Tuesday September 15, 2026
Good morning, Amsterdam. Today: Weesperstraat traffic drops to a single lane, Flowerbikeman leaves Amsterdam after two decades, and cleaners strike across Schiphol and railway stations.
The activities listed below are just a curated sample of what’s going on in Amsterdam this weekend. Check out our completely redesigned events calendar here.
At a glance
🌦️ Weather: Hi 22°C / 71°F (1° warmer than yesterday) · Lo 17°C / 63°F · 7% chance of rain · wind SW 19 km/h (10 knots)
🚲 Cycling: Mostly fine, a shower is possible.
🌙 Sun & moon: Sunrise 07:14 · Sunset 19:55 · Waxing Crescent · Moonrise 12:46 · Golden hour 19:25 to 19:55
🌊 Outdoors: Air quality fair (AQI 34) · grass pollen low
💶 Markets: AEX 1,098 (-0.0%) · S&P 500 7,620 (-0.5%) · €1 = $1.16 · $1 = €0.87
Weesperstraat traffic cut to one lane: A new layout on the key arterial route lowers the speed limit to 30 km/h and removes a driving lane. The city is monitoring the impact ahead of a final redesign.
Flowerbikeman leaves Amsterdam after over two decades: Warren Gregory must leave the Netherlands in October after immigration authorities ruled he cannot stay. The artist will return to Florida with his wife.
Cabinet plans for Schiphol clear Council of State: The advisory body backed rules shrinking annual flights and enforcing legal noise limits from 1 November. Both houses of parliament must still approve the measure before it takes effect.
Foreign cars face immediate wheel clamps over unpaid parking: The city has begun clamping vehicles with foreign plates from certain countries as soon as they skip the meter. The measure aims to ensure more visiting drivers pay outstanding fines.
Dappermarkt traders say city changes are failing: Stallholders in Amsterdam Oost reported falling turnover, empty pitches, and rising municipal fees. They want Sunday openings, a food square, and greater control over their market.
New interactive map tracks affordable Amsterdam meals: The online platform Get a Plate maps free and low-cost food across the city. Users can filter by meal time, cost, rescued ingredients and takeaway packages.
Strict rules limit home chargers in Amsterdam West: Municipal regulations forbid running charging cables across public pavements to power electric vehicles. Drivers without private driveways must rely on public charging points designated by the city.
Cleaners strike at Schiphol and train stations: Members of the FNV union are walking off the job nationwide through Friday. They rejected a collective labour agreement negotiated by a rival union, calling for higher pay and sick leave protections.
Rare wall brown butterfly returns to Amstelveen: A local count spotted 141 butterflies across a single walk in the Bovenkerkerpolder. Flower strips planted by a local farmer helped support the vulnerable farmland insect.
Segway launches road-legal e-step in Amsterdam: The company introduced a model that complies with Dutch traffic agency rules, priced at 999 euros. Local dealers see both high demand and the risk of friction on city bike paths.
Creating Creatures textile craft series in Noord: Children aged eight to twelve learn machine sewing and embroidery while making their own custom school bags. 15 September, 15:00, OBA Waterlandplein. 📅 KIDS WORKSHOP
Planeet LEGO 3D design lab series: Children spend six sessions designing custom LEGO builds with lights, animation, and 3D printing, now fully booked. 15 September, 15:00, OBA CC Amstel. 📅 KIDS WORKSHOP
Verhalen in alle talen brings Turkish stories to OBA Osdorp: Young listeners gather in the open library space to hear spoken tales and children’s narratives in Turkish. 15 September, 15:30, OBA Osdorp – Open ruimte. 📅 STORY / READING
Stichting Wijs offers after-school homework tutoring at OBA Oosterdok: Volunteers help school students work through assignments and tricky subjects in a quiet central library room. 15 September, 15:00, OBA Oosterdok – 4.1 Zaal. 📅 MUSEUM / EDUCATIONAL
Hands-on movie making at FilmClub Molenwijk: Children gather in the library maker space to learn practical filmmaking techniques and watch shorts together. 15 September, 15:45, OBA Molenwijk Maakplaats. 📅 KIDS WORKSHOP
Managing toddler tantrums at The Terrible Two workshop: A psychomotor therapist guides parents through toddler emotional development and physical regulation strategies in a two-hour morning session. 15 September, 09:30, Hygiëastraat 8. 📅 KIDS WORKSHOP
Voorleesclub: Shared reading aloud in Olympisch Kwartier: Readers take turns speaking passages from a chosen book aloud and pause together to discuss the story. 15 September, 10:30, OBA Olympisch Kwartier. 📅 STORY / READING
