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What's on in Amsterdam: events this week

Saturday 17 October

Familyfilm
Cinekid Film & Media Festival
Cinekid Festival

Cinekid, held every autumn half-term, bills itself as the world's largest film and media festival for children, with screenings and interactive media.

Time:Sat 17 Oct Tags:Family
Familyopera-musicals
Cats
Carre

Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1981 musical, based on T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and home to the song 'Memory'.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Family
Workshops & Classesworkshops
Autumn Half-Term at ARTIS
ARTIS
Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, Amsterdam

Autumn half-term activities at the zoo, with drawing, searching and exploring for children among the autumn colours.

Time:Sat 17 Oct Tags:Workshops & Classes
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 17 Oct, 19:30 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 17 Oct, 19:30 Tags:Stage & Screen
Stage & Screendance
Out of the stillness
ITA
Bespreekbureau Leidseplein 26, 1017 PT, Amsterdam

Nederlands Dans Theater's main company, NDT 1, one of the world's leading contemporary dance companies, performs at the city theatre.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
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:Sat 17 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Art & ExhibitionsMuseums
Amsterdam in Motion
Amsterdam Museum
Museum Herengracht 603, 1017 CE, Amsterdam

Billed as the largest multimedia scale model of any city, this installation lets visitors see and experience Amsterdam.

Time:Sat 17 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Familysport
A Day of Climbing!
Fun Forest Amsterdam
Bosbaanweg 3, 1182 DA, Amstelveen

An outdoor adventure park with rope courses and climbing routes strung between the trees, suited to children and adults.

Time:Sat 17 Oct Tags:Family
FamilyGames & Quiz
The Longest Marble Run in Amsterdam
Amstel1
Waterlooplein 6, Amsterdam

Until Saturday, a large wooden marble run fills the passage of the Stopera building, next to Waterlooplein.

Time:Sat 17 Oct Tags:Family
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
Kusama KIDS Festival
Stedelijk museum
Museumplein 10, 1071 DJ, Amsterdam

Children's activities at the Stedelijk inspired by the polka dots of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, with a family route through the museum.

Time:Sat 17 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Out & AboutTours & Walks
Amsterdam City Walk - 2026 Edition
Posthoornkerk
124-126 Haarlemmerstraat, Amsterdam

This year's Amsterdam City Walk, a walking event through the city, with the church as a stop along the way.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 07:00 Tags:Out & About
Musicworld-folk
Fanfare Ciocărlia
Melkweg
Lijnbaansgracht 234a, Amsterdam

The Romanian Roma brass band from the village of Zece Prăjini, famous for fast, wild Balkan brass played at full force.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 19:30 - 19:30 Tags:Music
Familysport
TCS Amsterdam Marathon Kids Run
Olympisch Stadion
Olympisch Stadion 2, Amsterdam

Children aged 4 to 12 run 1000 or 1600 metres and finish inside the 1928 Olympic stadium, with a medal for every runner.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 12:40 - 13:40 Tags:Family
Musicclassical
Candlelight: Disney Princess
Candlelight Concerts
Sloterdijk 4, Amsterdam

A live ensemble, usually a string quartet, plays songs from Disney princess films in a room lit by hundreds of candles.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 19:00 Tags:Music
Musicclassical
Tim Burton’s Universe by Mystery Ensemble
Posthoornkerk
124-126 Haarlemmerstraat, Amsterdam

An ensemble plays music from Tim Burton's films, much of it by Danny Elfman, including Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Music
Musicclassical
Beethoven's Eighth and Truls Mørk in Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1
Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

Norwegian cellist Truls Mørk plays Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto, paired with Beethoven's light-hearted Eighth Symphony.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 20:15 - 22:00 Tags:Music
Out & AboutOutdoors & Nature
Fun Forest
Fun Forest Amsterdam
Bosbaanweg 3, 1182 DA, Amstelveen

A treetop climbing park in the Amsterdamse Bos, with rope courses strung between the trees.

Time:Sat 17 Oct Tags:Out & About
Art & Exhibitionsexhibitions
Wonderkamer SYNESTHEET Family Weekend
Synestheet
Heesterveld 132A, Amsterdam

A weekend of family activities at this arts venue, built around a "wonder room" (wonderkamer) of things to explore.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 10:30 Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
Low-Stimulus Family Evening
Rijksmuseum
Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam

A family evening with fewer people, less noise and softer light, so visitors who are sensitive to stimuli can explore the museum at their own pace.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 18:00 - 21:00 Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Musicpop-rock
Allie X
Melkweg
Lijnbaansgracht 234a, Amsterdam

The Canadian singer-songwriter, known for dark, theatrical synth-pop on albums such as Cape God and Girl with No Face, brings her Serial Diva tour.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 19:00 - 19:00 Tags:Music
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:Sat 17 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Festivalstheatre
Festival Tweetakt
De Brakke Grond
Nes 45, Amsterdam

The Utrecht youth arts festival brings performances for children and families to the Flemish arts centre during the autumn school holiday.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 10:00 Tags:Festivals
Musicpop-rock
Blood Red Shoes + Sm^sher
Tolhuistuin
Tolhuisweg 3, Amsterdam

Blood Red Shoes, the Brighton duo of Laura-Mary Carter and Steven Ansell, play loud, stripped-down garage rock on guitar and drums, with Sm^sher also on the bill.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 19:30 Tags:Music
Musicjazz-blues
Uprooted: Nina Simone (with Claron McFadden)
Splendor Amsterdam
Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 116, Amsterdam

New York-born soprano Claron McFadden, long based in the Netherlands and known for work from baroque to contemporary, explores the songs and life of Nina Simone.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 20:00 - 22:00 Tags:Music
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
Drop-in Workshops at Het Muizenhuis
Het Muizenhuis Mini Museum
Muntplein 8, Amsterdam

Drop-in craft sessions for children among the miniature mouse scenes of Het Muizenhuis, the small museum built around the Mouse Mansion picture books.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 04:15 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Out & AboutSport
International Marathon Expo
TCS Amsterdam Marathon

The trade fair attached to the Amsterdam Marathon, where runners collect their start numbers and browse stands selling running gear and services.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 09:00 Tags:Out & About
Musicpop-rock
Racoon
AFAS Live
Johan Cruijff Boulevard 590, Amsterdam

Racoon, the pop-rock band from Zeeland known for hits like 'Love You More' and 'Brother', plays the big concert hall.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Music
Musicpop-rock
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis (UK)
Poppodium de Vorstin
Koninginneweg 44, Amsterdam

The London sibling trio play rockabilly, rhythm and blues and early rock 'n' roll on vintage instruments, at Hilversum's pop venue.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 20:30 - 23:00 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:Sat 17 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
Toddler and Preschooler Club
Jeugdland
Redenburgsingel 100, 2135 AC, Hoofddorp

An outdoor nature play and discovery group for toddlers and young children.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 10:30 Tags:Workshops & Classes
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:Sat 17 Oct, 13:05 Tags:Stage & Screen
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
youth lab
Jeugdland
Redenburgsingel 100, 2135 AC, Hoofddorp

Hands-on outdoor crafting and building activities for children at the sprawling nature playground.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 14:00 Tags:Workshops & Classes
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:Sat 17 Oct, 16:00 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
Art Detectives Wanted! 8+
Rijksmuseum
Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam

Children aged eight and up act as art researchers at the Rijksmuseum, looking closely at works to uncover clues and expose fakes.

