What's On in Amsterdam on Friday 9 October
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the next 60 days, as the galleries announce themFriday 9 October
The well-loved Dutch duo perform their show 'Bal op het dak', mixing hits like 'Het regent zonnestralen' with album tracks and new songs.
An exhibition on the Rotterdam-born Abstract Expressionist who moved to New York and became famous for his raw, gestural paintings, including the Woman series.
Autumn half-term activities at the zoo, with drawing, searching and exploring for children among the autumn colours.
The Canadian pop-punk band, known for 2000s hits like Welcome to My Life and I'm Just a Kid, play live.
The cultural centre's signature Friday night features an open programme of oral storytelling from local and visiting tale-tellers.
Billed as the largest multimedia scale model of any city, this installation lets visitors see and experience Amsterdam.
The zoo marks Purple Friday, the Dutch day when people wear purple to support LGBTQ+ young people, with a celebration of love in all its forms.
The Groningen indie-pop band, known for warm, melodic songs sung in English, plays Paradiso's main hall.
A large-scale dance party; 'bal' is the Dutch word for a ball or dance night.
Richard Gadd's true story of being stalked, which started as a one-man stage show before it became the hit Netflix series.
Lewis Carroll's story of a girl who falls down a rabbit hole, staged as a family show with dance, music and magic for ages eight and up.
A Latin music party with dancing spread across three floors.
The Czech conductor, once a double bass player and now chief conductor of the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, leads an orchestral concert.
A concert exploring tango and how far it can be stretched, from its traditional roots to more contemporary forms.
The miniature museum based on the Mouse Mansion books runs half-term activities: painting a mouse door, bingo and a 15th-birthday celebration.
A hands-on cooking class led by a Japanese host, making ramen from scratch, with solo participants welcome.
The American band best known for their 1998 hit 'Kiss Me', fronted by singer Leigh Nash.
Families with children aged eight and up solve an interactive story game together through the museum galleries.
An interactive morning of tales and nursery rhymes in English for young children and parents.
Masayuki Suo's acclaimed 1996 comedy-drama follows a buttoned-up Tokyo accountant who secretly takes up ballroom dancing.
A guided tour through the 17th-century canal house museum, celebrating a century of the city collection.
Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2001 Paris fairy tale, with Audrey Tautou as a shy café waitress who secretly meddles in the lives of the people around her.
The Dutch string orchestra, with violinist Liza Ferschtman and double bassist Rick Stotijn, plays music named after Janáček's 'Intimate Letters' quartet and Stravinsky's Suite Italienne.
The German-born, Amsterdam-based cabaret singer known for his shows about David Bowie and for playing Hedwig mixes songs and storytelling in a theatrical one-man show.
The University of Amsterdam's heritage museum takes children exploring the ancient world and looking at the stars over the half-term.
The Dutch singer and rapper behind hits like 'Smoorverliefd' and 'Reünie', known for his heartfelt Dutch-language pop.
The American TikTok personality turned pop singer brings her camp, queer-leaning dance-pop to the stage.
An improvised musical, where performers make up the story and songs on the spot from audience suggestions, plus a set from Telltaled Trio.
A guided tour of the work of Henri Matisse, the French painter known for bold colour and his late paper cut-outs.
A hands-on introduction to foley, the craft of recording everyday sound effects like footsteps and rustling clothes in sync with film footage.
The world cultures museum, formerly the Tropenmuseum, runs a half-term of family activities, stories and creative projects.
Children's Book Week is the yearly Dutch celebration of children's reading, and the library uses books to explore what it is like to perform on stage.
'Ambyar' is Javanese slang for heartbroken, made famous by Didi Kempot's sad campursari songs, so expect Indonesian music to sing along to.
The Glasgow indie rock band, known for punchy, politically outspoken guitar songs, plays a headline show.
The Berlin post-hardcore band, known for emotional metalcore with clean and screamed vocals, plays with As Everything Unfolds and Luna Kills.
The first edition of a kaseko party, celebrating Suriname's upbeat Afro-Creole dance music, led by John Oldenstam with Edje Rust.