Pikler baby playgroup at The Mallow Garden: Quiet floor sessions supporting unhurried movement and mindful connection for crawlers and pre-crawling infants. 15 September, 09:15 – 12:00, The Mallow Garden. 📅 KIDS WORKSHOP
Toddler games outside on Columbusplein: Outdoor movement games and active play led by local coaches for toddlers and young children aged one to six. 15 September, 12:15, Columbusplein. 📅 OUTDOOR / ACTIVE
Beethoven Symphony 5 & 6 in new chamber arrangements: Orchestral players strip down Beethoven’s Fifth and Sixth into intimate chamber premieres, with drinks covered in the ticket. 15 September, 20:15, The Concertgebouw, Recital Hall. 📅 CLASSICAL
Jacob Collier brings his audience-harmonizing live show to Carré: The British multi-instrumentalist plays live, combining complex arrangements with audience singalongs inside the theatre. 15 September, 20:00, Carré – Amsterdam. 📅 POP / ROCK
Minja Mijuskovic Nonet plays original jazz and strings: Nine musicians weave impressionistic compositions and vocal parts across a mixed chamber-jazz line-up hosted by Oene van Geel. 15 September, 20:15, Splendor. 📅 CLASSICAL
Arabic psych-funk duo Kazdoura at Tolhuistuin: Syrian vocalist Leen Hamo and Lebanese multi-instrumentalist John Abou Chacra play songs from their JUNO-winning debut album Ghoyoum. 15 September, 20:30, Tolhuistuin Club. 📅 WORLD / FOLK
Dreamville rapper Lute takes the stage at Bitterzoet: The North Carolina artist behind Gold Mouf performs a full headline set drawing from his Dreamville releases. 15 September, 20:30 – 22:30, Bitterzoet. 📅 HIP-HOP / R&B
Bilingual jazz and live graphic scores from Sparklmami: Chicago vocalist Sparklmami leads her band through Mexican boleros and seventies Brazilian rhythms using painted graphic scores. 15 September, 19:00, Paradiso Upstairs Room. 📅 ELECTRONIC / DANCE
American singer-songwriter Kate Stephenson plays Tolhuistuin: Straightforward live pop with folk and rock roots from an Illinois songwriter playing an intimate north-side hall. 15 September, 20:30, Tolhuistuin. 📅 POP / ROCK
Folk string duets with Escarteen Sisters: An intimate evening acoustic performance of vocal harmonies, cello, and violin from the Catalan folk duo. 15 September, 21:30, Roode Bioscoop. 📅 WORLD / FOLK
Seven-piece experimental rock band Concrete Vehicles at Cinetol: Vancouver experimental rock built around synthesizers, saxophone, and percussion, with support from a noisy nineties-influenced Brazilian pop band. 15 September, 20:00, Cinetol. 📅 POP / ROCK
Acoustic sets and haircuts at Witte Gei’t?: Acoustic music upstairs, hot plates from the kitchen downstairs, and a hairdresser working on site through the night. 15 September, 20:30, De Nieuwe Anita. 📅 WORLD / FOLK
Jesse Darling: Godsworth fills the Oude Kerk with gathered rubble: Rubble, discarded electronics, and old furniture become sculptural altars built by the 2023 Turner Prize winner. 15 September, 10:00 tot 18:00 uur, Oude Kerk. 📅 ART / MUSEUMS
Science & Cocktails: Emergence and Cosmic Origins: Lectures on emergence and collective patterns share the bill with drinks, audience questions and live music. 15 September, 19:45, Paradiso. 📅 TALKS / IDEAS
Ajax takes on Willem II in Amsterdam: Expect a full crowd and a cashless stadium as the home side welcomes Willem II for an Eredivisie fixture. 15 September, 20:00, Johan Cruijff ArenA. 📅 SPORTS
ShortCutz screening and director Q&A at De Kring: Watch new Dutch short films with English subtitles, then stay to question the filmmakers over drinks. 15 September, 20:00 – 22:00, Sociëteit de Kring. 📅 FILM
Archival documentary It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley on screen: Answering machine tapes, home video, and personal interviews recount the singer’s life in this feature-length documentary with Dutch subtitles. 15 September, 18:30, Melkweg. 📅 FILM
Stadsgesprek Nieuw-West with Mayor Femke Halsema: Local residents sit down with the mayor to discuss neighbourhood concerns at an afternoon town hall meeting. 15 September, 16:30, Clandlyceum. 📅 TALKS / IDEAS
Meten = weten lecture evening at Perdu: Doors open half an hour before this Dutch-language talk exploring the adage that measuring leads to knowing. 15 September, 20:00, Stichting Perdu. 📅 TALKS / IDEAS
Fast improv, sketches, and music at Boom Chicago: A resident ensemble stages fast-paced sketches and unscripted comedy in English alongside guest performers. 15 September, Boom Chicago. 📅 THEATER
