What's On in Amsterdam on Wednesday 14 October
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the next 60 days, as the galleries announce themWednesday 14 October
The Atlanta rapper, whose warbling melodic style shaped a generation of trap and who founded the YSL label, plays the large concert hall.
The Amsterdam Museum marks its 100th birthday with 100 days of activities around the city.
Bryan Adams, the Canadian rock singer of 'Summer of '69', tours his album Roll With The Punches, playing new songs alongside his older hits.
The Canadian rock singer behind 'Summer of '69' and '(Everything I Do) I Do It for You' plays songs from Roll With The Punches alongside earlier hits.
The science museum explores the history, design, and culture of video games with interactive displays.
Amateur and experienced performers take to the stage for an open-mic evening of personal tales, folklore, and spoken word.
A free guided walk through the year's winning images from the world's best-known photojournalism contest, shown in the church on Dam Square.
Alejandro González Iñárritu's new film, starring Tom Cruise.
The Netherlands' oldest museum, in Haarlem, offers science activities and a very long marble run that visitors help build over the half-term.
Two American stand-up comedians known from The Daily Show; Minhaj also made Patriot Act and Homecoming King, and Chieng has several Netflix specials.
In this Australian format, the audience learns a harmony arrangement of a well-known pop song over one evening, then everyone sings it together.
An outdoor nature workshop showing children how food travels from seed to plate through gardening and cooking activities.
A scripted and improvised sketch comedy show about life ruled by algorithms and technology, from Amsterdam's long-running English-language comedy theatre.
The Amsterdam band celebrates thirty years of playing its energetic mix of klezmer, Balkan brass and Eastern European folk.
Drag queen Heisa Jynx reads stories aloud, followed by dressing up and crafts for children, during the autumn holiday.
The veteran Canadian heavy metal band, whose decades-long fight for success was told in the 2008 documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil.
Sego, a Los Angeles indie rock band originally from Utah, plays nervy, danceable guitar songs with a post-punk edge.
The American singer-songwriter and actor, daughter of Michael Jackson, plays songs from her folk-tinged rock records.
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical weaves Cinderella, Jack, Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood into one darkly funny fairy tale about wishes and their consequences.
Run with the Cinekid festival, a filmmaking session where children aged 10 to 13 make their own short films.
The Dutch-born writer and historian, author of Year Zero: 1945, talks about his new book on surviving in wartime Berlin.
A lecture on the life of Frida Kahlo, the Mexican painter famous for her self-portraits, and how her face became a global icon.
A theatrical piece exploring toxic masculinity and modern misogyny through the prism of online influencer Andrew Tate.
Organ and classical musicians give daytime performances beneath the vaulted ceiling of the historic canal-side church.
A theatre show for children aged four and up about being small in a big world, part of a new youth theatre series in the newly restored church.
The Canadian heavy metal band, pioneers of speed metal in the early 1980s and the subject of the documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil, plays Amstelveen.
The Calidore String Quartet, a prize-winning American ensemble founded in Los Angeles, plays a programme spanning past, present and future repertoire.
A day camp for children aged 6 to 10, who do workshops, design a tipper truck, visit Move Lab and build a rocket.
A family show full of music, humour and adventure featuring Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking, the strongest girl in the world, for ages six and up.
Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds star in the 1982 musical comedy about a legendary Texas brothel under threat from a television evangelist.
A youth theatre piece that starts playfully with the rhythm of a heartbeat and builds louder as it voices our deepest wishes.
A workshop series inviting musicians of all levels to play and improvise together.
A community kitchen evening serving Indonesian home-cooked food.
A session of Blood on the Clocktower, a social deduction game like Werewolf where a storyteller runs the game and players bluff to find the demon among them.
A relaxed introduction to watercolour painting for complete beginners, with wine, in a studio in the Jordaan.
Sunday night karaoke at the longstanding queer and drag bar near Rembrandtplein.
A stand-up comedy night with several comedians taking turns on stage.
A children's theatre performance designed for toddlers and young kids at the boutique puppet and story theatre.
A Dutch-dubbed outing for Aardman's stop-motion sheep, in which Shaun and the flock face a mysterious creature on the farm.
A talk or debate at De Balie, Amsterdam's centre for debate and culture, about who holds power online and how the internet is governed.