An English-language stand-up night with a line-up of comedians doing their own sets.
A theatrical piece exploring toxic masculinity and modern misogyny through the prism of online influencer Andrew Tate.
A daily happy hour at the hotel's Prins & Aap bar that introduces jenever, the Dutch juniper spirit that came before gin.
Individual intuitive card consultations held in the historic canalside library.
Participants learn bead embroidery techniques to customise and repair second-hand garments.
The local market's resident sommelier leads an informal tasting of selected bottles paired with small bites.
A stage version of Richard Yates's 1961 novel about a suburban couple's falling-apart marriage, which was filmed in 2008 with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
A stand-up comedy evening at ComedyTrain, the Amsterdam comedy club, with several comedians each doing a set, compèred in the club's usual line-up format.
An indoor leisure centre where families can bowl, play laser tag and mini golf, sing karaoke and eat.
Around 25 booksellers set up stalls on the square selling second-hand and antiquarian books, prints, posters and magazines.
A walk you take on your own while listening to a recording, built around women's voices and stories.
Chef Alessandra, who grew up in Puglia, shows you how to make taralli, the crunchy ring-shaped savoury biscuits of her home region, and then you taste them.
An evening about women and autism, based on the book De autismekloof, about how autism in women is often missed and misunderstood.
The London band mixes jazz instruments with electronic production, making groove-led music that sits between a jazz gig and a club set.
A tango trio led by Argentine pianist Juan Pablo Dobal, with Gustavo Cabrera and Santiago Arias, plays in the intimate pianola museum.
A throwback party built around hits from past decades.
Amsterdam's public library runs a half-term programme where children can read, make things and explore.
Art Zoo is a museum of animal-themed art in a monumental canal house, open to families over the half-term.
Aaron Sorkin's drama about Facebook and the whistleblower revelations about its harms, a follow-up of sorts to The Social Network, shown in English with Dutch subtitles.
Relaxed games of riichi mahjong, the Japanese version of the Chinese tile game, at the public library and hosted by a Japanese language and culture group.
A hands-on class in mosaic, the craft of making images and patterns by setting small pieces of tile or glass into a surface.
Musicians play live experimental computer music and noise in the Vondelbunker, a volunteer-run space inside a former nuclear shelter under the Vondelpark.
An adventurous jazz bill headlined by New York vocalist Amirtha Kidambi's Elder Ones, known for fiery avant-garde jazz with harmonium and voice.
Rewire, the festival for adventurous and experimental music from The Hague, brings a session to this museum devoted to new-media and digital art.
A session where you help make a national collective artwork that commemorates the Dutch history of slavery.
A guided tour of Het Zandkasteel, the former NMB bank headquarters in Zuidoost, built in the organic style by architects Alberts & Van Huut.
The Italian appliance brand SMEG hosts an afternoon workshop at its showroom on baking with sourdough.
An eighties party night built around hits from that decade.
Badhuis International take their comic satire outdoors onto Boerhaaveplein for a free open-air show, part of the CrossOver Festival.
Soundpainting is a sign language for live composition, created by Walter Thompson, in which a conductor uses gestures to direct performers as they improvise.
A living-room style session from The Right to Ambivalence, a project exploring Black hair care that began with conversations in Amsterdam's East African community.
During the autumn half-term, visitors use needle and thread to work together on one large shared artwork at this Zaandam museum of regional history and industry.
A session for children aged five and up who listen to a story read aloud and then do a related creative activity.
Fans can get their copy of the new release signed by DI-RECT, the rock band from The Hague behind hits like "Times Are Changing".
A week of events about Indigenous liberation at OT301, the Overtoom cultural centre in a former squat.
A lunchtime concert by the piano duo Rosa & Glukhovskiy, part of a festival devoted to music for two pianists.
A concert at the organ-focused venue, with a free lunch served before it starts.
A new performance at Frascati, the Nes theatre that presents new and experimental theatre and dance by emerging makers.
A stage production whose Dutch title means space debris, the junk from old satellites and rockets left circling the Earth.
An organ concert at a venue in a former church in Oud-West that holds several organs; the title suggests a journey from hymn tunes to more experimental sound.