Show-and-tell meetup for neurodivergent adults at OBA: Informal presentations on private passions give way to low-key conversation, with presenting entirely optional for attendees. 15 September, 19:00, OBA Oosterdok – Public Library. 📅 GAMES / HOBBIES
ABC Community Bike Repair at Vrankrijk: Tools, workspace and advice are on hand from a collective inspired by the historic white bicycle plan. 15 September, 13:00, Vrankrijk. 📅 VOLUNTEERING
Join an acoustic sing-around at De Roode Remise: Singers take turns sharing traditional folk, Americana and jazz songs from memory, with listeners equally welcome to attend. 15 September, 19:30 – 22:00, Café De Roode Remise. 📅 WORKSHOP
Free outdoor sports sessions by the De Boelegracht: Weekly open-air group classes, ranging from salsa to bootcamp, run outdoors beside the Kunstbrug canal bridge. 15 September, Tijdelijk sportveld naast de Kunstbrug. 📅 SPORTS (ACTIVE)
Kulture Kitchen Kraft Korner sewing and knitting meetup: Bring along an unfinished craft piece or borrow communal gear for an open afternoon of sewing and knitting. 15 September, 13:00 – 18:00, Het Sociaal Centrum, Het Groene Veld. 📅 WORKSHOP
Embroidery, paint, and patches at an upcycling workshop: Bring worn garments or shoes to revamp using provided textile paint, studs, and patches. 15 September, 19:30 – 21:30, Amsterdam House of Arts & Crafts. 📅 WORKSHOP
Try lacrosse on the turf with the Amsterdam Lions: Show up in cleats or running shoes to learn stick skills alongside seasoned players in an outdoor evening practice. 15 September, 20:00 – 22:00, Zeeburgia Fields. 📅 SPORTS
Drop-in drawing and colouring at Creative Reset Club: A relaxed, queer-friendly drawing table for adults, offering free snacks and an evening without prompts or expectations. 15 September, 18:00, LOLA Lieven. 📅 WORKSHOP
Creating with AI debate in the IJzaal: A panel convenes in the IJzaal to debate whether artificial intelligence threatens artistic authenticity or reshapes creative production. 15 September, 15:00, Pakhuis de Zwijger. 📅 SEMINAR / TALK
Conferentie Leef en leer addresses practical literacy coaching: Sessions focus on practical approaches to supporting people who struggle with reading, basic arithmetic, or digital skills. 15 September, 13:00, OBA Oosterdok. 📅 CONFERENCE
Rooftop drinks for founders and venture capital investors: Three hours of relaxed conversation on a west Amsterdam terrace bringing together local operators and tech founders. 15 September, 19:00. 📅 NETWORKING
Design systems and open troubleshooting at WP Meetup Amsterdam: Component-based web design leads into an open problem-solving clinic for site owners before everyone heads to the bar. 15 September, 19:00, Stayokay Hostel Amsterdam Oost (Zeeburg). 📅 NETWORKING
Claude Community Meetup for developers at Café Belcampo: Software engineers building with AI meet up for short presentations, live project demonstrations, and casual drinks. 15 September, 18:00 – 22:00, Café Belcampo, De Hallen Amsterdam. 📅 NETWORKING
Beanbeard Coffees: This cafe sits on Aambeeldstraat in Amsterdam-Noord, a lively street full of local eateries. Visitors will find quality specialty brews in a charming setting.
Restaurant Showw: Set inside the futuristic Crossover building near the RAI, this chic restaurant from Dorus Floris and Lendl Mijnhijmer serves high-end dinners in a sleek setting.
Restaurant De Mark: Located on the banks of Lake IJmeer, this spot features an indoor fireplace and a breezy terrace. Guests can enjoy seasonal Dutch dishes served right among the reeds.
Good to know
New on Dutch streaming: Dang! (Netflix), 90 Day Fiancé (HBO Max), Black Warrant (Prime Video), Special Ops: Lioness (SkyShowtime)
Overheard on Reddit: A post asking for experiences with the new NLCabs app drew comments suggesting it likely employs the same drivers as Uber, while commenters debated whether its pricing is actually cheaper and raised concerns over digital safety and data privacy.
Today’s supermarket deals: AH Fresh American spicy salami pizza (2 for €12.00) from Albert Heijn, Beemster (2 for €4.00) from Jumbo.
Did you know? Nearly every canal house has a hoisting beam or hook at the top, historically used to lift goods and furniture up and into the building through upper-floor windows.
142 years ago today: On September 15th, 1884, the Conservatorium van Amsterdam was founded.
In case you missed it
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In tomorrow’s edition: Muze van Zuid celebrates ten years across Amsterdam-Zuid, Vogelringdagen begins on Forteiland Pampus, and the Concertgebouw Orchestra performs Berlioz under Klaus Mäkelä.
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