Time:Sat 17 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Familyoutdoors-nature
New: Chill Adventures: Free Nature Adventure with Wildebras
De Boshalte
Bosbaanweg 1, Amsterdam

Wildebras, an organisation that runs outdoor nature play for children, offers free, low-key outdoor adventures from De Boshalte.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 09:30 - 13:00 Tags:Family
Out & Aboutsport
Samsung Galaxy 7,5 km
TCS Amsterdam Marathon

A shorter 7.5 km run held during the Amsterdam Marathon weekend, for runners who don't want to do the full or half marathon distance.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 14:15 Tags:Out & About
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
The Lost-Wax Ring Workshop (1+1 FREE)
Treehouse NDSM
TT. Neveritaweg 57, Amsterdam

A jewellery workshop where you carve a ring in wax that is then cast in metal; the listing offers two places for the price of one.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 14:30 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Musicclassical
Music from Harry Potter
Keizersgrachtkerk
Keizersgracht 566, Amsterdam

A church concert of music from the Harry Potter films, including John Williams's well-known themes.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Music
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
Autumn Half-Term at Allard Pierson
Allard Pierson
Oude Turfmarkt 127, Amsterdam

The University of Amsterdam's heritage museum takes children exploring the ancient world and looking at the stars over the half-term.

Time:Sat 17 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Out & Aboutoutdoors-nature
Autumn Canal Cruise Saturday
Amsterdamse Bos
Bosbaanweg 5, Amsterdam

A guided autumn boat excursion navigating the waterways and woodland canals of the Amsterdam Forest.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 13:30 Tags:Out & About
Out & Abouttours-walks
The Past Dissected – Historical Perspectives on Amsterdam Medicine
Museum Vrolik
Meibergdreef 15, Amsterdam

A guided tour of the anatomical collection, looking at how doctors used to think and operate, and how the patient's role has changed over the centuries.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 14:00 - 15:00 Tags:Out & About
Workshops & Classesworkshops
Perfume-Making Workshop
De Hallen
Hannie Dankbaarpassage 18, Amsterdam

A hands-on workshop where you blend scents and make your own perfume.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 23:59 Tags:Workshops & Classes
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:Sat 17 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Out & Aboutsport
Good Morning City Run
TCS Amsterdam Marathon

A shorter fun run during the Amsterdam Marathon weekend, for people who don't want to run the full distance.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 09:00 Tags:Out & About
Stage & Screentalks-lectures
Fairytale Salon
Embassy of the Free Mind
Keizersgracht 123, Amsterdam

An evening salon exploring fairy tales, folklore, and esoteric stories inside the centre for hermetic philosophy.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 14:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
Haarlem Museum Night for Children
Haarlem
Planetenweg 5, Amsterdam

Haarlem's museums stay open into the evening with a programme aimed at children.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 17:00 - 21:00 Tags:Art & Exhibitions
MusicPop / Rock
Blood Red Shoes
Tolhuistuin
Tolhuisweg 3, Amsterdam

The Brighton duo of Laura-Mary Carter and Steven Ansell play the loud, raw garage and alternative rock they have made since the mid-2000s.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 20:30 Tags:Music
Theatre & DanceTheatre
Autumn Half-Term at Theater De Krakeling
Theater De Krakeling
Pazzanistraat 15, Amsterdam

Theater De Krakeling, Amsterdam's dedicated youth theatre, puts on performances for children during the autumn half-term.

Time:Sat 17 Oct Tags:Theatre & Dance
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
Autumn Holiday at Solder
Museum Ons Lieve Heer op Solder
Oudezijds Voorburgwal 38, 1012 GD, Amsterdam

Autumn holiday family visits to the 17th-century Catholic church hidden in the attic of a canal house.

Time:Sat 17 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Workshops & Classesworkshops
Make Your Own Leather Bag Workshop in Amsterdam
Amsterdam House of Arts & Crafts
Oudeschans 21, 1011KS Amsterdam

A hands-on leatherworking class where you cut, stitch and assemble your own leather bag.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 10:00 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Musicclassical
300 Years of the Vater-Müller Organ: Organ Marathon
Oude Kerk Amsterdam
Oudekerksplein 23, Amsterdam

Organists take turns in a long programme marking three centuries of the Oude Kerk's great organ, built by Christian Vater in 1724 and later rebuilt by Johann Caspar Müller.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 10:00 - 17:00 Tags:Music
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
Kinky Masterclass 21: Body Modification
Mediamatic Biotoop
Dijksgracht 6, Amsterdam

This session of Mediamatic's Kinky Masterclass series covers body modification: changing the body through piercing, implants, scarification and similar practices.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 15:00 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Familytheatre
Rapunzel 3+
Hal West Amsterdam
Hannie Dankbaarpassage 24, Amsterdam

A children's theatre version of the Grimm fairy tale about the long-haired girl locked in a tower, for ages three and up.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 15:00 Tags:Family
Musicjazz-blues
Bobo Stenson Trio
BIMhuis
Piet Heinkade 3, Amsterdam

The Swedish pianist, a long-time ECM artist known for lyrical, open-ended jazz, plays with bassist Anders Jormin and drummer Jon Fält.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 20:30 - 22:00 Tags:Music
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
Autumn Half-Term at Wereldmuseum Amsterdam
Wereldmuseum Amsterdam (voorheen Het Tropenmuseum)
Willemskade 22, Rotterdam

The world cultures museum, formerly the Tropenmuseum, runs a half-term of family activities, stories and creative projects.

Time:Sat 17 Oct Tags:Workshops & Classes
Theatre & DanceTheatre
Bigi Kaaiman: Songs & Tales from Slavery Times
Bijlmer Parktheater
Anton de Komplein 240, Amsterdam

Songs and storytelling drawn from Suriname's slavery era; 'bigi kaaiman' means 'big caiman' in Sranan Tongo.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 19:30 - 21:45 Tags:Theatre & Dance
Workshops & Classesworkshops
Family Workshop | Linocut
Museum Het Schip
Oostzaanstraat 45, Amsterdam

Parents and children carve designs into linoleum and print them, at the museum of Amsterdam School architecture.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 11:15 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Comedycomedy-night
Cocktails & Comedy
Comedy Cafe Amsterdam
IJdok 89, Amsterdam

English-language stand-up from comedians from around the world, with cocktails at the bar.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 18:00 Tags:Comedy
MusicPop / Rock
De Nachtwacht + DoReMelody + JAH
Paradiso
Weteringschans 6, Amsterdam

A triple bill of three acts in Paradiso's main hall, which the venue lists as sold out.

Time:Sat 17 Oct, 19:00 Tags:Music
On view all week

Sunday 18 October

Comedystandup
LE SSERAFIM
Ziggo Dome
De Passage 100, Amsterdam

The South Korean K-pop girl group, formed in 2022 under HYBE, are known for hits like "Antifragile", "Unforgiven" and "Perfect Night".

