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What's on in Amsterdam: events this week

Monday 26 October

Familysport
Skating on Museumplein
Ice Amsterdam

The open-air ice rink is back on Museumplein, with skating in view of the Rijksmuseum, a winter tradition for many Amsterdammers.

Time:Mon 26 Oct Tags:Family
Familytheatre
101 Dalmatians the Musical
101 Dalmatiërs de Musical

A family musical based on the story of the kidnapped Dalmatian puppies and Cruella de Vil, with songs, puppetry and humour.

Time:Mon 26 Oct Tags:Family
Musichip-hop-rb
MÁS TIEMPO BY SKEPTA
The Loft
Justaasweg 4, 4571 NB, Axel

Más Tiempo is the house music party series from Skepta, the Tottenham grime MC who has moved into DJing and producing house.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 07:00 Tags:Music
Art & Exhibitionsexhibitions
Adam Pendleton Some Wild Kind of Language
Stedelijk Museum
Museumplein 10, 1071 DJ, Amsterdam

A large show by the American artist known for black-and-white paintings, prints and installations built from text, language and fragments of protest history.

Time:Mon 26 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
Rijksmuseum Family Month
Rijksmuseum
Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam

A month of family activities at the national museum, inviting children and parents to discover the stories behind works in the collection.

Time:Mon 26 Oct Tags:Workshops & Classes
Theatre & DanceTheatre
Baby Reindeer - première
De Kleine Komedie
Amstel 56-58, Amsterdam

The première of a staging of Richard Gadd's autobiographical play about being stalked, which he later turned into the hit Netflix series.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 20:15 Tags:Theatre & Dance
Out & Aboutmarkets
Noordermarkt
Noordermarkt

A market held in front of the Noorderkerk in the Jordaan since 1627, known for its Monday flea market and Saturday farmers' market.

Time:Mon 26 Oct Tags:Out & About
Musicpop-rock
Popup Choir sings Taylor Swift
Het Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

Children aged 10 and up learn Taylor Swift songs by ear, first singing in unison and then in three parts, and the result is filmed.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 20:15 - 22:30 Tags:Music
Film
Wicker
Het Ketelhuis
Pazzanistraat 4, Amsterdam

A dark fairy tale starring Olivia Colman as a lonely fisherwoman who has a husband woven out of wicker, played by Alexander Skarsgård.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 17:45 Tags:Film
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
Workshops Van Gogh Museum
Van Gogh Museum
Museumplein 6, 1071 DJ, Amsterdam

Hands-on art workshops for children aged 6 to 12, held on Saturdays at the museum.

Time:Mon 26 Oct Tags:Workshops & Classes
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
Cobra: More than Human
Cobra Museum
Sandbergplein 1, Amsterdam

An exhibition looking at the postwar CoBrA artists, such as Karel Appel and Asger Jorn, through themes that go beyond the human figure.

Time:Mon 26 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Film
European Outdoor Film Tour 26/27 - Moving Adventures
Meervaart
Meer en Vaart 300, Amsterdam

The touring E.O.F.T. programme of short outdoor adventure films returns, with climbing, paddling, skiing and expedition stories on the big screen.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 21:00 - 21:00 Tags:Film
Musicelectronic-dance
TARAKA & WAVY Present: GORDO Sunrise Set
IJland
Tt. Vasumweg 171, Amsterdam

GORDO is the tech-house alias of Guatemalan-American DJ and producer Carnage, here playing a set timed for sunrise.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 06:00 Tags:Music
Stage & Screentheatre
De Kopenhagen Trilogie
ITA
Bespreekbureau Leidseplein 26, 1017 PT, Amsterdam

Director Eline Arbo's stage version of Tove Ditlevsen's memoirs about growing up in working-class Copenhagen and becoming a writer.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 19:30 Tags:Stage & Screen
Stage & Screenfilm
Shall We Dance? (30th Anniversary)
LAB111
Arie Biemondstraat 111, Amsterdam

Masayuki Suo's acclaimed 1996 comedy-drama follows a buttoned-up Tokyo accountant who secretly takes up ballroom dancing.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 10:50 Tags:Stage & Screen
Musicchoral
Complaints Choir – Complain Along, Sing Along!
Plan C
Smaragdplein 24, Amsterdam

A complaints choir collects people's everyday grievances and turns them into a song that everyone then sings together.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 19:00 Tags:Music
Familyoutdoors-nature
Halloween Climbing at Fun Forest Amsterdam
Fun Forest Amsterdam
Bosbaanweg 3, 1182 DA, Amstelveen

Climbing in the dark at this outdoor rope and climbing park, with a spooky Halloween theme.

Time:Mon 26 Oct Tags:Family
Art & ExhibitionsExhibitions
Pioneers of Media Art
NXT Museum
Asterweg 22, Amsterdam

An exhibition at NXT Museum, Amsterdam's museum for new media art, about the early artists who worked with technology and screens.

Time:Mon 26 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Stage & Screenfilm
Clue (4K Restoration)
LAB111
Arie Biemondstraat 111, Amsterdam

The 1985 comedy whodunit based on the board game, starring Tim Curry as the butler, returns in a 4K restoration with its famous alternative endings.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 12:05 - 13:39 Tags:Stage & Screen
Musicpop-rock
Chanel Beads + urika's bedroom
Tolhuistuin
Tolhuisweg 3, Amsterdam

Chanel Beads, the hazy experimental pop project of New York musician Shane Lavers, shares a bill with urika's bedroom in the venue's club room.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 19:30 - 19:30 Tags:Music
Stage & Screenfilm
European Outdoor Film Tour 26/27
Meervaart
Meer en Vaart 300, Amsterdam

A touring selection of short documentaries about climbing, skiing, paddling and other outdoor adventure, shown on the big screen.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Art & ExhibitionsExhibitions
XENOPUNK VR by Transmoderna
NXT Museum
Asterweg 22, Amsterdam

A virtual reality work by the art collective Transmoderna at the museum for digital and new-media art.

Time:Mon 26 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
MusicClassical
Festival Oude Muziek: Les Trouveurs & Marc Mauillon - Voices around 1300
De Waalse Kerk
Walenpleintje 157-159, Amsterdam

Part of the Early Music Festival: French baritone Marc Mauillon, a specialist in medieval song, joins Les Trouveurs for music from around 1300.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 20:00 - 21:10 Tags:Music
Listing
Nu is het nog rustig (8+)
Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam (voorheen ITA)
Batelaan 01, Amsterdam

An absurdist family show for ages eight and up about chaos and paying attention; the title means "It's still quiet now".

Time:Mon 26 Oct Tags:Listing
Musicchoral
Free Lunch Concert - Choir of Ely Cathedral
English Reformed Church Amsterdam

A free lunchtime concert by the Choir of Ely Cathedral, one of England's long-established cathedral choirs, which sings sacred choral music.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 13:00 Tags:Music
MusicHip-Hop / R&B
Natanya - THE ATTITUDE TOUR
Bitterzoet
Spuistraat 2, Amsterdam

London R&B singer Natanya brings her Attitude Tour to Amsterdam; this show is sold out.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 20:30 Tags:Music
Musicelectronic-dance
Cheeky Monday: Cheeky @ Onder Hans
Melkweg
Lijnbaansgracht 234a, Amsterdam

A Monday club night of bass-heavy DJ sets, with a long line-up including Serpnt, Spud, Lynn Drumm, Bass80 and Mae917.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 23:00 Tags:Music
Food & MarketsTastings
Jenever Hour Experience at Prins & Aap
Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht
587 Prinsengracht, 1016 HT Amsterdam

A daily happy hour at the hotel's Prins & Aap bar that introduces jenever, the Dutch juniper spirit that came before gin.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 17:00 Tags:Food & Markets
Comedyimprov
Super Sint Maarten Light Sculpture Workshop
Restaurant Elixer
Batjanstraat 1a, Amsterdam

