic exploration of aquatic movement, public baths, and swimming culture installed in the shipyard warehouse.
An archival exhibition tracing the history of drag in the city from seventeenth-century theatre to modern activism and nightlife.
An exhibition showcasing historical clothing from 1640 to 1930 bearing visible traces of wear, mending, and alterations.
A historical exhibition marking 75 years of the Moluccan community in Amsterdam following their arrival from Indonesia in 1951.
A collaborative exhibition pairing Viviane Sassen's surreal fashion photography with Emmeline de Mooij's sculptural and therapeutic installations.
A guided walk through the world's oldest continuously functioning Jewish library, housed in the Portuguese Synagogue complex.
An intimate pop-up jazz night staged inside a nineteenth-century former church on the Haarlemmerstraat.
The Palestinian artist presents work that blends science fiction, film, and installation to explore political memory and exile.
The artist places his own body in tension with motorbikes and heavy machinery in an immersive performance exhibition.
Monumental modern paintings by Lita Cabellut are displayed in dialogue with Goya’s enigmatic 'Los Disparates' etchings.
An exhibition examining the large-scale urban development plan set to transform Amsterdam's northwestern docklands into tens of thousands of new homes.
Teams compete on horseback in high-goal polo matches held across outdoor pitches in Amsterdam Zuid.
The London-based photographer, celebrated for his atmospheric portraits and monumental landscape series like Yangtze: The Long River, shows his work.
The North Amsterdam digital art museum surveys foundational and boundary-pushing works from early video, computer, and electronic media artists.
The Amsterdam indie-rock band celebrates a decade of infectious guitar pop with a multi-act bill of local live bands.
Visual artist and designer Kexin Hao presents research-driven graphic and performance work examining anatomical movements, labour, and state control.
Dutch professional wrestling brings high-flying acrobatics and theatrics to the comedy club stage.
Peter Watkins's harrowing 1971 mockumentary follows anti-war activists given the choice between lengthy prison sentences or surviving three days in the desert.
Polish artist Mikołaj Sobczak presents queer, counter-narrative historical paintings and performances.
Taxidermy duo Sinke & Van Tongeren present their meticulous, fine-art photographs of exotic animals, birds, and natural history specimens.
A 90-minute walking musical performance winds through Amsterdam-Noord with theatrical stops along the route.
An experimental evening of performance art, theatrical clowning and drag.
A sensory sound-healing session combining vibroacoustic therapy with aerial hammocks.
Contemporary artists respond to the surreal, bureaucratic, and existential themes in Franz Kafka's writing.
A collaborative showcase uniting four prominent contemporary artists ahead of the Sonsbeek 2026 quadrennial.
An exhibition examining the global supply chains and ecological impact behind the Netherlands' beloved chocolate sprinkles.
A reunited set of family portraits traces the story behind Johannes Verspronck's famous 17th-century masterpiece of a girl in blue.
Timed with World Pride, the exhibition explores the history and heritage of Amsterdam's queer Lutheran community.
The provocative Austrian director, celebrated for his uncompromising dramas and documentaries including the Paradise trilogy, presents his first Dutch museum survey featuring early, unseen, and new work.
Late Dutch printmaker and painter Aat Veldhoen reflects on mortality in this exhibition hosted at the national museum of funeral heritage.
The Amstelveen museum displays textiles, fashion, and patterns designed by and derived from members of the avant-garde post-war Cobra movement.
An exhibition exploring how artists from the post-war CoBrA movement applied their expressive visual style to fashion and textile design.
A retrospective spotlighting two decades of graduation talent from the premier showcase for Dutch fashion academy alumni.
Fashion photographer Peter Stigter displays two decades of images documenting the graduates of the prestigious Dutch design initiative.
Katsuhiro Otomo's groundbreaking 1988 cyberpunk anime masterpiece portrays a dystopian Neo-Tokyo threatened by psychic destruction.
Magicians perform close-up tricks and sleight of hand right at your pub table.
A private collection of paintings, prints, and antiques shown inside the historic monument at the foot of Amsterdam's 17th-century Mint Tower.
The Dutch textile artist, renowned for her sustainable felt tapestries made with local sheep wool and botanical dyes, exhibits alongside guest artists.
Katsuhiro Otomo's groundbreaking 1988 cyberpunk anime, set in a dystopian post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo, screens in a newly restored print.
Katsuhiro Otomo's three-part sci-fi anime anthology from 1995 screens in collaboration with Kaboom Animation Festival.
Watch the multidisciplinary street artist paint live inside the cavernous NDSM warehouse museum.
A gentle dance class where parents move to music with their infants secured in slings or carriers.
The local chess and sudoku group gathers for outdoor board games, cold drinks, and DJ sets.
The Dutch television presenter and cultural commentator hosts an intimate talk show featuring stage artists and performers.
Nine contemporary artists with Moluccan heritage explore family histories, colonial ties, and diasporic identity through varied media.
Marking the city's 750th anniversary, this exhibition explores centuries of history through fifty key historical windows and documents.
Cherella Gessel directs a Surinamese theatre piece exploring cultural heritage, ritual, and family identity.
Carlos Saura’s 1976 psychological drama stars Ana Torrent as an orphaned girl confronting grief and memory in Franco-era Spain.
Dutch scenographer and director Michiel Voet stages a theatrical performance set against the industrial backdrop of the NDSM wharf.
The Egyptian-French artist presents conceptual works playing with diplomatic language, translation, and bureaucratic rituals.
Seasoned selectors Vladimir Ivkovic and Intergalactic Gary spin eclectic, deep vinyl sets in the subterranean club.
A theatrical production inspired by the landmark Dutch feminist activist movement founded in 1969.
Visitors can sketch alongside Rembrandt's etchings and studies during this hands-on drawing session at the painter's former home.
A Thursday dance party aboard the historic former offshore radio vessel moored in Amsterdam-Noord.
A cultural gathering exploring freedom, shared heritage, and postcolonial ties across Suriname, the Antilles, and Indonesia.
An exhibition or walk exploring the local industrial and architectural legacy of the Van Houten cocoa-producing family.
The Chinese photographer presents work exploring identity, youth culture, and her roots in Xinjiang.
DJs spin funk, disco, and house aboard the former pirate radio ship moored in Amsterdam-Noord.
Dutch electro and Italo-disco pioneer I-F headlines the former jewellery workshop alongside Eileen.
An interactive children's book exhibition featuring the vibrant and detailed illustrations of Charlotte Dematons.
The Dutch theatre-maker and comedian tests out new material for her playfully absurd solo performance.
Curators and artists revisit an ongoing project analyzing social class and power dynamics across the contemporary art system.
A theatrical tribute honoring the legacy of trans pioneer and activist Marsha P. Johnson.
Experimental music collective Jam With Humans performs an intimate set among the shelves of an independent bookshop.
Chamber music and neighborhood stories fill domestic and cultural spaces across Amsterdam-Zuid for the festival's tenth edition.
The annual national film festival screens the year's best Dutch features, documentaries, and shorts across Utrecht cinemas.
Sidney Lumet's razor-sharp 1976 media satire follows an unhinged news anchor whose televised breakdowns become a cynical ratings sensation.
Intricate hand-woven textile sculptures and mixed-media assemblages rooted in indigenous Oaxacan craft traditions.
The emerging Dutch ceramicist displays his whimsical, unconventional ceramic sculptures and creatures.
An exhibition tackling the contested ethics of colonial-era heritage, examining repatriation and restitution debates.
Visitors can pick organic apples and pears in the orchard alongside food trucks, drinks, and live music.
The adventurous American trumpeter fronts an agile trio featuring bassist Petter Eldh and drummer Jim Black.
A retrospective examining the foundational video and performance art preserved by the pioneering Dutch media institute founded in 1978.
The outsider and neurodivergent art gallery presents an exhibition of work engaging with folklore, nature, and storytelling.
Fast live punk meets heavy bass music in an industrial brewery space.
The respected French-Belgian string quartet pairs Mieczysław Weinberg and Prokofiev with Beethoven's Op. 59 No. 1.
A practical papermaking workshop led by Miquel Hervás Gómez using waste paper and pulp.
The Dutch pioneer of net art explores natural landscapes through algorithms and computational perspectives.
A portrait exhibition profiling members of the congregation of the historic Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam.
The gallery presents a contemporary exhibition interrogating art through drag and playful critique.
The Dutch sculptor presents her intricate, gothic ceramic figures that blend myth, anatomy, and religious iconography.
Children aged seven and up experiment with unusual custom-built instruments in a hands-on rhythm workshop.
The acclaimed 2010 essay documentary investigates the hidden global supply chains and human costs of modern container shipping.
An underground comedy show blending stand-up, multimedia, and curated performance inside the historic former shipping headquarters.
The veteran Dutch Zero artist presents works highlighting natural processes, found flora, and non-intervention.
Fashion photographer Peter Stigter documents twenty years of the initiative that introduces top Dutch fashion academy graduates to the wider industry.
The Cuban media artist exhibits work examining informal data networks and alternative internet infrastructures.
Pakistani contemporary artists Amra Khan, Naira Mushtaq, and Sehr Jalil present work engaging with identity, gender, and societal norms.
An architecture walk through the modernist garden city of Nieuw-West, examining how public pavement and street spaces were designed.
An interactive oral history and storytelling gathering focusing on Jewish heritage and wartime memories.
The Dutch fashion designer and visual artist presents colourful, textile-driven works exploring identity, expression, and human diversity.
Indigenous Surinamese activist Meredith Joeroeja discusses culture and heritage in connection with the museum's Surinamese art exhibition.
The opera collective presents George Frideric Handel's early Italian opera about the Visigoth king.
The South African visual activist presents black-and-white portraits celebrating Black LGBTQIA+ communities.
The Dutch techno DJ plays an extended set through the night in the subterranean club across the IJ.
The Italian artist takes over the gallery's project space with an installation based on Luciano Bianciardi's novel.
Ezmeralda Sallaku directs Yasmina Reza’s sharp, award-winning comedy about three friends fractured by a modern painting.
The Cuban pianist pairs live Latin jazz and traditional son with a late dance session.
Developers, animators, and VFX artists meet to share production workflows and discuss the roadmap of the open-source 3D creation suite.
The prolific digital artist shows physical publications alongside his ongoing internet and text projects.
An open-air photography exhibition along the waterfront exploring community care, solidarity, and healing.
Large-scale sculptures by the influential Dutch constructivist artist are installed across the museum's public gardens.
Up-and-coming choreographers Lea Ved, Amparo González Sola, and Maciej Kuźmiński showcase newly developed contemporary dance pieces.
The Croatian conceptual artist presents recent works interrogating modernist memory and institutional space.
Experimental short films by the Puerto Rican artist examining political landscape, mythology, and post-colonial ecology.
The British artist shows her signature painted silks, narrative drawings, and hand-lettered poems addressing care, politics, and survival.
The Dutch textile artist and designer presents monumental, sustainable wall hangings made from felt, natural dyes, and native wool.
The museum explores the foundational building blocks of graffiti, from names and tags to line work, flow, and repetition.
An outdoor photography exhibition set along the Sloterplas boulevard exploring care, healing, and healthcare workers.
Taking its title from Orwell's Animal Farm, this group exhibition gathers contemporary artists exploring power structures, systems of control, and resistance.
The museum's open-air gardens host steel and iron sculptures by the Dutch abstract and constructivist artist.
An exhibition exploring the techniques and artistry behind Roman and Greek glass vessels and jewellery, drawn from the university museum's archaeology collection.
An energetic gospel and soul session designed to introduce young children to live rhythm and song.
An evening of underground music and performance in the converted gas-station venue in Noord.
The acclaimed British fashion photographer presents the second chapter of her intimate, flora-drenched and sensual fine-art series.
A temporary exhibition exploring the methods and impact of investigative searching across Dutch audiovisual archives.
Singer Laren showcases the intense, emotionally charged paintings of the Dutch Expressionist artist Herman Kruyder.
The Berlin-based selector plays an extended set spanning house, disco, techno and global dance rhythms.
The Arnhem-based modern dance company presents a program of four works by Mediterranean choreographers, including two world premieres.
The Dutch visual artist shows his signature drawings and standing line sculptures that play with light, shadow, and architectural form.
The Indian visual artist shows photographic work examining memory, personal archives, and visual perception.
The Dutch central bank displays works from its art collection in its dedicated public gallery.
An exhibition examining how contemporary artists combine photography and collage techniques to construct new pictorial layers.
The Dutch actor and theatre-maker returns with a solo tragicomic tale drawn from his Northern roots.
The Dutch artist shows expressive sculptures and installations incorporating blown glass, ceramics, and textiles.
The Dutch concert violinist coaches emerging string players in an open coaching session.
Rob Looman's personal exhibition reflects on memory, loss, and the slow fading of a parent to dementia.
Anne Cappendijk presents an artistic exploration of public grieving, rituals, and the emotional traffic of personal bereavement.
The Amsterdam rapper and SMIB collective member performs his gospel-influenced hip-hop from his latest album.
A behind-the-scenes documentary follows the Gallagher brothers leading up to their anticipated stadium reunion tour.
A seasonal communal dinner celebrating local produce and autumn flavours at the historic estate.
An interdisciplinary event combining visual art with live performance in the gallery.
The Love on the Rocks label boss and Panorama Bar resident brings her mix of trance, proto-house, and italo-disco for an all-night set.
An immersive digital light-and-sound exhibition that projects life-sized prehistoric creatures across the former industrial hall.
A presentation and discussion reflecting on collective memory, archival practices, and personal histories through textile and visual art.
A behind-the-scenes tour of the historic municipal theatre on the Leidseplein, visiting the stage, dressing rooms, and backstage areas.
An exhibition tracing centuries of LGBTQIA+ struggle, culture, and community life in Amsterdam.
An introductory non-contact boxing and self-defence workshop tailored for the queer community.
A guided museum walk exploring LGBTQ+ themes, hidden narratives, and queer perspectives within the modern and contemporary art collection.
The Latin Grammy-winning Venezuelan band blends reggae, funk, Caribbean rhythms, and indie pop.
A short twenty-minute magic and mentalism show served alongside drinks and bites at the boutique theatre bar.
A guided architectural tour of the modern waterfront concert hall, paired with a short free musical performance.
A live Latin band brings salsa, bachata, and tropical rhythms to an open-air rooftop dance floor.
International art educators associated with the Amsterdam University of the Arts step out of the classroom to present their own visual work.
Dutch techno stalwart Bart Skils headlines a club night alongside veteran German producer Oliver Huntemann and Brazilian live act Victor Ruiz.
A social mixing event designed to spark spontaneous conversations between strangers through structured micro-meetings.
Herbert Ross's 1989 comedy-drama follows a close-knit circle of southern women dealing with love and loss in small-town Louisiana.
An archival photo exhibition tracing the history, protests, and celebrations of Amsterdam's Pride movement.
A mixed-media cabinet of curiosities exhibition centered on movement and the water.
Frisse Oren presents an active, wordless musical theater journey introducing toddlers to balance and gravity.
Choreographer Annemijn Rijk presents an intense, physically demanding contemporary dance duet exploring vulnerability and bodily endurance.
DJ Calamidades Lola spins an all-vinyl set focusing on vintage tropical and Latin sounds.
A youth theatre performance confronting contemporary consumerism, climate anxiety, and the things we discard.
Artists draw on community archives and historical collections to imagine alternative queer futures and spiritual spaces.
Participants work with clay to shape personal narratives and memories in this hands-on community workshop.
A Sunday programme exploring the history and architecture of the former shipping headquarters, an Amsterdam School landmark now operating as a luxury hotel.
Neta Asher Goshen, Una Cicarevic, and Nara Kim present contemporary works exploring identity and transformation at the gallery's Bos en Lommer space.
A club night playing contemporary Afrobeats rhythms accompanied by live saxophone performances.
Free weekly group sports classes running along the green strip near the VU campus.
A multi-day creative workshop exploring how movement, voice, and collaborative improvisation can be shaped into live performance.
Billy Wilder’s cynical film-noir stars Kirk Douglas as an unscrupulous reporter exploiting a trapped cave explorer for headlines.
Coaches run small-group swimming classes designed for adults at the historic bathhouse near the Museumplein.
A contemporary photography exhibition confronting resource extraction and environmental shifts.
Four to six performers from across the LGBTQ+ community present short personal storytelling pieces.
A long-running touring showcase presenting three rising Dutch cabaret talents in one evening.
Live music from the garage-rock and indie outfit in the front room of the neighbourhood venue.
An intimate close-up magic performance where illusions happen right before your eyes.
An exhibition of vibrant, freehand floral paintings rendered on traditional Chinese rice paper.
A Friday night dance party featuring soul, funk, and groove at the private members' club.
A playful children's theatre production staged by the youth theatre company.
A group exhibition at NDSM exploring personal identity, digital self-portraiture, and community belonging.
The French-born, Amsterdam-based artist presents a solo show of ceramic sculptures and paintings.
The Amsterdam-based French artist exhibits glazed ceramics and works on paper.
The Dutch-Argentine photographer shows her intimate, identity-focused portraiture in the museum's dedicated cabinet gallery.
A 90-minute self-guided walking route exploring the historic docklands area as part of the city's 750th anniversary celebrations.
A drum and bass party platforming female and non-binary DJs on the sound system.
A concert introducing younger audiences to Tchaikovsky's celebrated romantic piano concerto.
Textile artist Claudy Jongstra shows alongside invited contemporary artists Gerbrand Burger and Mirte van Laarhoven.
An exhibition exploring the interplay between historical roots, personal memory, and artistic imagination.
Artists interpret and reinterpret natural scenery in this group landscape exhibition inside the historic wooden church.
Photographer Tomás Mauro presents a portrait project where sitters exchange their names for a postcard.
Resident craftspeople and designers display collaborative works at the creative maker community in Zaandam.
The Dutch artist presents a body of evocative sculptural work, known for her sensual glass forms and organic materials.
A practical painting workshop focused on expressive color and bold brushwork, inspired by the museum's collection.
An improvised theatre performance where actors spin an audience-suggested narrative through the tropes of a specific genre.
A performance evening dedicated to French song, culture and chansons.
The artist presents a collection of detailed coloured-pencil drawings in the society's project space.
A guided look behind the scenes of the concert hall is followed by a free midday classical performance.
Children and families can drop in to craft fruit garlands while learning about harvest traditions around the world.
A digital light-and-sound show projecting the fantastical visions and monstrous details of the Early Netherlandish painter.
An exhibition presenting new artistic work inside the residency space of De Ateliers.
Four performance artists share new works-in-progress across an intimate evening of contemporary theatre.
A joint exhibition featuring works by French painter Lou Ros and South Korean artist Sanghyuk Kim.
A retrospective of the Haarlem painter known for his expressive still lifes, portraits, and cluttered studio scenes.
The emerging Dutch artist presents recent mixed-media work created during her residency.
Young string players supported by the Dutch National Musical Instrument Foundation perform a midday chamber concert.
Free organ recitals offering a midday musical pause inside the neoclassical church facing Waterlooplein.
DJs play house and electronic music high above the city at the A'DAM Tower bar.
The gallery marks eight years in Bos en Lommer with the opening of Marilyn Sonneveld's solo show of figurative paintings.
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and Tim Curry star in the 1996 musical adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel.
A community garden harvest celebration in Amsterdam-Noord featuring shared food and activities hosted by 4Siblings.
The Dutch abstract artist presents new geometric paintings informed by Henri Matisse's early twentieth-century color palette.
The German DJ and producer, known for his chunky basslines and signature heavy house sound, plays an extended set.
The German artist presents paintings exploring remote, wild landscapes in the gallery's new Overtoom space.
Visual artist Ineke Oostveen presents her work in a salon-style gathering at the NDSM cultural space.
Sports clubs and venues across Amsterdam open their doors to let residents try activities without charge.
An educational and interactive family exhibition exploring mythical lore, symbols, and nature.
An exhibition bridging scientific inquiry and artistic practice to examine how reality is perceived and constructed.
Jefta Hoed displays work exploring urban discards, public surfaces, and everyday street materials.
The acclaimed Dutch painter shows new semi-abstract works exploring landscape and natural motifs.
A guided walk through the photography museum's exhibition exploring youth culture and coming of age.
The Dutch photographer displays contemplative images exploring time, memory, aging, and personal identity.
The German artist shows paintings and drawings exploring the overlooked structural details of everyday surroundings.
An immersive exhibition bringing Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic novella to life through visual art and installations.
Boom Chicago's ensemble skewers Dutch culture, expat life, and Amsterdam quirks in a fast-paced comedy show.
An exhibition exploring the faith, traditions, and inclusive modern history of the Dutch Lutheran community.
The Amsterdam-based artist presents painting and drawing work marked by surreal imagery, pop culture, and speculative narratives.
Artists Amra Khan, Naira Mushtaq, and Sehr Jalil explore history, materiality, and the lingering afterlives of objects.
Bring clean, unwanted clothes to swap directly with others and refresh your wardrobe sustainably.
A 3,000-square-metre labyrinth of interactive audiovisual installations created by Dutch dance-event pioneers ID&T.
A hands-on workshop covering the fundamentals and practical techniques of cold-process soap crafting.
The premier annual exhibition of international photojournalism and documentary photography visits the historic 15th-century church on Dam Square.
A collaborative tasting evening pairing curated natural and low-intervention wines.
An exhibition presenting artistic responses to crisis, loss, and the process of rebuilding.
A discussion or staged evening delving into literature, mystery, or cultural commentary.
The contemporary gallery presents an autumn group show highlighting modern artists working in experimental media.
A group show focusing on tactile textures, natural elements, and organic processes through contemporary sculpture and painting.
Noni Madeleine shows a selection of recent visual artwork at the neighbourhood cafe and cultural space.
A documentary and debate evening exploring human stories and conflicts behind the headlines.
A curated display linking artist publications, monographs, and cinema projects within the gallery.
A lighthearted community game of bingo hosted with music and entertainment.
Software developers, founders, and tech creators meet over craft beer to chat about side projects and technology.
An initiative supporting local residents in Amsterdam-West with funding and practical help to cut their household energy use.
DJs spin Latin and Afro-infused house at the bar and restaurant.
A beginner-friendly workshop exploring hand-building and texturing techniques to create clay objects and sculptures.
A dance party by the water featuring eclectic electronic beats.
Artists present personal narratives examining how human communities interact with and reshape the natural landscape.
The Australian surf-rock band brings their upbeat, melodic guitar sound to the venue's upstairs room.
A local history and storytelling exhibition presented at the public library in Weesp.
NDSM artists explore self-representation through drawing, painting, photography, film, and performance.
Dutch artist Studio Irma presents interactive digital installations using mirrors, light, and projection mapping.
The Chilean-born, Amsterdam-based DJ soundtracks an evening of waterfront dining with his mix of house, disco, and global grooves.
The resident selector spins classic rock, alternative, and grunge tunes in the canal-side rock cafe.
A DJ set in the long-running grunge, rock, and alternative canal-side bar.
Stanley Kubrick’s chilling Cold War black comedy stars Peter Sellers in three roles as nuclear disaster looms.
A casual board games night designed for practicing conversational Dutch in a social group setting.
A dual programme examining the dynamics between public space, performance, and institutional boundaries.
Six artists present visual reflections on isolation and interpersonal connection.
Nina Ascoly presents an exhibition of drawings and line-based visual work at the creative community space.
A site-specific art exhibition featuring works inspired by Amsterdam Oost and the local community around Oosterpark.
A retrospective exhibition celebrating the life and creative output of visual artist Marie Vink.
Local photography club members display work capturing neighbourhood life and architectural details from Amsterdam Nieuw-West.
Studio 12-06 opens its doors for a showcase of paintings by Klaartje Pander.
Elise van Staveren presents reflective visual work meditating on human vulnerability, transience, and the limits of existence.
The Mexican painter's life, portraits, and folk-art aesthetic are explored through projected digital imagery and historical photography.
An open-air evening with live music and drinks around the fire.
A thematic exhibition devoted to the colour green and the environmental ideas associated with it.
A public talk or debate focusing on local urban life, politics, and culture in the Dutch capital.
A contemporary art exhibition reflecting on humanity's footprint, memory, and environmental impact.
An intimate theatrical evening exploring urban night-time tales.
Two Dutch artists known for their material-driven approaches to abstraction engage in a visual dialogue.
Musicians drop in for an open, unscripted jam night at the storied blues and rock bar.
A contemporary stage production exploring beginnings, growth and transformation.
A night of club sounds spanning house, techno, and electro from a selection of local DJs.
A solo exhibition of works by the Dutch contemporary artist Marinka Reuten.
An informal evening for practising languages over drinks with locals and internationals.
The club marks its second anniversary with two nights of vintage hip-hop, R&B, and Caribbean music.
Dutch house producer M-High and selector Shanne share deck duties in the compact Westerpark club.
A professional and personal development academy designed for local young people aged under thirty in Zuidoost.
Club night featuring underground electronic selectors in the multi-room venue.
Artist Petra Kroon presents paintings exploring vulnerability and transparency in this gallery inside De Hallen.
The monthly outdoor design, craft, and food market on Museumplein takes place a week early to avoid the marathon.
The venue's cinema screens a regular lineup of music documentaries and concert films spanning diverse genres and eras.
A live comedy or cabaret performance at the neighbourhood theatre.
Amsterdam-Zuid hosts free neighbourhood activities and social gatherings as part of the nationwide Loneliness Awareness Week.
A free creative writing workshop encouraging participants to develop poetry, spoken word, and prose in a supportive group setting.
Artisanal food producers, craft stalls, and food trucks set up across the park for the regular Sunday outdoor market.
A club night dedicated to nineties and noughties R&B hits at the waterfront venue.
The Jordaan gallery opens its autumn programme with new work from a selection of contemporary artists.
The lively live outfit covers classic soul, funk, and Motown standards near Leidseplein.
The restaurant and bar hosts a guest DJ set from Rednlobster.
The artist presents a series of contemporary landscape and still-life paintings.
A group exhibition featuring work by Vincent Verhoef, Justus de Rode, and Maria Kley.
The long-running English-language comedy troupe stages fast-paced improv sketches driven by audience suggestions.
A local band plays live pop and rock covers in the neighbourhood venue.
An exhibition investigating how the brain and the senses reconstruct personal and shared memory.
