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All summer long, the historic Westerkerk hosts free 30-minute lunchtime organ concerts on its celebrated Duyschot organ, every Tuesday from 1:00 to 1:30 pm through August 29. No ticket required — just walk in.Where: WesterkerkMore info & tickets
Every Saturday from July through August, Westerkerk hosts free 30-minute lunchtime organ concerts on the historic Duyschot organ — a perfect midday escape in the heart of the canal belt. Starts July 5.Where: Westerkerk, GrachtengordelMore info & tickets
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Brazilian music legend Daniela Mercury brings her legendary live show to Melkweg. A 43-year career spanning 26 albums and 20 million records sold, she is a Latin Grammy winner, Cirque du Soleil performer, and celebrated for her vocal and dance mastery. A significant Pride-season performance by one of the most respected icons in Latin music.Where: […] |
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Organist Evan Bogerd performs Bach's most beautiful organ works by candlelight at the historic Westerkerk, marking the 276th anniversary of Bach's death. A distinctively atmospheric classical evening in one of Amsterdam's most beloved churches.Where: WesterkerkMore info & tickets
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Organist Evan Bogerd pays tribute to Bach on the 276th anniversary of his death, performing the composer's most celebrated organ works by candlelight in the stunning Westerkerk. One of Amsterdam's most atmospheric church concert experiences. Starts at 21:30.Where: Westerkerk, Prinsengracht 279More info & tickets |
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Grammy-winning R&B vocalist and songwriter known for collaborations with Erykah Badu, Kaytranada, Anderson .Paak, and The Internet. A progressive R&B innovator performing at Melkweg. Part of Club Chrome WorldPride 2026 programming.Where: MelkwegMore info & tickets |
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Major music festival celebrating LGBTQ+ pride culture with multiple artists at Amsterdam's largest concert venue. High-energy, festival-scale event.Where: AFAS LiveMore info & tickets
Major music festival with dance and electronic music across two days during WorldPride Amsterdam, July 31–August 1 at AFAS Live.Where: AFAS Live, BijlmerwestMore info & tickets
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Queer hip-hop icon and experimental artist blending noise, trap, and club influences with subversive lyricism. Known for pushing genre boundaries and challenging hip-hop's historical problematic ideologies. Part of Club Chrome WorldPride 2026 at Melkweg.Where: MelkwegMore info & tickets
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An award-winning duo presents a theatrical recital blending keroncong — an Indonesian musical tradition — with contemporary artistry. Terrace concert at Muziekgebouw.Where: Muziekgebouw aan 't IJMore info & tickets |
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Concert series at the renovated Gashouder venue running through December 2026.Where: GashouderMore info & tickets
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American country and roots artist Sierra Ferrell brings her Heavy Petal Tour to Paradiso. Rising star with 2024 album Trail of Flowers (Rounder Records) and multiple awards; one of contemporary roots music's most promising voices.Where: Paradiso, Main HallMore info & tickets
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The close-knit duo Boi Akih blends jazz, improvisation, and Moluccan music in an outdoor terrace concert at Bimhuis and Muziekgebouw. A distinctly Amsterdam summer-evening experience.Where: Bimhuis, AmsterdamMore info & tickets
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The acclaimed duo BOI AKIH blends jazz, improvisation, and Moluccan musical traditions in an evening terrace concert at Muziekgebouw.Where: Muziekgebouw aan 't IJMore info & tickets
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A terrace concert by the close-knit duo Boi Akih, weaving jazz, improvisation, and Moluccan music into an intimate outdoor evening at the Bimhuis & Muziekgebouw.Where: Bimhuis / MuziekgebouwMore info & tickets |
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Lively piano music spanning Bach to contemporary composers Adès and Uzoigwe, performed by Amiri Harewood on the Muziekgebouw terrace.Where: Muziekgebouw aan 't IJMore info & tickets |
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The iconic Amsterdam Grachten Festival returns August 7–16 with a green theme. Over 700 young musicians will perform classical music and jazz at 100 unique venues across all neighborhoods—from canal gardens and city parks to the Rijksmuseum, Begijnhof, and even a garden center. Includes a running concert in Flevopark. Tickets now on sale.Where: Multiple venues […] |