An author visit for children at the bookshop, part of Kinderboekenweek, the annual Dutch children's book week.
The weekly magazine Vrij Nederland holds a discussion on social security with Sofyan Mbarki, Nine Kooiman and Martin Visser, among others.
A monthly neighborhood flea market offering pre-owned clothes, homeware, and bric-a-brac.
An immersive audiovisual screening pairing the British band's music with large-format digital visuals projected across walls and floors.
Freshly cooked Surinamese home-style meals served to local residents at a community dinner table.
An informal morning meet-up for people wanting to practice and improve their conversational Dutch.
A retrospective examining the Austrian director known for his unflinching, controversial docudramas exploring the darker fringes of European society.
A student-led reading-aloud session designed to encourage a love of books and stories among young children.
A community sewing workshop providing machines, materials, and support for mending and garment-making projects.
A hands-on workshop exploring the modes, rhythms, and performance traditions of Eastern Mediterranean folk music.
Dries Verhoeven and Rieke Vos, makers of The Fortress for the Dutch Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, discuss what art can still mean in a world adrift.
A dance party for people aged forty and over at the Amstelveen music venue.
An audio walking tour of De Pijp exploring public space through the perspectives and stories of local women.
A film screening presented by Asian Movie Night with the WYSIWYG and Indeks collectives, at the volunteer-run cinema in the Wilhelmina Pakhuis.
A sound bath is a relaxation session where you lie down and let sound wash over you, and this one is built around hip-hop.
A DJ night at Canvas, the seventh-floor bar and club at the top of the Volkshotel with views over the city.
An intimate jazz performance at a private address in the Jordaan, organised by Henry Hay, whose phone number is given for contact.
The title means 'The Baby Boomer Billions', pointing to the wealth built up by the post-war generation, and the show is at the VU university's cultural centre.
The Lyrebirds play, then other musicians can join a jam in gypsy jazz, the acoustic swing style made famous by Django Reinhardt.
Interactive science-themed play classes for babies and toddlers, who come with a parent or carer.
The meteorologist and TV weather presenter and the HvA professor of behaviour change talk about why people so often act against what they know about climate.
An informal social evening in the Zuidas business district, run by a Meetup group that brings together people with Asian and African connections and anyone else interested.
A screen-free evening of relaxation and self-care for body and mind, hosted by TOC at the LUSH shop on Kalverstraat.
A show at Podium Mozaïek, the Bos en Lommer venue in a former church that programmes theatre, music and dance.
An audio film, meaning a story told in sound alone, about Federico García Lorca, the Spanish poet and playwright murdered in 1936, at the city's poetry centre.
The British pianist and organist, known for bringing jazz improvisation to the church organ, performs with Southern Bodies.
A party at Strandzuid, the city beach and events venue next to the RAI.
A picture-book session for toddlers aged two and up, read to them on a parent's or carer's lap at the library.
Amsterdams GOED and Robin Doet run an evening on how neighbours can share locally generated energy through an energy community; you need no prior knowledge.
An evening of food, music and storytelling at Zaal 100, a small community venue in Amsterdam West.
A programme at the Amsterdam centre for debate, film and journalism, which usually pairs a screening or presentation with discussion.
A live music night featuring jazz guitarist Jacob Artved.
Poetry readings by Levina van Winden, Pieter de Bruijn Kops, Layla Silbernberg and David Meijers.
A show at Podium Mozaïek, the Bos en Lommer stage in a former church; the title is the Dutch word for a skylight.
The launch of a new Dutch translation of Lady Nijō's confessions, a 13th-century Japanese court lady's frank memoir of life at the imperial court.
A short play about love, laughter and vulnerability, part of Scala's format of 20-minute shows with time to eat and drink.
A party concept that starts and finishes early, for people who want a full night of dancing and still get home at a reasonable hour.
An exhibition by members of Lucas, the oldest artists' society in Amsterdam and the Netherlands, held over the weekend in the former baggage hall of Loods 6.
An informal after-work gathering where expats and Dutch locals meet, talk and network over drinks.