Live music late into the night at the classic Leidseplein blues and rock haunt.
The local outfit delivers a lively evening of rock and blues in the legendary live music bar.
A group exhibition bringing together various contemporary artistic perspectives on natural landscapes.
The Flemish cultural house showcases contemporary performing arts, visual art, and music from Flanders.
Free community gatherings, coffees, and social events across Amsterdam-Zuid designed to help neighbours meet one another.
A theatrical solo reflecting on heritage, identity, and personal history.
A contemporary exhibition bringing together works that reward close observation.
A club night focused on Afrobeats, amapiano, and urban dance rhythms.
A community meeting offering information, mutual support, and shared experiences for people living with dementia, their families, and carers.
Live rock and pop covers from the resident circuit band.
The street art museum displays authenticated originals and prints by the elusive British stencil artist.
A free weekly women's fitness class combining accessible exercise with a friendly neighbourhood social environment.
A monthly information hub offering advice and resources for over-sixties wanting to live independently in De Pijp.
A musical reading and sensory playtime session for babies, toddlers, and their parents at the library.
An evening of live entertainment at the intimate tapas-and-theatre space.
A late-night house and electronic music party near Leidseplein.
A high-energy party and rock cover band playing crowd favourites and classics.
A late-night dance session at the boutique cocktail and party spot.
An immersive, digital 360-degree audiovisual screening set to the music of the British arena-rock band.
The museum presents key highlights from its vast permanent collection, spanning modern painting, sculpture, and design.
A contemporary art exhibition hosted by the Jordaan-based gallery.
The contemporary gallery presents a new group exhibition running through the beginning of August.
An informal, free workshop and social session aimed at practicing conversational Dutch in a casual setting.
A solo exhibition showcasing recent visual work by artist Roberto Caradonna at the neighbourhood library.
The maritime museum opens up creative workshops and drop-in family activities every Wednesday afternoon.
A discussion or evening programme exploring themes of identity, home, and community.
A museum docent leads visitors through the photography museum's current exhibitions on Keizersgracht.
A club night dedicated to groove-driven electronic music and techno.
A collection of works by prominent modern and contemporary artists, including figures from pop and street art.
An evening of live underground music and DJ sets at the Houthavens creative hub.
An evening of socialising and music at the waterside venue in Amsterdam-Oost.
A relaxed, non-formal meetup for practicing conversational Dutch over a cup of coffee.
A club night of house and electronic rhythms paired with tequila cocktails.
Musicians of all skill levels can bring an instrument or borrow one to explore collaborative rhythm and sound.
Sports clubs and fitness centres across the country offer open sessions, taster classes, and demonstrations to encourage physical activity.
A late-night club party with DJs and performance at the canal-side venue.
Resident DJs spin mainstream club anthems and house into the early hours.
A community talk focusing on local Amsterdam-Oost topics at the neighbourhood library branch.
Local DJs keep the dance floor moving with house, disco, and club tracks.
A club party serving up current hip-hop, R&B, and club bangers.
A lineup of stand-up comedians perform live sets in an informal comedy club setting.
An evening of electronic beats and selectors taking over the ground-floor bar space.
Broadcasters, producers, and technology providers meet to examine the latest developments in European sports television production and streaming.
A night of underground and driving electronic music on Rembrandtplein.
A site-specific installation and project hosted in the gallery's project space.
A series of community gatherings and supportive activities highlighting social connection during the national loneliness awareness week.
An active sports and games afternoon for children aged four to eight, led by local sports coaches.
A group walking session through Amsterdam-West designed to keep participants active while meeting neighbourhood residents.
A late-night electronic and house music party running through the early hours.
An evening of music and drinks at the east-side bar and terrace.
A weekend club session dedicated to classic, tech, and modern house music on Rembrandtplein.
The public employment agency offers practical guidance on CV building and job-hunting strategies in the Dutch labour market.
The language school opens its doors for free trial lessons, level assessments, and an introduction to its teaching methods.
A late-night party mixing urban, hip-hop, and chart hits on Rembrandtplein.
Insurance executives examine the impact of artificial intelligence and automated claims processing on underwriting and fraud detection.
De Balie presents an event exploring contemporary societal and political questions.
A free reading session for young children and their parents at the local public library.
The gallery presents a rotating display of visual art.
A multi-day corporate training course focused on coaching techniques, performance management, and team leadership strategies.
A five-day professional development workshop covering service standards, client communication, and dispute resolution for corporate staff.
Saturday 26 September
Soprano Mattanja van den Bos performs a family-friendly Dutch-language opera staged inside a metro station.
Jazz pieces and conversations inspired by the novels and musical references of Japanese author Haruki Murakami.
Mozart's comic singspiel Der Schauspieldirektor performed with historic wooden marionettes.
Martin Scorsese's 1980 biographical boxing classic starring Robert De Niro gets an atmospheric screening inside a working fight gym.
A guided group walk through the park combining casual conversation with mindful exploration of psychedelic microdosing.
A workshop teaching the art of capturing environmental sounds and ambient noise along the shores of Sloterplas.
A hands-on hardware workshop building portable, off-grid communication devices using Raspberry Pi computers.
An interactive session using virtual reality headsets to help participants experience and understand daily life with dementia.
Carve your own bespoke bookplate stamp in this practical printmaking workshop for adults.
An interactive arts-education workshop exploring divination and tarot as creative storytelling tools.
A performance showcasing Odissi, one of the eight classical dance forms of India, known for its sculptural poses and expressive storytelling.
The Dutch saxophone ensemble performs a musical homage to urban planner Hendrik Berlage inside Michel de Klerk's iconic Amsterdam School housing block.
A ballroom culture and vogue event celebrating the local queer dance and performance community.
A night of free improvisation combining traditional woodwinds and strings with electronic noise from handmade crackleboxes.
A youth theatre performance delving into Indonesian and Dutch-Indies family roots, memory, and heritage across generations.
A panel discussion examining the overlooked histories, presence and contributions of Black communities in Morocco.
Composer Danya Pilchen leads the contemporary ensemble through works combining organ, acoustic instruments, and experimental tuning.
An accessible, short operatic performance staged in the public space near a metro stop for passersby and families.
The popular Dutch rapper, known for smooth flows and chart-topping hip-hop releases, performs outdoors in the forest theatre.
Scale-model shipwrights from across the Netherlands display handcrafted miniature vessels, historical galleons, and modern fleets.
An exhibition showing intricate handmade model ships showcasing traditional maritime craft and history.
A discussion evening examining environmental crime, pollution, and the enforcement of ecological law.
A guided look inside the circular rooftop greenhouse to see its aquaponics system and urban agriculture in practice.
Buddhist nun Ven. Amy Miller leads a day-long teaching on navigating emotional turmoil using Buddhist philosophy.
Emmanuelle Favreau reads aloud from contemporary literature exploring musical themes at the French-language bookshop.
A communal mobile wood-fired sauna setup offering relaxation and outdoor bathing.
Learn risograph printing techniques to create your own self-published zine.
Children's storytime told in both Ukrainian and Dutch at the public library.
A guided walking tour exploring the Amsterdam School architectural landmarks of Amsterdam-Zuid.
Surinamese kaseko outfit La Rouge headlines this festival celebrating Caribbean and tropical sounds.
An introductory talk contextualising the career and polka-dot installations of the Japanese avant-garde artist.
A hands-on creative session teaching participants how to convert recorded video into frame-by-frame mixed-media animation.
The acclaimed English tenor and pianist perform nineteenth-century lieder by Hugo Wolf and Franz Schubert.
A theatrical performance exploring gender, identity, and personal histories staged inside the historic museum.
A Tibetan Buddhist study and practice course focusing on Mahamudra and introductory tantric meditation methods.
The Indian stand-up comedian brings her signature deadpan observational humour to the canal-side comedy club.
A multimedia light and sound installation turns the historic Catholic church into an immersive visual space.
Author Chloé Genovisi Fluitman discusses her new book on ADHD in adult women at the French-language bookshop.
Melbourne punk outfit Split System bring their raw garage rock alongside local garage-punk group The Etters.
The Dutch visual and performance artist presents a choreographic work exploring physical and spatial memory.
A festival spotlighting darkwave, post-punk and experimental underground electronic music across live acts and DJs.
A screening of Sergei Eisenstein's pioneering 1925 silent cinema classic accompanied by an introductory lecture.
An intimate evening of confidential storytelling and shared personal narratives under the full moon.
An eclectic double bill of contemporary chamber jazz and adventurous acoustic music.
The artist presents an evening of spiritual and introspective world music blending Central Asian vocal traditions with modern instrumentation.
The wildly popular Rotterdam rap crew bring their energetic blend of hip-hop, dancehall, and Antillean sounds to the stage.
In-Soo Radstake's 2023 documentary examines the media campaign and propaganda surrounding the Dutch military actions in Indonesia.
Crete-based punk-rock siblings Frenzee join Australian heavy rockers Grim Rhythm for an evening of raw guitar music.
Pianists and music enthusiasts gather in the historic church space for an evening of shared keyboard performances.
The Southern California band play their vintage-style blend of sweet soul, R&B and Chicano rock.
Swiss harpist Julie Campiche blends electronic-tinged jazz with acoustic texture, paired with a solo set from ambient guitarist Raphael Vanoli.
A community wellness session offering traditional acupuncture and cupping treatments.
A hands-on workshop focused on creating climate-resilient, wildlife-friendly gardens.
An outdoor nature workshop where young children hunt for earthworms, woodlice, and other soil-dwelling creatures.
The specialist yarn shop hosts an inspiration day focused on working with mohair fibre.
An informal session connecting visitors directly with resident bio-designers, artists and tinkerers to discuss their work.
A community festival of live music, food, and experimental performance at Amsterdam's long-running independent cultural space.
A community gathering focusing on neurodiversity, accessibility and supportive cultural spaces.
A live recording of the HUMAN public-broadcasting debate programme, tackling pressing social issues with audience involvement.
Puppetry, live music, and family history come together in this production exploring relationships between grandchildren and their grandfathers.
A meditative acoustic session using singing bowls and overtone instruments to mark the change of season.
The Dutch hip-hop artist and rapper performs outdoors on the forest stage.
Korean choreographer Juyoung Byun presents a contemporary dance piece exploring physical elements and human connection.
A mixed programme from Dutch National Ballet highlighting influential choreographic masterworks from its history.
The French collective perform their bossa nova interpretations of classic post-punk, new wave and rock songs.
The veteran Dutch comedian and television personality tests out new material for his latest stand-up show.
A site-responsive dance and physical theater performance examining contemporary womanhood and expectations of self-improvement.
Dancers take turns improvising and battling in the centre of the circle across contemporary and urban styles.
A house-dance movement class followed by social dancing in the basement club space.
Students from Groningen's art academy showcase their work in a group exhibition at the former baggage hall.
Dozens of stalls sell vinyl, CDs, and music memorabilia inside the Rotterdam arena.
The hands-on science museum opens its doors for free with experiments and workshops during the nationwide science weekend.
An open-door session where local residents can explore the community workshop and use shared craft facilities.
The launch event celebrating a new exhibition and gathering space inside the historic city-centre design hub.
Trade second-hand clothes, browse pre-loved finds, and pick up tips on repairing and upcycling your garments.
A day of neighbourhood festivities across Stadionbuurt with live music, market stalls, storytelling, and kids' activities.
An electric-boat cruise exploring the quiet waterways and natural landscape of the forest park.
Local makers, designers, and craftspeople sell handmade products inside the former tram depot.
A ceramic workshop exploring mindful making and tactile crafting at NDSM.
A free store where visitors can drop off usable items or pick up clothes, books and household goods for free.
Hands-on making and outdoor science experiments for young people at Jeugdland.
A two-person pottery class covering the basics of wheel throwing, with finished pieces fired and glazed for pickup.
An imaginative theatrical performance created for children aged three and up.
Resident artists Somer Şpat, Nuka Horvat, and Andrei Bessa present and discuss their developing projects.
A summery day of beer, food, and music at the craft brewery's taproom terrace.
A community gathering celebrating Brazilian culture with food, music and socialising.
A club night dedicated to uplifting, classic, and progressive trance music in Amstelveen.
Guest cooks take charge of the venue's kitchen for an evening of food and drinks.
A networking evening bringing local designers, artists, and independent creatives together over natural wine.
A shared neighbourhood supper where locals sit together for a communal meal.
A social evening and gathering hosted by the Amsterdam-based lifestyle and movement teacher.
Chamber group Mystery Ensemble reinterprets the British pop superstar's biggest hits for strings inside a neo-Gothic church.
A performance combining dance, acting, and song explores memory and family relationships for audiences aged eight and up.
The Danish double bassist plays an evening set over dinner at the converted east-side pumping station.
An evening dedicated to emerging theatre makers presenting fresh, in-development performances.
An intimate programme celebrating vintage theatre, song, and dramatic history.
An informal comedy night where comics can show up, sign up, and try out material in front of an audience.
The Netherlands String Quartet Academy presents emerging quartets performing classical and romantic repertoire.
A live performance piece examining social standards, bodily control, and creative defiance.
An acoustic trio performs classical and modern Argentine tango arrangements.
Pianist Mike del Ferro, bassist Joris Teepe, and Austrian drummer Bernd Reiter explore Latin rhythms, salsa, and bop.
Two visiting British acts share the bill for an evening of underground punk and alternative music at the rock bar.
The Australian indie rock four-piece bring their sun-drenched, guitar-led pop melodies to the venue.
A guided women's circle centered on somatic regulation, mindfulness exercises, and peer conversation.
A humorous, music-filled family show centered around dogs plays outdoors on the park stage.
An informal morning session for programmers to work on personal projects and chat over coffee.
The social running club leads a group long run starting and ending at the neighbourhood café.
A local gardening group meets to work with plants and share tips.
Parents and babies under one gather for a relaxed session of singing, breathing exercises, and community connection.
An outdoor activity club featuring nature play and crafts for toddlers and young children.
An informal meetup at the public library where people can sit down together to play modern and classic board games.
A community gathering organised for neighbours to meet, socialise, and connect over food and activities.
An evening clothes swap aimed at updating wardrobes through circular, sustainable fashion exchange.
Sample selected wines with host Vincent at the local specialty food market.
IJburg residents, community organisers, and local officials meet to talk over neighbourhood plans, with music and information stands.
Het Motorblok hosts a community festival celebrating the local neighbourhood.
A hands-on workshop exploring collage techniques using cutting, layering, and found paper materials.
A guided movement practice combining mindfulness and body awareness.
The popular animated preschool character stars in a live musical stage show with songs, dancing, and puppets.
A puppet theatre performance designed for young children.
A craft session inviting neighbours to design and write cards for local residents.
Local performers share music, spoken word, and stories on stage at the central library branch.
Creative workshops exploring artistic techniques alongside the museum's collections.
A visiting choral ensemble from Norway sings an afternoon concert in the historic church, free to attend.
A gathering centered around peace, reflection, and community dialogue at the historic Mennonite church on the Singel.
Live swing and traditional jazz standards performed at the university cultural centre.
The Dutch band plays classic rhythm and blues at the community hub in Amsterdam-Noord.
Musicians gather to share an open stage for unrehearsed jazz and funk improvisation.
Pianist Evan van der Feen leads an evening of straight-ahead and modern jazz alongside bassist Omer Groveen and drummer Carlos Ayuso.
The Dutch rapper and producer performs his personal, emo-tinged hip-hop songs.
A club night focused on hip-hop, R&B, and club sounds at the Westerpark venue.
The vocal and acoustic ensemble presents their latest staged concert programme.
An evening of unscripted, fast-paced comedic scenes created on the spot from audience suggestions.
An informal, welcoming karaoke night for anyone who likes to sing along with others.
Local bands perform an eclectic evening of live music ranging from jazz to indie rock.
A tribute act faithfully performing the heavy metal and thrash hits of Metallica.
A late-night party running fast, aggressive, industrial-leaning techno.
A regular guided walking group meets for exercise through the park.
A weekend storytime session reading picture books aloud for young children.
A guided reflective writing session aimed at clearing the mind and establishing personal insights.
A statue honoring the prolific Dutch columnist and writer Simon Carmiggelt, known by his pen name Kronkel, stands within the park.
The independent platform curates an evening of electronic music at the Westerpark club.
Resident DJs take over the turntables for an evening of electronic music.
Fast-paced networking rounds designed to connect engineers, researchers, and professionals working in tech and artificial intelligence.
A casual evening drinks mixer aimed at young professionals and expats living in the city.
A Saturday night showcase of English-language stand-up comedy in the city centre.
An instrumental recital dedicated entirely to the keyboard or chamber works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
A late-night DJ set of club sounds on the venue's seventh-floor rooftop dancefloor.
A collaborative event combining visual arts and music in the venue's space.
A lively Latin party dedicated to reggaeton, dembow, bachata, and tropical club hits.
A lineup of experienced Dutch and international stand-up comedians perform their sharpest material.
A club night playing hip-hop, R&B, and dancehall beats in the city centre.
A club night focused on reggaeton, salsa, bachata, and Latin crossover sounds.
A hip-hop and R&B club night with a strict over-21 door policy.
An R&B, hip-hop, and pop club night open exclusively to patrons over twenty-one.
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The long-running weekly hip-hop and R&B party returns with resident DJs and guest selectors.
A regular weekly neighbourhood meet-up and social drop-in for local residents.
A private hire function closed to the general public.
The pioneering Jamaican dancehall DJ and singer, famed for her timeless 1982 anthem 'Bam Bam', performs live.
The exhibition explores the pop artist's commercial textile designs from the 1950s and 1960s before his fame in the fine art world.
An architecture walk exploring postwar brutalist and modern concrete buildings across Amsterdam-Zuid.
Visitors to the historic island fortress can watch experienced ornithologists catch, ring, and document wild birds for scientific study.
The Amsterdam Museum opens its high-tech storage depot, where thousands of municipal art pieces and artefacts are preserved.
The 2023 Turner Prize winner installs assemblages of everyday industrial detritus and found materials inside the medieval church.
A major retrospective devoted to the influential Indonesian-Dutch industrial and interior designer behind Schiphol's 1967 layout.
Audience members recline on mats beneath the museum's illuminated glass canopy for a concert experienced entirely lying down.
Mozart's short comic opera about backstage theatrical rivalries is performed in Dutch using large wooden marionettes.
A Fluxus-inspired restaging revisits the historic conceptual car project by the Dutch artists and provocateurs.
Rirkrit Tiravanija's landmark relational artwork, where the artist cooked and served pad thai directly to gallery visitors.
A major retrospective covers more than seven decades of the Japanese artist's career, spanning her signature polka dots, infinity mirror installations, sculptures, and performance work.
Leroy Berger presents an exhibition examining translation, memory, and indigenous Siberian language systems.
An interactive family exhibition traces the history of stage illusion and escapology from Harry Houdini onwards.
An exhibition surveying the pop artist's commercial textile designs from the 1950s and 1960s, before his screen-printed artworks made him famous.
The former studio and sculpture garden of Dutch abstract sculptor André Volten opens to the public.
The living heritage museum in the flats of Kraaiennest opens to showcase the architectural history of the Bijlmermeer.
The monumental 1934 wholesale market hall opens its cavernous, arched interior to visitors.
Mozart's comic singspiel about backstage rivalries between prima donnas is performed using classical wooden marionettes.
An artistic exploration of aquatic movement, public baths, and swimming culture installed in the shipyard warehouse.
Henri-Georges Clouzot’s 1956 documentary captures Pablo Picasso painting directly onto transparent glass, shown in collaboration with Cinema Amstelveen.
An archival exhibition tracing the history of drag in the city from seventeenth-century theatre to modern activism and nightlife.
A hands-on workshop teaching seventeenth-century etching techniques in Rembrandt’s former home as part of the craftsmanship festival.
An exhibition showcasing historical clothing from 1640 to 1930 bearing visible traces of wear, mending, and alterations.
A historical exhibition marking 75 years of the Moluccan community in Amsterdam following their arrival from Indonesia in 1951.
A collaborative exhibition pairing Viviane Sassen's surreal fashion photography with Emmeline de Mooij's sculptural and therapeutic installations.
A guided walk through the world's oldest continuously functioning Jewish library, housed in the Portuguese Synagogue complex.
An intimate pop-up jazz night staged inside a nineteenth-century former church on the Haarlemmerstraat.
The Dutch Zero movement veteran displays assemblages crafted from coins, corks, and everyday cast-offs.
The Palestinian artist presents work that blends science fiction, film, and installation to explore political memory and exile.
The artist places his own body in tension with motorbikes and heavy machinery in an immersive performance exhibition.
Monumental modern paintings by Lita Cabellut are displayed in dialogue with Goya’s enigmatic 'Los Disparates' etchings.
An exhibition examining the large-scale urban development plan set to transform Amsterdam's northwestern docklands into tens of thousands of new homes.
Teams compete on horseback in high-goal polo matches held across outdoor pitches in Amsterdam Zuid.
The London-based photographer, celebrated for his atmospheric portraits and monumental landscape series like Yangtze: The Long River, shows his work.
The North Amsterdam digital art museum surveys foundational and boundary-pushing works from early video, computer, and electronic media artists.
Visual artist and designer Kexin Hao presents research-driven graphic and performance work examining anatomical movements, labour, and state control.
Peter Watkins's harrowing 1971 mockumentary follows anti-war activists given the choice between lengthy prison sentences or surviving three days in the desert.
Polish artist Mikołaj Sobczak presents queer, counter-narrative historical paintings and performances.
An authentic Greek folk celebration featuring live musicians playing traditional urban blues and rebetiko songs.
Taxidermy duo Sinke & Van Tongeren present their meticulous, fine-art photographs of exotic animals, birds, and natural history specimens.
An experimental evening of performance art, theatrical clowning and drag.
A sensory sound-healing session combining vibroacoustic therapy with aerial hammocks.
Contemporary artists respond to the surreal, bureaucratic, and existential themes in Franz Kafka's writing.
A collaborative showcase uniting four prominent contemporary artists ahead of the Sonsbeek 2026 quadrennial.
An exhibition examining the global supply chains and ecological impact behind the Netherlands' beloved chocolate sprinkles.
A reunited set of family portraits traces the story behind Johannes Verspronck's famous 17th-century masterpiece of a girl in blue.
Timed with World Pride, the exhibition explores the history and heritage of Amsterdam's queer Lutheran community.
The provocative Austrian director, celebrated for his uncompromising dramas and documentaries including the Paradise trilogy, presents his first Dutch museum survey featuring early, unseen, and new work.
Late Dutch printmaker and painter Aat Veldhoen reflects on mortality in this exhibition hosted at the national museum of funeral heritage.
The Amstelveen museum displays textiles, fashion, and patterns designed by and derived from members of the avant-garde post-war Cobra movement.
An exhibition exploring how artists from the post-war CoBrA movement applied their expressive visual style to fashion and textile design.
The 1930s Amsterdam School community building in Tuindorp Oostzaan opens its doors for Heritage Day.
A retrospective spotlighting two decades of graduation talent from the premier showcase for Dutch fashion academy alumni.
Fashion photographer Peter Stigter displays two decades of images documenting the graduates of the prestigious Dutch design initiative.
Katsuhiro Otomo's groundbreaking 1988 cyberpunk anime masterpiece portrays a dystopian Neo-Tokyo threatened by psychic destruction.
Master craftspeople offer demonstrations, workshops, films, and material stalls celebrating traditional and modern artisanal skills.
Magicians perform close-up tricks and sleight of hand right at your pub table.
A private collection of paintings, prints, and antiques shown inside the historic monument at the foot of Amsterdam's 17th-century Mint Tower.
The Dutch textile artist, renowned for her sustainable felt tapestries made with local sheep wool and botanical dyes, exhibits alongside guest artists.
Katsuhiro Otomo's groundbreaking 1988 cyberpunk anime, set in a dystopian post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo, screens in a newly restored print.
Katsuhiro Otomo's three-part sci-fi anime anthology from 1995 screens in collaboration with Kaboom Animation Festival.
Watch the multidisciplinary street artist paint live inside the cavernous NDSM warehouse museum.
The local chess and sudoku group gathers for outdoor board games, cold drinks, and DJ sets.
The Dutch television presenter and cultural commentator hosts an intimate talk show featuring stage artists and performers.
Nine contemporary artists with Moluccan heritage explore family histories, colonial ties, and diasporic identity through varied media.
Marking the city's 750th anniversary, this exhibition explores centuries of history through fifty key historical windows and documents.
Cherella Gessel directs a Surinamese theatre piece exploring cultural heritage, ritual, and family identity.
Master craftspeople from around the world lead hands-on workshops, masterclasses, and demonstrations at NDSM Wharf.
Carlos Saura’s 1976 psychological drama stars Ana Torrent as an orphaned girl confronting grief and memory in Franco-era Spain.
The colossal 1920s brick headquarters of the Netherlands Trading Society, designed by Karel de Bazel, opens for viewings.
Dutch scenographer and director Michiel Voet stages a theatrical performance set against the industrial backdrop of the NDSM wharf.
The Egyptian-French artist presents conceptual works playing with diplomatic language, translation, and bureaucratic rituals.
Seasoned selectors Vladimir Ivkovic and Intergalactic Gary spin eclectic, deep vinyl sets in the subterranean club.
A theatrical production inspired by the landmark Dutch feminist activist movement founded in 1969.
A creative textile workshop engaging with Dutch colonial slavery through collective embroidery and quilting.
Visitors can sketch alongside Rembrandt's etchings and studies during this hands-on drawing session at the painter's former home.
A cultural gathering exploring freedom, shared heritage, and postcolonial ties across Suriname, the Antilles, and Indonesia.
An exhibition or walk exploring the local industrial and architectural legacy of the Van Houten cocoa-producing family.
The Chinese photographer presents work exploring identity, youth culture, and her roots in Xinjiang.
DJs spin funk, disco, and house aboard the former pirate radio ship moored in Amsterdam-Noord.
Dutch electro and Italo-disco pioneer I-F headlines the former jewellery workshop alongside Eileen.
The English tenor and his long-time accompanist perform nineteenth-century German art songs by Schubert and Hugo Wolf.
Kite flyers from across the world take over the Scheveningen beach with massive displays and stunt demonstrations.