A hands-on workshop making light sculptures for Sint Maarten, the 11 November tradition when children carry lanterns door to door, singing for sweets.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 19:00 Tags:Comedy
Workshops & ClassesLanguage & Skills
Complaints Choir
Marjo Baars

A community art project where singers and non-singers sing together about their everyday complaints, with dry humour, in the spirit of the international complaints choirs.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 19:00-21:00 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Film
Coward
Het Ketelhuis
Pazzanistraat 4, Amsterdam

Lukas Dhont's First World War drama about young soldiers, from the Belgian director of Girl and Close.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Film
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
ARTIS Investigates
Artis Micropia
Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, 1018 CZ, Amsterdam

ARTIS researchers and scientists share their work on the natural world, here at the zoo's museum about microbes.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 15:15 Tags:Art & Exhibitions
ComedyStand-up
Funny Vidi Vici Presents: Monday Stand Up Comedy Night in English
Two Chefs Taproom
7 Hugo de Grootplein, 1052 KV Amsterdam

Professional comics and up-and-coming talent test out new material at this weekly English-language comedy night.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 19:45 Tags:Comedy
Film
Cinemanita & Fiber Factory
De Nieuwe Anita
Frederik Hendrikstraat 111, Amsterdam

The quirky venue pairs an indie film screening with a social textile craft night.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 20:30 Tags:Film
Familygames-quiz
National Games Week
Nationale Spellenweek

A national week that promotes board and tabletop games, with game activities organised in neighbourhoods across the country.

Time:Mon 26 Oct Tags:Family
Workshops & ClassesClasses
Toddler Music Class with Coleta at De Kinderboekwinkel €10 (pay on site)
De Kinderboekwinkel
101-103 Rozengracht, 1016 LV Amsterdam

A hands-on music and movement session designed for toddlers aged 18 months to four years.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 10:00 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Food & Drinkfood-events
Palestine 36 X Intifooda Pop-Up
Studio K
Timorplein 62, Amsterdam

The neighborhood cultural venue hosts a Palestinian food and culture pop-up.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 18:00 Tags:Food & Drink
Talks & BooksTalks & Lectures
Attend Talkshow Eva
De Hallen Amsterdam
Hannie Dankbaarpassage 47, 1053 RT, Amsterdam

Audience seating for the recording of Eva Jinek's current affairs talkshow at De Hallen.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 18:00 - 20:00 Tags:Talks & Books
Stage & Screenfilm
Clueless (1995) – 4K Restoration (English, No Subtitles)
LAB111
Arie Biemondstraat 111, Amsterdam

A 4K restoration of Amy Heckerling's Beverly Hills teen comedy, loosely based on Jane Austen's Emma and starring Alicia Silverstone, screened in English without subtitles.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 20:30 - 23:30 Tags:Stage & Screen
Stage & Screentalks-lectures
What anticolonial thinkers can teach us about world politics
Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
Oude Turfmarkt 145-147, Amsterdam

A lecture on how anticolonial writers and activists understood empire and independence, and what their ideas mean for present-day international politics.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 12:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Film
Yellow Letters
Het Ketelhuis
Pazzanistraat 4, Amsterdam

İlker Çatak's drama, his follow-up to The Teachers' Lounge, about an artist couple in Turkey whose lives unravel under political pressure.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 15:30 Tags:Film
Theatre & DanceTheatre
Erdem Pancarcı - Mythos of Âşık
Podium Mozaiek
Bos en Lommerweg 191, Amsterdam

A performance rooted in the Anatolian âşık tradition, where wandering minstrel poets sing their own verses to the bağlama lute.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 19:45 Tags:Theatre & Dance
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
Maker Space | Art and Technology | Make Your Own Autumn Light
OBA Molenwijk - Maakplaats

A hands-on workshop for children in the library's maker space, mixing art and simple electronics to build a small autumn light.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 14:30 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Film
Sense And Sensibility
Het Ketelhuis
Pazzanistraat 4, Amsterdam

A film version of Jane Austen's novel about the Dashwood sisters, one ruled by her head and the other by her heart, looking for love and security.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 20:15 Tags:Film
Film
Ulrich Seidl – Über das Leben, die Liebe und den Tod
Eye Filmmuseum
IJpromenade 1, Amsterdam

A retrospective examining the Austrian director known for his unflinching, controversial docudramas exploring the darker fringes of European society.

Time:Mon 26 Oct Tags:Film
Musicelectronic-dance
BELEZA x CRANE SESSIONS
Amsterdam Dance Event

A joint party from two club promoters, held as part of Amsterdam Dance Event, the city's annual electronic music festival.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 02:00 Tags:Music
Workshops & ClassesLanguage & Skills
Language Café | Olympisch Kwartier
OBA Olympisch Kwartier - Leeszaal
Laan der Hesperiden 18, Amsterdam

An informal conversation gathering where people learning Dutch can practice speaking with native volunteers over coffee.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 13:00 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
Maker Space | Art and Technology | Artificial Light
OBA Next Lab Kraaiennest - Makerspace

A children's maker-space workshop on light, combining art and technology to make glowing creations.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 15:00 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
Makerspace | The Beach | Gangmakers Design Lab
OBA Osdorp - Maakplaats
Osdorpplein 16, 1068 EL

A design thinking and making workshop encouraging youth to create creative solutions for their local neighbourhood.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 15:30 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Stage & Screentalks-lectures
Is Every Journalist an Activist?
De Balie
Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10, Amsterdam

A debate on whether journalists can stay neutral, or whether reporting always involves taking a position.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 19:30 Tags:Stage & Screen
Familyfilm
Yugly
Vue Amsterdam
Koivistokade 34, 1013 BB, Amsterdam

A family film about Yugly, said to be the world's ugliest dog and, oddly, also the cutest.

Time:Mon 26 Oct Tags:Family
Film
De Gaulle: Liberté (Part 2)
Het Ketelhuis
Pazzanistraat 4, Amsterdam

The second half of a French two-part film about Charles de Gaulle, who led the Free French during the Second World War and later became president.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 14:15 Tags:Film
Musicworld-folk
Beginner Session
Mulligans
Amstel 100-H, 1017 AC, Amsterdam

A slow-paced Irish traditional music session for learners, where newer players can join in tunes at the Irish pub.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 19:00 Tags:Music
Comedycomedy-night
Mezrab Comedy Open Mic
Mezrab
Veemkade 576, Amsterdam

An open mic night where anyone, from first-timers to working comedians, can sign up to try out a short stand-up set.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 20:00 - 23:00 Tags:Comedy
Talks & BooksTalks & Lectures
Lecture: Yayoi Kusama
Vrije Academie
Herengracht 368, Amsterdam

An art history lecture exploring the life, polka dots, infinity rooms, and vibrant motifs of the Japanese avant-garde artist.

Time:Mon 26 Oct Tags:Talks & Books
Stage & Screentalks-lectures
‘Children of the Antropocene’ in Pakhuis de Zwijger
Pakhuis de Zwijger
Piet Heinkade 179-181, Amsterdam

An event at the debate centre about the Anthropocene, the era in which human activity is reshaping the planet's climate and ecology.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 19:30 Tags:Stage & Screen
Stage & Screenfilm
Sovereign Son
De Balie
Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10, Amsterdam

A programme at the Amsterdam centre for debate, film and journalism, which usually pairs a screening or presentation with discussion.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 12:30 - 13:59 Tags:Stage & Screen
Out & Abouttours-walks
Caravan of Love expedition to Het Wolhuis and Queer Coffee in the Archipel
Buurthuis Archipel
Makassarplein 1, Amsterdam

A neighbourhood outing to Het Wolhuis, followed by a queer coffee meet-up back at the Archipel community centre.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 12:00 Tags:Out & About
Musicelectronic-dance
SONA presents: Two and a Half Cats
IJland
Tt. Vasumweg 171, Amsterdam

An electronic music party put on by the events organiser SONA, at the club venue on the IJ.