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 18:00 Tags:Comedy
Out & AboutSport
TCS Marathon
TCS Amsterdam Marathon

The city's big autumn road race, with a full marathon plus shorter distances, takes runners through Amsterdam's streets, parks and along the Amstel.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 09:00 Tags:Out & About
Out & AboutSport
TCS Amsterdam Marathon
Olympisch Stadion
Olympisch Stadion 2, Amsterdam

Amsterdam's annual October marathon starts and finishes in the 1928 Olympic Stadium, on a flat course through the city and along the Amstel.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 09:00 Tags:Out & About
Familyopera-musicals
Cats
Carre

Andrew Lloyd Webber's dance-heavy musical based on T.S. Eliot's cat poems, the show that gave us the song 'Memory'.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Family
Musicclassical
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons by Noa Wildschut
Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

The young Dutch violinist Noa Wildschut takes on Vivaldi's four baroque violin concertos depicting spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 11:00 - 12:00 Tags:Music
Workshops & Classesworkshops
Autumn Half-Term at ARTIS
ARTIS
Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, Amsterdam

Autumn half-term activities at the zoo, with drawing, searching and exploring for children among the autumn colours.

Time:Sun 18 Oct Tags:Workshops & Classes
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:Sun 18 Oct, 14:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Stage & Screendance
Out of the stillness
ITA
Bespreekbureau Leidseplein 26, 1017 PT, Amsterdam

Nederlands Dans Theater's main company, NDT 1, one of the world's leading contemporary dance companies, performs at the city theatre.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 15:30 Tags:Stage & Screen
Musicworld-folk
SANAM
Muziekgebouw
Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam

Beirut band led by singer Sandy Chamoun, mixing Arabic poetry and tarab traditions with experimental rock, psychedelia and free improvisation.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 20:30 Tags:Music
Art & ExhibitionsExhibitions
Discover Everything About Games in Game On
NEMO Science Museum
Oosterdok 2, Amsterdam

The science museum explores the history, design, and culture of video games with interactive displays.

Time:Sun 18 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
Drawing, Painting and Exploring at the Van Gogh
Van Gogh Museum
Museumplein 6, 1071 DJ, Amsterdam

An autumn-holiday programme for families with drawing, painting and treasure-hunt activities around the museum's Van Gogh collection.

Time:Sun 18 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Theatre & DanceTheatre
RUIGE RAKKERS | Circus Kristal
Pllek
TT Neveritaweg 59, Amsterdam

Children can try their hand at juggling, balancing, and acrobatics with hands-on activities led by a traveling circus school.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 13:00 Tags:Theatre & Dance
Musicelectronic-dance
ADE: Dasha Rush Presents ‘Hunger To Create’
NXT Museum
Asterweg 22, Amsterdam

Berlin-based techno producer and DJ Dasha Rush, founder of the Fullpanda label, presents an audiovisual project as part of Amsterdam Dance Event.

Time:Sun 18 Oct Tags:Music
Art & ExhibitionsMuseums
Amsterdam in Motion
Amsterdam Museum
Museum Herengracht 603, 1017 CE, Amsterdam

Billed as the largest multimedia scale model of any city, this installation lets visitors see and experience Amsterdam.

Time:Sun 18 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Out & Aboutsport
Race of the Classics
IJ-zijde achter het Centraal Station

A sailing race for classic tall ships, which traditionally take on young trainee crews, setting off from the IJ.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 12:30 - 15:00 Tags:Out & About
Musicclassical
Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 and Shostakovich' Cello Concerto No. 1
Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

Beethoven's compact, good-humoured Eighth Symphony is paired with Shostakovich's taut First Cello Concerto, written in 1959 for Mstislav Rostropovich.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 14:15 Tags:Music
Workshops & Classesworkshops
Autumn Half-Term at Teylers Museum
Teylers Museum
Spaarne 16, 2011 CH, Haarlem

The Netherlands' oldest museum, in Haarlem, offers science activities and a very long marble run that visitors help build over the half-term.

Time:Sun 18 Oct Tags:Workshops & Classes
Familysport
TCS Amsterdam Marathon mini-marathons
De Borcht (onder Amstelpark); Galileïplantsoen/Radioweg; Olympiaplein

Children aged 4 to 12 run short races on marathon day at three locations, with a bouncy castle, music and prizes; entry is 2 euros per child.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 12:40 warming-up / 12:50 start Tags:Family
Musicclassical
Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 and Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1
Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

Beethoven's compact, witty Eighth Symphony alongside Shostakovich's taut First Cello Concerto, written for Mstislav Rostropovich.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 14:15 - 16:15 Tags:Music
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:Sun 18 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
Kusama KIDS Festival
Stedelijk museum
Museumplein 10, 1071 DJ, Amsterdam

Children's activities at the Stedelijk inspired by the polka dots of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, with a family route through the museum.

Time:Sun 18 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Out & Aboutsport
Mizuno Half Marathon
TCS Amsterdam Marathon

The 21.1-kilometre race run alongside the full Amsterdam Marathon, through the city's streets.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 13:20 Tags:Out & About
Musichip-hop-rb
BewhY (비와이)
Melkweg
Lijnbaansgracht 234a, Amsterdam

The South Korean rapper, who rose to fame by winning the TV rap contest Show Me The Money, performs hip hop live.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 19:00 - 19:00 Tags:Music
Musicworld-folk
SANAM
Bimhuis
Piet Heinkade 3, Amsterdam

Beirut band led by singer Sandy Chamoun, mixing Arabic poetry and tarab traditions with experimental rock, psychedelia and free improvisation.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 20:30 - 22:00 Tags:Music
Out & Abouttours-walks
Sunday Trip: Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven
Lucifer Coffee Roasters BAR
Kennedyplein 103, Amsterdam

A group train trip to Eindhoven for Dutch Design Week, the large annual design festival with installations in old industrial spaces, plus street food.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 11:00 - 17:00 Tags:Out & About
Out & AboutOutdoors & Nature
Fun Forest
Fun Forest Amsterdam
Bosbaanweg 3, 1182 DA, Amstelveen

A treetop climbing park in the Amsterdamse Bos, with rope courses strung between the trees.

Time:Sun 18 Oct Tags:Out & About
Familytours-walks
Autumn Half-Term on Pampus
Forteiland Pampus
Herengracht to nr 33, Muiden

A day on the island fort in the IJmeer, reached by boat, with experiments, Morse code and stories about the fort for children.

Time:Sun 18 Oct Tags:Family
MusicClassical
Concertgebouworkest Children's Concert: Tarantula and the Dance of the Animals (6+)
Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

A Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra concert for children aged six and up, built around music about animals and dance.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 15:30 Tags:Music
Festivalstheatre
Festival Tweetakt
De Brakke Grond
Nes 45, Amsterdam

The Utrecht youth arts festival brings performances for children and families to the Flemish arts centre during the autumn school holiday.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 10:00 Tags:Festivals
Stage & Screentheatre
The Impresario – W.A. Mozart
Marionetten Theater
Jonkerstraat 8, Amsterdam

Mozart's comic singspiel about backstage theatrical rivalries is performed with traditional wooden marionettes.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 14:30 Tags:Stage & Screen
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
Etching Workshop at Rembrandt's House
Museum Rembrandthuis
Jodenbreestraat 4, 1011 NK, Amsterdam

During the half-term, children can print their own etchings on the large etching press in the house where Rembrandt lived and worked.