An interactive children's book exhibition featuring the vibrant and detailed illustrations of Charlotte Dematons.
The Dutch theatre-maker and comedian tests out new material for her playfully absurd solo performance.
An underground festival spanning multiple venues across the city, highlighting alternative art, subcultures, and multidisciplinary performance.
A multi-day creative festival gathering eccentric live acts, performances and oddball art under one roof.
Curators and artists revisit an ongoing project analyzing social class and power dynamics across the contemporary art system.
The cultural enclave marks the full moon with a celebration featuring music, poetry and artistic rituals.
A theatrical tribute honoring the legacy of trans pioneer and activist Marsha P. Johnson.
Electronic music played entirely live using hardware synths, drum machines, and sequencers rather than pre-recorded tracks.
Experimental music collective Jam With Humans performs an intimate set among the shelves of an independent bookshop.
Chamber music and neighborhood stories fill domestic and cultural spaces across Amsterdam-Zuid for the festival's tenth edition.
The annual national film festival screens the year's best Dutch features, documentaries, and shorts across Utrecht cinemas.
Sidney Lumet's razor-sharp 1976 media satire follows an unhinged news anchor whose televised breakdowns become a cynical ratings sensation.
Intricate hand-woven textile sculptures and mixed-media assemblages rooted in indigenous Oaxacan craft traditions.
The emerging Dutch ceramicist displays his whimsical, unconventional ceramic sculptures and creatures.
An exhibition tackling the contested ethics of colonial-era heritage, examining repatriation and restitution debates.
Visitors can pick organic apples and pears in the orchard alongside food trucks, drinks, and live music.
The adventurous American trumpeter fronts an agile trio featuring bassist Petter Eldh and drummer Jim Black.
A retrospective examining the foundational video and performance art preserved by the pioneering Dutch media institute founded in 1978.
The outsider and neurodivergent art gallery presents an exhibition of work engaging with folklore, nature, and storytelling.
The high-energy brass band brings horns, live vocals, and marching percussion to classic drum and bass rhythms.
Fast live punk meets heavy bass music in an industrial brewery space.
A practical papermaking workshop led by Miquel Hervás Gómez using waste paper and pulp.
The Berlin Philharmonic's principal flutist performs Samy Moussa's concerto ahead of Brahms's monumental First Symphony.
The Dutch pioneer of net art explores natural landscapes through algorithms and computational perspectives.
Europe's roving sneaker convention brings together collectors, resellers, and streetwear brands for buying, trading, and displays.
A portrait exhibition profiling members of the congregation of the historic Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam.
The Dutch sculptor presents her intricate, gothic ceramic figures that blend myth, anatomy, and religious iconography.
Children aged seven and up experiment with unusual custom-built instruments in a hands-on rhythm workshop.
The Surinamese-Dutch reggae and pop star behind the smash hit 'Parijs' headlines this Latin and Caribbean club night.
The acclaimed 2010 essay documentary investigates the hidden global supply chains and human costs of modern container shipping.
An underground comedy show blending stand-up, multimedia, and curated performance inside the historic former shipping headquarters.
The veteran Dutch Zero artist presents works highlighting natural processes, found flora, and non-intervention.
Live band Kurulu Düzen and DJ ZET play an evening of classic and modern Turkish rock.
Fashion photographer Peter Stigter documents twenty years of the initiative that introduces top Dutch fashion academy graduates to the wider industry.
The Cuban media artist exhibits work examining informal data networks and alternative internet infrastructures.
Pakistani contemporary artists Amra Khan, Naira Mushtaq, and Sehr Jalil present work engaging with identity, gender, and societal norms.
An architecture walk through the modernist garden city of Nieuw-West, examining how public pavement and street spaces were designed.
An interactive oral history and storytelling gathering focusing on Jewish heritage and wartime memories.
The Dutch fashion designer and visual artist presents colourful, textile-driven works exploring identity, expression, and human diversity.
Indigenous Surinamese activist Meredith Joeroeja discusses culture and heritage in connection with the museum's Surinamese art exhibition.
The opera collective presents George Frideric Handel's early Italian opera about the Visigoth king.
The South African visual activist presents black-and-white portraits celebrating Black LGBTQIA+ communities.
The Dutch techno DJ plays an extended set through the night in the subterranean club across the IJ.
The experimental North club celebrates with an all-weekend festival featuring live acts, DJs, and extended club sets across both floors.
The Italian artist takes over the gallery's project space with an installation based on Luciano Bianciardi's novel.
The grand 1867 landmark hotel on the river opens its public rooms for Heritage Days.
Ezmeralda Sallaku directs Yasmina Reza’s sharp, award-winning comedy about three friends fractured by a modern painting.
The prolific digital artist shows physical publications alongside his ongoing internet and text projects.
Large-scale sculptures by the influential Dutch constructivist artist are installed across the museum's public gardens.
An evening of club music aboard the former pirate-radio vessel moored in Amsterdam-Noord.
Woven textile tapestries by Mia Weiner pair with introspective photographic portraiture by Johnny Mae Hauser.
Up-and-coming choreographers Lea Ved, Amparo González Sola, and Maciej Kuźmiński showcase newly developed contemporary dance pieces.
The Croatian conceptual artist presents recent works interrogating modernist memory and institutional space.
Experimental short films by the Puerto Rican artist examining political landscape, mythology, and post-colonial ecology.
The British artist shows her signature painted silks, narrative drawings, and hand-lettered poems addressing care, politics, and survival.
The Dutch textile artist and designer presents monumental, sustainable wall hangings made from felt, natural dyes, and native wool.
The museum explores the foundational building blocks of graffiti, from names and tags to line work, flow, and repetition.
A collaborative live broadcast and music session pairing the online station with artist Sann Odea.
An outdoor photography exhibition set along the Sloterplas boulevard exploring care, healing, and healthcare workers.
Taking its title from Orwell's Animal Farm, this group exhibition gathers contemporary artists exploring power structures, systems of control, and resistance.
The museum's open-air gardens host steel and iron sculptures by the Dutch abstract and constructivist artist.
An exhibition exploring the techniques and artistry behind Roman and Greek glass vessels and jewellery, drawn from the university museum's archaeology collection.
An energetic gospel and soul session designed to introduce young children to live rhythm and song.
An evening of underground music and performance in the converted gas-station venue in Noord.
The acclaimed British fashion photographer presents the second chapter of her intimate, flora-drenched and sensual fine-art series.
A temporary exhibition exploring the methods and impact of investigative searching across Dutch audiovisual archives.
Singer Laren showcases the intense, emotionally charged paintings of the Dutch Expressionist artist Herman Kruyder.
The Berlin-based selector plays an extended set spanning house, disco, techno and global dance rhythms.
The Arnhem-based modern dance company presents a program of four works by Mediterranean choreographers, including two world premieres.
The Dutch visual artist shows his signature drawings and standing line sculptures that play with light, shadow, and architectural form.
The Indian visual artist shows photographic work examining memory, personal archives, and visual perception.
A Dutch-language theatrical performance exploring memory, time and everyday life.
The Dutch hardcore and gabber DJ headlines an extended daytime session at the Zaandam venue.
The Dutch central bank displays works from its art collection in its dedicated public gallery.
An exhibition examining how contemporary artists combine photography and collage techniques to construct new pictorial layers.
Resident musicians from the creative hub on the NDSM wharf perform intimate sets inside their shared cultural space.
The Dutch artist shows expressive sculptures and installations incorporating blown glass, ceramics, and textiles.
Rob Looman's personal exhibition reflects on memory, loss, and the slow fading of a parent to dementia.
Anne Cappendijk presents an artistic exploration of public grieving, rituals, and the emotional traffic of personal bereavement.
The Amsterdam rapper and SMIB collective member performs his gospel-influenced hip-hop from his latest album.
A behind-the-scenes documentary follows the Gallagher brothers leading up to their anticipated stadium reunion tour.
A seasonal communal dinner celebrating local produce and autumn flavours at the historic estate.
An interdisciplinary event combining visual art with live performance in the gallery.
The Love on the Rocks label boss and Panorama Bar resident brings her mix of trance, proto-house, and italo-disco for an all-night set.
An immersive digital light-and-sound exhibition that projects life-sized prehistoric creatures across the former industrial hall.
A presentation and discussion reflecting on collective memory, archival practices, and personal histories through textile and visual art.
A behind-the-scenes tour of the historic municipal theatre on the Leidseplein, visiting the stage, dressing rooms, and backstage areas.
An exhibition tracing centuries of LGBTQIA+ struggle, culture, and community life in Amsterdam.
An introductory non-contact boxing and self-defence workshop tailored for the queer community.
A guided museum walk exploring LGBTQ+ themes, hidden narratives, and queer perspectives within the modern and contemporary art collection.
The Latin Grammy-winning Venezuelan band blends reggae, funk, Caribbean rhythms, and indie pop.
A guided architectural tour of the modern waterfront concert hall, paired with a short free musical performance.
International art educators associated with the Amsterdam University of the Arts step out of the classroom to present their own visual work.
Dutch techno stalwart Bart Skils headlines a club night alongside veteran German producer Oliver Huntemann and Brazilian live act Victor Ruiz.
A social mixing event designed to spark spontaneous conversations between strangers through structured micro-meetings.
Herbert Ross's 1989 comedy-drama follows a close-knit circle of southern women dealing with love and loss in small-town Louisiana.
An archival photo exhibition tracing the history, protests, and celebrations of Amsterdam's Pride movement.
A mixed-media cabinet of curiosities exhibition centered on movement and the water.
Frisse Oren presents an active, wordless musical theater journey introducing toddlers to balance and gravity.
Choreographer Annemijn Rijk presents an intense, physically demanding contemporary dance duet exploring vulnerability and bodily endurance.
A youth theatre performance confronting contemporary consumerism, climate anxiety, and the things we discard.
Artists draw on community archives and historical collections to imagine alternative queer futures and spiritual spaces.
Participants work with clay to shape personal narratives and memories in this hands-on community workshop.
A Sunday programme exploring the history and architecture of the former shipping headquarters, an Amsterdam School landmark now operating as a luxury hotel.
A club night playing contemporary Afrobeats rhythms accompanied by live saxophone performances.
Free weekly group sports classes running along the green strip near the VU campus.
A multi-day creative workshop exploring how movement, voice, and collaborative improvisation can be shaped into live performance.
Billy Wilder’s cynical film-noir stars Kirk Douglas as an unscrupulous reporter exploiting a trapped cave explorer for headlines.
Coaches run small-group swimming classes designed for adults at the historic bathhouse near the Museumplein.
A dance night pitting the upbeat energy of West African Afrobeats against the deep, bass-heavy grooves of South African amapiano.
British minimal tech-house producer Archie Hamilton leads the lineup beneath the IJ.
Artists in the nearby Gooi village open their studios to visitors for self-guided tours across the weekend.
A festival day combining live music, food, and culture by the waterside in Amsterdam-Noord.
A contemporary photography exhibition confronting resource extraction and environmental shifts.
Four to six performers from across the LGBTQ+ community present short personal storytelling pieces.
The historic neighbourhood centre, now a hub for integration and community projects, opens its doors.
A long-running touring showcase presenting three rising Dutch cabaret talents in one evening.
Live music from the garage-rock and indie outfit in the front room of the neighbourhood venue.
An intimate close-up magic performance where illusions happen right before your eyes.
An exhibition of vibrant, freehand floral paintings rendered on traditional Chinese rice paper.
A playful children's theatre production staged by the youth theatre company.
A group exhibition at NDSM exploring personal identity, digital self-portraiture, and community belonging.
The French-born, Amsterdam-based artist presents a solo show of ceramic sculptures and paintings.
The Amsterdam-based French artist exhibits glazed ceramics and works on paper.
The Dutch-Argentine photographer shows her intimate, identity-focused portraiture in the museum's dedicated cabinet gallery.
A 90-minute self-guided walking route exploring the historic docklands area as part of the city's 750th anniversary celebrations.
A rock-and-roll and classic-heavy DJ set in the canalside dive bar.
Berlin-based DJ Tracksuit and Nathalie Seres take over the basement sound system with rolling house, techno and breaks.
A drum and bass party platforming female and non-binary DJs on the sound system.
A community celebration at the former petrol station turned cultural space in Amsterdam-Noord.
Textile artist Claudy Jongstra shows alongside invited contemporary artists Gerbrand Burger and Mirte van Laarhoven.
An exhibition exploring the interplay between historical roots, personal memory, and artistic imagination.
Artists interpret and reinterpret natural scenery in this group landscape exhibition inside the historic wooden church.
Photographer Tomás Mauro presents a portrait project where sitters exchange their names for a postcard.
Resident craftspeople and designers display collaborative works at the creative maker community in Zaandam.
The Dutch artist presents a body of evocative sculptural work, known for her sensual glass forms and organic materials.
A practical painting workshop focused on expressive color and bold brushwork, inspired by the museum's collection.
An improvised theatre performance where actors spin an audience-suggested narrative through the tropes of a specific genre.
A performance evening dedicated to French song, culture and chansons.
The artist presents a collection of detailed coloured-pencil drawings in the society's project space.
A children's theater piece for ages eight and up explores family memories and relationships across generations.
A guided look behind the scenes of the concert hall is followed by a free midday classical performance.
Children and families can drop in to craft fruit garlands while learning about harvest traditions around the world.
A digital light-and-sound show projecting the fantastical visions and monstrous details of the Early Netherlandish painter.
An intimate evening of storytelling, anecdotes, and theatre in the cosy rooms of Scala.
An exhibition presenting new artistic work inside the residency space of De Ateliers.
Four performance artists share new works-in-progress across an intimate evening of contemporary theatre.
A joint exhibition featuring works by French painter Lou Ros and South Korean artist Sanghyuk Kim.
Veteran Los Angeles producer John Tejada brings his melodic, intricate techno and house selections to the booth.
A retrospective of the Haarlem painter known for his expressive still lifes, portraits, and cluttered studio scenes.
The emerging Dutch artist presents recent mixed-media work created during her residency.
A local market where visitors can browse second-hand clothing or swap their own garments for new pieces.
Artists and makers display and sell their work inside the vast industrial NDSM warehouse.
A late-night electronic music session with skyline views from the top of the A'DAM Tower.
DJs play house and electronic music high above the city at the A'DAM Tower bar.
Italian techno producer Marco Shuttle and Dublin turntablist Sunil Sharpe headline the queer-forward club.
The gallery marks eight years in Bos en Lommer with the opening of Marilyn Sonneveld's solo show of figurative paintings.
A theatrical solo show about life in the classroom, teaching, and education.
An evening of electronic music and dance sounds in the former bathhouse in Oost.
The independent American hip-hop and acoustic artist plays an Amsterdam date on his farewell tour.
A body-positive, queer-inclusive club night dedicated to high-energy dance music and sexual expression.
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and Tim Curry star in the 1996 musical adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel.
Local makers sell illustrations, art, and handmade designs inside the former shipyard cafe in Noord.
A community garden harvest celebration in Amsterdam-Noord featuring shared food and activities hosted by 4Siblings.
The Dutch abstract artist presents new geometric paintings informed by Henri Matisse's early twentieth-century color palette.
The German DJ and producer, known for his chunky basslines and signature heavy house sound, plays an extended set.
The German artist presents paintings exploring remote, wild landscapes in the gallery's new Overtoom space.
Visual artist Ineke Oostveen presents her work in a salon-style gathering at the NDSM cultural space.
Sports clubs and venues across Amsterdam open their doors to let residents try activities without charge.
An educational and interactive family exhibition exploring mythical lore, symbols, and nature.
An exhibition bridging scientific inquiry and artistic practice to examine how reality is perceived and constructed.
Jefta Hoed displays work exploring urban discards, public surfaces, and everyday street materials.
The acclaimed Dutch painter shows new semi-abstract works exploring landscape and natural motifs.
A guided walk through the former NDSM shipyard warehouse showcasing over 150 large-scale street art and graffiti works.
A guided walk through the photography museum's exhibition exploring youth culture and coming of age.
Dutch house and techno veteran Benny Rodrigues headlines an outdoor-inspired party alongside LYLO.
The Dutch photographer displays contemplative images exploring time, memory, aging, and personal identity.
The German artist shows paintings and drawings exploring the overlooked structural details of everyday surroundings.
An immersive exhibition bringing Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic novella to life through visual art and installations.
Boom Chicago's ensemble skewers Dutch culture, expat life, and Amsterdam quirks in a fast-paced comedy show.
An evening of burlesque and cabaret performances alongside a charity auction.
An exhibition exploring the faith, traditions, and inclusive modern history of the Dutch Lutheran community.
The Amsterdam-based artist presents painting and drawing work marked by surreal imagery, pop culture, and speculative narratives.
Artists Amra Khan, Naira Mushtaq, and Sehr Jalil explore history, materiality, and the lingering afterlives of objects.
Bring clean, unwanted clothes to swap directly with others and refresh your wardrobe sustainably.
A 3,000-square-metre labyrinth of interactive audiovisual installations created by Dutch dance-event pioneers ID&T.
A quiet cruise along the waterways of the Amsterdamse Bos aboard an electric boat.
A hands-on workshop covering the fundamentals and practical techniques of cold-process soap crafting.
The premier annual exhibition of international photojournalism and documentary photography visits the historic 15th-century church on Dam Square.
An exhibition presenting artistic responses to crisis, loss, and the process of rebuilding.
A discussion or staged evening delving into literature, mystery, or cultural commentary.
The contemporary gallery presents an autumn group show highlighting modern artists working in experimental media.
A group show focusing on tactile textures, natural elements, and organic processes through contemporary sculpture and painting.
Noni Madeleine shows a selection of recent visual artwork at the neighbourhood cafe and cultural space.
A documentary and debate evening exploring human stories and conflicts behind the headlines.
A curated display linking artist publications, monographs, and cinema projects within the gallery.
A lighthearted community game of bingo hosted with music and entertainment.
An initiative supporting local residents in Amsterdam-West with funding and practical help to cut their household energy use.
DJs spin Latin and Afro-infused house at the bar and restaurant.
A beginner-friendly workshop exploring hand-building and texturing techniques to create clay objects and sculptures.
A dance party by the water featuring eclectic electronic beats.
Artists present personal narratives examining how human communities interact with and reshape the natural landscape.
The Australian surf-rock band brings their upbeat, melodic guitar sound to the venue's upstairs room.
A local history and storytelling exhibition presented at the public library in Weesp.
NDSM artists explore self-representation through drawing, painting, photography, film, and performance.
The band plays a night of live roots reggae at the long-running live music bar.
Dutch artist Studio Irma presents interactive digital installations using mirrors, light, and projection mapping.
The Chilean-born, Amsterdam-based DJ soundtracks an evening of waterfront dining with his mix of house, disco, and global grooves.
The resident selector spins classic rock, alternative, and grunge tunes in the canal-side rock cafe.
Stanley Kubrick’s chilling Cold War black comedy stars Peter Sellers in three roles as nuclear disaster looms.
A festive double celebration with live music, dancing, and drinks at the cultural hub in Noord.
A casual board games night designed for practicing conversational Dutch in a social group setting.
A dual programme examining the dynamics between public space, performance, and institutional boundaries.
The two record labels bring together a packed lineup of underground club acts spanning eurodance, techno, and bass-heavy tracks.
Six artists present visual reflections on isolation and interpersonal connection.
Nina Ascoly presents an exhibition of drawings and line-based visual work at the creative community space.
A site-specific art exhibition featuring works inspired by Amsterdam Oost and the local community around Oosterpark.
A retrospective exhibition celebrating the life and creative output of visual artist Marie Vink.
Local photography club members display work capturing neighbourhood life and architectural details from Amsterdam Nieuw-West.
Studio 12-06 opens its doors for a showcase of paintings by Klaartje Pander.
Elise van Staveren presents reflective visual work meditating on human vulnerability, transience, and the limits of existence.
DJs and producers from the electronic label take over the outdoor space for an evening session.
The Mexican painter's life, portraits, and folk-art aesthetic are explored through projected digital imagery and historical photography.
An open-air evening with live music and drinks around the fire.
A thematic exhibition devoted to the colour green and the environmental ideas associated with it.
A public talk or debate focusing on local urban life, politics, and culture in the Dutch capital.
A contemporary art exhibition reflecting on humanity's footprint, memory, and environmental impact.
Two Dutch artists known for their material-driven approaches to abstraction engage in a visual dialogue.
A live soul, funk, and R&B covers outfit playing late into the night.
A contemporary stage production exploring beginnings, growth and transformation.
A solo exhibition of works by the Dutch contemporary artist Marinka Reuten.
An informal evening for practising languages over drinks with locals and internationals.
The club marks its second anniversary with two nights of vintage hip-hop, R&B, and Caribbean music.
Dutch house producer M-High and selector Shanne share deck duties in the compact Westerpark club.
A professional and personal development academy designed for local young people aged under thirty in Zuidoost.
Club night featuring underground electronic selectors in the multi-room venue.
Artist Petra Kroon presents paintings exploring vulnerability and transparency in this gallery inside De Hallen.
The monthly outdoor design, craft, and food market on Museumplein takes place a week early to avoid the marathon.
The venue's cinema screens a regular lineup of music documentaries and concert films spanning diverse genres and eras.
A live comedy or cabaret performance at the neighbourhood theatre.
Amsterdam-Zuid hosts free neighbourhood activities and social gatherings as part of the nationwide Loneliness Awareness Week.
A free creative writing workshop encouraging participants to develop poetry, spoken word, and prose in a supportive group setting.
An anniversary party celebrating the first year of Hartwig Art Foundation's temporary exhibition and gathering space.
Artisanal food producers, craft stalls, and food trucks set up across the park for the regular Sunday outdoor market.
A club night dedicated to nineties and noughties R&B hits at the waterfront venue.
A Latin-inspired dance and music night featuring salsa, son and tropical rhythms.
The Jordaan gallery opens its autumn programme with new work from a selection of contemporary artists.
The party collective wraps up the sunny season with house, techno, and dancefloor grooves in and around the red shipping container club.
The lively live outfit covers classic soul, funk, and Motown standards near Leidseplein.
A community distance run organized in collaboration with performance footwear brand 361°.
A networking mixer bringing together local designers, artists, and creators over wine.
The artist presents a series of contemporary landscape and still-life paintings.
A group exhibition featuring work by Vincent Verhoef, Justus de Rode, and Maria Kley.
The long-running English-language comedy troupe stages fast-paced improv sketches driven by audience suggestions.
A local band plays live pop and rock covers in the neighbourhood venue.
An exhibition investigating how the brain and the senses reconstruct personal and shared memory.
The local outfit delivers a lively evening of rock and blues in the legendary live music bar.
A group exhibition bringing together various contemporary artistic perspectives on natural landscapes.
The Flemish cultural house showcases contemporary performing arts, visual art, and music from Flanders.
Free community gatherings, coffees, and social events across Amsterdam-Zuid designed to help neighbours meet one another.
A theatrical solo reflecting on heritage, identity, and personal history.
A club night celebrating two years of classic nineties and noughties R&B, rap, and tropical sounds.
Two local club concepts team up for an evening of heavy bass and underground electronic music.
A contemporary exhibition bringing together works that reward close observation.
A community meeting offering information, mutual support, and shared experiences for people living with dementia, their families, and carers.
A bustling open-air weekly market featuring fresh cheese, fish, produce, flowers, and household goods.
The street art museum displays authenticated originals and prints by the elusive British stencil artist.
A free weekly women's fitness class combining accessible exercise with a friendly neighbourhood social environment.
A monthly information hub offering advice and resources for over-sixties wanting to live independently in De Pijp.
A social and musical gathering hosted in the venue's courtyard and event space.
A musical reading and sensory playtime session for babies, toddlers, and their parents at the library.
A weekend dance night playing house, mainstream electro, and chart remixes on Rembrandtplein.
An evening of live entertainment at the intimate tapas-and-theatre space.
A high-energy party and rock cover band playing crowd favourites and classics.
An introductory session offering advice and course details for prospective students interested in holistic health, herbalism, and nutrition careers.
An immersive, digital 360-degree audiovisual screening set to the music of the British arena-rock band.
The museum presents key highlights from its vast permanent collection, spanning modern painting, sculpture, and design.
A contemporary art exhibition hosted by the Jordaan-based gallery.
The contemporary gallery presents a new group exhibition running through the beginning of August.
An informal, free workshop and social session aimed at practicing conversational Dutch in a casual setting.
A solo exhibition showcasing recent visual work by artist Roberto Caradonna at the neighbourhood library.
The maritime museum opens up creative workshops and drop-in family activities every Wednesday afternoon.
An electronic music and community gathering hosted at the creative venue.
A discussion or evening programme exploring themes of identity, home, and community.
A museum docent leads visitors through the photography museum's current exhibitions on Keizersgracht.
The two club nights join forces for an all-night techno session across the venue's concrete rooms.
A club night dedicated to groove-driven electronic music and techno.
A collection of works by prominent modern and contemporary artists, including figures from pop and street art.
An evening of live underground music and DJ sets at the Houthavens creative hub.
An evening of socialising and music at the waterside venue in Amsterdam-Oost.
A relaxed, non-formal meetup for practicing conversational Dutch over a cup of coffee.
An underground dance night hosted at the former squatted cultural space on Overtoom.
A club night of house and electronic rhythms paired with tequila cocktails.
Musicians of all skill levels can bring an instrument or borrow one to explore collaborative rhythm and sound.
A live set of hard-hitting classic and modern rock covers.
Sports clubs and fitness centres across the country offer open sessions, taster classes, and demonstrations to encourage physical activity.
A late-night club party with DJs and performance at the canal-side venue.
A club night soundtracked by mainstream dance music, urban tracks, and house.
Resident DJs spin mainstream club anthems and house into the early hours.
A community talk focusing on local Amsterdam-Oost topics at the neighbourhood library branch.
A mixer evening designed for local singles to meet and mingle.
A club party serving up current hip-hop, R&B, and club bangers.
An evening of electronic beats and selectors taking over the ground-floor bar space.
A weekend club night running across two rooms off Leidseplein.
Broadcasters, producers, and technology providers meet to examine the latest developments in European sports television production and streaming.
A site-specific installation and project hosted in the gallery's project space.
A late-night club session curated by the party collective playing contemporary club tracks.