Time:Mon 26 Oct, 07:00 Tags:Music
Art & Exhibitionsexhibitions
naturocene
Project Space On The Inside
Melaniaweg 1, 1033 ST, Amsterdam

An exhibition considering the intersection of natural ecology and human epochs at the NDSM-based art space.

Time:Mon 26 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
On view all week

Tuesday 27 October

MusicPop / Rock
Placebo
Ziggo Dome
De Passage 100, Amsterdam

The British alternative rock band led by Brian Molko, known for brooding, androgynous glam-tinged hits such as Pure Morning, Every You Every Me and The Bitter End.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Music
Listing
101 Dalmatians the Musical
101 Dalmatiërs de Musical

A family musical based on the story of the kidnapped Dalmatian puppies and Cruella de Vil, with songs, puppetry and humour.

Time:Tue 27 Oct Tags:Listing
Art & ExhibitionsMuseums
The New Aquarium
ARTIS
Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, Amsterdam

The zoo shows off its newly renovated historic aquarium building and diverse marine life.

Time:Tue 27 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Film
Digger
Het Ketelhuis
Pazzanistraat 4, Amsterdam

Alejandro González Iñárritu's new film, starring Tom Cruise.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 09:30 Tags:Film
Musichip-hop-rb
Fresku & Metropole Orkest conducted by Simon Dobson
Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

Eindhoven rapper Fresku, known for introspective, often humorous lyrics, performs with the jazz and pop orchestra Metropole Orkest under British conductor Simon Dobson.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 20:15 - 21:45 Tags:Music
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
Rijksmuseum Family Month
Rijksmuseum
Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam

A month of family activities at the national museum, inviting children and parents to discover the stories behind works in the collection.

Time:Tue 27 Oct Tags:Workshops & Classes
Theatre & DanceTheatre
Baby Reindeer - première
De Kleine Komedie
Amstel 56-58, Amsterdam

The première of a staging of Richard Gadd's autobiographical play about being stalked, which he later turned into the hit Netflix series.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 20:15 Tags:Theatre & Dance
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
Abracadabra in the Jewish Museum
Joods Museum junior
Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1, 1011 PL, Amsterdam

A family exhibition on the secrets of stage magic and illusion, from Harry Houdini to the Dutch illusionist Hans Klok.

Time:Tue 27 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Theatre & DanceCabaret
Net alsof
Carre

The energetic Dutch comedian returns to the stage with his high-paced, family-friendly stand-up show.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Theatre & Dance
Film
Wicker
Het Ketelhuis
Pazzanistraat 4, Amsterdam

A dark fairy tale starring Olivia Colman as a lonely fisherwoman who has a husband woven out of wicker, played by Alexander Skarsgård.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 17:45 Tags:Film
Musicclassical
Spotlight on Lucie Horsch: Baroque with Altstaedt and Dunford
Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

Dutch recorder player Lucie Horsch plays Baroque music with cellist Nicolas Altstaedt and lutenist Thomas Dunford.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 20:15 - 22:10 Tags:Music
Listing
Workshops Van Gogh Museum
Van Gogh Museum
Museumplein 6, 1071 DJ, Amsterdam

Hands-on art workshops for children aged 6 to 12, held on Saturdays at the museum.

Time:Tue 27 Oct Tags:Listing
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
Free Entry for Amsterdammers
Oude Kerk
Oudekerksplein 23, Amsterdam

Amsterdam residents can visit the city's oldest building for free, a medieval church that now hosts contemporary art.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 13:06 Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Stage & Screentheatre
De Kopenhagen Trilogie
ITA
Bespreekbureau Leidseplein 26, 1017 PT, Amsterdam

A stage version of Danish writer Tove Ditlevsen's celebrated memoir trilogy about growing up poor in Copenhagen, becoming a writer and falling into addiction.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 19:30 Tags:Stage & Screen
Musicclassical
French Chaos - Orkest van de Achttiende Eeuw + Emmanuelle de Negri
Muziekgebouw
Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam

The period-instrument orchestra founded by Frans Brüggen plays French Baroque music with French soprano Emmanuelle de Negri.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 20:15 Tags:Music
Familyoutdoors-nature
Halloween Climbing at Fun Forest Amsterdam
Fun Forest Amsterdam
Bosbaanweg 3, 1182 DA, Amstelveen

Climbing in the dark at this outdoor rope and climbing park, with a spooky Halloween theme.

Time:Tue 27 Oct Tags:Family
Out & AboutTours & Walks
Guided Tour: Chez Matisse
Vrije Academie
Herengracht 368, Amsterdam

A guided tour of the work of Henri Matisse, the French painter known for bold colour and his late paper cut-outs.

Time:Tue 27 Oct Tags:Out & About
Stage & Screentalks-lectures
Music Lecture: Who Is …? David Bowie, the Insatiable Chameleon
Theater de Richel
Nwz. Voorburgwal 282, Amsterdam

A music lecture on David Bowie's restless changes of style and persona, from Ziggy Stardust to his final album Blackstar.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Stage & Screenfilm
The Matrix (English with Dutch Subtitles)
FilmHallen
Hannie Dankbaarpassage 12, 1053 RT, Amsterdam

The Wachowskis' 1999 science fiction landmark, with Keanu Reeves as a hacker who finds out his world is a computer simulation.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Listing
Nu is het nog rustig (8+)
Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam (voorheen ITA)
Batelaan 01, Amsterdam

An absurdist family show for ages eight and up about chaos and paying attention; the title means "It's still quiet now".

Time:Tue 27 Oct Tags:Listing
Out & Aboutsport
Trampoline Dodgeball at VROG
VROG
Mr. Visserplein 7, Amsterdam

Dodgeball played on connected trampolines, organised every two weeks by Just For Fun Amsterdam; €13.50 per person, plus special socks sold at the venue.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 19:00 - 20:00 Tags:Out & About
Comedycomedy-night
Stomp: Queer Line Dancing
Restaurant Elixer
Batjanstraat 1a, Amsterdam

Country-style line dancing for the LGBTQ+ crowd, where everyone dances the same step sequences in rows, so you don't need a partner.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Comedy
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
City Walk: Museum Pieces in the City
Amsterdam Museum
Museum Herengracht 603, 1017 CE, Amsterdam

A guided walk through the city to places connected with objects in the Amsterdam Museum's collection.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 15:00 Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Food & MarketsTastings
Jenever Hour Experience at Prins & Aap
Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht
587 Prinsengracht, 1016 HT Amsterdam

A daily happy hour at the hotel's Prins & Aap bar that introduces jenever, the Dutch juniper spirit that came before gin.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 17:00 Tags:Food & Markets
MusicPop / Rock
Goldie Boutilier
Paradiso
Weteringschans 6, Amsterdam

The Canadian singer-songwriter, known for glamorous, retro-styled pop, plays the main hall.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 19:30 - 22:30 Tags:Music
Musicclassical
Baroque to Folk - Purcell, Bach, Bob Wills, Cindy Walker & Philip Glass
Splendor
Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 116, Amsterdam

A programme running from Purcell and Bach through Bob Wills's western swing and Cindy Walker's country songs to Philip Glass's minimalism.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Music
Film
Coward
Het Ketelhuis
Pazzanistraat 4, Amsterdam

Lukas Dhont's First World War drama about young soldiers, from the Belgian director of Girl and Close.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Film
Talks & BooksBooks & Readings
English Storytelling
OBA Roelof Hartplein - Jeugdhoek Jip en Janneke
Oosterdokskade 143, Amsterdam

Young children listen to stories read aloud in English.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 10:00 Tags:Talks & Books
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
TUMO | Work on Your Tech & Design Skills at OBA Next Lab Kraaiennest
OBA Next Lab Kraaiennest - Gekoppelde ruimten TUMO workshops
Oosterdokskade 143, Amsterdam