Time:Sun 18 Oct Tags:Workshops & Classes
Musicclassical
Tarantula and the Dance of the Animals (6+)
Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

A cheerful family concert for ages six and up, where music brings a parade of strange and wonderful animals to life.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 13:00 Tags:Music
Workshops & Classesworkshops
Mindful Perfume-Making Workshop
Rustenburgerstraat
Rustenburgerstraat, Amsterdam

Participants learn the basics of fragrance blending and create their own custom scent from botanical ingredients.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 14:00 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Familygames-quiz
Autumn Half-Term at Escapehood Escape Room for Families and Teens
Playhood

An escape room for families and teenagers, where a team solves puzzles together to get out before time runs out.

Time:Sun 18 Oct Tags:Family
Music
Children's Concert
QRU
QRU Omval Spaklerweg 1D, 1096 BA, Amsterdam

An accessible musical performance designed specifically for children and families.

Time:Sun 18 Oct Tags:Music
Comedyimprov
The Famous Boom Chicago Improv Comedy Show
The Famous Boom Chicago Comedy Show
Rozengracht 117, Amsterdam

The long-running ensemble mixes fast-paced improv games, sketches, and video comedy sparked by audience suggestions.

Time:Sun 18 Oct Tags:Comedy
Familysport
Join the Mini Marathon in Oost
Galileïplantsoen / Radioweg

Short children's races in Oost on the day of the 51st TCS Amsterdam Marathon.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 10:00 Tags:Family
Workshops & ClassesClasses
Yoga class Amsterdam with a view | Vinyasa flow
Pllek
TT Neveritaweg 59, Amsterdam

A dynamic vinyasa flow session taught indoors with wide glass views across the IJ waterfront.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 10:30 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Stage & Screendance
Come and Watch a Ballet Class
Opera Ballet

Visitors can watch dancers of the Dutch National Ballet go through their daily training class, the warm-up and exercises behind every performance.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 12:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Stage & Screentheatre
De Kopenhagen Trilogie
ITA
Bespreekbureau Leidseplein 26, 1017 PT, Amsterdam

A stage adaptation of Danish writer Tove Ditlevsen's memoirs about growing up, writing, addiction and mental illness in Copenhagen.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 19:30 Tags:Stage & Screen
Workshops & Classesworkshops
Clothes Swap & Repair Sunday
De KasKantine
Jan van Galenstraat 4, Amsterdam

Swap clothes, fix them with others at a shared repair table, eat vegan pancakes and tour the building, which runs off the grid.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 11:00 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Musicpop-rock
Sananda Maitreya
Paradiso
Weteringschans 6, Amsterdam

The singer once known as Terence Trent D'Arby, of 'Wishing Well' and 'Sign Your Name', performs under the name he has used since the early 2000s.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 20:30 - 22:00 Tags:Music
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
Autumn Half-Term at Allard Pierson
Allard Pierson
Oude Turfmarkt 127, Amsterdam

The University of Amsterdam's heritage museum takes children exploring the ancient world and looking at the stars over the half-term.

Time:Sun 18 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Out & Abouttours-walks
Tower Climb and Walk – Between Wealth, Poverty and Industry
Posthoornkerk
124-126 Haarlemmerstraat, Amsterdam

You climb the tower of Cuypers' 19th-century church, then take a walk on the area's history of wealthy merchants, poor workers and trade.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 13:00 Tags:Out & About
Musicworld-folk
The Bigi Sranan Poku Show
Meervaart
Meer en Vaart 300, Amsterdam

A show built around Surinamese popular music; "bigi" means big in Sranan, and "poku" means music.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 16:00 - 18:45 Tags:Music
ComedyImprov
Sunday Night Live
Boom Chicago
Rozengracht 117, Amsterdam

The English-language improv company, based in Amsterdam since 1993, makes up a comedy show on the spot from improvised scenes.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 19:00 Tags:Comedy
Workshops & Classesworkshops
Autumn Holiday in the Castle Studio
Muiderslot
Herengracht 1, Muiden

Autumn holiday art and craft activities in the studio at Muiderslot, the medieval castle in Muiden.

Time:Sun 18 Oct Tags:Workshops & Classes
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
Suriname Museum
Suriname Museum
Zeeburgerdijk 19-21, Amsterdam

Autumn holiday activities that invite visitors to explore the shared history of Suriname and the Netherlands.

Time:Sun 18 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Musicclassical
Peer Gynt
KaMuKoZa
Middenlaan 41, Amsterdam

Actor and storyteller Frank Groothof tells, sings and dances Ibsen's tale of the boastful wanderer Peer Gynt, a family favourite known through Grieg's music.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 11:00 - 12:00 Tags:Music
Food & MarketsMarkets
The Vinyl Countdown record fair at De Hallen
De Hallen, Hannie Dankbaarpassage 47
Hannie Dankbaarpassage 18, Amsterdam

Free-entry record fair where dealers from the Netherlands, Belgium and Japan sell vinyl, with DJs, exclusive releases and a raffle.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 11:00 - 17:00 Tags:Food & Markets
Musicpop-rock
R&b for the lovers
Westergas
Pazzanistraat 37, Amsterdam

A day of R&B, slow jams and sing-along songs on Sunday 18 October.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 15:00 Tags:Music
Talks & BooksBooks & Readings
Vladimir Sorokin
Zuiderkerk
Zuiderkerkhof 72, Amsterdam

The Russian novelist behind Day of the Oprichnik and Blue Lard, known for grotesque satires of Russian power, appears at the Zuiderkerk.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 18:00 Tags:Talks & Books
Art & Exhibitionsexhibitions
ART IS NOT A CRIME at STRAAT
STRAAT Museum
NDSM-plein 1, Amsterdam

A visit to the street art museum in a former NDSM shipyard hall, looking at graffiti culture and the stories behind well-known street art works.

Time:Sun 18 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Theatre & DanceTheatre
Autumn Half-Term at Theater De Krakeling
Theater De Krakeling
Pazzanistraat 15, Amsterdam

Theater De Krakeling, Amsterdam's dedicated youth theatre, puts on performances for children during the autumn half-term.

Time:Sun 18 Oct Tags:Theatre & Dance
Workshops & Classesworkshops
Foraging Whittlers Course
Restaurant Elixer
Batjanstraat 1a, Amsterdam

A hands-on course combining foraging, which is gathering wild food plants, with whittling, which is carving wood by hand with a knife.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 16:00 Tags:Workshops & Classes
MusicJazz / Blues
Sunday Afternoon Jazz Session at café De Engelbewaarder
De Engelbewaarder
Kloveniersburgwal 59, Amsterdam

A long-running Sunday afternoon tradition of live jazz sessions in a classic literary café on the canal.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 16:30 - 19:00 Tags:Music
Workshops & Classesclasses
Yoga in the Museum
Van Gogh Museum
Museumplein 6, 1071 DJ, Amsterdam

A yoga session held inside the museum that houses the world's largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 23:59 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Workshops & ClassesWorkshops
Autumn Half-Term at Wereldmuseum Amsterdam
Wereldmuseum Amsterdam (voorheen Het Tropenmuseum)
Willemskade 22, Rotterdam

The world cultures museum, formerly the Tropenmuseum, runs a half-term of family activities, stories and creative projects.