A series of community gatherings and supportive activities highlighting social connection during the national loneliness awareness week.
An active sports and games afternoon for children aged four to eight, led by local sports coaches.
A group walking session through Amsterdam-West designed to keep participants active while meeting neighbourhood residents.
A late-night electronic and house music party running through the early hours.
An evening of music and drinks at the east-side bar and terrace.
A weekend club session dedicated to classic, tech, and modern house music on Rembrandtplein.
Theater Bellevue stages this theatrical production.
The public employment agency offers practical guidance on CV building and job-hunting strategies in the Dutch labour market.
The language school opens its doors for free trial lessons, level assessments, and an introduction to its teaching methods.
De Balie presents an event exploring contemporary societal and political questions.
A free reading session for young children and their parents at the local public library.
The gallery presents a rotating display of visual art.
Sunday 27 September
The Palestinian artist presents sci-fi-infused film and multimedia works that examine displacement, national identity, and futuristic archeology.
Visitors are invited to sketch and draw inside the royal palace's historic halls throughout October.
Artisans and craftspeople demonstrate their skills alongside workshops where visitors can try traditional making techniques.
Organist Ere Lievonen and flutist Raymond Honing perform classical masterworks on the venue's distinctive Fokker organ.
A community social night for women, trans, and non-binary people to play tabletop games and Magic: The Gathering.
A walking tour through the historic 19th-century cemetery along the Amstel, known for the notable artists and figures buried there.
The Dutch vocal ensemble specialises in 15th- and 16th-century polyphonic Renaissance polyphony sung directly from historical choirbook notation.
A casual drop-in chess night open to all skill levels inside the former fallout shelter beneath Vondelpark.
Visitors are invited to bring their dogs along to explore the optical illusion exhibits and photo points.
A community meetup for modular synthesiser enthusiasts featuring live hardware performances and patched demonstrations.
A screening of vintage adult cinema hosted in collaboration with the independent erotic film festival.
An exhibition tracing three decades of the annual floating LGBTQ+ pride parade through the historic canals.
Institutions and laboratories open their doors to families for a nationwide weekend of hands-on science activities.
An introductory course exploring planets, stars, and telescopes for children at the zoo's planetarium.
A guided walk in the Amsterdamse Bos exploring somatic approaches to managing anxiety.
A short animation screening followed by light and movement play for toddlers and very young children.
A creative craft workshop for children followed by an outdoor parade celebrating local birdlife.
An outdoor sensory trail designed for children to explore barefoot across mud, wood, stones, and water.
Aslı Aydın Aksan discusses ways digital tools can complement rather than replace hands-on artisanal craft.
Neighbours across the city centre leave unwanted household items, books, and clothes outside for anyone to collect.
An open afternoon at the park's cow meadow featuring guided tours focused on worms, insects, and other soil-dwelling creatures.
A daytime gathering blending spiced tea, laid-back beats, and socialising at the neighbourhood cafe.
An eclectic programme of short new works, musical experiments, and works-in-progress presented by the musicians' collective.
Children aged seven and up, together with an accompanying adult, experiment with unusual and custom-built musical instruments.
A hands-on photography workshop teaching the historic sun-printing process that produces rich Prussian blue images.
A screening exploring the instrument and its musical history in an intimate former cinema space.
A screening of the documentary about one of the oldest residents of Suriname's capital.
A lecture and discussion examining the history and differing perspectives of late-colonial Suriname.
A book launch exploring the 130-year history of Dutch presentations and architecture at the Venice Biennale.
The annual memorial lecture on human rights, history, and morality named after the Dutch lawyer and Holocaust survivor.
Writers and intellectuals discuss the enduring legacy of the late Surinamese-Dutch essayist and broadcaster Anil Ramdas.
A sharp satirical theatre solo exploring progressive politics, social expectations, and personal compromise.
The versatile Dutch singer and entertainer performs a set spanning cabaret, rock, and chansons.
The Dutch journalist and television presenter tests material for her solo stage performance.
Musicians of diverse cultural and refugee backgrounds invite people to listen and join in an open jam session.
Musicians and performers present an accessible, humorous introduction to classical music.
An annual community festival in Amstelveen celebrating Japanese arts, crafts, cuisine, and cultural traditions.
A relaxed Sunday morning performance paired with breakfast pastries and coffee in the public passage.
The California singer-songwriter brings his theatrical, queer-themed indie pop to the stage.
Children draw dramatic maritime scenes inspired by the museum's historic seascape paintings.
The university library hosts free experiments, games, and interactive workshops for all ages as part of the nationwide science weekend.
A chamber music series presenting classical standards and contemporary compositions in Zuidoost.
A meetup exploring functional biology, human physiology, and lifestyle interventions to optimise daily health.
The acoustic trio performs classic Latin American boleros, serenades, and romantic folk songs with guitars and vocal harmonies.
A neighbourhood outdoor gathering with drinks, food, and music organised by the local cafe.
A somatic workshop exploring bodily responses to stress and trauma to help regulate the nervous system.
Local illustrators, printmakers, and publishers gather to show and sell prints, zines, and independent publications.
A Japanese cultural festival featuring traditional crafts, music, food stalls, and creative workshops.
An outdoor tinkering and building session where children can construct things using real tools and recycled materials.
A daytime dance party with house and electronic beats entirely free of alcohol and drugs.
A festival dedicated to spoken stories, fairy tales, and personal narratives told in the park.
The Dutch pop singer known for chart-topping Dutch-language hits performs outdoors in the Amsterdamse Bos.
Mohammad Rasoulof's clandestine political thriller follows a Tehran courtroom investigator whose home falls into paranoia as protests erupt outside.
A physical puppet show for toddlers aged three and up uses raw wood to explore creative play.
Local musicians gather for a benefit performance honoring the veteran Amsterdam Latin percussionist.
The eight-piece classical saxophone ensemble celebrates their latest recording featuring arrangements inspired by the New World.
Early music group Ensemble Corona performs Renaissance and Baroque chamber pieces in the historic hidden church in Diemen.
A guided movement workshop focusing on embodiment and interacting with the natural surroundings of the lake.
A creative workshop focusing on wearable art, form, and jewellery-making techniques.
A concert exploring the contrasts and spiritual parallels between J.S. Bach's polyphony and Arvo Pärt's minimalist sacred music.
The ensemble performs classic Dutch cabaret numbers, chansons, and popular songs from the mid-twentieth century.
A festival programme showcasing classical and contemporary Portuguese musical traditions.
A celebratory tour marking the museum's centenary, tracing the evolving history and culture of the city.
Musicians pay tribute to South American song traditions, covering styles ranging from Brazilian choro to Argentine tango.
A live trio plays upbeat bossa nova, samba, and choro alongside fresh craft beer on the terrace in Noord.
Artists Komtouch Napattaloong, Kaisa Saarinen, and Bart Seng Wen Long share films and talks examining varied modes of narrative.
The Polish comedian brings her satirical stand-up show about modern self-improvement culture to Amsterdam.
The long-running Filipino band plays their catalogue of smooth soul, R&B, and pop ballads.
The adventurous Dutch musicians' collective showcases new works of avant-garde composition and free improvisation.
A playful, sensory theatre and movement performance created specifically for toddlers and their parents.
Toddlers and young children explore sounds and movement in an interactive show based around animal noises.
An English-speaking social club organises a day trip and picnic on the grounds of the neo-Gothic castle outside Utrecht.
Over eighty stalls offer second-hand clothing, vintage items, and bric-a-brac outside the IJburg shopping centre.
A free introductory movement session designed for toddlers and their parents to explore basic poses together.
A regular Catholic mass celebrated in the chapel situated within the cemetery grounds.
Organ and choral compositions by J.S. Bach performed in the landmark seventeenth-century church.
A participatory children's concert introducing young audiences to sound, rhythm, and acoustic instruments.
A family-friendly morning concert introducing young listeners to orchestral staples, including Grieg's Peer Gynt and string serenades.
A drop-in creative workshop where children can experiment with bold, colourful art inspired by the postwar CoBrA movement.
Choreography built around ideas of courage and bravado takes the stage in this energetic dance show for ages six and up.
Creative outdoor workshops and nature-based activities designed specifically for children at the green village.
The outdoor and tented dance venue wraps up its summer season with an all-day party.
Readers gather in the cafe to discuss the celebrated Northern Irish-British author's work.
A guided behind-the-scenes walking tour exploring the architecture and concert halls of Amsterdam's main contemporary music venue.
Children can learn circus skills like balancing, juggling, and spinning plates in an informal creative workshop.
A hands-on textile workshop where participants design and craft their own bag alongside the local studio.
An untutored drawing session working from a live model in the alternative cultural space.
The platform championing female and non-binary talent in cinema screens selected short films.
A guided discussion on aesthetics, examining how we define, interpret, and assign meaning to art.
A local creative writing workshop followed by an open stage for participants to read their newly penned work.
Selectors spin vinyl records during an informal Sunday afternoon music session at the neighbourhood café.
A guided conversation exploring family histories, identity, and personal memories of the former Dutch East Indies.
A guided walking tour takes in contemporary art galleries in the city centre, beginning with a showcase of fresh academy graduates.
The Netherlands Bach Society explores musical contrast and diversity across European baroque compositions.
The long-running stand-up comedy afternoon brings together a rotating lineup of Dutch comedians and hosts.
Chamber choir Victoria performs an autumn-themed choral programme inside the historic green church in Weesp.
A daytime party designed for young children featuring dancing, pop hits, and children's entertainment.
A practical workshop where musicians of various levels explore spontaneous collaborative playing and improvisation.
A Dutch-language theatrical performance examining modern alienation, vulnerability, and domestic spaces.
Guitarist Folker Tettero and his trio are joined by saxophonist Iman Spaargaren for a set of soulful groove-jazz.
A live stage recording of the popular Dutch conversational podcast.
A guided tour and special programme exploring the street art and found-material works on display.
A live acoustic and roots concert at the intimate neighbourhood venue.
A vintage jazz and swing ensemble performs traditional acoustic repertoire inside the classic canal-side bar.
An arts education workshop exploring playful and unconventional creative prompts for teachers and cultural workers.
The Belgian-born jazz vocalist plays an intimate live set at the long-running record shop.
The award-winning British saxophonist joins the house rhythm section for the weekly Sunday jazz session at the literary café.
A reading group discussing the edited collection on how social reproduction theory illuminates daily life and resistance in Palestine.
An evening of live indie and folk performances on the campsite's terrace.
Chamber group Mystery Ensemble reinterprets the British pop superstar's biggest hits for strings inside a neo-Gothic church.
The American indie-pop singer-songwriter, known for his viral narrative-driven pop songs, performs live.
The rising British singer-songwriter brings his catchy indie-pop tunes and heartfelt lyrics to an intimate setting.
Duo Blaeu performs romantic and modern French chamber music for violin and piano by four landmark composers.
The reformed American pop and dance group performs their biggest chart-topping hits in the arena.
Nicole Scherzinger and the reformed American pop and dance group perform their catalogue of noughties hits.
A second-hand market selling pre-loved clothes, homeware, and assorted curiosities.
An organised recreational run or walk around the park's central rowing lake.
A collaborative co-working and meetup session for digital creators, designers, and software builders.
A presentation and discussion focused on taking action on climate and social justice issues.
A collaborative electronic music session featuring artists from the EDA collective.
A dynamic vinyasa flow session taught indoors with panoramic views across the river IJ.
Violist Elena Gogodze gives a live solo classical performance at the neighborhood library branch.
Violinists Olga Göschel and Neil Dixon perform an intimate chamber music recital.
An informal Latin dance social with an open floor for salsa dancing.
The volunteer-run cultural space in Noord hosts an afternoon of board games, table tennis, and sjoelbak.
A daytime dining event pairing classic soul and R&B music with endless drinks and food.
A weekend of puppet theatre performances designed for children and families.
A creative workshop exploring visual contrast through hands-on experimentation with mixed materials.
The local vocal ensemble presents an a cappella concert spanning multiple musical styles.
A closing reception marking the final day of the contemporary art and discussion project.
An interactive storytelling session designed to bring local tales and creative narratives to life.
DJs spin classic and contemporary R&B across an evening of drinks and dancing in Westerpark.
A work-in-progress preview performance testing new theatrical material in front of a live audience.
A screening of a documentary examining contemporary democratic systems, followed by discussion.
Veteran jazz pianist Jos van Beest celebrates his catalog alongside saxophonist Joep Grotendorst and bassist Boet Kaaijk.
The artist launches a new vinyl record with a live set in the café's back room.
DJs spin an all-vinyl soundtrack for a relaxed Sunday evening session.
An acoustic jazz trio plays an early evening session inside the neighborhood café near Oosterpark.
A community meeting to discuss and review past and future activities of the autonomous education project.
The neighbourhood venue hosts an evening of live music in the former bathhouse.
The indie and shoegaze outfit plays a headline show to mark the launch of their new record.
A Dutch documentary tracking the campaign to preserve Amsterdam's Lutkemeerpolder farmland screens during Climate Week in New York.
A recreational community running session through the paths of Amsterdam-Noord's main park.
A walking meet-up tailored for women to exercise and socialise outdoors.
A birthday edition of the venue's regular Latin social dance night.
An informal Sunday community gathering and drop-in café for local residents.
A relaxed Sunday hangout with food and drinks suited for recovering from the weekend.
A Balearic-themed day party celebrating the end of the summer season.
An intimate live music set at the neighbourhood theatre café.
An evening of English-language stand-up comedy featuring a curated lineup in De Pijp.
The artist performs live on stage in Nieuw-West.
A relaxed movie screening hosted at the hostel bar near Vondelpark.
Teams test their general knowledge over drinks at the traditional neighbourhood cafe.
The stand-up comic brings a set of live observational humour to the club stage.
A Sunday club night dedicated to salsa, bachata, and Latin dance music.
A weekly contemporary Christian church service with worship and community fellowship.
The exhibition explores the pop artist's commercial textile designs from the 1950s and 1960s before his fame in the fine art world.
An architecture walk exploring postwar brutalist and modern concrete buildings across Amsterdam-Zuid.
Visitors to the historic island fortress can watch experienced ornithologists catch, ring, and document wild birds for scientific study.
The Amsterdam Museum opens its high-tech storage depot, where thousands of municipal art pieces and artefacts are preserved.
The 2023 Turner Prize winner installs assemblages of everyday industrial detritus and found materials inside the medieval church.
A major retrospective devoted to the influential Indonesian-Dutch industrial and interior designer behind Schiphol's 1967 layout.
Audience members recline on mats beneath the museum's illuminated glass canopy for a concert experienced entirely lying down.
A recital showcases the hall's rare 31-tone microtonal organ, designed by physicist Adriaan Fokker.
Mozart's short comic opera about backstage theatrical rivalries is performed in Dutch using large wooden marionettes.
A Fluxus-inspired restaging revisits the historic conceptual car project by the Dutch artists and provocateurs.
Rirkrit Tiravanija's landmark relational artwork, where the artist cooked and served pad thai directly to gallery visitors.
A major retrospective covers more than seven decades of the Japanese artist's career, spanning her signature polka dots, infinity mirror installations, sculptures, and performance work.
Leroy Berger presents an exhibition examining translation, memory, and indigenous Siberian language systems.
An interactive family exhibition traces the history of stage illusion and escapology from Harry Houdini onwards.
An exhibition surveying the pop artist's commercial textile designs from the 1950s and 1960s, before his screen-printed artworks made him famous.
The former studio and sculpture garden of Dutch abstract sculptor André Volten opens to the public.
Writers and critics examine the modern relevance of David Foster Wallace's landmark maximalist novel on the occasion of its Dutch translation.
The living heritage museum in the flats of Kraaiennest opens to showcase the architectural history of the Bijlmermeer.
The monumental 1934 wholesale market hall opens its cavernous, arched interior to visitors.
A sober dance party serving spiced tea alongside a visual art showcase.
Mozart's comic singspiel about backstage rivalries between prima donnas is performed using classical wooden marionettes.
An artistic exploration of aquatic movement, public baths, and swimming culture installed in the shipyard warehouse.
Henri-Georges Clouzot’s 1956 documentary captures Pablo Picasso painting directly onto transparent glass, shown in collaboration with Cinema Amstelveen.
An archival exhibition tracing the history of drag in the city from seventeenth-century theatre to modern activism and nightlife.
A hands-on workshop teaching seventeenth-century etching techniques in Rembrandt’s former home as part of the craftsmanship festival.
An exhibition showcasing historical clothing from 1640 to 1930 bearing visible traces of wear, mending, and alterations.
A historical exhibition marking 75 years of the Moluccan community in Amsterdam following their arrival from Indonesia in 1951.
A guided walk through the world's oldest continuously functioning Jewish library, housed in the Portuguese Synagogue complex.
The Dutch Zero movement veteran displays assemblages crafted from coins, corks, and everyday cast-offs.
The Palestinian artist presents work that blends science fiction, film, and installation to explore political memory and exile.
The artist places his own body in tension with motorbikes and heavy machinery in an immersive performance exhibition.
Monumental modern paintings by Lita Cabellut are displayed in dialogue with Goya’s enigmatic 'Los Disparates' etchings.
An exhibition examining the large-scale urban development plan set to transform Amsterdam's northwestern docklands into tens of thousands of new homes.
Teams compete on horseback in high-goal polo matches held across outdoor pitches in Amsterdam Zuid.
The London-based photographer, celebrated for his atmospheric portraits and monumental landscape series like Yangtze: The Long River, shows his work.
The North Amsterdam digital art museum surveys foundational and boundary-pushing works from early video, computer, and electronic media artists.
Visual artist and designer Kexin Hao presents research-driven graphic and performance work examining anatomical movements, labour, and state control.
Peter Watkins's harrowing 1971 mockumentary follows anti-war activists given the choice between lengthy prison sentences or surviving three days in the desert.
Polish artist Mikołaj Sobczak presents queer, counter-narrative historical paintings and performances.
An authentic Greek folk celebration featuring live musicians playing traditional urban blues and rebetiko songs.
Taxidermy duo Sinke & Van Tongeren present their meticulous, fine-art photographs of exotic animals, birds, and natural history specimens.
Children and accompanying adults experiment with unusual custom-built electronic and acoustic instruments to compose their own music.
A night of Surinamese jazz, kawina rhythms, and funk fusion bridging Paramaribo and Amsterdam musical traditions.
A sensory sound-healing session combining vibroacoustic therapy with aerial hammocks.
Contemporary artists respond to the surreal, bureaucratic, and existential themes in Franz Kafka's writing.
A collaborative showcase uniting four prominent contemporary artists ahead of the Sonsbeek 2026 quadrennial.
An exhibition examining the global supply chains and ecological impact behind the Netherlands' beloved chocolate sprinkles.
A reunited set of family portraits traces the story behind Johannes Verspronck's famous 17th-century masterpiece of a girl in blue.
Timed with World Pride, the exhibition explores the history and heritage of Amsterdam's queer Lutheran community.
The provocative Austrian director, celebrated for his uncompromising dramas and documentaries including the Paradise trilogy, presents his first Dutch museum survey featuring early, unseen, and new work.
Late Dutch printmaker and painter Aat Veldhoen reflects on mortality in this exhibition hosted at the national museum of funeral heritage.
The Amstelveen museum displays textiles, fashion, and patterns designed by and derived from members of the avant-garde post-war Cobra movement.
An exhibition exploring how artists from the post-war CoBrA movement applied their expressive visual style to fashion and textile design.
The 1930s Amsterdam School community building in Tuindorp Oostzaan opens its doors for Heritage Day.
A retrospective spotlighting two decades of graduation talent from the premier showcase for Dutch fashion academy alumni.
Fashion photographer Peter Stigter displays two decades of images documenting the graduates of the prestigious Dutch design initiative.
Katsuhiro Otomo's groundbreaking 1988 cyberpunk anime masterpiece portrays a dystopian Neo-Tokyo threatened by psychic destruction.
Master craftspeople offer demonstrations, workshops, films, and material stalls celebrating traditional and modern artisanal skills.
Magicians perform close-up tricks and sleight of hand right at your pub table.
A private collection of paintings, prints, and antiques shown inside the historic monument at the foot of Amsterdam's 17th-century Mint Tower.
The Dutch textile artist, renowned for her sustainable felt tapestries made with local sheep wool and botanical dyes, exhibits alongside guest artists.
Katsuhiro Otomo's groundbreaking 1988 cyberpunk anime, set in a dystopian post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo, screens in a newly restored print.
Katsuhiro Otomo's three-part sci-fi anime anthology from 1995 screens in collaboration with Kaboom Animation Festival.
Watch the multidisciplinary street artist paint live inside the cavernous NDSM warehouse museum.
The local chess and sudoku group gathers for outdoor board games, cold drinks, and DJ sets.
The Dutch television presenter and cultural commentator hosts an intimate talk show featuring stage artists and performers.
Nine contemporary artists with Moluccan heritage explore family histories, colonial ties, and diasporic identity through varied media.
Marking the city's 750th anniversary, this exhibition explores centuries of history through fifty key historical windows and documents.
A sober dance event built around spiced tea rather than alcohol.
Master craftspeople from around the world lead hands-on workshops, masterclasses, and demonstrations at NDSM Wharf.
Carlos Saura’s 1976 psychological drama stars Ana Torrent as an orphaned girl confronting grief and memory in Franco-era Spain.
The colossal 1920s brick headquarters of the Netherlands Trading Society, designed by Karel de Bazel, opens for viewings.
Dutch scenographer and director Michiel Voet stages a theatrical performance set against the industrial backdrop of the NDSM wharf.
The long-running, non-commercial queer basement disco opens its doors for Sunday night dancing.
John Wright, longtime drummer and songwriter for Canadian punk pioneers Nomeansno, tours his solo project.
The Egyptian-French artist presents conceptual works playing with diplomatic language, translation, and bureaucratic rituals.
A theatrical production inspired by the landmark Dutch feminist activist movement founded in 1969.
A creative textile workshop engaging with Dutch colonial slavery through collective embroidery and quilting.
Visitors can sketch alongside Rembrandt's etchings and studies during this hands-on drawing session at the painter's former home.
A cultural gathering exploring freedom, shared heritage, and postcolonial ties across Suriname, the Antilles, and Indonesia.
The architecture centre traces Amsterdam's urban development through historical scale models and completed city projects.
An exhibition or walk exploring the local industrial and architectural legacy of the Van Houten cocoa-producing family.
The Chinese photographer presents work exploring identity, youth culture, and her roots in Xinjiang.
The award-winning Ukrainian jazz outfit plays their fusion-heavy sound alongside guest vocalist Diana Sidibé.
Kite flyers from across the world take over the Scheveningen beach with massive displays and stunt demonstrations.
An interactive children's book exhibition featuring the vibrant and detailed illustrations of Charlotte Dematons.
The Dutch theatre-maker and comedian tests out new material for her playfully absurd solo performance.
An underground festival spanning multiple venues across the city, highlighting alternative art, subcultures, and multidisciplinary performance.
A multi-day creative festival gathering eccentric live acts, performances and oddball art under one roof.
The Mexican brass collective brings its brass-heavy traditional banda music to the IJ waterfront.
Curators and artists revisit an ongoing project analyzing social class and power dynamics across the contemporary art system.
Actors dramatise the nineteenth-century draining of the Haarlemmermeer at this historic steam-pumping station.
The cultural enclave marks the full moon with a celebration featuring music, poetry and artistic rituals.
Electronic music played entirely live using hardware synths, drum machines, and sequencers rather than pre-recorded tracks.
Experimental music collective Jam With Humans performs an intimate set among the shelves of an independent bookshop.
Chamber music and neighborhood stories fill domestic and cultural spaces across Amsterdam-Zuid for the festival's tenth edition.
The annual national film festival screens the year's best Dutch features, documentaries, and shorts across Utrecht cinemas.
Sidney Lumet's razor-sharp 1976 media satire follows an unhinged news anchor whose televised breakdowns become a cynical ratings sensation.
Intricate hand-woven textile sculptures and mixed-media assemblages rooted in indigenous Oaxacan craft traditions.
The emerging Dutch ceramicist displays his whimsical, unconventional ceramic sculptures and creatures.
An exhibition tackling the contested ethics of colonial-era heritage, examining repatriation and restitution debates.
Visitors can pick organic apples and pears in the orchard alongside food trucks, drinks, and live music.
The adventurous American trumpeter fronts an agile trio featuring bassist Petter Eldh and drummer Jim Black.
A retrospective examining the foundational video and performance art preserved by the pioneering Dutch media institute founded in 1978.
The outsider and neurodivergent art gallery presents an exhibition of work engaging with folklore, nature, and storytelling.
The high-energy brass band brings horns, live vocals, and marching percussion to classic drum and bass rhythms.
A practical papermaking workshop led by Miquel Hervás Gómez using waste paper and pulp.
The Dutch pioneer of net art explores natural landscapes through algorithms and computational perspectives.
Europe's roving sneaker convention brings together collectors, resellers, and streetwear brands for buying, trading, and displays.
A portrait exhibition profiling members of the congregation of the historic Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam.
The Dutch sculptor presents her intricate, gothic ceramic figures that blend myth, anatomy, and religious iconography.
Children aged seven and up experiment with unusual custom-built instruments in a hands-on rhythm workshop.
The Surinamese-Dutch reggae and pop star behind the smash hit 'Parijs' headlines this Latin and Caribbean club night.
A chance to explore the expressive Amsterdam School architecture of the landmark former shipping company headquarters.
The acclaimed 2010 essay documentary investigates the hidden global supply chains and human costs of modern container shipping.
An underground comedy show blending stand-up, multimedia, and curated performance inside the historic former shipping headquarters.
The veteran Dutch Zero artist presents works highlighting natural processes, found flora, and non-intervention.
Live band Kurulu Düzen and DJ ZET play an evening of classic and modern Turkish rock.
Fashion photographer Peter Stigter documents twenty years of the initiative that introduces top Dutch fashion academy graduates to the wider industry.
The Cuban media artist exhibits work examining informal data networks and alternative internet infrastructures.
Pakistani contemporary artists Amra Khan, Naira Mushtaq, and Sehr Jalil present work engaging with identity, gender, and societal norms.
An architecture walk through the modernist garden city of Nieuw-West, examining how public pavement and street spaces were designed.