Youth workshops focusing on creative technology, coding, and digital design skills.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 15:30 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Workshops & Classesclasses
TUMO Open Day
OBA Next Lab Kraaiennest - Atrium
Oosterdokskade 143, Amsterdam

An open day for TUMO, the free after-school programme from Armenia where teenagers learn animation, coding, game design, music and other digital creative skills.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 17:30 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Out & AboutGames & Quiz
Boardgame night at Stayokay Vondelpark
The 5th
Neude 4, 3512 AD, Utrecht

An informal evening of tabletop and board games inside the hostel's public cafe.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 18:00 Tags:Out & About
Stage & Screenbooks-readings
A Court of Splintered Harmony Early Bird event
The American Book Center stores
Spui 12, 1012 XA, Amsterdam

An early-morning launch for the newest book in Sarah J. Maas's bestselling romantasy series A Court of Thorns and Roses, with copies available from 8am.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 08:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Musicchoral
Ouderensongfestival 2026 Qualifying Round
OBA Oosterdok - OBA Theater
Oosterdokskade 143, Amsterdam

A qualifying round for the Ouderensongfestival, a Eurovision-style singing contest for older amateur performers.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 14:00 Tags:Music
Stage & Screentalks-lectures
Good Riddance, About Worms and Other Weirdos, After Death
De Ceuvel
Korte Papaverweg 4, Amsterdam

A three-part bill whose titles point to decluttering, worms and other odd creatures, and death.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 19:30 Tags:Stage & Screen
Talks & BooksTalks & Lectures
Attend Talkshow Eva
De Hallen Amsterdam
Hannie Dankbaarpassage 47, 1053 RT, Amsterdam

Audience seating for the recording of Eva Jinek's current affairs talkshow at De Hallen.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 18:00 - 20:00 Tags:Talks & Books
Stage & Screenfilm
Sparta
Eye Filmmuseum
IJpromenade 1, Amsterdam

Sparta is also the title of Austrian director Ulrich Seidl's controversial 2022 drama about a man who opens a judo camp for boys in rural Romania.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 18:45 Tags:Stage & Screen
Stage & Screentalks-lectures
All tidied up: about worms and other weirdos after death.
De Ceuvel
Korte Papaverweg 4, Amsterdam

A talk on decomposition and the worms, insects and microbes that break down bodies after death.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 19:30 Tags:Stage & Screen
Festivalstalks-lectures
The 7th History Lesson You Never Had: On Forgotten Women Writers
Keizersgracht 102, Amsterdam

Historians, writers and a poet bring three forgotten women writers back into view, asking who gets into the history books and who is left out.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 - 22:00 Tags:Festivals
Workshops & Classesworkshops
Workshop Mosaics
Amsterdam House of Arts & Crafts
Oudeschans 21, 1011KS Amsterdam

A hands-on class in mosaic, the craft of making images and patterns by setting small pieces of tile or glass into a surface.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 10:00 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Stage & Screentalks-lectures
The Manosphere: Back from Never Having Gone Away
SPUI25
Spui 25-27, Amsterdam

A talk on the manosphere, the online network of men's-rights, pickup and anti-feminist influencers, and why its ideas keep coming back.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 17:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Musicjazz-blues
Rock ’n Roll Dance Class with Gel
Kompaszaal Amsterdam
KNSM-Laan 311, Amsterdam

A vintage rock 'n' roll dance workshop focusing on classic footwork and partnering skills.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 19:30 Tags:Music
Comedystandup
Aurie Styla: Maverick • October 27, 2026
Boom Chicago
Rozengracht 117, Amsterdam

London stand-up comedian Aurie Styla brings his show Maverick to the city's English-language comedy theatre.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Comedy
MusicWorld / Folk
Stu Larsen + Tim Hart
Tolhuistuin
Tolhuisweg 3, Amsterdam

Two Australian folk songwriters: the travelling singer Stu Larsen and Tim Hart, drummer of Boy & Bear, who also releases solo work.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 20:15 - 20:15 Tags:Music
Food & MarketsFood Events
Vegan Voku and Free Market
Molli Chaoot
Van Ostadestraat 55hs, Amsterdam

A voku, short for volkskeuken, is a cheap communal vegan dinner, held here together with a free market where you can take or leave goods at no charge.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 18:00
Workshops & Classesworkshops
Hobby Club – Get Out of Your Head & Get Creative!
Dynamo Atelier 77
Vechtstraat 77A, 1079 JA Amsterdam, Netherlands

A meetup for meeting new people in Amsterdam Zuid, where you work on hands-on creative projects together in a studio setting.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 19:00 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Musicjazz-blues
Okvsho + experience
Paradiso
Weteringschans 6, Amsterdam

This show in Paradiso's small upstairs hall is listed as sold out.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 19:30 - 19:30 Tags:Music
Musicclassical
Nocturnal Blues - Matteo Myderwyk
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam

Dutch pianist and composer Matteo Myderwyk plays his quiet, ambient-leaning piano music.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 20:15 - 22:00 Tags:Music
Workshops & Classesworkshops
Workshop Leather Journal Cover
Amsterdam House of Arts & Crafts
Oudeschans 21, 1011KS Amsterdam

A hands-on class where you cut, stitch and finish your own leather cover for a notebook or journal.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 13:00 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Film
Yellow Letters
Het Ketelhuis
Pazzanistraat 4, Amsterdam

İlker Çatak's drama, his follow-up to The Teachers' Lounge, about an artist couple in Turkey whose lives unravel under political pressure.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 15:15 Tags:Film
Stage & Screenbooks-readings
Storytelling Nights every Tuesday

Mezrab's weekly Tuesday night of storytelling, where people stand up and tell true stories from their own lives.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Stage & Screentheatre
Two Gentlemen of Verona – We Love Shakespeare Ensemble
Badhuistheater
Boerhaaveplein 28, Amsterdam

An English-language staging of Shakespeare's early comedy about two friends whose loyalty breaks down when they fall for the same woman.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Out & Aboutnightlife
Ecstatic Dance Kaap l Esta Polyesta
Kaap Amsterdam
Zuider IJdijk 1006, 1095 KN, Amsterdam

Ecstatic dance is freeform dancing to a DJ set, usually barefoot, sober and without talking on the dance floor; this edition features Esta Polyesta.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 18:45 Tags:Out & About
Out & Aboutnightlife
Timm Cuts!
De Nieuwe Anita
Frederik Hendrikstraat 111, Amsterdam

De Nieuwe Anita hosts an evening where guests can get a haircut along with their drinks.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Out & About
Stage & Screentalks-lectures
Black Achievement Month: Beyond Victimhood
De Balie
Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10, Amsterdam

A debate during Black Achievement Month on telling Black Dutch stories through success and agency rather than only through victimhood.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 20:30 Tags:Stage & Screen
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
Life Drawing session
OT301
Overtoom 301, Amsterdam

An open life drawing session, where you draw from a live model, usually without an instructor, run by the Life Drawing Amsterdam Meetup group.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 18:30 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Film
Sense And Sensibility
Het Ketelhuis
Pazzanistraat 4, Amsterdam

A film version of Jane Austen's novel about the Dashwood sisters, one ruled by her head and the other by her heart, looking for love and security.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 20:15 Tags:Film
Out & About
Queer Hangout
QueerHub
Notweg 38, Amsterdam

A weekly social gathering for the local LGBTQ+ community to meet and connect.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 14:30 - 18:00 Tags:Out & About
Out & AboutSport
Playful Sports
Broekmanhuis

Student instructors lead playful outdoor movement and introduce basic sports skills to children.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 16:00 - 17:30 Tags:Out & About
Workshops & ClassesClasses
Painting & Drawing Course with Selanna Holleman
Amsterdam House of Arts & Crafts
21 Oudeschans, 1011 KS Amsterdam

A practical visual arts course covering core drawing and painting techniques to help develop your personal style.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 19:00 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Film
De Gaulle: Résistance (Part 1)
Het Ketelhuis
Pazzanistraat 4, Amsterdam

The first half of a French two-part film about Charles de Gaulle, covering his wartime years leading the Free French resistance from London.