Time:Sun 18 Oct Tags:Workshops & Classes
Comedystandup
Jörgen Raymann
DeLaMar Theater
Marnixstraat 402, Amsterdam

The Surinamese-Dutch comedian and TV presenter, known for his talk show Raymann is Laat and his character Tante Es, performs stand-up.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 15:00 - 16:30 Tags:Comedy
FamilyTours & Walks
The Bookshop Kids Tour
Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam (voorheen ITA)
Leidseplein 26, Amsterdam

A treasure-hunt tour of the city theatre for children, finding out who has performed on its stages.

Time:Sun 18 Oct, 10:30 Tags:Family
On view all week

Monday 19 October

Musicelectronic-dance
ADE 2024

Amsterdam Dance Event, the yearly October electronic music festival and industry conference held in clubs and venues across the city.

Time:Mon 19 Oct, 12:00 Tags:Music
Musicclassical
Grote Pianisten: Krystian Zimerman Brings 24 Surprises
Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

The Polish pianist, a Chopin specialist famous for his meticulous perfectionism, gives a recital in the Concertgebouw's Great Pianists series.

Time:Mon 19 Oct, 20:15 - 22:05 Tags:Music
Familyfilm
Cinekid Film & Media Festival
Cinekid Festival

Cinekid, held every autumn half-term, bills itself as the world's largest film and media festival for children, with screenings and interactive media.

Time:Mon 19 Oct Tags:Family
Familyopera-musicals
Cats
Carre

Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1981 musical, based on T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and home to the song 'Memory'.

Time:Mon 19 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Family
Workshops & Classesworkshops
Autumn Half-Term at ARTIS
ARTIS
Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, Amsterdam

Autumn half-term activities at the zoo, with drawing, searching and exploring for children among the autumn colours.

Time:Mon 19 Oct Tags:Workshops & Classes
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:Mon 19 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
MusicClassical
Baby Concert (0-18 months)
Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

A gentle musical performance tailored specifically to babies up to 18 months old and their carers.

Time:Mon 19 Oct, 10:30 Tags:Music
Art & ExhibitionsMuseums
Amsterdam in Motion
Amsterdam Museum
Museum Herengracht 603, 1017 CE, Amsterdam

Billed as the largest multimedia scale model of any city, this installation lets visitors see and experience Amsterdam.

Time:Mon 19 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Film
Digger
Het Ketelhuis
Pazzanistraat 4, Amsterdam

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

Time:Mon 19 Oct, 11:00 Tags:Film
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:Mon 19 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
Kusama KIDS Festival
Stedelijk museum
Museumplein 10, 1071 DJ, Amsterdam

Children's activities at the Stedelijk inspired by the polka dots of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, with a family route through the museum.

Time:Mon 19 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Out & AboutOutdoors & Nature
Fun Forest
Fun Forest Amsterdam
Bosbaanweg 3, 1182 DA, Amstelveen

A treetop climbing park in the Amsterdamse Bos, with rope courses strung between the trees.

Time:Mon 19 Oct Tags:Out & About
Musicclassical
Baby Concert (0 to 18 Months)
Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

A short concert made for babies up to 18 months and their parents, with live music in an informal setting.

Time:Mon 19 Oct, 09:30 Tags:Music
MusicPop / Rock
Slayyyter WOR$T GIRL IN THE WORLD TOUR + Kalika
Paradiso
Weteringschans 6, Amsterdam

The American singer known for brash, club-ready hyperpop brings her tour to the Grote Zaal with Kalika; only a waiting list remains.

Time:Mon 19 Oct, 19:00 Tags:Music
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:Mon 19 Oct, 18:00 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Stage & Screentheatre
De Kopenhagen Trilogie
ITA
Bespreekbureau Leidseplein 26, 1017 PT, Amsterdam

A stage adaptation of Danish writer Tove Ditlevsen's memoirs about growing up, writing, addiction and mental illness in Copenhagen.

Time:Mon 19 Oct, 19:30 Tags:Stage & Screen
Out & Aboutmarkets
Noordermarkt
Noordermarkt

A market held in front of the Noorderkerk in the Jordaan, on a square that has hosted a market since 1627.

Time:Mon 19 Oct Tags:Out & About
MusicStrong lyricist with a style reminiscent
Dave East + Marou & Massin
Tolhuistuin
Tolhuisweg 3, Amsterdam

The Harlem rapper, known for his mixtapes, his time on Nas's Mass Appeal label and playing Method Man on TV, headlines with Marou & Massin.

Time:Mon 19 Oct, 19:30 Tags:Music
Musicclassical
Lavinia Meijer en Reyer Zwart
De Duif
Prinsengracht 754, Amsterdam

Dutch harpist Lavinia Meijer, known for her Philip Glass and Einaudi recordings, shares the stage with singer-songwriter Reyer Zwart in this former church.

Time:Mon 19 Oct, 19:30 Tags:Music
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
Museum Visit for Seniors
Van Gogh Museum
Museumplein 6, 1071 DJ, Amsterdam

A museum visit for older visitors, exploring the collection of Vincent van Gogh's paintings, drawings and letters.

Time:Mon 19 Oct, 23:59 Tags:Art & Exhibitions
On view all week

Tuesday 20 October

Out & Aboutnightlife
Amsterdam Dance Event 2026
Westweelde
Klönneplein 4-6, Amsterdam

Part of ADE, Amsterdam's annual electronic music conference and festival, which fills the city's clubs and venues with DJs and producers for five days every October.

Time:Tue 20 Oct, 10:00 Tags:Out & About
Familyopera-musicals
Cats
Carre

Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1981 musical, based on T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and home to the song 'Memory'.

Time:Tue 20 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Family
Festivalsdance
Swan Lake Remixed for ADE
Gashouder
Klönneplein 1, 1014 DD, Amsterdam

Tchaikovsky's ballet score reworked with electronic music for Amsterdam Dance Event, inside the round former gasholder at Westergas.

Time:Tue 20 Oct, 22:00 Tags:Festivals
Workshops & Classesworkshops
Autumn Half-Term at ARTIS
ARTIS
Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, Amsterdam

Autumn half-term activities at the zoo, with drawing, searching and exploring for children among the autumn colours.

Time:Tue 20 Oct Tags:Workshops & Classes
Musicclassical
Bach at His Best: the Brandenburg Concertos
Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

Bach's six Brandenburg Concertos, which he presented to the Margrave of Brandenburg in 1721, each written for a different group of solo instruments.

Time:Tue 20 Oct, 20:15 - 22:00 Tags:Music
Art & ExhibitionsMuseums
Amsterdam in Motion
Amsterdam Museum
Museum Herengracht 603, 1017 CE, Amsterdam

Billed as the largest multimedia scale model of any city, this installation lets visitors see and experience Amsterdam.