Two solo sets: American trumpeter Peter Evans, known for radical extended technique, and Terrie Ex, guitarist of the Dutch punk band The Ex.
A drop-in autumn holiday workshop where children press a plant into material to make their own fossil-style amulet.
An autumn boat trip through the waterways of the large park and woodland on Amsterdam's southern edge.
A creative workshop at the former NDSM shipyard in Noord, where children make a self-portrait in the form of a building.
Audience seating for the recording of Eva Jinek's current affairs talkshow at De Hallen.
Taste Before You Waste, the Amsterdam food-rescue group, hosts a weekly communal meal cooked from surplus food saved from going to waste.
Children learn real magic tricks at the Jewish Museum's junior section, inspired by Ben Ali Libi, the Amsterdam Jewish stage magician murdered during the war.
During the autumn half-term, families learn about the German occupation of the Netherlands through a hands-on activity at the Resistance Museum's children's section.
Abel Ferrara's 1998 adaptation of a William Gibson story, with Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe and Asia Argento, shown in English with no subtitles.
Andrew Haigh's 2023 drama, with Andrew Scott as a lonely writer who meets the ghosts of his parents, screened with a psychoanalytic discussion.
A talk on how a diverse society can push back against us-versus-them thinking and polarisation, at Amsterdam's debate centre on the IJ.
The Historisch Café holds an interview and a History Month special in which five historians give short, funny and pointed talks about the past.
A women's group run organised with the outdoor sportswear brand Salomon, combined with a flower-arranging workshop.
Young singers from the long-running Den Bosch competition for opera, oratorio and art song give a free lunchtime recital.
In this children's workshop, participants make a 'dish' out of objects and waste, the way designer Diederik Schneemann does.
The Greek-Canadian stand-up comedian, known for Just for Laughs appearances and his family-based humour, performs at the English-language comedy venue.
An extra English-language set from the American stand-up, named one of Time Out's 2025 Comics on the Rise for their disarming style.
İlker Çatak's drama, his follow-up to The Teachers' Lounge, about an artist couple in Turkey whose lives unravel under political pressure.
The Louisville rapper, signed to Yo Gotti's CMG label, is known for raw, autobiographical street rap on tracks like "Lick Back" and the album "I Never Felt Nun".
A try-out night where comedians test new material in front of an audience, with doors opening at 19:30.
An active party for toddlers and preschoolers who like running, jumping, climbing and dancing, run by the West Beweegt programme.
Children aged six and up make their own collages from images at the Hilversum photography museum.
Hands-on making sessions exploring what can be built with cardboard, part of IFIKZ's MaakMeeFestival.
A documentary screening about the women who live in Amsterdam's Begijnhof, asking whether they are living museum pieces or carry on the community life of the medieval beguines.
Children explore photography through touch, sound and their other senses in a hands-on workshop at Amsterdam's photography museum.
A French film adaptation of Annie Ernaux's memoir A Girl's Story, about her first sexual experience at a summer camp in 1958 and its long aftermath.
A hands-on workshop where you make your own skincare and personal care products from natural ingredients.
A workshop with Poranguí, a multi-instrumentalist known for ceremonial music built from live-looped voice, flute and percussion.
Participants bring clothes they no longer wear and swap them for others' pieces, an event about conscious fashion and reuse.
An open session at the library for tabletop gaming, which can include board games, role-playing adventures and painting miniature figures.
A stage production whose Dutch title means space debris, the junk from old satellites and rockets left circling the Earth.
An intimate living-room concert in a canal house, with music from Eugenia Serres and the Oscar Ployart Trio.
A guided walk tracing how an empty island in the east became a residential district, including the high-rise Sluisbuurt now being built.
An evening of improvised theatre, where performers make up scenes on the spot, often based on suggestions from the audience.
An open community workshop day where locals can use shared tools and get help with their DIY repair or craft projects.
A family tour of the exhibition by Dutch designer Diederik Schneemann, who turns everyday objects into art.
A casual squash evening open to players of every standard, organised by a Meetup group for people who want games and company rather than league play.
Cut and paste found images into a dreamlike collage in the style of the Surrealists, with a drink in hand.
Screenings of music documentaries and concert films in the Melkweg's own cinema.
The second half of a French two-part film about Charles de Gaulle, who led the Free French during the Second World War and later became president.