An edition of the Have You Met series looking at the right to ambivalence, meaning the freedom to hold mixed or conflicting feelings.
A semi-absurdist theatre piece about how strange it is to be alive, and about looking for something to hold on to.
Organ recital by the Dutch organist Ben van Oosten, known for his recordings of French Romantic organ music by Widor, Vierne and others.
The Flemish poet and performer Maud Vanhauwaert, a former city poet of Antwerp, shares the stage with Roan Kasanmonadi.
A look at how HIV and AIDS have affected different communities, told through personal stories more than forty years after the epidemic began in the US and Europe.
A live music night of punk and rock bands at the NDSM wharf venue.
A stand-up comedy show in which Said El Hassnaoui finds the humour in love.
The fourth instalment of a talk series at the maritime museum, this one with Sedrig Verwoert as guest.
A family film in which a girl called Mia has an adventure at a school for monsters.
Dutch writer and artist Dirk Vis, who writes about technology and digital culture, presents Spiritmaking/Maak Geest and Study Trip at the art bookshop.
A shared soup meal where strangers sit down together and get talking.
A monthly informal drinks evening for entrepreneurs, professionals and anyone who likes meeting new people and trading ideas.
A screening of the Dutch drama about Nina and Eli as their parents divorce, suitable for ages six and up.
Labasheeda, a long-running Amsterdam art-rock band known for its angular guitar, violin and post-punk edge, plays at Helicopter's Treehouse.
An energetic weekly dance class teaching street dance basics to children aged seven to ten.
An introductory dance and rhythm class tailored for young children aged four to six.
A playful movement and dance session designed for toddlers aged two to four.
A morning yoga practice open to beginners and experienced practitioners alike.
A guided morning session of gentle meditative movement and breathwork.
A community gardening session where volunteers can tend vegetables and help maintain the site.
A regular volunteer work morning carrying out practical nature management and conservation tasks in the woods.
Singing lessons led by the Dutch jazz singer and theatre maker Astrid Seriese.
An affordable, weekly changing plant-based lunch served in the cultural centre's relaxed café.
A late-night electronic music party running through the early morning hours.
A community gardening afternoon tending to the shared plots at the self-managed cultural community in Amsterdam-Noord.
A relaxed gathering where learners can practise speaking conversational Dutch together.
An informal social gathering hosted in the hostel lounge for travellers and locals to connect.
A talk with Marwa Omari, a BookTok creator who reviews and recommends books to her followers on TikTok.
A performance presented by Resonated Harmonies at the Torpedo Theater, a small theatre in the old city centre.
The Leidseplein live music bar hosts its regular rock night featuring loud cover bands and classic anthems.
A talk and discussion about how to design progress and change, and how to stay hopeful while doing it.
Kleintjekunst runs a free weekly play atelier where babies, toddlers and their parents explore clay, water, fabric and other materials.
Two new productions open on the same evening at the Flemish arts centre in the city centre.
Michiel Lieuwma appears in De Balie's Plein Publiek series at the Leidseplein centre for debate, politics, film and culture.
A discussion about the ethical questions raised by technology and how far criticism of it can actually go.
A library event in Weesp whose title points to the many cultures and nationalities living in the town.
A performance by Joanne Telesford at the Meervaart, the large theatre in Nieuw-West.
A band whose name nods to 'Wayfaring Stranger', the traditional American folk song.
Morgane Billuart joins a guest in conversation about ethics, technology and how far critique can go, hosted by the Institute of Network Cultures at Internet Archive Europe.
A club night with DJ sets from Drabes, Nosso, Omari and Steph Andrew, held under the Soft Focus name.
A touring bill bringing three acts, Floris Kegel, Vergilius and Fietsband, to the small arts centre in Buitenveldert.
A group work session where people bring laptops, put their phones away and spend set periods on focused work alongside each other.
Duo Nils and Bianca play live music over three days at the Kompaszaal, the former shipping-terminal ballroom on KNSM Island.
Cannibale Royale, the Amsterdam restaurant chain known for grilled meat and burgers, holds a dinner event at its Rozengracht branch.