An interactive oral history and storytelling gathering focusing on Jewish heritage and wartime memories.
The Dutch fashion designer and visual artist presents colourful, textile-driven works exploring identity, expression, and human diversity.
Indigenous Surinamese activist Meredith Joeroeja discusses culture and heritage in connection with the museum's Surinamese art exhibition.
The South African visual activist presents black-and-white portraits celebrating Black LGBTQIA+ communities.
The experimental North club celebrates with an all-weekend festival featuring live acts, DJs, and extended club sets across both floors.
The award-winning Ghanaian gospel singer leads an evening of worship and world music.
The Italian artist takes over the gallery's project space with an installation based on Luciano Bianciardi's novel.
The grand 1867 landmark hotel on the river opens its public rooms for Heritage Days.
A drop-in community gathering dedicated to paper folding and origami, suitable for all skill levels.
Ezmeralda Sallaku directs Yasmina Reza’s sharp, award-winning comedy about three friends fractured by a modern painting.
The prolific digital artist shows physical publications alongside his ongoing internet and text projects.
Large-scale sculptures by the influential Dutch constructivist artist are installed across the museum's public gardens.
An evening of club music aboard the former pirate-radio vessel moored in Amsterdam-Noord.
Woven textile tapestries by Mia Weiner pair with introspective photographic portraiture by Johnny Mae Hauser.
An exhibition tracing historical, cultural, and diplomatic ties between the Netherlands and Japan inside the royal palace on Dam Square.
Up-and-coming choreographers Lea Ved, Amparo González Sola, and Maciej Kuźmiński showcase newly developed contemporary dance pieces.
The Croatian conceptual artist presents recent works interrogating modernist memory and institutional space.
A social festival for dogs and their owners, with canine activities and market stalls.
Experimental short films by the Puerto Rican artist examining political landscape, mythology, and post-colonial ecology.
The British artist shows her signature painted silks, narrative drawings, and hand-lettered poems addressing care, politics, and survival.
The Dutch textile artist and designer presents monumental, sustainable wall hangings made from felt, natural dyes, and native wool.
The museum explores the foundational building blocks of graffiti, from names and tags to line work, flow, and repetition.
The museum marks the East Asian Mid-Autumn Festival with family activities, crafts, and traditional festivities.
A collaborative live broadcast and music session pairing the online station with artist Sann Odea.
Grieg's incidental music is reframed through its Norwegian folk roots, followed by Tchaikovsky's expressive work for string orchestra.
An outdoor photography exhibition set along the Sloterplas boulevard exploring care, healing, and healthcare workers.
Taking its title from Orwell's Animal Farm, this group exhibition gathers contemporary artists exploring power structures, systems of control, and resistance.
The museum's open-air gardens host steel and iron sculptures by the Dutch abstract and constructivist artist.
An exhibition exploring the techniques and artistry behind Roman and Greek glass vessels and jewellery, drawn from the university museum's archaeology collection.
An energetic gospel and soul session designed to introduce young children to live rhythm and song.
The acclaimed British fashion photographer presents the second chapter of her intimate, flora-drenched and sensual fine-art series.
A temporary exhibition exploring the methods and impact of investigative searching across Dutch audiovisual archives.
Singer Laren showcases the intense, emotionally charged paintings of the Dutch Expressionist artist Herman Kruyder.
The Arnhem-based modern dance company presents a program of four works by Mediterranean choreographers, including two world premieres.
The Dutch visual artist shows his signature drawings and standing line sculptures that play with light, shadow, and architectural form.
The Indian visual artist shows photographic work examining memory, personal archives, and visual perception.
A Dutch-language theatrical performance exploring memory, time and everyday life.
The Dutch hardcore and gabber DJ headlines an extended daytime session at the Zaandam venue.
The Dutch central bank displays works from its art collection in its dedicated public gallery.
An exhibition examining how contemporary artists combine photography and collage techniques to construct new pictorial layers.
Resident musicians from the creative hub on the NDSM wharf perform intimate sets inside their shared cultural space.
The Dutch artist shows expressive sculptures and installations incorporating blown glass, ceramics, and textiles.
Rob Looman's personal exhibition reflects on memory, loss, and the slow fading of a parent to dementia.
Anne Cappendijk presents an artistic exploration of public grieving, rituals, and the emotional traffic of personal bereavement.
The Amsterdam rapper and SMIB collective member performs his gospel-influenced hip-hop from his latest album.
A behind-the-scenes documentary follows the Gallagher brothers leading up to their anticipated stadium reunion tour.
A seasonal communal dinner celebrating local produce and autumn flavours at the historic estate.
An interdisciplinary event combining visual art with live performance in the gallery.
An immersive digital light-and-sound exhibition that projects life-sized prehistoric creatures across the former industrial hall.
A presentation and discussion reflecting on collective memory, archival practices, and personal histories through textile and visual art.
A behind-the-scenes tour of the historic municipal theatre on the Leidseplein, visiting the stage, dressing rooms, and backstage areas.
An exhibition tracing centuries of LGBTQIA+ struggle, culture, and community life in Amsterdam.
An introductory non-contact boxing and self-defence workshop tailored for the queer community.
A guided museum walk exploring LGBTQ+ themes, hidden narratives, and queer perspectives within the modern and contemporary art collection.
The Latin Grammy-winning Venezuelan band blends reggae, funk, Caribbean rhythms, and indie pop.
A guided architectural tour of the modern waterfront concert hall, paired with a short free musical performance.
International art educators associated with the Amsterdam University of the Arts step out of the classroom to present their own visual work.
A social mixing event designed to spark spontaneous conversations between strangers through structured micro-meetings.
Herbert Ross's 1989 comedy-drama follows a close-knit circle of southern women dealing with love and loss in small-town Louisiana.
A guided architectural tour of the monumental Amsterdam School landmark, formerly headquarters to the city's major shipping companies.
An archival photo exhibition tracing the history, protests, and celebrations of Amsterdam's Pride movement.
A mixed-media cabinet of curiosities exhibition centered on movement and the water.
A classic open-air Dutch glove-puppet performance featuring Jan Klaassen and Katrijn on Dam Square.
Frisse Oren presents an active, wordless musical theater journey introducing toddlers to balance and gravity.
A youth theatre performance confronting contemporary consumerism, climate anxiety, and the things we discard.
Artists draw on community archives and historical collections to imagine alternative queer futures and spiritual spaces.
Participants work with clay to shape personal narratives and memories in this hands-on community workshop.
A Sunday programme exploring the history and architecture of the former shipping headquarters, an Amsterdam School landmark now operating as a luxury hotel.
Free weekly group sports classes running along the green strip near the VU campus.
A multi-day creative workshop exploring how movement, voice, and collaborative improvisation can be shaped into live performance.
Billy Wilder’s cynical film-noir stars Kirk Douglas as an unscrupulous reporter exploiting a trapped cave explorer for headlines.
Coaches run small-group swimming classes designed for adults at the historic bathhouse near the Museumplein.
A dance night pitting the upbeat energy of West African Afrobeats against the deep, bass-heavy grooves of South African amapiano.
British minimal tech-house producer Archie Hamilton leads the lineup beneath the IJ.
Artists in the nearby Gooi village open their studios to visitors for self-guided tours across the weekend.
Diners share large communal platters made with local, sustainable produce at this shared-table feast.
A hands-on introductory class where you learn to screen-print your own graphic designs onto textiles.
A festival day combining live music, food, and culture by the waterside in Amsterdam-Noord.
A contemporary photography exhibition confronting resource extraction and environmental shifts.
Four to six performers from across the LGBTQ+ community present short personal storytelling pieces.
The historic neighbourhood centre, now a hub for integration and community projects, opens its doors.
An intimate close-up magic performance where illusions happen right before your eyes.
An exhibition of vibrant, freehand floral paintings rendered on traditional Chinese rice paper.
An exhibition showing works by the Dutch painter and draughtsman Gaston Bannier.
A playful children's theatre production staged by the youth theatre company.
A group exhibition at NDSM exploring personal identity, digital self-portraiture, and community belonging.
The French-born, Amsterdam-based artist presents a solo show of ceramic sculptures and paintings.
The Amsterdam-based French artist exhibits glazed ceramics and works on paper.
The Dutch-Argentine photographer shows her intimate, identity-focused portraiture in the museum's dedicated cabinet gallery.
A 90-minute self-guided walking route exploring the historic docklands area as part of the city's 750th anniversary celebrations.
A rock-and-roll and classic-heavy DJ set in the canalside dive bar.
Berlin-based DJ Tracksuit and Nathalie Seres take over the basement sound system with rolling house, techno and breaks.
A community celebration at the former petrol station turned cultural space in Amsterdam-Noord.
Textile artist Claudy Jongstra shows alongside invited contemporary artists Gerbrand Burger and Mirte van Laarhoven.
An exhibition exploring the interplay between historical roots, personal memory, and artistic imagination.
Artists interpret and reinterpret natural scenery in this group landscape exhibition inside the historic wooden church.
Photographer Tomás Mauro presents a portrait project where sitters exchange their names for a postcard.
Resident craftspeople and designers display collaborative works at the creative maker community in Zaandam.
The Dutch artist presents a body of evocative sculptural work, known for her sensual glass forms and organic materials.
A practical painting workshop focused on expressive color and bold brushwork, inspired by the museum's collection.
An improvised theatre performance where actors spin an audience-suggested narrative through the tropes of a specific genre.
A performance evening dedicated to French song, culture and chansons.
The artist presents a collection of detailed coloured-pencil drawings in the society's project space.
A guided look behind the scenes of the concert hall is followed by a free midday classical performance.
Children and families can drop in to craft fruit garlands while learning about harvest traditions around the world.
A digital light-and-sound show projecting the fantastical visions and monstrous details of the Early Netherlandish painter.
An intimate evening of storytelling, anecdotes, and theatre in the cosy rooms of Scala.
An exhibition presenting new artistic work inside the residency space of De Ateliers.
Four performance artists share new works-in-progress across an intimate evening of contemporary theatre.
A joint exhibition featuring works by French painter Lou Ros and South Korean artist Sanghyuk Kim.
Veteran Los Angeles producer John Tejada brings his melodic, intricate techno and house selections to the booth.
A retrospective of the Haarlem painter known for his expressive still lifes, portraits, and cluttered studio scenes.
The emerging Dutch artist presents recent mixed-media work created during her residency.
Artists and makers display and sell their work inside the vast industrial NDSM warehouse.
The open-air theatre in the Amsterdam forest hosts live music performances beneath the trees.
A late-night electronic music session with skyline views from the top of the A'DAM Tower.
Italian techno producer Marco Shuttle and Dublin turntablist Sunil Sharpe headline the queer-forward club.
The gallery marks eight years in Bos en Lommer with the opening of Marilyn Sonneveld's solo show of figurative paintings.
A theatrical solo show about life in the classroom, teaching, and education.
An evening of electronic music and dance sounds in the former bathhouse in Oost.
The independent American hip-hop and acoustic artist plays an Amsterdam date on his farewell tour.
A body-positive, queer-inclusive club night dedicated to high-energy dance music and sexual expression.
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and Tim Curry star in the 1996 musical adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel.
Local makers sell illustrations, art, and handmade designs inside the former shipyard cafe in Noord.
A community garden harvest celebration in Amsterdam-Noord featuring shared food and activities hosted by 4Siblings.
The Dutch abstract artist presents new geometric paintings informed by Henri Matisse's early twentieth-century color palette.
The German artist presents paintings exploring remote, wild landscapes in the gallery's new Overtoom space.
Visual artist Ineke Oostveen presents her work in a salon-style gathering at the NDSM cultural space.
Sports clubs and venues across Amsterdam open their doors to let residents try activities without charge.
An educational and interactive family exhibition exploring mythical lore, symbols, and nature.
An exhibition bridging scientific inquiry and artistic practice to examine how reality is perceived and constructed.
Jefta Hoed displays work exploring urban discards, public surfaces, and everyday street materials.
The acclaimed Dutch painter shows new semi-abstract works exploring landscape and natural motifs.
A guided architectural and backstage tour through Amsterdam's premier contemporary music hall on the river.
A guided walk through the former NDSM shipyard warehouse showcasing over 150 large-scale street art and graffiti works.
A guided walk through the group exhibition exploring themes of isolation and human connection across diverse artistic media.
A guided walk through the photography museum's exhibition exploring youth culture and coming of age.
Dutch house and techno veteran Benny Rodrigues headlines an outdoor-inspired party alongside LYLO.
The Dutch photographer displays contemplative images exploring time, memory, aging, and personal identity.
The German artist shows paintings and drawings exploring the overlooked structural details of everyday surroundings.
A public-facing window display exhibition designed to be viewed directly from the street.
An immersive exhibition bringing Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic novella to life through visual art and installations.
Boom Chicago's ensemble skewers Dutch culture, expat life, and Amsterdam quirks in a fast-paced comedy show.
An exhibition exploring the faith, traditions, and inclusive modern history of the Dutch Lutheran community.
A temporary shared workspace where artists, craftspeople, and designers can collaborate and build together.
The Amsterdam-based artist presents painting and drawing work marked by surreal imagery, pop culture, and speculative narratives.
A social running session paired with an açaí bowl afterparty hosted by the activewear label and Oakberry.
Artists Amra Khan, Naira Mushtaq, and Sehr Jalil explore history, materiality, and the lingering afterlives of objects.
A daytime club session dedicated to classic and modern funk, soul, and disco grooves.
Bring clean, unwanted clothes to swap directly with others and refresh your wardrobe sustainably.
A 3,000-square-metre labyrinth of interactive audiovisual installations created by Dutch dance-event pioneers ID&T.
A hands-on workshop covering the fundamentals and practical techniques of cold-process soap crafting.
The premier annual exhibition of international photojournalism and documentary photography visits the historic 15th-century church on Dam Square.
The annual touring showcase presents the year's award-winning photojournalism and documentary photography from around the globe.
An exhibition presenting artistic responses to crisis, loss, and the process of rebuilding.
A discussion or staged evening delving into literature, mystery, or cultural commentary.
The contemporary gallery presents an autumn group show highlighting modern artists working in experimental media.
DJs play a selection of South African amapiano, afro house, and deep grooves.
A group show focusing on tactile textures, natural elements, and organic processes through contemporary sculpture and painting.
Noni Madeleine shows a selection of recent visual artwork at the neighbourhood cafe and cultural space.
A documentary and debate evening exploring human stories and conflicts behind the headlines.
A curated display linking artist publications, monographs, and cinema projects within the gallery.
A lighthearted community game of bingo hosted with music and entertainment.
An initiative supporting local residents in Amsterdam-West with funding and practical help to cut their household energy use.
A beginner-friendly workshop exploring hand-building and texturing techniques to create clay objects and sculptures.
Artists present personal narratives examining how human communities interact with and reshape the natural landscape.
The Australian surf-rock band brings their upbeat, melodic guitar sound to the venue's upstairs room.
A local history and storytelling exhibition presented at the public library in Weesp.
NDSM artists explore self-representation through drawing, painting, photography, film, and performance.
The band plays a night of live roots reggae at the long-running live music bar.
Dutch artist Studio Irma presents interactive digital installations using mirrors, light, and projection mapping.
Stanley Kubrick’s chilling Cold War black comedy stars Peter Sellers in three roles as nuclear disaster looms.
A festive double celebration with live music, dancing, and drinks at the cultural hub in Noord.
A casual board games night designed for practicing conversational Dutch in a social group setting.
A dual programme examining the dynamics between public space, performance, and institutional boundaries.
The two record labels bring together a packed lineup of underground club acts spanning eurodance, techno, and bass-heavy tracks.
Six artists present visual reflections on isolation and interpersonal connection.
Nina Ascoly presents an exhibition of drawings and line-based visual work at the creative community space.
A site-specific art exhibition featuring works inspired by Amsterdam Oost and the local community around Oosterpark.
A retrospective exhibition celebrating the life and creative output of visual artist Marie Vink.
Local photography club members display work capturing neighbourhood life and architectural details from Amsterdam Nieuw-West.
Studio 12-06 opens its doors for a showcase of paintings by Klaartje Pander.
The ethnographic museum hosts a family-friendly Sunday programme of activities, workshops, and cultural storytelling.
Elise van Staveren presents reflective visual work meditating on human vulnerability, transience, and the limits of existence.
DJs and producers from the electronic label take over the outdoor space for an evening session.
The Mexican painter's life, portraits, and folk-art aesthetic are explored through projected digital imagery and historical photography.
A thematic exhibition devoted to the colour green and the environmental ideas associated with it.
A weekend drop-in creative workshop where children and parents make art together using various materials and techniques.
A public talk or debate focusing on local urban life, politics, and culture in the Dutch capital.
A contemporary art exhibition reflecting on humanity's footprint, memory, and environmental impact.
Museum educators lead walk-in guided tours through the permanent collection of post-war CoBrA art.
Two Dutch artists known for their material-driven approaches to abstraction engage in a visual dialogue.
A live soul, funk, and R&B covers outfit playing late into the night.
A contemporary stage production exploring beginnings, growth and transformation.
A solo exhibition of works by the Dutch contemporary artist Marinka Reuten.
An informal evening for practising languages over drinks with locals and internationals.
A professional and personal development academy designed for local young people aged under thirty in Zuidoost.
Artist Petra Kroon presents paintings exploring vulnerability and transparency in this gallery inside De Hallen.
The monthly outdoor design, craft, and food market on Museumplein takes place a week early to avoid the marathon.
The venue's cinema screens a regular lineup of music documentaries and concert films spanning diverse genres and eras.
A live comedy or cabaret performance at the neighbourhood theatre.
A daytime party pairing drinks with classic nineties and noughties R&B hits.
Amsterdam-Zuid hosts free neighbourhood activities and social gatherings as part of the nationwide Loneliness Awareness Week.
An open-stage evening where local performers, musicians, and poets share short sets with an audience.
A free creative writing workshop encouraging participants to develop poetry, spoken word, and prose in a supportive group setting.
A monthly Sunday afternoon social dance session set to swing, jazz, and classic pop tunes.
A hands-on beginner session on the wheel, covering the basics of throwing, shaping, and finishing ceramic cups.
An anniversary party celebrating the first year of Hartwig Art Foundation's temporary exhibition and gathering space.
Artisanal food producers, craft stalls, and food trucks set up across the park for the regular Sunday outdoor market.
A club night dedicated to nineties and noughties R&B hits at the waterfront venue.
Singers and a live house band take to the stage for a late-night session of classic and contemporary R&B.
A Latin-inspired dance and music night featuring salsa, son and tropical rhythms.
The Jordaan gallery opens its autumn programme with new work from a selection of contemporary artists.
The party collective wraps up the sunny season with house, techno, and dancefloor grooves in and around the red shipping container club.
The artist presents a series of contemporary landscape and still-life paintings.
A group exhibition featuring work by Vincent Verhoef, Justus de Rode, and Maria Kley.
The long-running English-language comedy troupe stages fast-paced improv sketches driven by audience suggestions.
An exhibition investigating how the brain and the senses reconstruct personal and shared memory.
A group exhibition bringing together various contemporary artistic perspectives on natural landscapes.
The Flemish cultural house showcases contemporary performing arts, visual art, and music from Flanders.
Free community gatherings, coffees, and social events across Amsterdam-Zuid designed to help neighbours meet one another.
A club night celebrating two years of classic nineties and noughties R&B, rap, and tropical sounds.
Two local club concepts team up for an evening of heavy bass and underground electronic music.
A contemporary exhibition bringing together works that reward close observation.
A community meeting offering information, mutual support, and shared experiences for people living with dementia, their families, and carers.
A bustling open-air weekly market featuring fresh cheese, fish, produce, flowers, and household goods.
The street art museum displays authenticated originals and prints by the elusive British stencil artist.
A free weekly women's fitness class combining accessible exercise with a friendly neighbourhood social environment.
A monthly information hub offering advice and resources for over-sixties wanting to live independently in De Pijp.
A social and musical gathering hosted in the venue's courtyard and event space.
A musical reading and sensory playtime session for babies, toddlers, and their parents at the library.
A weekend dance night playing house, mainstream electro, and chart remixes on Rembrandtplein.
An evening of live entertainment at the intimate tapas-and-theatre space.
An immersive, digital 360-degree audiovisual screening set to the music of the British arena-rock band.
The museum presents key highlights from its vast permanent collection, spanning modern painting, sculpture, and design.
A contemporary art exhibition hosted by the Jordaan-based gallery.
The contemporary gallery presents a new group exhibition running through the beginning of August.
DJs play a mix of Latin rhythms, reggaeton, and club hits.
An informal, free workshop and social session aimed at practicing conversational Dutch in a casual setting.
A solo exhibition showcasing recent visual work by artist Roberto Caradonna at the neighbourhood library.
The maritime museum opens up creative workshops and drop-in family activities every Wednesday afternoon.
An electronic music and community gathering hosted at the creative venue.
A discussion or evening programme exploring themes of identity, home, and community.
A museum docent leads visitors through the photography museum's current exhibitions on Keizersgracht.
The two club nights join forces for an all-night techno session across the venue's concrete rooms.
A collection of works by prominent modern and contemporary artists, including figures from pop and street art.
An outdoor high-intensity interval training session designed to build stamina and strength.
A high-energy club night featuring hip-hop, urban, and dance tracks across the Rembrandtplein dance floors.
A relaxed, non-formal meetup for practicing conversational Dutch over a cup of coffee.
An underground dance night hosted at the former squatted cultural space on Overtoom.
Musicians of all skill levels can bring an instrument or borrow one to explore collaborative rhythm and sound.
A live set of hard-hitting classic and modern rock covers.
Sports clubs and fitness centres across the country offer open sessions, taster classes, and demonstrations to encourage physical activity.
DJs keep the weekend going with an all-night underground techno set.
DJs play a mix of hip-hop, R&B, and club bangers late into Sunday night.
A club night soundtracked by mainstream dance music, urban tracks, and house.
A community talk focusing on local Amsterdam-Oost topics at the neighbourhood library branch.
A mixer evening designed for local singles to meet and mingle.
A weekend club night running across two rooms off Leidseplein.
Broadcasters, producers, and technology providers meet to examine the latest developments in European sports television production and streaming.
A cover band performing upbeat rock, funk, and soul favourites through the decades.
A site-specific installation and project hosted in the gallery's project space.
A late-night club session curated by the party collective playing contemporary club tracks.
A series of community gatherings and supportive activities highlighting social connection during the national loneliness awareness week.
A relaxed daytime food spread served inside Hotel Casa in Oost.
An active sports and games afternoon for children aged four to eight, led by local sports coaches.
A group walking session through Amsterdam-West designed to keep participants active while meeting neighbourhood residents.
Theater Bellevue stages this theatrical production.
The public employment agency offers practical guidance on CV building and job-hunting strategies in the Dutch labour market.
The language school opens its doors for free trial lessons, level assessments, and an introduction to its teaching methods.
De Balie presents an event exploring contemporary societal and political questions.
A free reading session for young children and their parents at the local public library.
The gallery presents a rotating display of visual art.
Monday 28 September
A meeting and workshop for grassroots volunteer first responders supporting protests and community actions.
Biographers and literary scholars gather to discuss the ethics and responsibilities of writing life stories of deceased authors.
A collaborative culinary pop-up serving Palestinian dishes alongside cultural dialogue.
The San Francisco cult shoegaze and psychedelic rock outfit bring their shimmering, reverb-drenched guitar soundscapes to the stage.
The Icelandic stand-up comedian brings his English-language solo show exploring cultural quirks across Europe.
Flemish theatre collective De Nwe Tijd presents an expanded evening of contemporary performance, conversation, and storytelling.
A Buddhist philosophy workshop focusing on traditional Tibetan mind-training techniques to handle adversity and emotional distress.
The veteran Greek vocalist, a central figure in contemporary rebetiko and popular song, performs in Amsterdam.
The veteran Greek vocalist, one of the foremost interpreters of rebetiko and laïko music, performs live in Amsterdam.
A double bill combining a film screening with a social craft workshop for textile and fiber enthusiasts.
The innovative Dutch harpist gives an intimate performance for members of the musician-run collective.
A work-in-progress performance blending the Orpheus myth, live harp, and themes of political resistance.
The Detroit rapper and producer, known for his work with Slum Village and Danny Brown, plays live hip-hop.
A canal house museum displaying animal-themed contemporary art and sculptures.
A movement and dance class designed to stimulate memory, coordination, and brain health.
Political scientist Gerd Junne discusses decentralized hydrogen energy solutions in this book discussion session.
Diners can pay by donation or by volunteering time for a three-course community meal cooked from surplus rescued ingredients.
Brazilian psychedelic pop project Glue Trip shares the bill with local act Animal Du.
Players meet for casual matches of the ancient abstract strategy board game at the local hackerspace.
A public forum where unhoused and displaced families share their experiences of the housing crisis.
The Italian-born, Amsterdam-based choreographer presents work exploring continuous movement, ambiguity, and physical perception.
The Belgian singer-songwriter and electronic pop musician, formerly of Dead Man Ray, performs his eclectic solo work.
Fronted by Greg Dulli, the veteran Cincinnati alternative rock band brings their soul-inflected grunge to Paradiso.
A public talk and philosophical debate on ethics, human nature, and contemporary moral dilemmas.
The Detroit hip-hop producer and MC showcases his blend of soulful sample-heavy boom-bap and live instrumentation.
Children learn how to knead, shape, and bake their own bread rolls at the educational petting farm.
An interactive highlights tour through the national collection with games, drawing, and sensory tasks for families.
A community wellness session offering holistic plant-based remedies and hands-on bodywork.
The PhD candidate publicly defends their physics doctoral thesis before the Vrije Universiteit committee.
Alan J. Pakula's 1976 political thriller stars Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford as the journalists who uncovered the Watergate scandal.
Speakers debate truth, bias, and conflicting viewpoints in a moderated panel discussion.
Artists open their workrooms to the public to showcase works in progress and chat about their practice.
A digital design workshop where children learn to model structures and vehicles using virtual building bricks.
A creative tech workshop where children build and construct miniature imaginary worlds using digital fabrication tools.
A creative youth makerspace combining hands-on crafts and basic technology to design an interactive model island.
A youth design lab run with community studio The Beach, exploring local creativity and neighborhood problem-solving.