Time:Tue 20 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Musichip-hop-rb
PJ Morton
Paradiso
Weteringschans 6, Amsterdam

The New Orleans soul and R&B singer and Grammy winner, also Maroon 5's keyboard player, plays the main hall, which is sold out.

Time:Tue 20 Oct, 20:30 - 20:30 Tags:Music
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
Kusama KIDS Festival
Stedelijk museum
Museumplein 10, 1071 DJ, Amsterdam

Children's activities at the Stedelijk inspired by the polka dots of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, with a family route through the museum.

Time:Tue 20 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Musicclassical
Close-up Concertgebouw Orcheestra: From the Old World
Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

A Concertgebouw Orchestra concert in its Close-up series, with a programme built around music from Europe's Old World.

Time:Tue 20 Oct, 08:15 Tags:Music
Workshops & Classesworkshops
XL Craft Club | Live Piano | TOC x Flow Magazine
Posthoornkerk
124-126 Haarlemmerstraat, Amsterdam

A large drop-in crafting session in a church, with live piano music, co-hosted by the Dutch creativity and mindfulness magazine Flow.

Time:Tue 20 Oct, 19:00 Tags:Workshops & Classes
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
Abracadabra: Magic from Houdini to Klok at the Jewish Museum
Joods Museum junior
Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1, 1011 PL, Amsterdam

A children's exhibition about stage magic and illusion, from escape artist Harry Houdini to the Dutch illusionist Hans Klok.

Time:Tue 20 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Out & AboutOutdoors & Nature
Fun Forest
Fun Forest Amsterdam
Bosbaanweg 3, 1182 DA, Amstelveen

A treetop climbing park in the Amsterdamse Bos, with rope courses strung between the trees.

Time:Tue 20 Oct Tags:Out & About
Familytheatre
Cherry Town
Opera Ballet

Shostakovich's satirical 1959 operetta, also known as Cheryomushki, about Muscovites scheming to get flats in a new housing estate.

Time:Tue 20 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Family
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:Tue 20 Oct Tags:Family
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:Tue 20 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Stage & Screentheatre
De Kopenhagen Trilogie
ITA
Bespreekbureau Leidseplein 26, 1017 PT, Amsterdam

A stage adaptation of Danish writer Tove Ditlevsen's memoirs about growing up, writing, addiction and mental illness in Copenhagen.

Time:Tue 20 Oct, 19:30 Tags:Stage & Screen
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:Tue 20 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Musicclassical
Close-up Concertgebouworkest: From the Old World
Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

Members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra step out of the full orchestra to play chamber music in their Close-up series.

Time:Tue 20 Oct, 20:15 - 22:15 Tags:Music
Art & Exhibitionsmuseums
Autumn Half-Term at Allard Pierson
Allard Pierson
Oude Turfmarkt 127, Amsterdam

The University of Amsterdam's heritage museum takes children exploring the ancient world and looking at the stars over the half-term.

Time:Tue 20 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Theatre & DanceTheatre
Autumn Half-Term at Theater De Krakeling
Theater De Krakeling
Pazzanistraat 15, Amsterdam

Theater De Krakeling, Amsterdam's dedicated youth theatre, puts on performances for children during the autumn half-term.

Time:Tue 20 Oct Tags:Theatre & Dance
On view all week

Wednesday 21 October

MusicClassical
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest x EINDER by Boris Acket
Amsterdam Dance Event

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra teams up with Dutch artist Boris Acket, known for large-scale light and sound installations, for an Amsterdam Dance Event collaboration.

Time:Wed 21 Oct, 20:30 Tags:Music
Musicelectronic-dance
Jean-Michel Jarre
AFAS Live
Johan Cruijff Boulevard 590, Amsterdam

The French electronic music pioneer behind Oxygène and Équinoxe, known for huge multimedia shows that combine synthesisers, lasers and visuals.

Time:Wed 21 Oct, 18:30 Tags:Music
MusicElectronic / Dance
ADE

Amsterdam's yearly electronic music conference and club festival, filling venues across the city, follows straight after the TCS Amsterdam Marathon.

Time:Wed 21 Oct
Familyfilm
Cinekid Film & Media Festival
Cinekid Festival

Cinekid, held every autumn half-term, bills itself as the world's largest film and media festival for children, with screenings and interactive media.

Time:Wed 21 Oct Tags:Family
Musicelectronic-dance
ADE Opening Concert: KYBBA & Metropole Orkest + special guests
Melkweg
Lijnbaansgracht 234a, Amsterdam

The Amsterdam Dance Event opens with Dutch producer KYBBA performing with the Metropole Orkest, the Netherlands' Grammy-winning orchestra for pop and jazz, plus guests.

Time:Wed 21 Oct, 18:30 - 18:30 Tags:Music
Familyopera-musicals
Cats
Carre

Andrew Lloyd Webber's dance-heavy musical based on T.S. Eliot's cat poems, the show that gave us the song 'Memory'.

Time:Wed 21 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Family
Musicelectronic-dance
DJ Snake
Amsterdam Dance Event

The French DJ and producer behind hits like Turn Down for What, Lean On and Taki Taki plays during Amsterdam Dance Event.

Time:Wed 21 Oct, 23:59 Tags:Music
Musicelectronic-dance
DJ SNAKE - ADE
Paradiso
Weteringschans 6, Amsterdam

The French producer behind global hits 'Turn Down for What' and 'Lean On' plays an ADE show.

Time:Wed 21 Oct, 23:59 - 23:59 Tags:Music
Theatre & DanceDance
Swan Lake Remixed for ADE
Amstel 3 – Nationale Opera & Ballet

Dutch National Ballet and ISH Dance Collective reimagine Tchaikovsky's ballet with hip-hop, electronic music and digital art for Amsterdam Dance Event.

Time:Wed 21 Oct Tags:Theatre & Dance
Festivalsdance
Swan Lake Remixed for ADE
Gashouder
Klönneplein 1, 1014 DD, Amsterdam

Tchaikovsky's ballet score reworked with electronic music for Amsterdam Dance Event, inside the round former gasholder at Westergas.

Time:Wed 21 Oct, 15:45 Tags:Festivals
Musicelectronic-dance
Armin van Buuren & Benwal
Gashouder
Klönneplein 1, 1014 DD, Amsterdam

Trance figurehead and A State of Trance host Armin van Buuren shares the bill with producer Benwal in the round former gasholder at Westergasfabriek.

Time:Wed 21 Oct, 21:00 Tags:Music
Workshops & Classesworkshops
Autumn Half-Term at ARTIS
ARTIS
Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, Amsterdam

Autumn half-term activities at the zoo, with drawing, searching and exploring for children among the autumn colours.

Time:Wed 21 Oct Tags:Workshops & Classes
Musicelectronic-dance
MARSHALL JEFFERSON & FRIENDS
Amsterdam Dance Event
Reguliersdwarsstraat 44, Amsterdam

The Chicago house pioneer behind 'Move Your Body', often called the house music anthem, plays alongside invited guests.