A pen-pal project linking queer and trans prisoners with people outside shows Criminal Queers, a 2015 film about prison abolition.
A musical performance for children aged eight and up, telling an unusual story full of questions, during the autumn holiday.
A puppet show for young children whose title translates as 'Mr B. Bakes a Cake'.
A kids' restaurant at Jeugdland, the adventure playground in Amsterdam-Oost, where children cook and serve a meal for guests.
A series of dance workshops where participants learn and practise steps to music played live rather than recorded.
An evening of board games at a café where you can drop in, join a table and play with other people.
An evening on Goethe's Roman Elegies, the openly erotic poem cycle he wrote after his journey to Italy.
A Dutch family film in which the Pieten have to save Pakjesavond, the Sinterklaas present night, after a huge snowstorm brings the country to a halt.
Midweek drinks for expats and long-term residents who want to make friends, marking the group's second anniversary.
David Linszen performs his show, whose title translates as 'Striptease of Death', at the small theatre on the Uilenstede student campus.
A try-out, meaning a preview of a new show still being shaped before its official premiere, from performer Iris Rulkens.
A visit to the forest's timber yard, where wood from trees in the Amsterdamse Bos is processed, combined with a hands-on workshop.
Lino printing means carving a design into a block of linoleum, inking it and pressing it onto paper; this is a hands-on beginners' craft session.
Goldford, the stage name of an American singer-songwriter, plays emotional soft pop, with Vicky Somanti supporting.
The University of Amsterdam's heritage museum invites children to explore its collection for themselves during the half-term.
Children make little forest animals from toilet rolls, feathers and wool.
Children aged five and up listen to a picture book being read aloud, then do an activity linked to the story at the library.
A jazz concert held in a private home, where a small audience sits close to the musicians.
Danslokaal means 'dance studio'; this is the fourteenth edition of the dance series.
A friendly dance gathering, a format aimed especially at older people, set up to feel like a living room inside the public library.
Magical, musical storytelling theatre for children about light, darkness and being together, part of OCCII's children's programme.
A series of workshops at Biko where you gather and share personal stories about life in Amsterdam Oost.
A live band night headlined by Roomer, with Barren Sea playing support.
Roomer performs at Cinetol, a former Tolstraat cinema now run as a small music and culture venue.
A one-day course giving a crash introduction to the big questions and thinkers of philosophy.
A children's film, part of the cinema's family programme.
A relaxed drop-in session where you make something with your hands alongside other creative people, with no pressure to produce anything finished.
A social crafting meetup for people in Amsterdam South who want to meet new people while making things together.
Meals cooked from leftover food that would otherwise be thrown away, served to people from the neighbourhood.
An informal evening dedicated to playing tabletop and board games over drinks.
Vogelvrij record an album in front of an audience at Splendor, a venue run by a collective of musicians.
During the autumn half-term, children bake and decorate their own magic-themed biscuits at the Jewish Museum's junior section.
Participants are guided through conscious connected breathwork focused on seasonal introspection and grounding.
A relaxed, quieter session with Simone Albers's work, framed as an extended meditation on cycles and webs, at the VU's art-and-science gallery.
A live session at the University of Amsterdam's heritage museum, looking closely at small, precious objects from its collections.
A free career and networking evening for internationals in Amsterdam who feel stuck at work, are thinking about switching fields or want a promotion.
A children's film in Dutch, part of the cinema's family programme.
A jazz quartet led by Søren Christensen plays in the brewery's taproom in Noord.
Ramon Chatrer presents Volk, Dutch for 'people', at the theatre on the VU university campus.
A French-language film shown with English subtitles.
An open social evening at Technologia Incognita, an Amsterdam hackerspace, where visitors can meet members and see what they are building.
Sobremesa is the Spanish custom of staying at the table to talk after a meal, and it is the idea behind this gathering.
A version of the Grimm fairy tale about a girl, her grandmother and the wolf who waits for her in the woods.
A class in qigong, the Chinese practice that combines slow, coordinated movement with breathing and meditation, held at the public library.
A film screening at the arthouse cinema in Westergas; the Dutch title means 'Just Get Used To It'.
A workshop on telling personal stories in English, with structure and delivery skills, run by a language meetup group.
A guided group breathwork session geared toward grounding and introspection as the season changes.
A theatre piece whose title plays on both 'God, come back' and 'God is coming back', at a stage known for new and experimental makers.