Mothers and daughters make sushi together in a hands-on community workshop.
An evening of boundary-pushing avant-garde music and sound exploration from local improvisers.
A seasonal community dinner focused on locally harvested, sustainable ingredients.
An art lecture exploring the collection and exhibitions at Museum Voorlinden.
The Antwerp theatre collective stages an extended edition of its conversational Monday evening programme.
An organizing meeting brings together housing activists and residents to discuss campaigns addressing the Dutch housing shortage.
The Vienna-born singer and crossover vocalist performs original songs including his breakthrough track 'Wasted Love'.
Professional stand-ups and rising comics test new material in English at the local craft brewery taproom.
A documentary screening examining contemporary Cuban politics, society, and culture in the post-Castro era.
A classic French chanson evening bringing the romance and melancholy of Paris to an intimate setting.
Comedians Raoul and Buğra team up to share the stage for an evening of back-to-back stand-up sets.
Musicians lead an interactive family concert encouraging children to dance, sing, and clap along.
Michael Moore's Palme d'Or-winning 2004 documentary examines the Bush administration and the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
A photography club meetup for members and guests to discuss camera work, techniques, and visual projects.
A launch event and networking evening introducing a mentorship scheme for product and digital professionals working in the Netherlands.
A practical workshop helping emerging artists and creative freelancers organize and manage their professional work.
A networking session combining personal storytelling with informal professional connections over drinks and food.
A dedicated session focusing on the precise alignment and prop work characteristic of the Iyengar method.
An evening of the traditional Dutch four-player trick-taking card game.
Emerging and established stand-ups try out new material at the East Amsterdam storytelling hub.
A discussion night exploring countercultural movements, social resistance, and activism.
A panel discussion addressing polarised public discourse, media outrage, and constructive dialogue.
Museum educators lead a guided exploration of modern art designed for young children and families.
An information evening connecting international residents with local services, clubs, and cultural organisations in The Hague.
A conference exploring hybrid systems and cross-disciplinary digital platforms.
A walk-in support session providing free one-on-one help with smartphones, tablets, laptops, and digital public services.
A curated cinema screening exploring romance and modern relationships.
Non-native speakers meet with volunteers to practice everyday spoken Dutch in a friendly, informal setting.
A step-by-step course teaching people how to use online healthcare portals, video consultations, and patient files.
A drop-in advice desk to help you find the right Dutch language course or practice partner in the city.
A community film screening hosted in the library's youth corner.
A girls-only fitness and social meetup on IJburg combining gentle exercise with group chat.
A shared community meal aimed at connecting local residents during the national awareness week against loneliness.
A monthly library meetup for readers to share reflections and discuss literature.
A panel and discussion evening focusing on meaningful community connection and civic engagement.
An informational gathering for homeowners' association members in Nieuw-West to discuss neighborhood initiatives and maintenance.
A consultation meeting for participants to give feedback and input on the MORIS project.
A quiet study room offering independent and small-group practice in Dutch language, reading, and digital skills.
A practical beginner-level workshop helping adults build confidence using computers, keyboards, and the web.
A drop-in physical yoga practice open to beginners and experienced practitioners alike.
The industry pension fund hosts a private corporate event at the Zaandam venue.
The exhibition explores the pop artist's commercial textile designs from the 1950s and 1960s before his fame in the fine art world.
Visitors to the historic island fortress can watch experienced ornithologists catch, ring, and document wild birds for scientific study.
A major retrospective devoted to the influential Indonesian-Dutch industrial and interior designer behind Schiphol's 1967 layout.
Audience members recline on mats beneath the museum's illuminated glass canopy for a concert experienced entirely lying down.
Mozart's short comic opera about backstage theatrical rivalries is performed in Dutch using large wooden marionettes.
A major retrospective covers more than seven decades of the Japanese artist's career, spanning her signature polka dots, infinity mirror installations, sculptures, and performance work.
Leroy Berger presents an exhibition examining translation, memory, and indigenous Siberian language systems.
An interactive family exhibition traces the history of stage illusion and escapology from Harry Houdini onwards.
An exhibition surveying the pop artist's commercial textile designs from the 1950s and 1960s, before his screen-printed artworks made him famous.
Mozart's comic singspiel about backstage rivalries between prima donnas is performed using classical wooden marionettes.
An artistic exploration of aquatic movement, public baths, and swimming culture installed in the shipyard warehouse.
Henri-Georges Clouzot’s 1956 documentary captures Pablo Picasso painting directly onto transparent glass, shown in collaboration with Cinema Amstelveen.
An exhibition showcasing historical clothing from 1640 to 1930 bearing visible traces of wear, mending, and alterations.
A historical exhibition marking 75 years of the Moluccan community in Amsterdam following their arrival from Indonesia in 1951.
A guided walk through the world's oldest continuously functioning Jewish library, housed in the Portuguese Synagogue complex.
The Dutch Zero movement veteran displays assemblages crafted from coins, corks, and everyday cast-offs.
Monumental modern paintings by Lita Cabellut are displayed in dialogue with Goya’s enigmatic 'Los Disparates' etchings.
An exhibition examining the large-scale urban development plan set to transform Amsterdam's northwestern docklands into tens of thousands of new homes.
The London-based photographer, celebrated for his atmospheric portraits and monumental landscape series like Yangtze: The Long River, shows his work.
The North Amsterdam digital art museum surveys foundational and boundary-pushing works from early video, computer, and electronic media artists.
Visual artist and designer Kexin Hao presents research-driven graphic and performance work examining anatomical movements, labour, and state control.
Peter Watkins's harrowing 1971 mockumentary follows anti-war activists given the choice between lengthy prison sentences or surviving three days in the desert.
Polish artist Mikołaj Sobczak presents queer, counter-narrative historical paintings and performances.
Taxidermy duo Sinke & Van Tongeren present their meticulous, fine-art photographs of exotic animals, birds, and natural history specimens.
Children and accompanying adults experiment with unusual custom-built electronic and acoustic instruments to compose their own music.
A night of Surinamese jazz, kawina rhythms, and funk fusion bridging Paramaribo and Amsterdam musical traditions.
Contemporary artists respond to the surreal, bureaucratic, and existential themes in Franz Kafka's writing.
A collaborative showcase uniting four prominent contemporary artists ahead of the Sonsbeek 2026 quadrennial.
An exhibition examining the global supply chains and ecological impact behind the Netherlands' beloved chocolate sprinkles.
A reunited set of family portraits traces the story behind Johannes Verspronck's famous 17th-century masterpiece of a girl in blue.
Timed with World Pride, the exhibition explores the history and heritage of Amsterdam's queer Lutheran community.
The provocative Austrian director, celebrated for his uncompromising dramas and documentaries including the Paradise trilogy, presents his first Dutch museum survey featuring early, unseen, and new work.
Late Dutch printmaker and painter Aat Veldhoen reflects on mortality in this exhibition hosted at the national museum of funeral heritage.
The Amstelveen museum displays textiles, fashion, and patterns designed by and derived from members of the avant-garde post-war Cobra movement.
An exhibition exploring how artists from the post-war CoBrA movement applied their expressive visual style to fashion and textile design.
A retrospective spotlighting two decades of graduation talent from the premier showcase for Dutch fashion academy alumni.
Fashion photographer Peter Stigter displays two decades of images documenting the graduates of the prestigious Dutch design initiative.
Katsuhiro Otomo's groundbreaking 1988 cyberpunk anime masterpiece portrays a dystopian Neo-Tokyo threatened by psychic destruction.
Magicians perform close-up tricks and sleight of hand right at your pub table.
A private collection of paintings, prints, and antiques shown inside the historic monument at the foot of Amsterdam's 17th-century Mint Tower.
The Dutch textile artist, renowned for her sustainable felt tapestries made with local sheep wool and botanical dyes, exhibits alongside guest artists.
Katsuhiro Otomo's groundbreaking 1988 cyberpunk anime, set in a dystopian post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo, screens in a newly restored print.
Katsuhiro Otomo's three-part sci-fi anime anthology from 1995 screens in collaboration with Kaboom Animation Festival.
Watch the multidisciplinary street artist paint live inside the cavernous NDSM warehouse museum.
The local chess and sudoku group gathers for outdoor board games, cold drinks, and DJ sets.
The Dutch television presenter and cultural commentator hosts an intimate talk show featuring stage artists and performers.
Nine contemporary artists with Moluccan heritage explore family histories, colonial ties, and diasporic identity through varied media.
Marking the city's 750th anniversary, this exhibition explores centuries of history through fifty key historical windows and documents.
Carlos Saura’s 1976 psychological drama stars Ana Torrent as an orphaned girl confronting grief and memory in Franco-era Spain.
Dutch scenographer and director Michiel Voet stages a theatrical performance set against the industrial backdrop of the NDSM wharf.
The long-running, non-commercial queer basement disco opens its doors for Sunday night dancing.
The Egyptian-French artist presents conceptual works playing with diplomatic language, translation, and bureaucratic rituals.
Visitors can sketch alongside Rembrandt's etchings and studies during this hands-on drawing session at the painter's former home.
A cultural gathering exploring freedom, shared heritage, and postcolonial ties across Suriname, the Antilles, and Indonesia.
An exhibition or walk exploring the local industrial and architectural legacy of the Van Houten cocoa-producing family.
The Chinese photographer presents work exploring identity, youth culture, and her roots in Xinjiang.
An interactive children's book exhibition featuring the vibrant and detailed illustrations of Charlotte Dematons.
The Dutch theatre-maker and comedian tests out new material for her playfully absurd solo performance.
The Mexican brass collective brings its brass-heavy traditional banda music to the IJ waterfront.
Curators and artists revisit an ongoing project analyzing social class and power dynamics across the contemporary art system.
Experimental music collective Jam With Humans performs an intimate set among the shelves of an independent bookshop.
Chamber music and neighborhood stories fill domestic and cultural spaces across Amsterdam-Zuid for the festival's tenth edition.
The annual national film festival screens the year's best Dutch features, documentaries, and shorts across Utrecht cinemas.
Sidney Lumet's razor-sharp 1976 media satire follows an unhinged news anchor whose televised breakdowns become a cynical ratings sensation.
Intricate hand-woven textile sculptures and mixed-media assemblages rooted in indigenous Oaxacan craft traditions.
The emerging Dutch ceramicist displays his whimsical, unconventional ceramic sculptures and creatures.
The Australian author of the bestselling Nevermoor fantasy series is interviewed and meets readers.
An exhibition tackling the contested ethics of colonial-era heritage, examining repatriation and restitution debates.
Visitors can pick organic apples and pears in the orchard alongside food trucks, drinks, and live music.
The adventurous American trumpeter fronts an agile trio featuring bassist Petter Eldh and drummer Jim Black.
A retrospective examining the foundational video and performance art preserved by the pioneering Dutch media institute founded in 1978.
The outsider and neurodivergent art gallery presents an exhibition of work engaging with folklore, nature, and storytelling.
The high-energy brass band brings horns, live vocals, and marching percussion to classic drum and bass rhythms.
A practical papermaking workshop led by Miquel Hervás Gómez using waste paper and pulp.
A guided walking tour through the iconic modernist sanatorium complex designed by Jan Duiker in the early twentieth century.
The Dutch pioneer of net art explores natural landscapes through algorithms and computational perspectives.
A portrait exhibition profiling members of the congregation of the historic Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam.
The Dutch sculptor presents her intricate, gothic ceramic figures that blend myth, anatomy, and religious iconography.
Children aged seven and up experiment with unusual custom-built instruments in a hands-on rhythm workshop.
The acclaimed 2010 essay documentary investigates the hidden global supply chains and human costs of modern container shipping.
An underground comedy show blending stand-up, multimedia, and curated performance inside the historic former shipping headquarters.
The veteran Dutch Zero artist presents works highlighting natural processes, found flora, and non-intervention.
Fashion photographer Peter Stigter documents twenty years of the initiative that introduces top Dutch fashion academy graduates to the wider industry.
The Cuban media artist exhibits work examining informal data networks and alternative internet infrastructures.
Pakistani contemporary artists Amra Khan, Naira Mushtaq, and Sehr Jalil present work engaging with identity, gender, and societal norms.
An architecture walk through the modernist garden city of Nieuw-West, examining how public pavement and street spaces were designed.
An interactive oral history and storytelling gathering focusing on Jewish heritage and wartime memories.
The Dutch fashion designer and visual artist presents colourful, textile-driven works exploring identity, expression, and human diversity.
Indigenous Surinamese activist Meredith Joeroeja discusses culture and heritage in connection with the museum's Surinamese art exhibition.
The South African visual activist presents black-and-white portraits celebrating Black LGBTQIA+ communities.
The experimental North club celebrates with an all-weekend festival featuring live acts, DJs, and extended club sets across both floors.
The Italian artist takes over the gallery's project space with an installation based on Luciano Bianciardi's novel.
The prolific digital artist shows physical publications alongside his ongoing internet and text projects.
Large-scale sculptures by the influential Dutch constructivist artist are installed across the museum's public gardens.
Woven textile tapestries by Mia Weiner pair with introspective photographic portraiture by Johnny Mae Hauser.
Up-and-coming choreographers Lea Ved, Amparo González Sola, and Maciej Kuźmiński showcase newly developed contemporary dance pieces.
The Croatian conceptual artist presents recent works interrogating modernist memory and institutional space.
Experimental short films by the Puerto Rican artist examining political landscape, mythology, and post-colonial ecology.
The British artist shows her signature painted silks, narrative drawings, and hand-lettered poems addressing care, politics, and survival.
The Dutch textile artist and designer presents monumental, sustainable wall hangings made from felt, natural dyes, and native wool.
The museum explores the foundational building blocks of graffiti, from names and tags to line work, flow, and repetition.
An outdoor photography exhibition set along the Sloterplas boulevard exploring care, healing, and healthcare workers.
Taking its title from Orwell's Animal Farm, this group exhibition gathers contemporary artists exploring power structures, systems of control, and resistance.
The museum's open-air gardens host steel and iron sculptures by the Dutch abstract and constructivist artist.
An exhibition exploring the techniques and artistry behind Roman and Greek glass vessels and jewellery, drawn from the university museum's archaeology collection.
An energetic gospel and soul session designed to introduce young children to live rhythm and song.
The acclaimed British fashion photographer presents the second chapter of her intimate, flora-drenched and sensual fine-art series.
A temporary exhibition exploring the methods and impact of investigative searching across Dutch audiovisual archives.
Singer Laren showcases the intense, emotionally charged paintings of the Dutch Expressionist artist Herman Kruyder.
The Arnhem-based modern dance company presents a program of four works by Mediterranean choreographers, including two world premieres.
The Dutch visual artist shows his signature drawings and standing line sculptures that play with light, shadow, and architectural form.
The Indian visual artist shows photographic work examining memory, personal archives, and visual perception.
A Dutch-language theatrical performance exploring memory, time and everyday life.
The Dutch central bank displays works from its art collection in its dedicated public gallery.
An exhibition examining how contemporary artists combine photography and collage techniques to construct new pictorial layers.
Resident musicians from the creative hub on the NDSM wharf perform intimate sets inside their shared cultural space.
The Dutch artist shows expressive sculptures and installations incorporating blown glass, ceramics, and textiles.
Rob Looman's personal exhibition reflects on memory, loss, and the slow fading of a parent to dementia.
Anne Cappendijk presents an artistic exploration of public grieving, rituals, and the emotional traffic of personal bereavement.
Violist Sunniva Skaug explores the chamber music Antonín Dvořák composed during his stay in the United States.
The Amsterdam rapper and SMIB collective member performs his gospel-influenced hip-hop from his latest album.
A behind-the-scenes documentary follows the Gallagher brothers leading up to their anticipated stadium reunion tour.
A seasonal communal dinner celebrating local produce and autumn flavours at the historic estate.
An immersive digital light-and-sound exhibition that projects life-sized prehistoric creatures across the former industrial hall.
A behind-the-scenes tour of the historic municipal theatre on the Leidseplein, visiting the stage, dressing rooms, and backstage areas.
An exhibition tracing centuries of LGBTQIA+ struggle, culture, and community life in Amsterdam.
An introductory non-contact boxing and self-defence workshop tailored for the queer community.
A guided museum walk exploring LGBTQ+ themes, hidden narratives, and queer perspectives within the modern and contemporary art collection.
The Latin Grammy-winning Venezuelan band blends reggae, funk, Caribbean rhythms, and indie pop.
A guided architectural tour of the modern waterfront concert hall, paired with a short free musical performance.
A communal singing session held in the open-air shelter on the former naval grounds.
A social mixing event designed to spark spontaneous conversations between strangers through structured micro-meetings.
Herbert Ross's 1989 comedy-drama follows a close-knit circle of southern women dealing with love and loss in small-town Louisiana.
An archival photo exhibition tracing the history, protests, and celebrations of Amsterdam's Pride movement.
A mixed-media cabinet of curiosities exhibition centered on movement and the water.
Frisse Oren presents an active, wordless musical theater journey introducing toddlers to balance and gravity.
Artists draw on community archives and historical collections to imagine alternative queer futures and spiritual spaces.
Participants work with clay to shape personal narratives and memories in this hands-on community workshop.
A Sunday programme exploring the history and architecture of the former shipping headquarters, an Amsterdam School landmark now operating as a luxury hotel.
Free weekly group sports classes running along the green strip near the VU campus.
A multi-day creative workshop exploring how movement, voice, and collaborative improvisation can be shaped into live performance.
Billy Wilder’s cynical film-noir stars Kirk Douglas as an unscrupulous reporter exploiting a trapped cave explorer for headlines.
Coaches run small-group swimming classes designed for adults at the historic bathhouse near the Museumplein.
Diners share large communal platters made with local, sustainable produce at this shared-table feast.
A gentle, acoustic performance tailored for babies up to 18 months and their caregivers.
A sensory, gentle classical concert designed for babies up to 18 months and their parents.
A hands-on introductory class where you learn to screen-print your own graphic designs onto textiles.
A contemporary photography exhibition confronting resource extraction and environmental shifts.
Four to six performers from across the LGBTQ+ community present short personal storytelling pieces.
An intimate close-up magic performance where illusions happen right before your eyes.
An exhibition of vibrant, freehand floral paintings rendered on traditional Chinese rice paper.
An exhibition showing works by the Dutch painter and draughtsman Gaston Bannier.
A playful children's theatre production staged by the youth theatre company.
A group exhibition at NDSM exploring personal identity, digital self-portraiture, and community belonging.
The French-born, Amsterdam-based artist presents a solo show of ceramic sculptures and paintings.
The Amsterdam-based French artist exhibits glazed ceramics and works on paper.
The Dutch-Argentine photographer shows her intimate, identity-focused portraiture in the museum's dedicated cabinet gallery.
A 90-minute self-guided walking route exploring the historic docklands area as part of the city's 750th anniversary celebrations.
Textile artist Claudy Jongstra shows alongside invited contemporary artists Gerbrand Burger and Mirte van Laarhoven.
An exhibition exploring the interplay between historical roots, personal memory, and artistic imagination.
Artists interpret and reinterpret natural scenery in this group landscape exhibition inside the historic wooden church.
Photographer Tomás Mauro presents a portrait project where sitters exchange their names for a postcard.
Resident craftspeople and designers display collaborative works at the creative maker community in Zaandam.
The Dutch artist presents a body of evocative sculptural work, known for her sensual glass forms and organic materials.
A practical painting workshop focused on expressive color and bold brushwork, inspired by the museum's collection.
An improvised theatre performance where actors spin an audience-suggested narrative through the tropes of a specific genre.
A performance evening dedicated to French song, culture and chansons.
A guided look behind the scenes of the concert hall is followed by a free midday classical performance.
Children and families can drop in to craft fruit garlands while learning about harvest traditions around the world.
A digital light-and-sound show projecting the fantastical visions and monstrous details of the Early Netherlandish painter.
An intimate evening of storytelling, anecdotes, and theatre in the cosy rooms of Scala.
An exhibition presenting new artistic work inside the residency space of De Ateliers.
Four performance artists share new works-in-progress across an intimate evening of contemporary theatre.
A joint exhibition featuring works by French painter Lou Ros and South Korean artist Sanghyuk Kim.
A retrospective of the Haarlem painter known for his expressive still lifes, portraits, and cluttered studio scenes.
The emerging Dutch artist presents recent mixed-media work created during her residency.
The gallery marks eight years in Bos en Lommer with the opening of Marilyn Sonneveld's solo show of figurative paintings.
A theatrical solo show about life in the classroom, teaching, and education.
The independent American hip-hop and acoustic artist plays an Amsterdam date on his farewell tour.
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and Tim Curry star in the 1996 musical adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel.
A community garden harvest celebration in Amsterdam-Noord featuring shared food and activities hosted by 4Siblings.
The Dutch abstract artist presents new geometric paintings informed by Henri Matisse's early twentieth-century color palette.
The German artist presents paintings exploring remote, wild landscapes in the gallery's new Overtoom space.
Visual artist Ineke Oostveen presents her work in a salon-style gathering at the NDSM cultural space.
An educational and interactive family exhibition exploring mythical lore, symbols, and nature.
An exhibition bridging scientific inquiry and artistic practice to examine how reality is perceived and constructed.
The acclaimed Dutch painter shows new semi-abstract works exploring landscape and natural motifs.
A guided architectural and backstage tour through Amsterdam's premier contemporary music hall on the river.
A guided walk through the former NDSM shipyard warehouse showcasing over 150 large-scale street art and graffiti works.
A guided walk through the photography museum's exhibition exploring youth culture and coming of age.
The Dutch photographer displays contemplative images exploring time, memory, aging, and personal identity.
The German artist shows paintings and drawings exploring the overlooked structural details of everyday surroundings.
A public-facing window display exhibition designed to be viewed directly from the street.
An immersive exhibition bringing Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic novella to life through visual art and installations.
Boom Chicago's ensemble skewers Dutch culture, expat life, and Amsterdam quirks in a fast-paced comedy show.
An exhibition exploring the faith, traditions, and inclusive modern history of the Dutch Lutheran community.
The Amsterdam-based artist presents painting and drawing work marked by surreal imagery, pop culture, and speculative narratives.
Artists Amra Khan, Naira Mushtaq, and Sehr Jalil explore history, materiality, and the lingering afterlives of objects.
Bring clean, unwanted clothes to swap directly with others and refresh your wardrobe sustainably.
A 3,000-square-metre labyrinth of interactive audiovisual installations created by Dutch dance-event pioneers ID&T.
A hands-on workshop covering the fundamentals and practical techniques of cold-process soap crafting.
An exhibition presenting artistic responses to crisis, loss, and the process of rebuilding.
A discussion or staged evening delving into literature, mystery, or cultural commentary.
The contemporary gallery presents an autumn group show highlighting modern artists working in experimental media.
A dance night spotlighting South African amapiano rhythms and West African afrobeats.
DJs play a selection of South African amapiano, afro house, and deep grooves.
A group show focusing on tactile textures, natural elements, and organic processes through contemporary sculpture and painting.
Noni Madeleine shows a selection of recent visual artwork at the neighbourhood cafe and cultural space.
A documentary and debate evening exploring human stories and conflicts behind the headlines.
A curated display linking artist publications, monographs, and cinema projects within the gallery.
An open-stage live music session hosted by Jacco in the long-running Leidseplein blues and rock bar.
A lighthearted community game of bingo hosted with music and entertainment.
An initiative supporting local residents in Amsterdam-West with funding and practical help to cut their household energy use.
Amsterdam's long-running weekly drum and bass party returns for a late-night session.
A beginner-friendly workshop exploring hand-building and texturing techniques to create clay objects and sculptures.
Artists present personal narratives examining how human communities interact with and reshape the natural landscape.
The Australian surf-rock band brings their upbeat, melodic guitar sound to the venue's upstairs room.
A local history and storytelling exhibition presented at the public library in Weesp.
NDSM artists explore self-representation through drawing, painting, photography, film, and performance.
Dutch artist Studio Irma presents interactive digital installations using mirrors, light, and projection mapping.
Stanley Kubrick’s chilling Cold War black comedy stars Peter Sellers in three roles as nuclear disaster looms.
A casual board games night designed for practicing conversational Dutch in a social group setting.
A dual programme examining the dynamics between public space, performance, and institutional boundaries.
Nina Ascoly presents an exhibition of drawings and line-based visual work at the creative community space.
A site-specific art exhibition featuring works inspired by Amsterdam Oost and the local community around Oosterpark.
A retrospective exhibition celebrating the life and creative output of visual artist Marie Vink.
Local photography club members display work capturing neighbourhood life and architectural details from Amsterdam Nieuw-West.
Elise van Staveren presents reflective visual work meditating on human vulnerability, transience, and the limits of existence.
The Mexican painter's life, portraits, and folk-art aesthetic are explored through projected digital imagery and historical photography.
A thematic exhibition devoted to the colour green and the environmental ideas associated with it.
A weekend drop-in creative workshop where children and parents make art together using various materials and techniques.
A public talk or debate focusing on local urban life, politics, and culture in the Dutch capital.
A contemporary art exhibition reflecting on humanity's footprint, memory, and environmental impact.
Museum educators lead walk-in guided tours through the permanent collection of post-war CoBrA art.
Two Dutch artists known for their material-driven approaches to abstraction engage in a visual dialogue.
The Vienna-born singer performs his emotional pop ballads, including his breakthrough track 'Wasted Love'.
A contemporary stage production exploring beginnings, growth and transformation.
A solo exhibition of works by the Dutch contemporary artist Marinka Reuten.
An informal evening for practising languages over drinks with locals and internationals.
A professional and personal development academy designed for local young people aged under thirty in Zuidoost.
The monthly outdoor design, craft, and food market on Museumplein takes place a week early to avoid the marathon.
The venue's cinema screens a regular lineup of music documentaries and concert films spanning diverse genres and eras.
A live comedy or cabaret performance at the neighbourhood theatre.
A daytime party pairing drinks with classic nineties and noughties R&B hits.
Amsterdam-Zuid hosts free neighbourhood activities and social gatherings as part of the nationwide Loneliness Awareness Week.
An open-stage evening where local performers, musicians, and poets share short sets with an audience.
A free creative writing workshop encouraging participants to develop poetry, spoken word, and prose in a supportive group setting.