Time:Wed 21 Oct, 17:00 Tags:Music
Musicelectronic-dance
Opening Night - Awakenings ADE

The Dutch techno organisation known for its large warehouse parties and festival opens its Amsterdam Dance Event programme.

Time:Wed 21 Oct, 23:00 - 07:00 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:Wed 21 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Theatre & DanceTheatre
Open Stage Storytelling Night
Mezrab
Veemkade 576, Amsterdam

Amateur and experienced performers take to the stage for an open-mic evening of personal tales, folklore, and spoken word.

Time:Wed 21 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Theatre & Dance
Art & ExhibitionsMuseums
Amsterdam in Motion
Amsterdam Museum
Museum Herengracht 603, 1017 CE, Amsterdam

Billed as the largest multimedia scale model of any city, this installation lets visitors see and experience Amsterdam.

Time:Wed 21 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Musicelectronic-dance
Intercell ADE Kickoff
Levenslang Amsterdam
H.J.E. Wenckebachweg 48, Amsterdam

A party marking the start of Amsterdam Dance Event, the city's yearly electronic music festival and conference spread across clubs and venues.

Time:Wed 21 Oct, 17:00 - 22:00 Tags:Music
Musicelectronic-dance
Lucas & Steve ADE
IJland
Tt. Vasumweg 171, Amsterdam

Dutch DJ and production duo known for upbeat, melodic house and festival anthems, playing an Amsterdam Dance Event show.

Time:Wed 21 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Music
Musicelectronic-dance
CHRIS STASSY b2b Job Jobse
Amsterdam Dance Event
Wenckebachweg 48, Amsterdam

Two Dutch DJs play back to back: Chris Stussy, a minimal-leaning house producer, and Job Jobse, known for long, eclectic sets.

Time:Wed 21 Oct, 17:00 Tags:Music
On view all week

Thursday 22 October

Musicelectronic-dance
Eric Prydz
Gashouder
Klönneplein 1, 1014 DD, Amsterdam

The Swedish producer behind "Call on Me", also known as Pryda and Cirez D, plays his progressive house and techno, often with large-scale visual production.

Time:Thu 22 Oct, 16:00 Tags:Music
Musicclassical
Beethoven's Fifth with the Concertgebouw Orchestra
Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

Amsterdam's own orchestra plays Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, the one that opens with the famous four-note motif.

Time:Thu 22 Oct, 20:15 Tags:Music
Musicelectronic-dance
KI/KI - (Day / 1)
Ziggo Dome
De Passage 100, Amsterdam

Dutch DJ KI/KI, known for fast techno with a trance edge, plays the first of her headline days at the arena.

Time:Thu 22 Oct, 18:30 - 02:00 Tags:Music
MusicElectronic / Dance
KI/KI
Ziggo Dome
De Passage 100, Amsterdam

The Amsterdam-based techno DJ and producer, known for her fast, high-energy club sets, plays a headline show at the arena.

Time:Thu 22 Oct, 16:30 Tags:Music
Musicelectronic-dance
Paul Kalkbrenner LIVE x Loveland
Amsterdam Dance Event
Danzigerkade 5, Amsterdam

The German techno producer, known for the film Berlin Calling and his track Sky and Sand, plays live at an event with the Amsterdam party organiser Loveland.

Time:Thu 22 Oct, 19:00 Tags:Music
Familyopera-musicals
Cats
Carre

Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1981 musical, based on T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and home to the song 'Memory'.

Time:Thu 22 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Family
Musicelectronic-dance
10 YEARS OF STMPD RCRDS - ADE
AFAS Live
Johan Cruijff Boulevard 590, Amsterdam

Martin Garrix's record label STMPD RCRDS celebrates its tenth anniversary with a big-room Amsterdam Dance Event show.

Time:Thu 22 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Music
Musicelectronic-dance
Hernan Cattaneo B2B Nick Warren 6hrs - ADE
Westergas
Pazzanistraat 37, Amsterdam

The Argentinian progressive house DJ and the British DJ known for Way Out West and Global Underground play a six-hour back-to-back set.

Time:Thu 22 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Music
Out & Aboutsport
Ajax - Atalanta
Johan Cruijff ArenA
Johan Cruijff Boulevard 1, 1100 DL, Amsterdam

Ajax take on Atalanta, the Italian club from Bergamo, in a European football match.

Time:Thu 22 Oct, 21:00 Tags:Out & About
Musicelectronic-dance
Jeff Mills' Interpretation of Rembrandt's 'De Nachtwacht'
Amsterdam Dance Event
Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam

Detroit techno pioneer Jeff Mills presents his musical response to Rembrandt's Night Watch, the 1642 masterpiece in the Rijksmuseum.

Time:Thu 22 Oct, 12:00 Tags:Music
Musicelectronic-dance
MEDUZA
Melkweg
Lijnbaansgracht 234a, Amsterdam

The Italian house production trio behind the global hit 'Piece of Your Heart' plays an open-to-close set during Amsterdam Dance Event.

Time:Thu 22 Oct, 18:00 - 18:00 Tags:Music
Out & Aboutgames-quiz
NEXT Game Night at the Rijksmuseum
Rijksmuseum
Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam

An evening of games and activities spread through the national museum's galleries after hours.

Time:Thu 22 Oct, 19:30 - 23:00 Tags:Out & About
Musicelectronic-dance
I Hate Models & Nico Moreno Invite
Gashouder
Klönneplein 1, 1014 DD, Amsterdam

Two French producers known for hard, fast, industrial techno, I Hate Models and Nico Moreno, curate a night in the huge round Gashouder at Westergas.

Time:Thu 22 Oct, 21:00 Tags:Music
Workshops & Classesworkshops
Autumn Half-Term at ARTIS
ARTIS
Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, Amsterdam

Autumn half-term activities at the zoo, with drawing, searching and exploring for children among the autumn colours.

Time:Thu 22 Oct Tags:Workshops & Classes
Musicelectronic-dance
ADE | DJ MAG PRESENTS: AMELIE LENS
Skatecafe Karin & Yvonne
Gedempt Hamerkanaal 42, Amsterdam

DJ Mag hosts Amelie Lens, the Belgian DJ and producer known for hard, fast techno and for running her own Lenske label.

Time:Thu 22 Oct, 16:00 Tags:Music
Art & ExhibitionsExhibitions
ADE x Nxt: EarthSonic Premiere with Orbital and Paranoid London
Nxt Museum
Asterweg 22, Amsterdam

The premiere of EarthSonic brings British electronic pioneers Orbital and acid house duo Paranoid London to the media art museum for ADE.

Time:Thu 22 Oct, 17:00 Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Musicelectronic-dance
AWAKENINGS ADE 2026

The Dutch techno brand, known for its large-scale warehouse and festival events, stages its Amsterdam Dance Event edition with a line-up of techno DJs.

Time:Thu 22 Oct Tags:Music
Musicelectronic-dance
DGTL ADE Thursday
NDSM Loods
NDSM-Plein 85, Amsterdam

DGTL, the Amsterdam electronic music festival known for its focus on sustainability, holds its Thursday ADE club edition in the big shed at NDSM.