An extreme metal bill with two Italian bands and one Dutch band, including the Italian depressive black metal act Afraid of Destiny.
A presentation of work by Farah Coppola, open until 30 October.
In a gong bath you lie down while gongs are played around you, and a cacao ceremony means sharing a ceremonial cacao drink, here timed to the new moon.
A jam session, where musicians drop in and improvise together, held as a clubhouse gathering at Kindervreugd.
A relaxed music night in the Meervaart's smaller studio space, set up like a café.
A club night with an over-20s door policy at the Rembrandtplein club and restaurant.
A guided tour of Amsterdams GOED's temporary solar park on Strandeiland, with its 4,264 solar panels.
A theatre performance at Frascati, the Nes theatre that presents work by new and emerging makers.
A concert in Paradiso's smaller upstairs hall, the Bovenzaal.
A savings booklet run with the Donald Duck comic that lets children save towards prizes through their visits to the cinema.
A concert for older visitors at the library, with a programme titled 'Romances del Alma', Spanish for 'romances of the soul'.
A Dutch class for highly educated newcomers that combines the Duolingo app with Nederlands in Gang, a well-known Dutch textbook for fast learners.
The name is Dutch slang for 'house party' (fissa means party), so expect a casual night out.
A touring bill with three acts, Floris Kegel, Vergilius and Fietsband, playing at the small Cinetol venue.
A martial arts class introducing defensive techniques and discipline for children aged eight to ten.
A community walking club setting out across Amsterdam-Noord with both brisk and leisurely pace groups.
An accessible group exercise session designed to get local neighbours moving together.
A guided reading group designed to help participants practice reading Dutch together at an accessible pace.
A community peer-support group offering fresh mothers a shared space to talk about postpartum life.
Local women gather for an informal afternoon of embroidery and social conversation.
A relaxed social walk through the park aimed at local residents.
An accessible creative writing group offering guidance and exercises for developing stories, poems, and personal essays.
A brisk, guided fitness walk through the North Amsterdam park designed for outdoor exercise.
An informal weekly gathering for activists, hackers, and the local community to connect over open-source tech.
A regular underground club night dedicated to techno and tech house.
An exhibition at the art space puntWG, opening on Friday 9 October from 17:00 to 21:00.
A community canteen where neighbours share a simple meal at a common table.
A neighbourhood bingo with prizes, at two euros per card, paid in cash.
Mark van der Feen plays a live set in a relaxed café setting.
Two acts share a live music bill at De Kring, the artists' society club near Leidseplein.
Students from baritone Pierre Mak's singing class at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam perform oratorio repertoire.
A simple shared soup meal, the kind of low-key gathering where people drop in to eat and talk.
A theatre show whose title translates as 'Enough About Me'.
A Spanish language class for adults at the local public library branch.
An informal drop-in coffee gathering where local residents meet their neighbours and chat.
The launch of issue 38 of Articula, the publication of Arti et Amicitiae, the artists' society on the Rokin.
Yoga nidra, or 'yogic sleep', is a guided deep-relaxation practice done lying down, with a teacher talking you through your body and breath.
The title presumably refers to 7 October 2023, the date of the Hamas-led attack on Israel; the listing gives no further detail.
A free event under the Groundless Society name at Het Dorp.
A weekly group fitness class focusing on core strength, flexibility, and controlled breathing.
An advanced Afro-dance rehearsal group open by invitation to experienced dancers aged sixteen and over.
An informational exhibition from the Dutch central bank on the development, function, and privacy aspects of a European digital currency.
A confidential drop-in service offering free practical guidance on household budgeting, debt advice, and financial administration.
A social morning gathering tailored for Chinese residents aged fifty and over.
Neighbours gather for an informal morning of hot drinks, sweet treats, and casual chat.
An evening gathering with worship and fellowship at the local church.
A series of group meetings in Ganzenhoef, Zuidoost, about building personal strength and supporting one another.
Part of a library course teaching beginners basic computer skills such as using a mouse and keyboard.
Part of a library course teaching beginners basic computer skills such as using a mouse and keyboard.
An informal conversation group for practising Dutch with other learners and volunteers. This session is full.