Time:Tue 27 Oct, 09:30 Tags:Film
On view all week

Wednesday 28 October

MusicHip-Hop / R&B
Stevie Wonder
Ziggo Dome
De Passage 100, Amsterdam

The soul great plays all of 'Songs in the Key of Life', his 1976 double album with 'Sir Duke' and 'Isn't She Lovely', for its 50th anniversary.

Time:Wed 28 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Music
Musicclassical
Klaus Mäkelä Conducts Mahler 7 with the Concertgebouworkest
Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

The young Finnish conductor, chief conductor designate of the Concertgebouworkest, leads Mahler's Seventh Symphony, the sprawling work whose two 'Nachtmusik' movements earned it the name 'Song of the Night'.

Time:Wed 28 Oct, 20:15 Tags:Music
Listing
101 Dalmatians the Musical
101 Dalmatiërs de Musical

A family musical based on the story of the kidnapped Dalmatian puppies and Cruella de Vil, with songs, puppetry and humour.

Time:Wed 28 Oct Tags:Listing
Stage & Screendance
Swan Lake
Opera Ballet

Tchaikovsky's 19th-century ballet about Prince Siegfried and Odette, a woman under a curse that turns her into a swan.

Time:Wed 28 Oct, 19:30 Tags:Stage & Screen
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
Rijksmuseum Family Month
Rijksmuseum
Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam

A month of family activities at the national museum, inviting children and parents to discover the stories behind works in the collection.

Time:Wed 28 Oct Tags:Workshops & Classes
Film
Wicker
Het Ketelhuis
Pazzanistraat 4, Amsterdam

A dark fairy tale starring Olivia Colman as a lonely fisherwoman who has a husband woven out of wicker, played by Alexander Skarsgård.

Time:Wed 28 Oct, 14:45 Tags:Film
Musicclassical
Canto Ostinato vs. The Netherlands from Above
Pathé Tuschinski
Reguliersbreestraat 26, 1017 CN, Amsterdam

Simeon ten Holt's hypnotic minimalist piano work is played live alongside aerial images from the documentary series The Netherlands from Above, in the Art Deco cinema.

Time:Wed 28 Oct, 15:00 Tags:Music
Listing
Workshops Van Gogh Museum
Van Gogh Museum
Museumplein 6, 1071 DJ, Amsterdam

Hands-on art workshops for children aged 6 to 12, held on Saturdays at the museum.

Time:Wed 28 Oct Tags:Listing
MusicClassical
Canto Ostinato vs. Nederland van Boven
Pathé Tuschinski
Reguliersbreestraat 26, 1017 CN, Amsterdam

Simeon ten Holt's hypnotic minimalist piano piece set against aerial footage from the VPRO documentary series that filmed the Netherlands from above.

Time:Wed 28 Oct, 19:15 - 20:30 Tags:Music
Familysport
Jaap Eden Ice Rink
Jaap Eden IJsbaan
IJsbaan 365, Amsterdam

Public skating and courses at Amsterdam's large outdoor ice rink in Watergraafsmeer.

Time:Wed 28 Oct Tags:Family
Stage & Screentheatre
De Kopenhagen Trilogie
ITA
Bespreekbureau Leidseplein 26, 1017 PT, Amsterdam

Director Eline Arbo's stage version of Tove Ditlevsen's memoirs about growing up in working-class Copenhagen and becoming a writer.

Time:Wed 28 Oct, 19:30 Tags:Stage & Screen
MusicPop / Rock
Ryan Beatty - Arms Over Armor Tour
Paradiso
Weteringschans 6, Amsterdam

The American singer-songwriter, known for soft, intimate pop and his work with Brockhampton, plays the main hall on his Arms Over Armor tour.

Time:Wed 28 Oct, 19:30 - 19:30 Tags:Music
Art & ExhibitionsMuseums
Digital Family Game: Story Savers
Rijksmuseum
Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam

Families with children aged eight and up solve an interactive story game together through the museum galleries.

Time:Wed 28 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Art & ExhibitionsMuseums
Out and About with Pim & Pom 3+
Rijksmuseum
Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam

Young children follow a trail through the museum helping Fiep Westendorp's famous illustrated cats track down a runaway mouse.

Time:Wed 28 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
Couples Pottery Wheel Workshop: "Spin & Sculpt: A Creative Date for Two"
Atelier Kleie
43 Johan Broedeletstraat, 1064 AA Amsterdam

A private hands-on pottery class where couples can try wheel throwing together and pick up their fired work later.

Time:Wed 28 Oct, 18:00 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Art & ExhibitionsMuseums
Painting & Etching Demonstration
Museum Rembrandthuis
Jodenbreestraat 4, 1011 NK, Amsterdam

Demonstrations of 17th-century painting and etching techniques in the restored studio where Rembrandt lived and worked.

Time:Wed 28 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Workshops & Classesworkshops
Light Tape Art Workshop with Max Zorn at De Wollen Gymzaal
De Wollen Gymzaal
Oosterparkstraat 227, Amsterdam

Max Zorn, the Amsterdam artist who makes backlit pictures from brown packing tape, teaches his technique.

Time:Wed 28 Oct, 15:30 Tags:Workshops & Classes
ComedyComedy Night
The Good, The Bad, and The Algorithm | Our Hit Comedy Show!
The Famous Boom Chicago Comedy Show
Rozengracht 117, Amsterdam

A scripted and improvised sketch comedy show about life ruled by algorithms and technology, from Amsterdam's long-running English-language comedy theatre.

Time:Wed 28 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Comedy
Musicpop-rock
Girls In Hawaii
Paradiso
Weteringschans 6, Amsterdam

The Belgian indie rock band, formed in the early 2000s, plays the melancholic, melodic guitar songs it is known for.

Time:Wed 28 Oct Tags:Music
Familyoutdoors-nature
Halloween Climbing at Fun Forest Amsterdam
Fun Forest Amsterdam
Bosbaanweg 3, 1182 DA, Amstelveen

Climbing in the dark at this outdoor rope and climbing park, with a spooky Halloween theme.

Time:Wed 28 Oct Tags:Family
On view all week

Thursday 29 October

Musicsinger-songwriter
Cat Power
Paradiso
Weteringschans 6, Amsterdam

The American singer-songwriter Chan Marshall, known for Moon Pix, The Greatest and her reworked covers, plays the main hall.

Time:Thu 29 Oct, 20:30 - 20:30 Tags:Music
Art & ExhibitionsMuseums
Amsterdam in Motion
Amsterdam Museum
Museum Herengracht 603, 1017 CE, Amsterdam

A huge multimedia scale model of Amsterdam, billed as the largest of its kind of any city, showing how the city lives and moves.

Time:Thu 29 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Musicpop-rock
Melanie C
Melkweg
Lijnbaansgracht 234a, Amsterdam

Sporty Spice of the Spice Girls, who has since built a solo career in pop and dance music.

Time:Thu 29 Oct, 19:30 - 19:30 Tags:Music
Stage & Screentalks-lectures
An evening with Fran Lebowitz
Meervaart
Meer en Vaart 300, Amsterdam

The New York writer and humorist known for Metropolitan Life and Netflix's Pretend It's a City, talking in her famously sharp way about city life, culture and manners.

Time:Thu 29 Oct, 20:15 Tags:Stage & Screen
Musicclassical
Aristo Sham Plays Brahms' Piano Sonatas
Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

The Hong Kong-born pianist, winner of the 2025 Van Cliburn Competition, plays Brahms's three piano sonatas, all written in the composer's early twenties.