A club night dedicated to nineties and noughties R&B hits at the waterfront venue.
Singers and a live house band take to the stage for a late-night session of classic and contemporary R&B.
The Jordaan gallery opens its autumn programme with new work from a selection of contemporary artists.
The party collective wraps up the sunny season with house, techno, and dancefloor grooves in and around the red shipping container club.
A professional networking session focused on personal storytelling and communication skills for business.
The artist presents a series of contemporary landscape and still-life paintings.
A group exhibition featuring work by Vincent Verhoef, Justus de Rode, and Maria Kley.
The long-running English-language comedy troupe stages fast-paced improv sketches driven by audience suggestions.
An exhibition investigating how the brain and the senses reconstruct personal and shared memory.
A group exhibition bringing together various contemporary artistic perspectives on natural landscapes.
The Flemish cultural house showcases contemporary performing arts, visual art, and music from Flanders.
Free community gatherings, coffees, and social events across Amsterdam-Zuid designed to help neighbours meet one another.
A contemporary exhibition bringing together works that reward close observation.
A community meeting offering information, mutual support, and shared experiences for people living with dementia, their families, and carers.
A bustling open-air weekly market featuring fresh cheese, fish, produce, flowers, and household goods.
The street art museum displays authenticated originals and prints by the elusive British stencil artist.
A free weekly women's fitness class combining accessible exercise with a friendly neighbourhood social environment.
A monthly information hub offering advice and resources for over-sixties wanting to live independently in De Pijp.
A musical reading and sensory playtime session for babies, toddlers, and their parents at the library.
An immersive, digital 360-degree audiovisual screening set to the music of the British arena-rock band.
The museum presents key highlights from its vast permanent collection, spanning modern painting, sculpture, and design.
A contemporary art exhibition hosted by the Jordaan-based gallery.
The contemporary gallery presents a new group exhibition running through the beginning of August.
DJs play a mix of Latin rhythms, reggaeton, and club hits.
An informal, free workshop and social session aimed at practicing conversational Dutch in a casual setting.
A solo exhibition showcasing recent visual work by artist Roberto Caradonna at the neighbourhood library.
The maritime museum opens up creative workshops and drop-in family activities every Wednesday afternoon.
A discussion or evening programme exploring themes of identity, home, and community.
A museum docent leads visitors through the photography museum's current exhibitions on Keizersgracht.
A collection of works by prominent modern and contemporary artists, including figures from pop and street art.
An outdoor high-intensity interval training session designed to build stamina and strength.
A high-energy club night featuring hip-hop, urban, and dance tracks across the Rembrandtplein dance floors.
A relaxed, non-formal meetup for practicing conversational Dutch over a cup of coffee.
Musicians of all skill levels can bring an instrument or borrow one to explore collaborative rhythm and sound.
DJs play a mix of hip-hop, R&B, and club bangers late into Sunday night.
A community talk focusing on local Amsterdam-Oost topics at the neighbourhood library branch.
Broadcasters, producers, and technology providers meet to examine the latest developments in European sports television production and streaming.
A cover band performing upbeat rock, funk, and soul favourites through the decades.
A site-specific installation and project hosted in the gallery's project space.
A series of community gatherings and supportive activities highlighting social connection during the national loneliness awareness week.
An active sports and games afternoon for children aged four to eight, led by local sports coaches.
A group walking session through Amsterdam-West designed to keep participants active while meeting neighbourhood residents.
Financial risk and technology professionals discuss the governance, ethical compliance, and deployment of machine learning under the EU AI Act.
Theater Bellevue stages this theatrical production.
The public employment agency offers practical guidance on CV building and job-hunting strategies in the Dutch labour market.
Corporate procurement and IT sourcing managers discuss cloud contract negotiations, enterprise software spending, and supplier management.
A high-energy Monday club night featuring house, urban, and dance music on Rembrandtplein.
The language school opens its doors for free trial lessons, level assessments, and an introduction to its teaching methods.
A weekly club night playing a mix of commercial dance, hip-hop, and pop hits.
Software asset managers and IT procurement leaders meet to discuss cloud cost optimization, vendor audit risks, and software licensing compliance.
De Balie presents an event exploring contemporary societal and political questions.
A free reading session for young children and their parents at the local public library.
The gallery presents a rotating display of visual art.
A five-day executive training course on integrating environmental, social, and governance standards into corporate business strategy.
Tuesday 29 September
A programme of early short films by the provocative Austrian director Ulrich Seidl, introduced by Eye curators.
The award-winning author of 'Hamnet' and 'The Marriage Portrait' appears in conversation about her work.
The Canadian quartet play their propulsive, instrumental dance-rock built from analogue synths, distortion pedals and live drums.
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The New Delhi duo bring their fast-paced Hindi rap and influential Indian hip-hop sound to Melkweg.
De Nieuwe Anita combines live improvised performance with haircuts on site from barber Timm.
The French sociologist and author of 'Returning to Reims' discusses ageing, dignity and social inequality.
Indigenous musicians from the Brazilian Amazon's Yawanawá people share traditional sacred music and chants.
The Sacramento alternative rock band play their dry-witted, trumpet-laced hits and idiosyncratic pop.
Pim Lammers's picture book about identity and acceptance is adapted into a playful theatrical performance for young children.
A guided tour of the Dutch Resistance Museum featuring tactile elements and audio descriptions for visually impaired visitors.
The Dutch portrait photographer leads a session on his colourful, theatrical approach to fashion and portraiture.
Artist Simone Albers and philosophers Angela Roothaan and André van der Braak discuss the intersections of art, science, and perception.
A performance marking Keti Koti and exploring diaspora, memory, and heritage for younger audiences.
A yoga class set to a live or curated techno soundtrack in the club's event space.
A walk-in consultation hour offering practical and legal advice on squatting in Amsterdam East.
A study and discussion evening exploring Buddhist philosophy and Tibetan cognitive science on how the mind perceives reality.
A discussion on whether Tony's Chocolonely's ethical supply-chain model can offer lessons for the organic food sector.
An open-air screening of the romantic fantasy drama directed by Kogonada, shown overlooking the IJ.
The powerhouse British synth-pop and blues-rock vocalist, formerly of Yazoo, performs songs from across her forty-year solo career.
The English synth-pop pioneer, formerly of Yazoo, performs songs from across her forty-year solo career.
Dutch jazz musicians celebrate the legacy and cool-jazz repertoire of American baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan.
The municipal collection service picks up removed garden paving slabs from residents making their gardens greener.
A psychomotor therapist guides parents through free movement theory to support infant motor development.
An adaptable movement practice tailored for people managing ongoing injuries, chronic pain, or limited mobility.
A hands-on workshop guiding participants through assembling their own self-sustaining terrarium in a glass jar.
First-year mime students present new physical theatre work examining anxiety.
Author and educator Karim Amghar leads a session on fostering inclusion, empathy, and equal opportunity in arts education.
A social dance class covering rock 'n' roll partner dancing at the former KNSM departure lounge.
Scholars and practitioners examine alternatives to punitive justice systems, focusing on restorative and transformative approaches.
A panel and community conversation about the future, preservation and creation of independent cultural free spaces in the city.
The weekly networking evening screens Dutch-made short films followed by Q&As with the directors and crew.
A collaborative contemporary performance project bringing together sound, movement, and experimental staging.
Performers share stories through spoken word, movement, music, and comedy at the storytelling venue's curated open-format night.
Music therapist Yvon Kat leads a session using rhythm, movement, and the Ronnie Gardiner Method to exercise cognitive function.
Music therapist Yvon Kat leads a session using rhythm, movement, and the Ronnie Gardiner Method to exercise cognitive function.
The Dutch singer-songwriter, best known as the frontman of roots-rock outfit Dawn Brothers, plays a solo set.
An evening of music and dancing at the Noord boxing gym and social club.
The rising Brazilian singer blends MPB, neo-soul, and acoustic pop.
The Amsterdam-based tentet plays loose, creative interpretations of Duke Ellington's music.
The American pop singer, known for hits like 'I'm Outta Love' and her raspy, soulful vocals, performs live in Amsterdam.
A community wellness session offering holistic plant-based remedies and hands-on bodywork.
Researchers and youth professionals discuss identifying and addressing loneliness among young adults.
A practical workshop teaching strategies to safely intervene when witnessing harassment, discrimination or unacceptable behaviour.
A professional workshop on managing conflict, communicating needs clearly, and handling difficult workplace conversations.
An interactive theatrical storytelling session for young children based on the Leesspin method.
An outdoor nature walk and painting workshop for children, organised under Natuurmonumenten's youth programme.
Children learn how to crack codes and decipher ciphers using creative tech and problem-solving techniques.
Children design and craft their own imaginary creatures using a mix of art supplies and basic technology.
Children assemble personal time capsules to preserve memories, notes, and artefacts for the future.
Rami Nima hosts an English-language comedy night showcasing up-and-coming stand-up talent.
A hands-on technology bootcamp teaching primary school children the fundamentals of programming and robotics.
A panel explores effective ways to communicate about climate change without alienating audiences.
A class practising the sequence of nineteen gentle, meditative movements developed by Justin Stone.
A reflective coaching workshop for mothers exploring the emotional and identity shifts that accompany parenthood.
Bravon plays for a session of barefoot, drug-free, and non-verbal ecstatic dancing.
An open political discussion exploring anti-capitalist perspectives on the climate crisis.
Vocalist and performer Cathelijn showcases her music in an intimate venue.
The Dutch comedian and theatre-maker returns with his stand-up show about connecting with other people.
The Dutch theatre collective performs a drama about personal ethics and moral conflict.
The indie band plays a live set to celebrate the launch of their new track.
The Dutch comedian and theatre maker performs her solo stand-up show about family life, motherhood, and modern frustrations.
Six local English-language stand-up comics test out new jokes and work through fresh material in a lineup hosted by Rami Nima.
A club night and screening themed around the chaotic 2012 teen party comedy.
Vocalist Nicoline Snaas and saxophonist Michael Anderson lead an intimate jazz performance at the neighbourhood café.
An exhibition or performance combining auditory elements and visual art at the modern art museum.
A Dutch-language workshop on recognising and addressing harassment, bullying and inappropriate conduct in the workplace.
Learn the basics of artificial intelligence and how to prompt conversational tools like ChatGPT in daily life.
Children and parents gather for an informal English-language reading and story session in the library's youth corner.
A walk-in personality testing session offering individual evaluations.
A screening of the independent psychological drama.
A community craft and kitchen session open to local makers and food enthusiasts.
Interactive guided tours tailored for adults and children exploring the museum's modern art collections together.
Play a casual round of pétanque outdoors with other local residents.
The local chamber choir performs an autumn-themed programme of choral music.
Neighbourhood film lovers meet at the library maker space to watch and discuss a movie together.
A multilingual children's storytelling session presenting short stories read aloud in French.
The historic artists' society and gallery on the Rokin opens its doors for an introductory welcoming event.
The Academy of Theatre and Dance presents its annual fund awards supporting graduating talent.
Database developers and administrators meet to share talks and best practices around open-source database PostgreSQL.
Tech professionals, founders, and investors meet for informal networking around artificial intelligence.
The classic cocktail lounge introduces a refreshed drinks selection.
An open evening of tabletop and board games at the hostel bar beside the park.
Stichting Ondersteboven hosts a community dialogue session inviting participants to share their lived experiences.
Software developers discuss the adoption of AI coding assistants and modern code-generation workflows.
An informal monthly gathering of readers to discuss chosen fiction and non-fiction over drinks.
Tech entrepreneurs and venture capitalists meet for an informal evening of rooftop networking and deal-making.
David Fincher's 2010 drama charts the turbulent founding of Facebook and the lawsuits that followed, scripted by Aaron Sorkin.
A creative course covering foundational painting and drawing techniques to help develop your personal style.
Teams compete in a pub quiz over craft beers in the brewery taproom.
Chess players of all levels meet for casual pick-up games and practice in the library.
An informal drop-in session where Dutch learners can practice speaking the language over coffee with native speakers.
A pay-what-you-can English-language comedy night hosted in an intimate neighbourhood pub.
Musicians drop in to trade solos and jam alongside an established rhythm section in this weekly open session.
The rising indie act play an intimate headline show.
The venue's long-running Tuesday club night features driving electronic sets from invited techno DJs.
Free walk-in legal consultations where people can ask a lawyer for advice on legal matters.
An informal coffee hour brings local residents together around the library reading table for conversation.
An informal weekly gathering where non-native speakers practice everyday Dutch conversation with local volunteers.
Practise speaking Dutch in an informal, small-group conversation session led by volunteers.
Volunteers and learners meet for casual conversation practice in Dutch over coffee.
A community film screening tailored for local senior citizens.
Young children gather to listen to stories read aloud by library staff in the open space.
A drop-in learning centre where adults can get free help with basic computer skills, language, and online administration.
A community fitness and social group offering sports activities and informal discussion for girls in Oost.
Startup founders present their projects to peers and mentors over casual pizza and drinks.
The private artists' club choir holds its regular rehearsal session.
A networking mixer connecting tech and artificial intelligence startup founders with angel investors and industry peers.
New and developing stand-ups test out fresh English-language material at this open-mic night.
Advisers provide free, confidential help with personal finances, budgeting, and administrative forms.
Supervised homework support and tutoring sessions for secondary and primary school pupils.
A free drop-in consultation hour for parents and students with questions about schooling and educational pathways.
An informal drinks gathering for the university community.
Founders, investors and tech professionals meet for an evening of networking and discussion.
The exhibition explores the pop artist's commercial textile designs from the 1950s and 1960s before his fame in the fine art world.
Visitors to the historic island fortress can watch experienced ornithologists catch, ring, and document wild birds for scientific study.
A major retrospective devoted to the influential Indonesian-Dutch industrial and interior designer behind Schiphol's 1967 layout.
The renowned Austrian marionette troupe stages Stravinsky's theatrical work about a soldier and the devil, with puppets by painter Georg Baselitz.
Audience members recline on mats beneath the museum's illuminated glass canopy for a concert experienced entirely lying down.
Mozart's short comic opera about backstage theatrical rivalries is performed in Dutch using large wooden marionettes.
A major retrospective covers more than seven decades of the Japanese artist's career, spanning her signature polka dots, infinity mirror installations, sculptures, and performance work.
Leroy Berger presents an exhibition examining translation, memory, and indigenous Siberian language systems.
An interactive family exhibition traces the history of stage illusion and escapology from Harry Houdini onwards.
An exhibition surveying the pop artist's commercial textile designs from the 1950s and 1960s, before his screen-printed artworks made him famous.
Mozart's comic singspiel about backstage rivalries between prima donnas is performed using classical wooden marionettes.
An artistic exploration of aquatic movement, public baths, and swimming culture installed in the shipyard warehouse.
Henri-Georges Clouzot’s 1956 documentary captures Pablo Picasso painting directly onto transparent glass, shown in collaboration with Cinema Amstelveen.
An exhibition showcasing historical clothing from 1640 to 1930 bearing visible traces of wear, mending, and alterations.
A historical exhibition marking 75 years of the Moluccan community in Amsterdam following their arrival from Indonesia in 1951.
A guided walk through the world's oldest continuously functioning Jewish library, housed in the Portuguese Synagogue complex.
The Dutch Zero movement veteran displays assemblages crafted from coins, corks, and everyday cast-offs.
Monumental modern paintings by Lita Cabellut are displayed in dialogue with Goya’s enigmatic 'Los Disparates' etchings.
An exhibition examining the large-scale urban development plan set to transform Amsterdam's northwestern docklands into tens of thousands of new homes.
The London-based photographer, celebrated for his atmospheric portraits and monumental landscape series like Yangtze: The Long River, shows his work.
The North Amsterdam digital art museum surveys foundational and boundary-pushing works from early video, computer, and electronic media artists.
Visual artist and designer Kexin Hao presents research-driven graphic and performance work examining anatomical movements, labour, and state control.
Peter Watkins's harrowing 1971 mockumentary follows anti-war activists given the choice between lengthy prison sentences or surviving three days in the desert.
Polish artist Mikołaj Sobczak presents queer, counter-narrative historical paintings and performances.
Taxidermy duo Sinke & Van Tongeren present their meticulous, fine-art photographs of exotic animals, birds, and natural history specimens.
Children and accompanying adults experiment with unusual custom-built electronic and acoustic instruments to compose their own music.
Director Jane Schoenbrun presents their queer horror transformation film at the cinema.
Contemporary artists respond to the surreal, bureaucratic, and existential themes in Franz Kafka's writing.
A collaborative showcase uniting four prominent contemporary artists ahead of the Sonsbeek 2026 quadrennial.
An exhibition examining the global supply chains and ecological impact behind the Netherlands' beloved chocolate sprinkles.
A reunited set of family portraits traces the story behind Johannes Verspronck's famous 17th-century masterpiece of a girl in blue.
Timed with World Pride, the exhibition explores the history and heritage of Amsterdam's queer Lutheran community.
The provocative Austrian director, celebrated for his uncompromising dramas and documentaries including the Paradise trilogy, presents his first Dutch museum survey featuring early, unseen, and new work.
Late Dutch printmaker and painter Aat Veldhoen reflects on mortality in this exhibition hosted at the national museum of funeral heritage.
The Amstelveen museum displays textiles, fashion, and patterns designed by and derived from members of the avant-garde post-war Cobra movement.
An exhibition exploring how artists from the post-war CoBrA movement applied their expressive visual style to fashion and textile design.
A retrospective spotlighting two decades of graduation talent from the premier showcase for Dutch fashion academy alumni.
Fashion photographer Peter Stigter displays two decades of images documenting the graduates of the prestigious Dutch design initiative.
Katsuhiro Otomo's groundbreaking 1988 cyberpunk anime masterpiece portrays a dystopian Neo-Tokyo threatened by psychic destruction.
Magicians perform close-up tricks and sleight of hand right at your pub table.
A private collection of paintings, prints, and antiques shown inside the historic monument at the foot of Amsterdam's 17th-century Mint Tower.
The Dutch textile artist, renowned for her sustainable felt tapestries made with local sheep wool and botanical dyes, exhibits alongside guest artists.
Katsuhiro Otomo's groundbreaking 1988 cyberpunk anime, set in a dystopian post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo, screens in a newly restored print.
Katsuhiro Otomo's three-part sci-fi anime anthology from 1995 screens in collaboration with Kaboom Animation Festival.
Watch the multidisciplinary street artist paint live inside the cavernous NDSM warehouse museum.
The local chess and sudoku group gathers for outdoor board games, cold drinks, and DJ sets.
The Dutch television presenter and cultural commentator hosts an intimate talk show featuring stage artists and performers.
Nine contemporary artists with Moluccan heritage explore family histories, colonial ties, and diasporic identity through varied media.
Marking the city's 750th anniversary, this exhibition explores centuries of history through fifty key historical windows and documents.
Carlos Saura’s 1976 psychological drama stars Ana Torrent as an orphaned girl confronting grief and memory in Franco-era Spain.
Dutch scenographer and director Michiel Voet stages a theatrical performance set against the industrial backdrop of the NDSM wharf.
The Egyptian-French artist presents conceptual works playing with diplomatic language, translation, and bureaucratic rituals.
Visitors can sketch alongside Rembrandt's etchings and studies during this hands-on drawing session at the painter's former home.
A cultural gathering exploring freedom, shared heritage, and postcolonial ties across Suriname, the Antilles, and Indonesia.
An exhibition or walk exploring the local industrial and architectural legacy of the Van Houten cocoa-producing family.
The Chinese photographer presents work exploring identity, youth culture, and her roots in Xinjiang.
An interactive children's book exhibition featuring the vibrant and detailed illustrations of Charlotte Dematons.
The Dutch theatre-maker and comedian tests out new material for her playfully absurd solo performance.
Curators and artists revisit an ongoing project analyzing social class and power dynamics across the contemporary art system.
Experimental music collective Jam With Humans performs an intimate set among the shelves of an independent bookshop.
Chamber music and neighborhood stories fill domestic and cultural spaces across Amsterdam-Zuid for the festival's tenth edition.
The annual national film festival screens the year's best Dutch features, documentaries, and shorts across Utrecht cinemas.
Sidney Lumet's razor-sharp 1976 media satire follows an unhinged news anchor whose televised breakdowns become a cynical ratings sensation.
Intricate hand-woven textile sculptures and mixed-media assemblages rooted in indigenous Oaxacan craft traditions.
The emerging Dutch ceramicist displays his whimsical, unconventional ceramic sculptures and creatures.
The Australian author of the bestselling Nevermoor fantasy series is interviewed and meets readers.
An exhibition tackling the contested ethics of colonial-era heritage, examining repatriation and restitution debates.
Visitors can pick organic apples and pears in the orchard alongside food trucks, drinks, and live music.
The adventurous American trumpeter fronts an agile trio featuring bassist Petter Eldh and drummer Jim Black.
A retrospective examining the foundational video and performance art preserved by the pioneering Dutch media institute founded in 1978.
The outsider and neurodivergent art gallery presents an exhibition of work engaging with folklore, nature, and storytelling.
The high-energy brass band brings horns, live vocals, and marching percussion to classic drum and bass rhythms.
A practical papermaking workshop led by Miquel Hervás Gómez using waste paper and pulp.
A guided walking tour through the iconic modernist sanatorium complex designed by Jan Duiker in the early twentieth century.
The Dutch pioneer of net art explores natural landscapes through algorithms and computational perspectives.
A portrait exhibition profiling members of the congregation of the historic Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam.
The Dutch sculptor presents her intricate, gothic ceramic figures that blend myth, anatomy, and religious iconography.
Children aged seven and up experiment with unusual custom-built instruments in a hands-on rhythm workshop.
The acclaimed 2010 essay documentary investigates the hidden global supply chains and human costs of modern container shipping.
An underground comedy show blending stand-up, multimedia, and curated performance inside the historic former shipping headquarters.
The veteran Dutch Zero artist presents works highlighting natural processes, found flora, and non-intervention.
Fashion photographer Peter Stigter documents twenty years of the initiative that introduces top Dutch fashion academy graduates to the wider industry.
The Cuban media artist exhibits work examining informal data networks and alternative internet infrastructures.
Pakistani contemporary artists Amra Khan, Naira Mushtaq, and Sehr Jalil present work engaging with identity, gender, and societal norms.
An architecture walk through the modernist garden city of Nieuw-West, examining how public pavement and street spaces were designed.
An interactive oral history and storytelling gathering focusing on Jewish heritage and wartime memories.
The Dutch fashion designer and visual artist presents colourful, textile-driven works exploring identity, expression, and human diversity.
Indigenous Surinamese activist Meredith Joeroeja discusses culture and heritage in connection with the museum's Surinamese art exhibition.
The South African visual activist presents black-and-white portraits celebrating Black LGBTQIA+ communities.
The Italian artist takes over the gallery's project space with an installation based on Luciano Bianciardi's novel.
The prolific digital artist shows physical publications alongside his ongoing internet and text projects.
Large-scale sculptures by the influential Dutch constructivist artist are installed across the museum's public gardens.
Woven textile tapestries by Mia Weiner pair with introspective photographic portraiture by Johnny Mae Hauser.
Up-and-coming choreographers Lea Ved, Amparo González Sola, and Maciej Kuźmiński showcase newly developed contemporary dance pieces.
The Croatian conceptual artist presents recent works interrogating modernist memory and institutional space.
Experimental short films by the Puerto Rican artist examining political landscape, mythology, and post-colonial ecology.
The British artist shows her signature painted silks, narrative drawings, and hand-lettered poems addressing care, politics, and survival.
The Dutch textile artist and designer presents monumental, sustainable wall hangings made from felt, natural dyes, and native wool.
The museum explores the foundational building blocks of graffiti, from names and tags to line work, flow, and repetition.
An outdoor photography exhibition set along the Sloterplas boulevard exploring care, healing, and healthcare workers.
Taking its title from Orwell's Animal Farm, this group exhibition gathers contemporary artists exploring power structures, systems of control, and resistance.
The museum's open-air gardens host steel and iron sculptures by the Dutch abstract and constructivist artist.
An exhibition exploring the techniques and artistry behind Roman and Greek glass vessels and jewellery, drawn from the university museum's archaeology collection.
An energetic gospel and soul session designed to introduce young children to live rhythm and song.
The acclaimed British fashion photographer presents the second chapter of her intimate, flora-drenched and sensual fine-art series.
A temporary exhibition exploring the methods and impact of investigative searching across Dutch audiovisual archives.
Singer Laren showcases the intense, emotionally charged paintings of the Dutch Expressionist artist Herman Kruyder.
The Arnhem-based modern dance company presents a program of four works by Mediterranean choreographers, including two world premieres.
The Dutch visual artist shows his signature drawings and standing line sculptures that play with light, shadow, and architectural form.
The Indian visual artist shows photographic work examining memory, personal archives, and visual perception.
A Dutch-language theatrical performance exploring memory, time and everyday life.
The Dutch central bank displays works from its art collection in its dedicated public gallery.
Heather Lenz's 2018 documentary charts the life and career of Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, known for her polka dots and mirrored rooms.
An exhibition examining how contemporary artists combine photography and collage techniques to construct new pictorial layers.
Resident musicians from the creative hub on the NDSM wharf perform intimate sets inside their shared cultural space.
The Dutch artist shows expressive sculptures and installations incorporating blown glass, ceramics, and textiles.
Rob Looman's personal exhibition reflects on memory, loss, and the slow fading of a parent to dementia.
Anne Cappendijk presents an artistic exploration of public grieving, rituals, and the emotional traffic of personal bereavement.
The Amsterdam rapper and SMIB collective member performs his gospel-influenced hip-hop from his latest album.
A behind-the-scenes documentary follows the Gallagher brothers leading up to their anticipated stadium reunion tour.
A seasonal communal dinner celebrating local produce and autumn flavours at the historic estate.
A dramatic performance that traces how a single catastrophic incident reverberates through people's lives.
An immersive digital light-and-sound exhibition that projects life-sized prehistoric creatures across the former industrial hall.
A behind-the-scenes tour of the historic municipal theatre on the Leidseplein, visiting the stage, dressing rooms, and backstage areas.
An exhibition tracing centuries of LGBTQIA+ struggle, culture, and community life in Amsterdam.