An evening shared by three makers, including Frisian writer and musician Nyk de Vries, who is known for his short novels and spoken-word performances.
An open day at the University of Amsterdam's Institute for Advanced Study, which presents interdisciplinary research, here with a contribution from its POLDER programme.
A performance at the small former cinema on Haarlemmerplein, which mainly programmes intimate music, cabaret and theatre.
A training on handling pressure at work, built around the growth mindset and using mistakes as a way to improve.
A relaxed language café where learners from A1 level upward and native speakers meet to practise speaking Italian.
A free neighbourhood fitness and gentle exercise class for women looking to stay active and meet others.
An accessible yoga session led by Fabio, focusing on stretching, breath, and relaxation.
A casual neighbourhood social with tea, coffee, and open conversation in the local social centre.
A guided tour exploring the heritage, stories, and curated objects housed inside the neighbourhood collection.
A quiet drop-in session for children and learners to choose a book from the shelves and practice reading.
A weekly community gathering focusing on neurodiversity, co-regulation, and mental health through guided shared exercises.
A singing session dedicated to political and social movement protest songs.
An informal evening for people interested in housing cooperatives, where residents run and manage their homes together.
A feature film screening in the cinema's regular programme of Dutch and international independent releases.
A discussion group for men about the pressure to always be strong, and what it costs to carry everything alone.
A screening of a feature-length documentary made in 2023.
A casual gathering for freelancers, remote workers, and students to work alongside one another inside the central public library.
A feature film screening in the cinema's current programme of arthouse releases.
A theatre show whose title translates as 'strange age'.
A weekly yoga class led by a teacher named Claudia.
A feature film screening in the cinema's regular programme of arthouse and independent releases.
A feature film screening at the Westerpark arthouse cinema, which shows Dutch and international independent films.
The third instalment of this stage show, whose makers promise to deny everything once it is over.
A casual Wednesday afternoon drop-in for neighbourhood residents to stop by for tea, coffee, and a chat.
Volunteers gather every other Wednesday afternoon to help care for the greenery and grounds of Sarphatipark.
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 children's film and media festival brings international premieres, workshops for toddlers and an interactive MediaLab play area for ages 3 to 14.
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, with a digital game, workshops, guided tours and scavenger hunts.
A family festival inspired by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, with her dot-sticker Obliteration Room, a light installation to dance in and crafts; booking ahead is advised.
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.
Families explore the Rijksmuseum through riddles, scents and drawing, as an introduction to highlights from its collection.
An interactive science and technology exhibition focusing on the history, physics, and programming behind video games.
The Icelandic composer and multi-instrumentalist is known for quiet, emotional music that mixes piano, strings and electronics.
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.
A hands-on drawing studio inside the museum inspired by Rembrandt's etching and sketching techniques.
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.
An exhibition about disco, the dance music and club culture that came out of Black, Latino and queer scenes in 1970s New York.
This edition honours Lou Lichtveld, also known as Albert Helman, a Dutch-Surinamese writer, composer, organist, politician and resistance fighter.
At this Amersfoort zoo, visitors follow a survival trail past dinosaur models while helping the Dinoranger find a missing baby dinosaur.
The New Zealand band from Wellington plays its mix of dub, reggae, soul and jazz in the Grote Zaal; the show has a waiting list.
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.
A show by the New York-based American artist known for layered black-and-white paintings, silkscreens and text works built around his idea of 'Black Dada'.
NEMO's programme for the autumn school holiday, with hands-on science and technology activities for children and families.
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.
An autumn-holiday activity on the fort island about how the keepers' families once got through winter when the IJmeer froze over.
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.
A movement festival for children with bouncy castles, climbing and obstacle courses filling a sports hall.
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.
A family autumn-holiday programme of nature, adventure and experiments on Pampus, the 19th-century fortress island in the IJmeer.
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 family tour of the Rijksmuseum told as theatre, built around a story about a present.
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 movement festival for children with lots of bouncy castles and obstacle courses for jumping and climbing.
A hands-on activity at the science museum where visitors try out artificial intelligence and test what it can and cannot do.
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.
An introduction to graffiti and the stories behind well-known street art, at the street art museum in a former NDSM shipyard hall.
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.
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.
Autumn half-term activities for families, with ways for children and parents to explore Van Gogh's paintings together.