Time:Thu 29 Oct, 20:15 - 22:10 Tags:Music
Talks & BooksTalks & Lectures
An evening with Fran Lebowitz - Fran Lebowitz
Meervaart
Meer en Vaart 300, Amsterdam

The famously sharp New York writer and humorist, subject of the Netflix series 'Pretend It's a City', holds forth on whatever she likes.

Time:Thu 29 Oct, 21:15 - 22:45 Tags:Talks & Books
Listing
101 Dalmatians the Musical
101 Dalmatiërs de Musical

A family musical based on the story of the kidnapped Dalmatian puppies and Cruella de Vil, with songs, puppetry and humour.

Time:Thu 29 Oct Tags:Listing
Stage & Screendance
Swan Lake
Opera Ballet

Tchaikovsky's 19th-century ballet about Prince Siegfried and Odette, a woman under a curse that turns her into a swan.

Time:Thu 29 Oct, 19:30 Tags:Stage & Screen
Stage & Screenopera-musicals
Cabaret
DeLaMar Theater
Marnixstraat 402, Amsterdam

Chantal Janzen plays Sally Bowles in Daria Bukvić's new staging of Kander and Ebb's musical, set in the Kit Kat Klub in Weimar-era Berlin.

Time:Thu 29 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Musicclassical
Opening Concert: Shifting Borders - Raphaela Gromes, Abel Selaocoe + Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Muziekgebouw
Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam

German cellist Raphaela Gromes and South African cellist-singer Abel Selaocoe join the Amsterdam Sinfonietta string orchestra to open the season.

Time:Thu 29 Oct, 18:30 Tags:Music
MusicClassical
Opening Concert: Shifting Borders Raphaela Gromes, Abel Selaocoe & Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Piet Heinkade 1, 1019 BR, Amsterdam

German cellist Raphaela Gromes and South African cellist-singer Abel Selaocoe join the string orchestra for a programme built around the pioneering French composer Marie Jaëll.

Time:Thu 29 Oct, 21:00 - 22:15 Tags:Music
Art & ExhibitionsMuseums
The New Aquarium
ARTIS
Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, Amsterdam

The zoo shows off its newly renovated historic aquarium building and diverse marine life.

Time:Thu 29 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
MusicPop / Rock
Ella Eyre
Paradiso
Weteringschans 6, Amsterdam

The British singer with the big soul voice, known for singing on Rudimental's 'Waiting All Night' and DJ Fresh's 'Gravity', and for solo hits like 'If I Go'.

Time:Thu 29 Oct, 20:30 Tags:Music
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
Exhibition: Speel!
Wereldmuseum Amsterdam (voorheen Het Tropenmuseum)
Willemskade 22, Rotterdam

An exhibition on the stories and cultures behind well-known games from around the world, where visitors can also play them together.

Time:Thu 29 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Stage & Screentheatre
Herman van Veen - Vandaag
Carre

The veteran Dutch singer, songwriter and clown, also known as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak, performs his show 'Vandaag' ('Today').

Time:Thu 29 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
Rijksmuseum Family Month
Rijksmuseum
Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam

A month of family activities at the national museum, inviting children and parents to discover the stories behind works in the collection.

Time:Thu 29 Oct Tags:Workshops & Classes
Musicclassical
Candlelight Concert: The Best of Ludovico Einaudi
Posthoornkerk
124-126 Haarlemmerstraat, Amsterdam

Music by the Italian pianist-composer known for his gentle, minimalist piano pieces, played in a church lit by candles.

Time:Thu 29 Oct, 18:45 Tags:Music
Musicpop-rock
Marina Sena
Melkweg
Lijnbaansgracht 234a, Amsterdam

The Brazilian singer from Minas Gerais who became a big name in the country's new pop with her sensual mix of MPB, axé and reggaeton.

Time:Thu 29 Oct, 19:00 - 19:00 Tags:Music
Musicclassical
Academy of the Concertgebouw Orchestra Academy at 25
Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra's training programme for young professional musicians marks 25 years with a concert by its current and former members.

Time:Thu 29 Oct, 20:15 Tags:Music
MusicPop / Rock
Ella Eyre
Het Zonnehuis
Zonneplein 30, Amsterdam

The British singer, known for her soulful voice on Rudimental's 'Waiting All Night' and her own hits like 'Gravity', plays a live show.

Time:Thu 29 Oct, 19:45 - 22:00 Tags:Music
On view all week

Friday 30 October

Art & ExhibitionsMuseums
Amsterdam Museum Festival
Amsterdam Museum
Museum Herengracht 603, 1017 CE, Amsterdam

The Amsterdam Museum marks its 100th birthday with 100 days of activities around the city.

Time:Fri 30 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Musicclassical
Klaus Mäkelä Conducts Mahler 7 with the Concertgebouworkest
Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

The young Finnish conductor, chief conductor designate of the Concertgebouworkest, leads Mahler's Seventh Symphony, the sprawling work whose two 'Nachtmusik' movements earned it the name 'Song of the Night'.

Time:Fri 30 Oct, 20:15 Tags:Music
Listing
Skating on Museumplein
Ice Amsterdam

The open-air ice rink is back on Museumplein, with skating in view of the Rijksmuseum, a winter tradition for many Amsterdammers.

Time:Fri 30 Oct Tags:Listing
Listing
101 Dalmatians the Musical
101 Dalmatiërs de Musical

A family musical based on the story of the kidnapped Dalmatian puppies and Cruella de Vil, with songs, puppetry and humour.

Time:Fri 30 Oct Tags:Listing
Stage & Screenopera-musicals
Cabaret
DeLaMar Theater
Marnixstraat 402, Amsterdam

Chantal Janzen plays Sally Bowles in Daria Bukvić's new staging of Kander and Ebb's musical, set in the Kit Kat Klub in Weimar-era Berlin.

Time:Fri 30 Oct, 15:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Musicclassical
Respighi's World Premiere - Giovanni Sollima, Laura van der Heijden + Antwerp Symphony Orchestra
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam

Italian cellist-composer Giovanni Sollima and British cellist Laura van der Heijden join the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra for the first performance of a Respighi work.

Time:Fri 30 Oct, 20:15 - 22:15 Tags:Music
Stage & Screentheatre
Herman van Veen - Vandaag
Carre

The veteran Dutch singer, songwriter and clown, also known as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak, performs his show 'Vandaag' ('Today').

Time:Fri 30 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
Rijksmuseum Family Month
Rijksmuseum
Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam

A month of family activities at the national museum, inviting children and parents to discover the stories behind works in the collection.

Time:Fri 30 Oct Tags:Workshops & Classes
Musichip-hop-rb
D-Block Europe x French Montana
AFAS Live
Johan Cruijff Boulevard 590, Amsterdam

The London collective known for gritty UK road rap teams up with the Moroccan-American New York rapper behind 'Unforgettable'.

Time:Fri 30 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Music
Musicclassical
Respighi's world premiere
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Piet Heinkade 1, 1019 BR, Amsterdam

Italian cellist-composer Giovanni Sollima and British cellist Laura van der Heijden join the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra for a recently completed Respighi cello concerto and Walton's Cello Concerto.

Time:Fri 30 Oct, 15:00 Tags:Music
Festivalsfilm
Imagine Film Festival: Ghost In The Shell
LAB111
Arie Biemondstraat 111, Amsterdam

Mamoru Oshii's 1995 anime classic about a cyborg agent hunting a hacker, shown as part of the Imagine fantasy film festival.

Time:Fri 30 Oct, 19:15 Tags:Festivals
Musicjazz-blues
Flat Earth Society: The Coltrane Mutations
Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

Peter Vermeersch's anarchic Belgian big band takes John Coltrane's music apart and puts it back together in its own wayward style.

Time:Fri 30 Oct, 20:15 - 22:00 Tags:Music
Listing
Workshops Van Gogh Museum
Van Gogh Museum
Museumplein 6, 1071 DJ, Amsterdam

Hands-on art workshops for children aged 6 to 12, held on Saturdays at the museum.