An introductory non-contact boxing and self-defence workshop tailored for the queer community.
A guided museum walk exploring LGBTQ+ themes, hidden narratives, and queer perspectives within the modern and contemporary art collection.
The Latin Grammy-winning Venezuelan band blends reggae, funk, Caribbean rhythms, and indie pop.
The Dutch comedian and singer-songwriter tests new satirical, guitar-led comedy songs.
A guided architectural tour of the modern waterfront concert hall, paired with a short free musical performance.
A communal singing session held in the open-air shelter on the former naval grounds.
A social mixing event designed to spark spontaneous conversations between strangers through structured micro-meetings.
Herbert Ross's 1989 comedy-drama follows a close-knit circle of southern women dealing with love and loss in small-town Louisiana.
An archival photo exhibition tracing the history, protests, and celebrations of Amsterdam's Pride movement.
A mixed-media cabinet of curiosities exhibition centered on movement and the water.
An exhibition and interactive program exploring the history and lasting societal legacy of Dutch colonial slavery.
Frisse Oren presents an active, wordless musical theater journey introducing toddlers to balance and gravity.
Artists draw on community archives and historical collections to imagine alternative queer futures and spiritual spaces.
Participants work with clay to shape personal narratives and memories in this hands-on community workshop.
A Sunday programme exploring the history and architecture of the former shipping headquarters, an Amsterdam School landmark now operating as a luxury hotel.
Free weekly group sports classes running along the green strip near the VU campus.
A multi-day creative workshop exploring how movement, voice, and collaborative improvisation can be shaped into live performance.
Billy Wilder’s cynical film-noir stars Kirk Douglas as an unscrupulous reporter exploiting a trapped cave explorer for headlines.
Coaches run small-group swimming classes designed for adults at the historic bathhouse near the Museumplein.
Diners share large communal platters made with local, sustainable produce at this shared-table feast.
A sensory, gentle classical concert designed for babies up to 18 months and their parents.
A hands-on introductory class where you learn to screen-print your own graphic designs onto textiles.
A contemporary photography exhibition confronting resource extraction and environmental shifts.
Four to six performers from across the LGBTQ+ community present short personal storytelling pieces.
An intimate close-up magic performance where illusions happen right before your eyes.
An exhibition of vibrant, freehand floral paintings rendered on traditional Chinese rice paper.
An exhibition showing works by the Dutch painter and draughtsman Gaston Bannier.
A playful children's theatre production staged by the youth theatre company.
A group exhibition at NDSM exploring personal identity, digital self-portraiture, and community belonging.
The French-born, Amsterdam-based artist presents a solo show of ceramic sculptures and paintings.
The Amsterdam-based French artist exhibits glazed ceramics and works on paper.
The Dutch-Argentine photographer shows her intimate, identity-focused portraiture in the museum's dedicated cabinet gallery.
A 90-minute self-guided walking route exploring the historic docklands area as part of the city's 750th anniversary celebrations.
Textile artist Claudy Jongstra shows alongside invited contemporary artists Gerbrand Burger and Mirte van Laarhoven.
An exhibition exploring the interplay between historical roots, personal memory, and artistic imagination.
Artists interpret and reinterpret natural scenery in this group landscape exhibition inside the historic wooden church.
Photographer Tomás Mauro presents a portrait project where sitters exchange their names for a postcard.
Resident craftspeople and designers display collaborative works at the creative maker community in Zaandam.
The Dutch artist presents a body of evocative sculptural work, known for her sensual glass forms and organic materials.
A practical painting workshop focused on expressive color and bold brushwork, inspired by the museum's collection.
An improvised theatre performance where actors spin an audience-suggested narrative through the tropes of a specific genre.
A performance evening dedicated to French song, culture and chansons.
A guided look behind the scenes of the concert hall is followed by a free midday classical performance.
Children and families can drop in to craft fruit garlands while learning about harvest traditions around the world.
A digital light-and-sound show projecting the fantastical visions and monstrous details of the Early Netherlandish painter.
An intimate evening of storytelling, anecdotes, and theatre in the cosy rooms of Scala.
An exhibition presenting new artistic work inside the residency space of De Ateliers.
Four performance artists share new works-in-progress across an intimate evening of contemporary theatre.
A joint exhibition featuring works by French painter Lou Ros and South Korean artist Sanghyuk Kim.
A retrospective of the Haarlem painter known for his expressive still lifes, portraits, and cluttered studio scenes.
The park-side bar and restaurant hosts an evening film screening in Westerpark.
The emerging Dutch artist presents recent mixed-media work created during her residency.
A return run of the Dutch theatre and cabaret show exploring modern life's existential quirks.
The gallery marks eight years in Bos en Lommer with the opening of Marilyn Sonneveld's solo show of figurative paintings.
A theatrical solo show about life in the classroom, teaching, and education.
The independent American hip-hop and acoustic artist plays an Amsterdam date on his farewell tour.
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and Tim Curry star in the 1996 musical adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel.
A community garden harvest celebration in Amsterdam-Noord featuring shared food and activities hosted by 4Siblings.
The Dutch abstract artist presents new geometric paintings informed by Henri Matisse's early twentieth-century color palette.
The German artist presents paintings exploring remote, wild landscapes in the gallery's new Overtoom space.
Visual artist Ineke Oostveen presents her work in a salon-style gathering at the NDSM cultural space.
A relaxed, low-pressure weekly evening of informal doodling and creative unwinding for the queer community and friends.
An educational and interactive family exhibition exploring mythical lore, symbols, and nature.
An exhibition bridging scientific inquiry and artistic practice to examine how reality is perceived and constructed.
The acclaimed Dutch painter shows new semi-abstract works exploring landscape and natural motifs.
A guided architectural and backstage tour through Amsterdam's premier contemporary music hall on the river.
A guided walk through the former NDSM shipyard warehouse showcasing over 150 large-scale street art and graffiti works.
A guided walk through the photography museum's exhibition exploring youth culture and coming of age.
The Dutch photographer displays contemplative images exploring time, memory, aging, and personal identity.
The German artist shows paintings and drawings exploring the overlooked structural details of everyday surroundings.
A public-facing window display exhibition designed to be viewed directly from the street.
An immersive exhibition bringing Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic novella to life through visual art and installations.
Boom Chicago's ensemble skewers Dutch culture, expat life, and Amsterdam quirks in a fast-paced comedy show.
An exhibition exploring the faith, traditions, and inclusive modern history of the Dutch Lutheran community.
The Amsterdam-based artist presents painting and drawing work marked by surreal imagery, pop culture, and speculative narratives.
Artists Amra Khan, Naira Mushtaq, and Sehr Jalil explore history, materiality, and the lingering afterlives of objects.
Bring clean, unwanted clothes to swap directly with others and refresh your wardrobe sustainably.
A 3,000-square-metre labyrinth of interactive audiovisual installations created by Dutch dance-event pioneers ID&T.
A hands-on workshop covering the fundamentals and practical techniques of cold-process soap crafting.
DJs MøRRIS, Won, and ALTBASE head up a late-night techno and house session.
An exhibition presenting artistic responses to crisis, loss, and the process of rebuilding.
A discussion or staged evening delving into literature, mystery, or cultural commentary.
The contemporary gallery presents an autumn group show highlighting modern artists working in experimental media.
A dance night spotlighting South African amapiano rhythms and West African afrobeats.
A group show focusing on tactile textures, natural elements, and organic processes through contemporary sculpture and painting.
Noni Madeleine shows a selection of recent visual artwork at the neighbourhood cafe and cultural space.
A documentary and debate evening exploring human stories and conflicts behind the headlines.
A curated display linking artist publications, monographs, and cinema projects within the gallery.
An open-stage live music session hosted by Jacco in the long-running Leidseplein blues and rock bar.
A lighthearted community game of bingo hosted with music and entertainment.
An initiative supporting local residents in Amsterdam-West with funding and practical help to cut their household energy use.
Amsterdam's long-running weekly drum and bass party returns for a late-night session.
A beginner-friendly workshop exploring hand-building and texturing techniques to create clay objects and sculptures.
Artists present personal narratives examining how human communities interact with and reshape the natural landscape.
The Australian surf-rock band brings their upbeat, melodic guitar sound to the venue's upstairs room.
A local history and storytelling exhibition presented at the public library in Weesp.
NDSM artists explore self-representation through drawing, painting, photography, film, and performance.
Dutch artist Studio Irma presents interactive digital installations using mirrors, light, and projection mapping.
Stanley Kubrick’s chilling Cold War black comedy stars Peter Sellers in three roles as nuclear disaster looms.
A casual board games night designed for practicing conversational Dutch in a social group setting.
A dual programme examining the dynamics between public space, performance, and institutional boundaries.
A site-specific art exhibition featuring works inspired by Amsterdam Oost and the local community around Oosterpark.
A retrospective exhibition celebrating the life and creative output of visual artist Marie Vink.
Local photography club members display work capturing neighbourhood life and architectural details from Amsterdam Nieuw-West.
Elise van Staveren presents reflective visual work meditating on human vulnerability, transience, and the limits of existence.
The Mexican painter's life, portraits, and folk-art aesthetic are explored through projected digital imagery and historical photography.
A thematic exhibition devoted to the colour green and the environmental ideas associated with it.
A weekend drop-in creative workshop where children and parents make art together using various materials and techniques.
A public talk or debate focusing on local urban life, politics, and culture in the Dutch capital.
A contemporary art exhibition reflecting on humanity's footprint, memory, and environmental impact.
Two Dutch artists known for their material-driven approaches to abstraction engage in a visual dialogue.
The Vienna-born singer performs his emotional pop ballads, including his breakthrough track 'Wasted Love'.
A contemporary stage production exploring beginnings, growth and transformation.
A solo exhibition of works by the Dutch contemporary artist Marinka Reuten.
An informal evening for practising languages over drinks with locals and internationals.
New mothers meet for an informal walk and conversation with their babies in prams.
A professional and personal development academy designed for local young people aged under thirty in Zuidoost.
The monthly outdoor design, craft, and food market on Museumplein takes place a week early to avoid the marathon.
The venue's cinema screens a regular lineup of music documentaries and concert films spanning diverse genres and eras.
A live comedy or cabaret performance at the neighbourhood theatre.
A daytime party pairing drinks with classic nineties and noughties R&B hits.
Amsterdam-Zuid hosts free neighbourhood activities and social gatherings as part of the nationwide Loneliness Awareness Week.
An open-stage evening where local performers, musicians, and poets share short sets with an audience.
A free creative writing workshop encouraging participants to develop poetry, spoken word, and prose in a supportive group setting.
A technical trade summit dedicated to pigment chemistry, colourants, and industrial materials science.
Researchers and practitioners meet at the university to discuss psychological safety and team dynamics across diverse cultural contexts.
A club night dedicated to nineties and noughties R&B hits at the waterfront venue.
The Jordaan gallery opens its autumn programme with new work from a selection of contemporary artists.
The artist presents a series of contemporary landscape and still-life paintings.
A group exhibition featuring work by Vincent Verhoef, Justus de Rode, and Maria Kley.
The long-running English-language comedy troupe stages fast-paced improv sketches driven by audience suggestions.
An exhibition investigating how the brain and the senses reconstruct personal and shared memory.
A group exhibition bringing together various contemporary artistic perspectives on natural landscapes.
The Flemish cultural house showcases contemporary performing arts, visual art, and music from Flanders.
Free community gatherings, coffees, and social events across Amsterdam-Zuid designed to help neighbours meet one another.
A contemporary exhibition bringing together works that reward close observation.
A community meeting offering information, mutual support, and shared experiences for people living with dementia, their families, and carers.
A bustling open-air weekly market featuring fresh cheese, fish, produce, flowers, and household goods.
The street art museum displays authenticated originals and prints by the elusive British stencil artist.
A free weekly women's fitness class combining accessible exercise with a friendly neighbourhood social environment.
A monthly information hub offering advice and resources for over-sixties wanting to live independently in De Pijp.
A musical reading and sensory playtime session for babies, toddlers, and their parents at the library.
An immersive, digital 360-degree audiovisual screening set to the music of the British arena-rock band.
The museum presents key highlights from its vast permanent collection, spanning modern painting, sculpture, and design.
A contemporary art exhibition hosted by the Jordaan-based gallery.
The contemporary gallery presents a new group exhibition running through the beginning of August.
An informal, free workshop and social session aimed at practicing conversational Dutch in a casual setting.
A solo exhibition showcasing recent visual work by artist Roberto Caradonna at the neighbourhood library.
The maritime museum opens up creative workshops and drop-in family activities every Wednesday afternoon.
A museum docent leads visitors through the photography museum's current exhibitions on Keizersgracht.
A collection of works by prominent modern and contemporary artists, including figures from pop and street art.
An exhibition and gathering at the historic artists' society.
An outdoor high-intensity interval training session designed to build stamina and strength.
A relaxed, non-formal meetup for practicing conversational Dutch over a cup of coffee.
Musicians of all skill levels can bring an instrument or borrow one to explore collaborative rhythm and sound.
A community talk focusing on local Amsterdam-Oost topics at the neighbourhood library branch.
Broadcasters, producers, and technology providers meet to examine the latest developments in European sports television production and streaming.
A site-specific installation and project hosted in the gallery's project space.
A series of community gatherings and supportive activities highlighting social connection during the national loneliness awareness week.
An active sports and games afternoon for children aged four to eight, led by local sports coaches.
A group walking session through Amsterdam-West designed to keep participants active while meeting neighbourhood residents.
Financial risk and technology professionals discuss the governance, ethical compliance, and deployment of machine learning under the EU AI Act.
An industry conference focused on carrier billing, alternative mobile payment methods, and telecommunications commerce.
Theater Bellevue stages this theatrical production.
The public employment agency offers practical guidance on CV building and job-hunting strategies in the Dutch labour market.
Corporate procurement and IT sourcing managers discuss cloud contract negotiations, enterprise software spending, and supplier management.
The language school opens its doors for free trial lessons, level assessments, and an introduction to its teaching methods.
A late-night club party featuring dance and house music on Rembrandtplein.
A dance and chart music club night at Rembrandtplein's longstanding mega-club.
Software asset managers and IT procurement leaders meet to discuss cloud cost optimization, vendor audit risks, and software licensing compliance.
Procurement directors and supply chain professionals gather to discuss logistics, sourcing resilience, and sustainability strategies.
De Balie presents an event exploring contemporary societal and political questions.
A free reading session for young children and their parents at the local public library.
The gallery presents a rotating display of visual art.
A five-day executive training course on integrating environmental, social, and governance standards into corporate business strategy.
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Amsterdams Studenten Cabaret Festival - Finalistentournee
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14 May to 2 Oct
Benjamin Herman’s European Alto Festival
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31 Aug to 10 Oct
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6 Sept to 4 Oct
Feest op zondag: Midherfstfestival
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21 Sept
Amsterdam Cringe Festival
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21 Sept
De meest ongemakkelijkste avond van het jaar.
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21 Sept
Law & Order New Menu is here!
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21 Sept to 27 Sept
Negroni Week
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23 Sept
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25 Sept to 31 Oct
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BHAE Festival
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Etsen als Rembrandt tijdens het Ambacht in Beeld Festival
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26 Sept
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26 Sept
KRONKEL, one day festival celebrating the underground
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26 Sept
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26 Sept to 27 Sept
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27 Sept
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28 Sept
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29 Sept
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30 Sept
Closing House of Aperitivo Month with Francesco Pellegrino at Rosalia's Menagerie
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Afrovibes Festival 2026 - Soil / Soul
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1 Oct
BANGS Festival: The Universe or the University
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1 Oct to 31 Oct
Loveland ADE Shows
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2 Oct
BANGS Festival: On War & Images. Surprise Performance.
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2 Oct to 3 Oct
Butoh festival
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2 Oct
Butoh Festival Amsterdam X Edition
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2 Oct to 3 Oct
Butoh Festival Amsterdam X Edition (Fri 02 & Sat 03 Oct)
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2 Oct
Fri 02 & Sat 03 Oct 2026 – 20:00 – Butoh Festival Amsterdam X Edition
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2 Oct
HET VELD: THE SECOND TRANSMISSION
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2 Oct
PINT Bockbierfestival - 44e editie (dag 1)
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3 Oct
Afrovibes Festival 2026
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3 Oct
BANGS Festival: Blabylonia
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3 Oct
De Upcycle BraderIJ
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3 Oct
NDSM OPEN
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3 Oct
PINT Bockbierfestival - 44e editie (dag 2)
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3 Oct
Summer Of Love - Maassilo - Rotterdam
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4 Oct
De Ceuvel Autumn Celebration – Alternative World Animal Day
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4 Oct
OneWorld Festival 2026
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9 Oct
Pianoduo Festival: Lunchconcert: Duo Rosa & Glukhovskiy
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Pianoduo Festival: Openingsconcert: Old Roots / New Roots
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10 Oct
OKTOBERFEST 2026
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10 Oct
Oogstfeest Moestuingroep Buikslotermeer
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10 Oct
Pianoduo Festival: Jazz concert
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10 Oct
Pianoduo Festival: Koffieconcert: Duo Morgan/Van Nee
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10 Oct
Pianoduo Festival: Open podium
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10 Oct
Pianoduo Festival: Sven Figee, Peter Beets & The New Jazz Orchestra
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11 Oct
Eerste ronde Amsterdams Kleinkunst Festival 2027
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11 Oct
Pianoduo Festival: Familieconcert: De Notenkraker (7+)
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11 Oct
Pianoduo Festival: High Tea Concert: Goldbergvariaties
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11 Oct
Pianoduo Festival: Lezing: De wereld achter de Goldbergvariaties
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11 Oct
Pianoduo Festival: Slotconcert: Silver-Garburg Pianoduo
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12 Oct
Eerste ronde Amsterdams Kleinkunst Festival 2027 - 10 minuten audities
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13 Oct
AKF Sonneveld 2027
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14 Oct
Into the Woods 2026
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16 Oct to 18 Oct
Festival Tweetakt x de Brakke Grond - Avontuurlijke podiumkunsten voor jong en oud
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17 Oct
PARKER FEST
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18 Oct
Festival Tweetakt x de Brakke Grond
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19 Oct
ADE 2024
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21 Oct to 22 Oct
ADE 2026 - OPENING NIGHT
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21 Oct to 25 Oct
AWAKENINGS ADE 2026
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21 Oct
Bordello Aperitivo
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21 Oct
From First Time Visitors to Lifetime Fans
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21 Oct to 22 Oct
Markhese Presents: Intense
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21 Oct
NETWORK DRINK & SHOWCASE by Beskar Bookings, Decks & Stories and Loud Ladies
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21 Oct to 22 Oct
PUP SPACE
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21 Oct to 22 Oct
Tempio Del Futuro Perduto
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21 Oct
Tomorrowland Expo
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22 Oct to 23 Oct
ADE 2026 - DRUMCODE
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22 Oct to 25 Oct
ADE x Hotel Arena 2026
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22 Oct
Heist Recordings
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22 Oct
Silent Disco @elderly home Nieuw Vredenburgh
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23 Oct to 24 Oct
ADE 2026 - FRIDAY SESSIONS
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23 Oct
ADE 2026 - METAMORFOSI
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23 Oct
ADE Friday
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23 Oct
Circular Water Festivals Proving Water is our Essence
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23 Oct to 24 Oct
De Binnenstad x Sam Hofman Invites
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23 Oct
Drumcity
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23 Oct
Filter Phaser
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23 Oct to 24 Oct
FLIGHT MODE
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23 Oct to 24 Oct
Into the Woods 2026 – ADE
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23 Oct to 24 Oct
Into the Woods ADE Festival Friday
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23 Oct
Mondo Groove
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23 Oct
Polyamore Records
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23 Oct
Prepared? How the Coming Super El Niño Will Affect You
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23 Oct to 24 Oct
THE SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS
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23 Oct to 24 Oct
Vault Sessions x SK_eleven
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23 Oct
ZEEZOUT ADE 2026
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23 Oct to 24 Oct
ZEEZOUT ADE 2026 - DAYTIME
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24 Oct
ADE 2025 - Day One
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24 Oct to 25 Oct
ADE 2026 - ADRIATIQUE
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24 Oct
ADE 2026 - JORIS VOORN
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24 Oct
ADE Saturday
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24 Oct
AMF 2026
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24 Oct
AMF 2026 - Amsterdam Music Festival
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24 Oct to 25 Oct
B:Wired Presents Bondage Music x Paracou - ADE
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24 Oct to 25 Oct
Come together as One
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24 Oct to 25 Oct
De Binnenstad Saturday
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24 Oct
Dockyard Festival ADE
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24 Oct
Dockyard Festival ADE 2026 (Stage Hosts)
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24 Oct
Into the Woods ADE Festival Saturday
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24 Oct to 25 Oct
KOMPASS+ AMSTERDAM
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24 Oct to 25 Oct
LEISURE MUSIC SHOWCASE
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24 Oct
Morocco & the Amsterdam Diaspora
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24 Oct
Mystic Garden Festival ADE
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24 Oct
No Art ADE Festival 2026
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24 Oct
No Art Festival
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24 Oct to 25 Oct
Parachute Booking x CURA Berlin
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24 Oct to 25 Oct
Wolf Music Recordings
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24 Oct to 25 Oct
WOMEN OF HOUSE
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25 Oct
ADE 2025 - Day Two
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25 Oct to 26 Oct
ADE 2026 - Prophecy
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25 Oct
ADE 2026 - SUNDAY SESSIONS
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25 Oct
Q.Festival-Portuguese Music 2026
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25 Oct
Q.Festival-Portuguese Music 2026 - Anne Kaasa & Natasa Sibalic
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29 Oct
BRAINWASH FESTIVAL: BOLD IDEAS FOR CURIOUS MINDS W/ DEBORAH LEVY
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30 Oct
London Calling
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31 Oct
The Hmm @ Brainwash Festival
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5 Nov
15 Jaar Bijlmer Got Talent • Het Tweedaagse Jubileum Festival!
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5 Nov
UD Festival: Nizar Rohana Trio
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6 Nov to 7 Nov
Museumnacht 2026
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7 Nov
The Rave Game
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7 Nov
Wooferland & The Rave Tribe
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8 Nov
Queer Tattoo Fest Amsterdam
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11 Nov
Super Sint Maarten
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12 Nov to 14 Nov
Tweede Voorronde AKF
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13 Nov
De zesde editie!
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13 Nov
Het Grote Songfestivalfeest
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13 Nov
Het Grote Songfestivalfeest - De zesde editie!
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14 Nov
GO PLAY Festival
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14 Nov
Original Warehouse Rave
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14 Nov
SITP Festival
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15 Nov
UD Festival: Oum
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21 Nov to 22 Nov
Andhim XL Set
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21 Nov
International Portative Organ Day
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21 Nov
Melody Garden Winter 2026
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21 Nov
WEIRDO FEST
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22 Nov
Dessert Club: Three Course Desserts with accompanying Cocktails
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22 Nov
Q.Festival-Portuguese Music 2026 - João Costa Ferreira
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24 Nov
Amsterdam AI Impact Festival 2026
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25 Nov
Free Lunchtime Concert: Grachtenfestival Jazz Competition 2026
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28 Nov
Colourizon 2025
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3 Dec to 6 Dec
RIGHTABOUTNOW Festival 2026
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10 Dec to 12 Dec
Derde Voorronde AKF
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11 Dec to 12 Dec
Oorzaken Festival
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12 Dec
Summer Of Love
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12 Dec to 20 Dec
Winter Of Love Festival
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17 Dec
Klitfest
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20 Dec
De KerstbraderIJ
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20 Dec
Muziek in de Kromhouthal
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21 Dec
Kerstvakantie: Vilt (2+)
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1 Jan
Winter Garden
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6 Jan to 7 Jan
Finalistentournee
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9 Jan
Nieuwjaarsborrel
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16 Jan
WhiskyFest Amsterdam 2027
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23 Jan
Tijdmasjien Festival 2027
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28 Jan
This is not a Circus: Oblivious
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5 Feb
Beyond the Black Box
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13 Feb
Valentijn special!
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20 Feb to 21 Feb
Knallen
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4 Mar to 7 Mar
BAL’DAMN! 5 Anniversary! 4-7 March
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5 Mar to 6 Mar
VERKNIPT ZIGGO DOME 2027
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19 Mar
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2027
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26 Mar to 29 Mar
DGTL Amsterdam 2027
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26 Mar
DGTL Amsterdam 2027 - Friday Night
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27 Mar
DGTL Amsterdam 2027 - Saturday
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27 Mar
DGTL Amsterdam 2027 - Saturday Night
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28 Mar
DGTL Amsterdam 2027 - Sunday
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28 Mar
DGTL Amsterdam 2027 - Sunday Night
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Shakespeare is Dead 2027
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10 Apr
We Are iT
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10 Apr
Winter Garden Festival - First Signs of Spring
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Music On Festival
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5 May
Het Amsterdams Verbond 2027
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5 May
Liberté Liberté 2027
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12 May to 13 May
'27 The Great Escape Festival Brighton, Engeland 4 dagen 22
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12 May to 13 May
2027 The Great Escape Festival Brighton, Engeland 4 dagen | 22 acts
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13 May to 17 May
Het Weekend van de Rollende Keukens 2027
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15 May to 16 May
Lentekabinet 2027
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4 Jun to 6 Jun
Bacchus Wijnfestival – Amsterdam
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7 Aug to 8 Aug
Loveland Festival
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14 Aug
Reggae Lake Festival - Day 1 (Saturday)
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15 Aug
Reggae Lake Festival - Day 2 (Sunday)
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28 Aug
Superflirt Festival 2027 – 5 Year Anniversary
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28 Aug
ZEEZOUT FESTIVAL 2027
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January
Horecava Exhibition
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February
Esnoga Concerts
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International Jewish Music Festival
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Remembrance of 1941 February Strike
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KunstRAI
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The Art of Drinks
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Dam to Dam Run
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Dutch Theatre Festival
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Heritage Days
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Music in the Seven Bridges Quarter
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Unseen
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September
Valtifest
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September
West Beach Filmfestival
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October
Amsterdam Dance Event
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Buddhist Film Festival Europe
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Cello Biennale Amsterdam
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Cinekid
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Imagine
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Unfair
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Sinterklaas
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Amsterdam Bach Consort
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