Drop-in assistance for anyone needing guidance with computers, smartphones, and navigating online public services.
A digital fabrication workshop where children design and illuminate their own story-based creations.
A youth coding and design session teaching the fundamentals of game development within Roblox.
Vrankrijk's weekly punk night at the long-running squatted bar is closed on 9 October because of ADM Fest.
The landmark survey brings together the Japanese artist's signature polka dots, Infinity Mirror Rooms, and monumental soft sculptures.
Around 80 works lent by the Centre Pompidou in Paris, including Matisse's La Blouse roumaine, shown alongside paintings by Rothko, Picasso and Barnett Newman.
The annual showcase of the world's most compelling award-winning photojournalism and documentary photography returns to Amsterdam.
The annual showcase of the world's most striking and impactful photojournalism, presented inside the historic Gothic church.
The monthly open-air design market brings makers, artists and food stalls to the museum lawns.
A month of family activities at the national museum, including Story Rescuers, a new family quest that sends visitors on a secret mission through the collection.
An interactive science and technology exhibition focusing on the history, physics, and programming behind video games.
Stalls selling artisanal produce, hot food and handmade goods rotate through the city's parks on Sundays.
The science museum's hands-on floor lets visitors experiment with everyday engineering, household technology, and clean energy.
A major retrospective by the renowned photographer known for monumental landscapes, portraits and atmospheric explorations of human impact.
Over 150 monumental street art murals, painted on-site by international artists, fill a former shipyard warehouse.
Citywide arts festival staging performances, tours, and special events across various participating Amsterdam museums.
An exhibition showing the commercial textile patterns, garments, and decorative fabrics designed by the pop artist in the 1950s and 1960s.
An exhibition on Henri Matisse, the French painter known for his bold colour, his Fauvist work and his late paper cut-outs.
Hands-on workshops, games, and maritime activities designed for children and families.
A digital projection show rendering the Dutch master's fantastically detailed depictions of heaven, hell and sin into large-scale animations.
An exhibition for children featuring the intricate, detail-rich illustrations of Dutch picture-book maker Charlotte Dematons.
An animated digital installation bringing Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's classic novella and its philosophical meditations on life to light.
An autumn-holiday programme for families with drawing, painting and treasure-hunt activities around the museum's Van Gogh collection.
Dance event pioneers ID&T present a sensory labyrinth of light, sound, and interactive technology in the Elementenstraat warehouse.
An exhibition showcasing the pop artist's commercial textile designs from the 1950s and 1960s before his rise to fame.
This edition honours Lou Lichtveld, also known as Albert Helman, a Dutch-Surinamese writer, composer, organist, politician and resistance fighter.
Local independent makers, designers, and craftspeople sell handmade wares inside the former tram depot.
Direct conversations and oral histories shared with survivors of the Holocaust.
The festival organisers stage a walkthrough experience using lasers, lights, and electronic soundscapes across several rooms.
An exhibition of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, the last great master of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints, known for his series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon.
Lewis Carroll's story of Alice falling down the rabbit hole, told through dance, music and projected images for children aged 8 and up.
Leiden's yearly festival of independent and international cinema, with screenings at several venues around the city.
Original stencils, screen prints, and authenticated indoor works by the elusive Bristol street artist are on permanent display.
The national museum displays textiles, costumes, and everyday garments highlighting traces of wear and historical repairs.
Sinfonia Rotterdam plays well-known hits live while 180-degree projected visuals surround the audience.
The photographer presents vivid, stylised portraits celebrating the fashion and contemporary identity of people from Xinjiang.
The contemporary Spanish-Dutch painter presents new works in dialogue with Francisco de Goya's iconic etchings, Los Disparates.
The Concertgebouw's weekly free 12:30 lunchtime concert, this time marking Black Achievement Month, the October celebration of Black achievement in the Netherlands.
STRAAT explores the fundamental visual elements of graffiti culture, from lettering and tags to rhythm and line work.
Morning yoga session held surrounded by Vincent van Gogh's masterworks.
A family exhibition exploring magic, illusions and ritual in Jewish culture and folklore.