Time:Fri 30 Oct Tags:Listing
Art & Exhibitionsexhibitions
WE LOVE PLAYMOBIL
WE LOVE PLAYMOBIL
Mauritskade 55A, Amsterdam

An exhibition of large Playmobil scenes and collections, with whole worlds built out of the German toy figures.

Time:Fri 30 Oct, 10:00 Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Festivalsfilm
Ghost in the Shell / Kôkaku kidôtai screening with introduction
LAB111
Arie Biemondstraat 111, Amsterdam

Mamoru Oshii's 1995 anime about a cyborg agent hunting a hacker, introduced by AI researcher Payal Arora, as part of Imagine Fantastic Film Festival.

Time:Fri 30 Oct, 18:15 - 21:30 Tags:Festivals
Musicjazz-blues
Bill Stewart Trio ft. Larry Grenadier & Walter Smith III
Bimhuis
Piet Heinkade 3, Amsterdam

American drummer Bill Stewart, long known for his work with John Scofield, leads a trio with bassist Larry Grenadier and tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III.

Time:Fri 30 Oct, 20:30 - 22:20 Tags:Music
Stage & Screentheatre
The Jury Experience: Diamonds, Lies and a Body
The Jury Experience
Oosterdokskade 143, Amsterdam

Interactive theatre in which the audience acts as the jury in a staged murder trial about diamonds and lies, and decides the verdict.

Time:Fri 30 Oct, 18:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Stage & Screenfilm
NOFX: 40 Years of Fuckin' Up (2026) + Q&A: El Hefe
Melkweg
Lijnbaansgracht 234a, Amsterdam

A screening of the 2026 documentary about the long-running California punk band NOFX, followed by a Q&A with El Hefe, the band's guitarist and trumpeter.

Time:Fri 30 Oct, 19:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Art & ExhibitionsMuseums
Out and About with Pim & Pom 3+
Rijksmuseum
Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam

Young children follow a trail through the museum helping Fiep Westendorp's famous illustrated cats track down a runaway mouse.

Time:Fri 30 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Familybooks-readings
English Storytelling and Songtime
OBA
Oosterdokskade 143, Amsterdam

An interactive English-language session of songs, nursery rhymes, and picture books for young children.

Time:Fri 30 Oct, 10:00 Tags:Family
On view all week

Saturday 31 October

Out & Aboutsport
Ajax - AZ
Johan Cruijff ArenA
Johan Cruijff Boulevard 1, 1100 DL, Amsterdam

An Eredivisie football match between Ajax and AZ Alkmaar, one of the league's main rivals for the top places.

Time:Sat 31 Oct, 21:00 Tags:Out & About
Musicclassical
Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and Wynton Marsalis’ Cello Concerto
Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

Stravinsky's 1913 ballet score, which caused a riot at its Paris premiere, alongside the jazz trumpeter's genre-crossing cello concerto, first performed in 2021.

Time:Sat 31 Oct, 20:15 Tags:Music
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
Family Tour: The Best of the Rijksmuseum
Rijksmuseum
Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam

Families explore the Rijksmuseum through riddles, scents and drawing, as an introduction to highlights from its collection.

Time:Sat 31 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Musicpop-rock
Treasure
AFAS Live
Johan Cruijff Boulevard 590, Amsterdam

The South Korean boy group from YG Entertainment, known for high-energy K-pop and big choreographed stage shows.

Time:Sat 31 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Music
Listing
101 Dalmatians the Musical
101 Dalmatiërs de Musical

A family musical based on the story of the kidnapped Dalmatian puppies and Cruella de Vil, with songs, puppetry and humour.

Time:Sat 31 Oct Tags:Listing
Stage & Screenopera-musicals
Cabaret
DeLaMar Theater
Marnixstraat 402, Amsterdam

Chantal Janzen plays Sally Bowles in Daria Bukvić's new staging of Kander and Ebb's musical, set in the Kit Kat Klub in Weimar-era Berlin.

Time:Sat 31 Oct, 15:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Stage & Screendance
Swan Lake
Opera Ballet

Tchaikovsky's 19th-century ballet about Prince Siegfried and Odette, a woman under a curse that turns her into a swan.

Time:Sat 31 Oct, 19:30 Tags:Stage & Screen
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
Van Gogh Museum Workshop
Van Gogh Museum
Museumplein 6, 1071 DJ, Amsterdam

Weekly creative workshops for children exploring different painting and artistic themes inspired by Vincent van Gogh.

Time:Sat 31 Oct Tags:Workshops & Classes
Stage & Screentheatre
Herman van Veen - Vandaag
Carre

The veteran Dutch singer, songwriter and clown, also known as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak, performs his show 'Vandaag' ('Today').

Time:Sat 31 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Out & Abouttours-walks
Oude Kerk Tower Visit
Oude Kerk
Oudekerksplein 23, Amsterdam

A chance to climb the tower of the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam's oldest building, and look out over the medieval city centre.

Time:Sat 31 Oct Tags:Out & About
Musicclassical
Eastern Sounds of Sheherazade & Darvishi
Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

Rimsky-Korsakov's lush orchestral suite based on the Arabian Nights, paired with music by Darvishi.

Time:Sat 31 Oct, 14:15 - 16:30 Tags:Music
Stage & Screenopera-musicals
Le Petit Halloween Gala
Tobacco Theater
Nes 75, 1012 KD, Amsterdam

A Halloween evening combining a three-course dinner, live opera, a ballet performance and a DJ party.

Time:Sat 31 Oct, 20:30 Tags:Stage & Screen
Workshops & Classesworkshops
Illustrating in the Fiep Lab
Rijksmuseum
Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam

A family drawing workshop inspired by the iconic, playful style of Dutch illustrator Fiep Westendorp.

Time:Sat 31 Oct Tags:Workshops & Classes
Musicclassical
Cello Concertos with Kian Soltani and Nicolas Altstaedt
Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

Two of today's leading cellists, Austrian-Iranian Kian Soltani and German-French Nicolas Altstaedt, also a conductor, play cello concertos.

Time:Sat 31 Oct, 14:15 Tags:Music
Out & Aboutnightlife
AMSTERDAM HALLOWEEN

The 16th edition of this Halloween event is a night-time walk-through horror experience themed as Alice in Horrorland, held at Klönneplein 4-6.

Time:Sat 31 Oct, 22:00 - 05:00 Tags:Out & About
Talks & BooksTalks & Lectures
Brainwash Festival
Tolhuistuin
Tolhuisweg 3, Amsterdam

A festival of ideas with talks, debates and performances on philosophy, culture and society.

Time:Sat 31 Oct, 12:00 Tags:Talks & Books
Stage & Screentheatre
Home of Halloween: Xtra Scary
The Amsterdam Dungeon
Rokin 78, 1012 KW, Amsterdam

The Halloween version of the Dungeon's actor-led horror tour through Amsterdam's dark history, running through October with longer opening hours on 26 and 31 October.

Time:Sat 31 Oct Tags:Stage & Screen
Musicelectronic-dance
Indiesleaze Halloween Night at Paradiso
Paradiso - Grote Zaal
Weteringschans 6-8, Amsterdam

A Halloween edition of the club night devoted to the 2000s indie and electro-pop sound, playing Kesha, M.I.A., Daft Punk and LCD Soundsystem.

Time:Sat 31 Oct, 23:30 - 04:00 Tags:Music
Film
Houdini Afternoon + Screening of 'Houdini' (1953)
Joods Museum + junior
Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1, 1011 PL, Amsterdam

An afternoon about the escape artist Harry Houdini, born Erik Weisz to a Jewish family in Budapest, followed by the 1953 biopic starring Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh.

Time:Sat 31 Oct, 11:00 - 17:00 Tags:Film
MusicClassical
Yurt Sessions Surprise Concert
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Piet Heinkade 1, 1019 BR, Amsterdam

An intimate concert in a small yurt built for cello music, and the programme and performer stay secret until you arrive.