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Young, energetic string quartet Viride plays Dutch pearls — works by Henriëtte Bosmans, Theo Verbey, and Schubert — on the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ terrace. A summer evening of chamber music with an Amsterdam waterfront backdrop.Where: Muziekgebouw aan 't IJMore info & tickets |
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Pianist Ying Shan Hu performs amid the paintings at Arti et Amicitiae as part of the Grachtenfestival, weaving together Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, Liszt's Les Jeux d'Eau à la Villa d'Este, and his Second Légende in a program where art and music meet literally face to face. August 9, 5:00–6:00 pm.Where: Arti et AmicitiaeMore […]
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A musical multi-course menu for connoisseurs and adventurers — the Nymphéas Trombone Quartet performs on the terrace at Muziekgebouw.Where: Muziekgebouw aan 't IJMore info & tickets
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Classical concert by The Counterpoints at Westergas as part of Amsterdam in Motion programming. Evening concert with evening-time performance window.Where: WestergasMore info & tickets
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The Counterpoints bring live classical music to Amsterdam in Motion for a Sunday afternoon session, part of the Grachtenfestival program — a relaxed way to catch chamber music in a museum setting.Where: Amsterdam in MotionMore info & tickets
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Pianist Ying Shan Hu performs a program centered on sound and imagination at the historic Arti et Amicitiae galleries. Works include Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, Liszt's Les Jeux d'Eau à la Villa d'Este, and the Second Légende — all given extra depth surrounded by the gallery's paintings. Part of the Grachtenfestival.Where: Arti et Amicitiae, […] |
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Pure samba in its most traditional form, performed outdoors on the Bimhuis terrace by the Saravá Samba Project. A warm summer evening on the waterfront with live Brazilian rhythm.Where: Bimhuis, AmsterdamMore info & tickets
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Samba in its purest form: the Saravá Samba Project takes over the Bimhuis terrace for an outdoor evening of traditional Brazilian rhythm and song.Where: Bimhuis / MuziekgebouwMore info & tickets |
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Two-day music festival featuring reggae, dancehall, and multiple stages at Gaasperplas. August 15–16, 1 PM–11 PM.Where: GaasperplasMore info & tickets |
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Annual outdoor classical concert on a floating stage in the Prinsengracht canal. 10 AM–10:30 PM.Where: PrinsengrachtMore info & tickets |
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Four distinctive voices from European avant-garde jazz converge in a new quartet featuring Amalie Dahl, Camila Nebbia, Elisabeth Coudoux, and Sun-Mi Hong. Improvisational focus at Amsterdam's leading jazz venue.Where: BimhuisMore info & tickets
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Four distinctive voices from the European avant-garde — Amalie Dahl, Camila Nebbia, Elisabeth Coudoux, and Sun-Mi Hong — unite in a newly formed quartet for a night of free improvisation.Where: BimhuisMore info & tickets |
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Belgian trombonist and composer Nabou Claerhout presents her dreamy, melancholic third album 'Indigo' at Bimhuis — also serving as the venue's season opener. An intimate, atmospheric evening of original jazz.Where: BimhuisMore info & tickets
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Belgian trombonist and composer Nabou Claerhout presents her dreamy, melancholic third album *Indigo* — also marking the season opening at Bimhuis.Where: BimhuisMore info & tickets |
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Two-day jazz festival featuring performances, exhibitions, and dance. A major cultural event for jazz lovers in southeast Amsterdam.Where: Hoekenrodeplein areaMore info & tickets
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Queer music festival with performances, dancing, and subcultural exchange. Inclusive, high-energy atmosphere.Where: Kaap AmsterdamMore info & tickets
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Electronic music festival featuring house, techno, and disco on creative stages.Where: Tuinen van WestMore info & tickets
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t/m 29aug '26Zomer lunchconcerten op het Duyschot orgelDatum en/of tijd13:00 - 13:30LocatieWesterkerk AmsterdamTicketGratis toegangfree, music, classicalmusic, centrum, grachtengordelWhere: Westerkerk AmsterdamMore info & tickets
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Every Saturday this summer, the Westerkerk opens its doors for free 30-minute lunchtime concerts on the historic Duyschot organ — one of Amsterdam's finest. Shows run 13:00–13:30 through August 29. No ticket needed, just turn up.Where: WesterkerkMore info & tickets