A 4K restoration of Studio Ghibli's 2010 animated film, adapted from Mary Norton's The Borrowers, about a tiny girl living secretly beneath the floorboards of a house.
Shostakovich's 1959 comic operetta, originally Moscow, Cheryomushki, about a housing shortage, speculators and love, sung in English and suitable for ages 10 and up.
An immersive digital experience that recreates the streets and canals of seventeenth-century Amsterdam.
A fixed lunch arrangement served at the fortress island of Pampus, accessible by ferry across the IJmeer.
Children and adults experiment with unusual custom-built instruments and create soundscapes together in this hands-on musical session.
A practical painting and drawing class focused on composition, colour and expressive brushwork inspired by Vincent van Gogh.
Visitors walk together through a virtual reconstruction of 17th-century Amsterdam, choosing their own route and seeing everyday life of the time; part of History Month.
Sculptures by the Dutch modernist, known for his stark geometric forms in steel, leather, and found materials, are installed across the museum's open-air grounds.
A free 2.1 km walk through the centre past 34 sculptures by 64 artists, all carved from felled Amsterdam city trees, with a public vote for a favourite.
A club night at the skate café, headlined by a live set from the German rapper and singer Ace Tee, known for the 90s-style R&B hit Bist du down?, plus a long list of DJs.
Outdoor art route placing site-specific sculptures and installations along the walking paths of the Amsterdamse Bos.
A family-friendly interactive exhibition exploring mythology, nature, and the symbolic wisdom of ravens across different world cultures.
A behind-the-scenes guided tour through the costume departments, stages, and rehearsal halls of the opera house.
Crate-digging market inside the covered passage of De Hallen, featuring independent record vendors selling vinyl across multiple genres.
Daniel Szalai presents 166 hens of the Novogen breed, a commercial egg-laying hen, as 166 individuals, at Droog's space on Staalstraat.
October is the national History Month, with history outings for children across the country, including a dark church, the Boevenbus and the Romans.
A chance to explore Muiden, the small fortified town east of Amsterdam with star-shaped ramparts and the medieval Muiderslot castle.
An open rehearsal for the orchestra's Friends, with the American pianist Emanuel Ax playing music by film composer John Williams.
The private museum showcases street works, prints, and stencils by the elusive British artist.
Learn the fundamentals of silkscreening and print your own custom design onto t-shirts in this hands-on studio session.
Visitors on the fortress island can observe licensed ornithologists capturing, measuring, and banding wild birds for ongoing scientific research.
A brief, family-friendly Dutch-language opera performance staged on the platform of an Amsterdam metro station.
The idiosyncratic Dutch jazz guitarist and composer plays an intimate set in the historic former stock exchange.
An exhibition marking the city's 750th anniversary, tracing Amsterdam's history through key moments and archival records.
A broad survey of modern and contemporary art, design, and photography from the museum's permanent holdings.
Illusionist Rico Weeland stages an intimate evening of magic, mentalism, and storytelling.
Interactive light and digital installations invite visitors into responsive, mirror-filled rooms.
The presentation examines clothing from 1640 to 1930 that bears physical signs of wear, tailoring, mending, and daily life.
An outdoor and community exhibition presented in collaboration with Middle East Archive, a digital platform documenting everyday life and visual culture across the region.
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the concert hall's architecture and acoustics before attending the free midday performance.
A retrospective dedicated to the influential Indonesian-Dutch industrial and interior designer best known for designing Schiphol Airport's original interiors.
Drawing in the Royal Palace on Dam Square as part of October drawing month, inside Jacob van Campen's 17th-century former city hall.
An exhibition celebrating early trailblazers and foundational works in digital and video installation art.
An exhibition tracing decades of LGBTQIA+ community life, activism, pride celebrations, and resilience across Amsterdam.
The Anglo-French comedian, known for her online videos about cultural differences, looks at her mother's life choices in a new stand-up show.
An outdoor photography exhibition in Amsterdam West presented by Foam and the digital storytelling platform Middle East Archive.
The exhibition examines the global supply chains of cocoa, sugar, and palm oil behind the beloved Dutch breakfast staple.