Time:Sat 31 Oct, 17:00 - 17:45 Tags:Music
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Sunday 1 November

Out & Abouttours-walks
ARTIS Amsterdam — Zoo, Micropia, Groote Museum, Planetarium & Aquarium
Artis
Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, Amsterdam

A group visit to Amsterdam's historic zoo, which also includes Micropia's microbe museum, the Groote Museum, a planetarium and an aquarium.

Time:Sun 1 Nov, 12:00 - 17:00 Tags:Out & About
Musicclassical
Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker
Muziekgebouw
Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam

Founded in 1972, the cello ensemble from the Berlin Philharmonic is known for arrangements that range from classical to tango, jazz and pop.

Time:Sun 1 Nov, 18:30 Tags:Music
Musicclassical
Klaus Mäkelä Conducts Mahler 7 with the Concertgebouworkest
Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

The young Finnish conductor, chief conductor designate of the Concertgebouworkest, leads Mahler's Seventh Symphony, the sprawling work whose two 'Nachtmusik' movements earned it the name 'Song of the Night'.

Time:Sun 1 Nov, 14:15 Tags:Music
MusicClassical
Die der Berliner Philharmoniker
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Piet Heinkade 1, 1019 BR, Amsterdam

Players from the Berlin Philharmonic, one of the world's leading orchestras, perform as a chamber ensemble.

Time:Sun 1 Nov, 18:30 - 19:45 Tags:Music
Musicpop-rock
SONCE & Friends
Theater de Richel
Nwz. Voorburgwal 282, Amsterdam

SONCE performs with guest musicians.

Time:Sun 1 Nov, 20:00 Tags:Music
Listing
101 Dalmatians the Musical
101 Dalmatiërs de Musical

A family musical based on the story of the kidnapped Dalmatian puppies and Cruella de Vil, with songs, puppetry and humour.

Time:Sun 1 Nov Tags:Listing
Stage & Screentheatre
Cabaret
DeLaMar Theater
Marnixstraat 402, Amsterdam

Kander and Ebb's musical set in a seedy Berlin nightclub as the Nazis rise to power, featuring Sally Bowles and the Kit Kat Klub's Emcee.

Time:Sun 1 Nov, 14:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Musicclassical
Adventurous Top Soloists - Nicolas Altstaedt, Kian Soltani + Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam

Two leading cellists, Nicolas Altstaedt and the Austrian-Iranian Kian Soltani, join the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.

Time:Sun 1 Nov, 15:00 - 16:15 Tags:Music
Stage & Screentheatre
Herman van Veen - Vandaag
Carre

The veteran Dutch singer, songwriter and clown, also known as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak, performs his show 'Vandaag' ('Today').

Time:Sun 1 Nov, 20:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
Rijksmuseum Family Month
Rijksmuseum
Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam

A month of family activities at the national museum, inviting children and parents to discover the stories behind works in the collection.

Time:Sun 1 Nov Tags:Workshops & Classes
Musicclassical
Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand and Saint-Saëns' Danse macabre
Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

Ravel wrote this concerto for Paul Wittgenstein, a pianist who lost his right arm in the First World War; Saint-Saëns' tone poem shows skeletons dancing at midnight.

Time:Sun 1 Nov, 11:00 - 12:00 Tags:Music
Musicjazz-blues
Corinna & The Cosmopolitans play ‘Doris Day’
Vreugdehof, Amsterdam

Singer Corinna and her band perform songs made famous by Doris Day, the American singer and film star known for Que Sera, Sera.

Time:Sun 1 Nov, 14:30 Tags:Music
Festivalstalks-lectures
Brainwash Festival
Brakke Grond
Nes 45, Amsterdam

A festival of ideas where philosophers, writers, scientists and other thinkers give talks and take part in conversations, here at the Flemish arts centre.

Time:Sun 1 Nov, 23:59 Tags:Festivals
Talks & BooksTalks & Lectures
Brainwash Festival
Tolhuistuin
Tolhuisweg 3, Amsterdam

A festival of ideas with talks, debates and performances on philosophy, culture and society.

Time:Sun 1 Nov, 10:00 Tags:Talks & Books
Musicclassical
Bach & Breakfast - Nicolas Altstaedt
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam

A morning of Bach with Nicolas Altstaedt, the German-French cellist and conductor known for repertoire running from baroque to contemporary.

Time:Sun 1 Nov, 09:30 - 10:00 Tags:Music
Musicclassical
Sunday Afternoon Baroque: Solomon's Knot
Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

The British baroque collective, known for performing without a conductor and often singing from memory, brings its pared-back approach to early vocal music.

Time:Sun 1 Nov, 15:00 Tags:Music
Stage & Screentalks-lectures
GothamChess
Theater Amsterdam
Danzigerkade 5, 1013 AP, Amsterdam

Levy Rozman, the American international master behind the world's most-watched chess YouTube channel, brings his chess commentary and humour to the stage.

Time:Sun 1 Nov, 20:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Talks & BooksTalks & Lectures
Levy Rozman / Gotham Chess Live
Theater Amsterdam
Danzigerkade 5, 1013 AP, Amsterdam

The American international master and hugely popular chess YouTuber takes his game analysis and jokes on tour.

Time:Sun 1 Nov, 20:00 Tags:Talks & Books
MusicPop / Rock
Floor Jansen
Paradiso
Weteringschans 6, Amsterdam

The Dutch soprano, lead singer of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish and formerly of After Forever, plays the main hall, which is down to a waiting list.

Time:Sun 1 Nov, 20:30 - 22:30 Tags:Music
Listing
Workshops Van Gogh Museum
Van Gogh Museum
Museumplein 6, 1071 DJ, Amsterdam

Hands-on art workshops for children aged 6 to 12, held on Saturdays at the museum.

Time:Sun 1 Nov Tags:Listing
On view all week

1,485 events, concerts, exhibitions, markets and things to do in Amsterdam from Monday 26 October to Sunday 1 November, gathered from the venues and organisers and refreshed every morning. Pick a day or a type on the side to narrow it down. This guide is in English; some events are in Dutch or other languages.

This weekend: Ajax - AZ at Johan Cruijff ArenA (Saturday), ARTIS Amsterdam — Zoo, Micropia, Groote Museum, Planetarium & Aquarium at Artis (Sunday) and Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker at Muziekgebouw (Sunday).

Questions about what's on in Amsterdam

What's on in Amsterdam this weekend?

512 events are listed for the weekend. Among the highlights: Ajax - AZ at Johan Cruijff ArenA (Saturday), ARTIS Amsterdam — Zoo, Micropia, Groote Museum, Planetarium & Aquarium at Artis (Sunday), Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker at Muziekgebouw (Sunday), Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and Wynton Marsalis’ Cello Concerto at Concertgebouw (Saturday) and Klaus Mäkelä Conducts Mahler 7 with the Concertgebouworkest at Het Concertgebouw (Sunday). Pick Saturday or Sunday on the side to see them all.

Are there free events in Amsterdam this week?

Yes. 51 of the listings this week are free, for example Free Entry for Amsterdammers at Oude Kerk (Tuesday), Expats vs Holland: English Stand-up Comedy Amsterdam at Café De Plakhoek (Thursday) and Sunday Market Amstel 1 — 30 oktober 2026 – Sunday Market at Amstel 1 (Friday). Tick "Free only" on the side to see just those.

What concerts are on in Amsterdam this week?

297 concerts and live music nights are listed, including Stevie Wonder at Ziggo Dome (Wednesday), Placebo at Ziggo Dome (Tuesday) and Cat Power at Paradiso (Thursday). Tick Music on the side for the full list.

How often is this calendar updated?

Every morning. The listings are gathered from the venues, organisers and ticket sites, and past events drop off automatically.

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