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Every week through August 29, the historic Westerkerk opens its doors at 1:00 pm for a free half-hour concert on the magnificent 17th-century Duyschot organ. No ticket needed — just walk in and sit down.Where: WesterkerkMore info & tickets
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An avant-garde jazz ensemble featuring boundary-pushing trumpeter Peter Evans (New York/Berlin-based), with bassist Petter Eldh and drummer Jim Black. Described as 'groove music where the beat is everywhere at once.'Where: BimhuisMore info & tickets
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A high-powered New York/Berlin trio led by boundary-pushing trumpeter Peter Evans, with bassist Petter Eldh and drummer Jim Black. JazzWise describes it as 'groove music where the beat is everywhere at once.'Where: BimhuisMore info & tickets |
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Filipino pop group BINI — one of Asia's fastest-rising acts — plays AFAS Live. Comfort tickets available.Where: AFAS Live, Amsterdam-ZuidoostMore info & tickets
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The Concertgebouw's popular summer concert series runs daily through August 30, noon to 11:30 pm — mixing classical music and pop/rock in one of the world's finest concert halls. A highlight of the Amsterdam summer calendar.Where: ConcertgebouwMore info & tickets
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Amsterdam's Royal Concertgebouw hosts its VriendenLoterij Summer Concerts series through August 30 — a wide-ranging program of classical and pop performances in one of the world's great concert halls. A summer staple worth putting on the calendar.Where: Royal Concertgebouw AmsterdamMore info & tickets
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The annual VriendenLoterij Summer Concerts series is running through August 30 at the Royal Concertgebouw, with a full day of music from noon to 11 pm — a mix of classical and pop programming at one of Amsterdam's most iconic venues.Where: Royal Concertgebouw AmsterdamMore info & tickets
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Two free lunchtime organ series run at Westerkerk every week through late August — the Rembrandt Organ Series and the Summer Lunch Concerts on the historic Duyschot organ, both at 1:00 pm for 30 minutes. A perfect mid-day cultural pit stop in the canal belt, and completely free.Where: Westerkerk AmsterdamMore info & tickets |
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British expressionist Joanne Robertson brings her distinctive blend of voice, guitar, songs, and improvisation to the Bimhuis. An intimate evening at one of Amsterdam's premier music venues.Where: Bimhuis, AmsterdamMore info & tickets |
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American blues-rock duo The Black Keys bring their raw, energetic sound to AFAS Live. Comfort tickets still available for this acclaimed band.Where: AFAS LiveMore info & tickets
American blues-rock duo The Black Keys play AFAS Live on Friday, September 4. Premium tickets are still available.Where: AFAS LiveMore info & tickets
Irma Derby, the Dutch Queen of Soul, performs a spectacular tribute to Donna Summer with a live band at DeLaMar Theater. Known from The Tribute Battle of the Bands.Where: DeLaMar TheaterMore info & tickets
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Two of the Netherlands' top saxophonists lead a transparent five-piece wind ensemble in a program of New Dutch Jazz. Bimhuis, 8:30 PM.Where: BimhuisMore info & tickets
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Two of the Netherlands' leading saxophonists join forces in a transparent five-piece with three horn players, presenting their collaborative project CROSSWORDS.Where: BimhuisMore info & tickets |
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Argentine pianist Pablo Murgier blends Buenos Aires tango with contemporary Parisian jazz in an intimate quartet set at Bimhuis, 8:30 PM.Where: BimhuisMore info & tickets
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Argentine pianist Pablo Murgier bridges Buenos Aires tango with contemporary Parisian jazz in a program that spans two continents and musical worlds.Where: BimhuisMore info & tickets |
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Two of Bollywood's most iconic playback singers — Kumar Sanu and Anuradha Paudwal — share the stage at AFAS Live. Comfort tickets available.Where: AFAS Live, Amsterdam-ZuidoostMore info & tickets
Two legends of Bollywood playback singing — Kumar Sanu and Anuradha Paudwal — perform together at AFAS Live on September 6. These voices defined the soundtrack of 1990s Bollywood cinema and remain beloved by South Asian audiences worldwide.Where: AFAS LiveMore info & tickets |