Time:Thu 22 Oct, 17:00 - 23:00 Tags:Music
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 22 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 22 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
On view all week

Friday 23 October

Musicelectronic-dance
ADE Friday

The Friday programme of Amsterdam Dance Event, the city's yearly electronic music festival and conference, with club nights and events across Amsterdam.

Time:Fri 23 Oct, 14:00 Tags:Music
Musicelectronic-dance
KI/KI - (Day / 2)
Ziggo Dome
De Passage 100, Amsterdam

Dutch DJ KI/KI, known for fast, trance-tinged rave techno, plays the second day of her arena show.

Time:Fri 23 Oct, 18:30 - 02:00 Tags:Music
Familyfilm
Cinekid Film & Media Festival
Cinekid Festival

Cinekid, held every autumn half-term, bills itself as the world's largest film and media festival for children, with screenings and interactive media.

Time:Fri 23 Oct Tags:Family
MusicElectronic / Dance
KI/KI
Ziggo Dome
De Passage 100, Amsterdam

The Amsterdam-based techno DJ and producer, known for her fast, high-energy club sets, plays a headline show at the arena.

Time:Fri 23 Oct, 16:30 Tags:Music
Familyopera-musicals
Cats
Carre

Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1981 musical, based on T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and home to the song 'Memory'.

Time:Fri 23 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Family
Musicelectronic-dance
Jeff Mills' Interpretation of Rembrandt's 'De Nachtwacht'
Amsterdam Dance Event
Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam

Detroit techno pioneer Jeff Mills presents his musical response to Rembrandt's Night Watch, the 1642 masterpiece in the Rijksmuseum.

Time:Fri 23 Oct, 12:00 Tags:Music
Art & ExhibitionsExhibitions
Deep Seeing Currents
Amsterdam Dance Event - ARTIS Aquarium
Middenlaan 38, Amsterdam

A work by Olafur Eliasson, the Danish-Icelandic artist known for large light and water installations such as The Weather Project, shown in ARTIS's historic aquarium.

Time:Fri 23 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Musicelectronic-dance
DGTL ADE | Friday Night
NDSM Loods
NDSM-Plein 85, Amsterdam

DGTL, the Amsterdam electronic music festival, holds its ADE Friday night in the vast former shipyard hall at NDSM.

Time:Fri 23 Oct, 23:30 - 06:30 Tags:Music
Workshops & Classesworkshops
Autumn Half-Term at ARTIS
ARTIS
Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, Amsterdam

Autumn half-term activities at the zoo, with drawing, searching and exploring for children among the autumn colours.

Time:Fri 23 Oct Tags:Workshops & Classes
Musicclassical
Concertgebouworkest Essentials: Beethoven's Fifth
Het Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10, Amsterdam

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony played by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra as part of its Essentials series.

Time:Fri 23 Oct, 21:00 - 22:15 Tags:Music
Musicelectronic-dance
AWAKENINGS ADE 2026

The Dutch techno brand, known for its large-scale warehouse and festival events, stages its Amsterdam Dance Event edition with a line-up of techno DJs.

Time:Fri 23 Oct Tags:Music
Musicelectronic-dance
SASHA B2B PATRICE BÄUMEL - 6HRS
Het Sieraad
Postjesweg 1, Amsterdam

Welsh progressive house pioneer Sasha and Amsterdam-based melodic techno DJ Patrice Bäumel play a six-hour back-to-back set, taking turns at the decks.

Time:Fri 23 Oct, 13:00 Tags:Music
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 23 Oct, 15:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Musicclassical
Dome Concerts presents: PHILIP GLASS by LAVINIA MEIJER & REYER ZWART
Amsterdam Dance Event
Kerklaan 38, Amsterdam

Dutch harpist Lavinia Meijer, known for her recordings of Philip Glass, plays the American minimalist's music with Reyer Zwart.

Time:Fri 23 Oct, 19:30 Tags:Music
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:Fri 23 Oct, 19:30 Tags:Stage & Screen
Stage & Screenbooks-readings
Mezrab Friday Night Storytelling
Mezrab
Veemkade 576, Amsterdam

The cultural centre's signature Friday night features an open programme of oral storytelling from local and visiting tale-tellers.

Time:Fri 23 Oct, 20:00 Tags:Stage & Screen
Musicelectronic-dance
Rampage
Melkweg
Lijnbaansgracht 234a, Amsterdam

The Belgian bass music brand, known for its big drum and bass and dubstep events in Antwerp, brings its heavy sound to Amsterdam.

Time:Fri 23 Oct, 23:30 - 05:00 Tags:Music
Art & ExhibitionsMuseums
Amsterdam in Motion
Amsterdam Museum
Museum Herengracht 603, 1017 CE, Amsterdam

Billed as the largest multimedia scale model of any city, this installation lets visitors see and experience Amsterdam.

Time:Fri 23 Oct Tags:Art & Exhibitions
Musicelectronic-dance
ADE | THE LOFT Presents: Sammy Virji B2B Mochakk
The Loft
Justaasweg 4, 4571 NB, Axel

British UK garage and bass producer Sammy Virji and Brazilian house DJ Mochakk play back-to-back, taking turns at the decks.

Time:Fri 23 Oct, 13:30 Tags:Music
Musicelectronic-dance
Joseph Capriati presents Metamorfosi - Awakenings ADE
SugarFactory
Kristalpromenade 7, Halfweg

Neapolitan techno DJ Joseph Capriati brings his Metamorfosi concept to Awakenings, the Dutch techno brand, as part of Amsterdam Dance Event.

Time:Fri 23 Oct, 15:00 - 21:30 Tags:Music
On view all week

2,132 events, concerts, exhibitions, markets and things to do in Amsterdam from Saturday 17 October to Friday 23 October, 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: LE SSERAFIM at Ziggo Dome (Sunday), TCS Marathon at TCS Amsterdam Marathon (Sunday) and Cinekid Film & Media Festival at Cinekid Festival (Saturday).

Questions about what's on in Amsterdam

What's on in Amsterdam this weekend?

566 events are listed for the weekend. Among the highlights: LE SSERAFIM at Ziggo Dome (Sunday), TCS Marathon at TCS Amsterdam Marathon (Sunday), Cinekid Film & Media Festival at Cinekid Festival (Saturday), Cats at Carre (Saturday) and TCS Amsterdam Marathon at Olympisch Stadion (Sunday). Pick Saturday or Sunday on the side to see them all.

Are there free events in Amsterdam this week?

Yes. 63 of the listings this week are free, for example Free Lunchtime Concert: Public Rehearsal of the Concertgebouworkest at Het Concertgebouw (Thursday), Free Lunchtime Concert: Public Rehearsal Concertgebouw Orchestra at Concertgebouw (Thursday) and Expats vs Holland: English Stand-up Comedy Amsterdam at Café De Plakhoek (Thursday). Tick "Free only" on the side to see just those.

What concerts are on in Amsterdam this week?

746 concerts and live music nights are listed, including ADE 2024 (Monday), Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest x EINDER by Boris Acket at Amsterdam Dance Event (Wednesday) and Grote Pianisten: Krystian Zimerman Brings 24 Surprises at Het Concertgebouw (Monday). 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.