What's On in Amsterdam on Monday 19 October
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Art openings
the next 60 days, as the galleries announce themMonday 19 October
Amsterdam Dance Event, the yearly October electronic music festival and industry conference held in clubs and venues across the city.
The Polish pianist, a Chopin specialist famous for his meticulous perfectionism, gives a recital in the Concertgebouw's Great Pianists series.
The zoo shows off its newly renovated historic aquarium building and diverse marine life.
A gentle musical performance tailored specifically to babies up to 18 months old and their carers.
Alejandro González Iñárritu's new film, starring Tom Cruise.
The American singer known for brash, club-ready hyperpop brings her tour to the Grote Zaal with Kalika; only a waiting list remains.
A market held in front of the Noorderkerk in the Jordaan, on a square that has hosted a market since 1627.
Dutch harpist Lavinia Meijer, known for her Philip Glass and Einaudi recordings, shares the stage with singer-songwriter Reyer Zwart in this former church.
A museum visit for older visitors, exploring the collection of Vincent van Gogh's paintings, drawings and letters.
The Harlem rapper, once signed by Nas to Mass Appeal, brings the gritty New York street rap of his albums and Karma mixtapes.
The Egyptian rapper and singer mixes Arabic and English over alternative hip-hop and R&B.
A debate on how the large American tech companies are shaping geopolitics and the balance of global power.
A French film from Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, the directing duo behind The Intouchables.
A hands-on workshop making light sculptures for Sint Maarten, the 11 November tradition when children carry lanterns door to door, singing for sweets.
The London band play scrappy, angular garage punk in Paradiso's small upstairs hall.
A guided tour exploring the architecture and history of the seventeenth-century former town hall on Dam Square.
Professional comics and up-and-coming talent test out new material at this weekly English-language comedy night.
The quirky venue pairs an indie film screening with a social textile craft night.
A programme about Somali food and how its dishes carry memory and identity through migration.
A hands-on music and movement session designed for toddlers aged 18 months to four years.
Audience seating for the recording of Eva Jinek's current affairs talkshow at De Hallen.
Agnieszka Holland's unconventional biopic of Franz Kafka, moving between his life in Prague, his family and his writing.
İlker Çatak's drama, his follow-up to The Teachers' Lounge, about an artist couple in Turkey whose lives unravel under political pressure.
An evening of talk and discussion at De Balie on the current situation inside Syria.
Part of the Concertgebouw's Moving Talent series for young musicians, this recital has pianist Gabriel Crist offering a fresh take on Mozart.
A film version of Jane Austen's novel about the Dashwood sisters, one ruled by her head and the other by her heart, looking for love and security.
A book evening at the University of Amsterdam's public programme venue, centred on a collection of essays about stupidity.
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.
This choir sings popular songs at rehearsals on Monday evenings, and newcomers can sign up for two free trial sessions.
A stand-up show by Esther van der Voort about motherhood, with a title admitting that mum is also just making it up as she goes.
A concert at Splendor, the musicians' collective in a former bathhouse, taking a new approach to repertoire by the old masters.
A concert at the musician-run venue in a former bathhouse; the title suggests a programme of older classical repertoire.
A Dutch practice session that uses improvisation-theatre exercises to get learners speaking, aimed at those past the absolute-beginner stage.
A drop-in language café for Dutch learners from beginner to intermediate levels looking to practice conversational skills.
A double bill of $quib and Chris Olsen at the small music venue, presented in collaboration with corecore.
A live set from the band led by Xime Monzón at the Roode Bioscoop, a small music theatre in a former cinema on Haarlemmerplein.
An evening of conversation about standing up to authority and the everyday ways people do or do not resist power.
An evening of dance and conversation, hosted by the institute that brings American writers and thinkers to Amsterdam.
Casual sports, games, and exercise sessions organised specifically for girls in West.
A movement workshop using music and dance steps to stimulate memory and cognitive health.
An open-level yoga class hosted at the Dapperbuurt community centre.
A guided Buddhist meditation session open to newcomers and experienced practitioners without advance booking.
An open session where musicians bring their instruments and improvise together, and anyone can join in or just listen.
A high-energy dance fitness class set to Latin and world rhythms, held at the community pavilion in Noord.
A session on what happens to money in savings accounts, and where banks end up lending or investing those deposits.
Young musicians from the English independent school perform in the English Reformed Church in the Begijnhof.
A communal singing session welcoming vocalists of all skill levels to sing together in an intimate studio space.
A music night given over to string instruments.
A film screening at the arthouse cinema in Westerpark.
A relaxed, easy-paced long group run with music, starting from PARCK, the ping pong bar.
The choir and band of Nottingham High School, an English school, give a free concert in the church on the Begijnhof.
A film screening at the arthouse cinema in Westergas; the Dutch title means 'Just Get Used To It'.
The eighteenth edition of the FreqOUT! series at Pakhuis de Zwijger, the waterfront warehouse used for talks, debates and cultural events.
A free, community-led outdoor fitness workout open to all ages and fitness levels.
A film screening at the arthouse cinema in Westerpark.
Casual dining and drinks served at the community venue at Het Groene Veld.
An evening of poets reading their work aloud to an audience.
A holistic bodywork and plant medicine session focused on physical recovery and relaxation.
A weekly creative craft and art session designed to support mental well-being and meet neighbours.
A weekly board games afternoon hosted by local students, open to neighbours for tea and games.
A local film club gathering to watch and discuss a movie together at the library branch.
This Monday evening combines soup, a themed workshop on movement and connecting with yourself, and a closing tea ceremony.
An informal meetup for early-career artists and recent graduates about putting their creative skills to work in other fields.
A feature film screening in the cinema's regular programme of Dutch and international independent releases.
Stichting Kantlijn runs a weekly writing workshop, open to anyone who writes or wants to learn.
A feature film screening in the cinema's current programme of arthouse releases.
A feature film screening in the cinema's regular programme of arthouse and independent releases.
A lecture on firms whose main aim is a purpose rather than profit, and how that theory relates to the Dutch stakeholder-based economic model.
A masterclass for drama teachers on co-creation, making theatre together with students, hosted by Amsterdam's centre for arts and culture education.
A casual community walking group leading forty-five-minute walks around Osdorp.
A weekly drop-in offering health measurements and nutritional advice for women from a neighbourhood dietician.
A training session or gathering by volunteer medics who provide first aid at protests and political demonstrations.
At this free drop-in session, homeowners' associations can learn how to save energy and prepare their building to go off natural gas.
A club night under the VBX name at Tillatec.
WRAP is a self-help method for managing your own mental wellbeing, taught here in eight weekly sessions.
A drop-in café where young people with experience in youth care meet to share stories and support one another.
A series of structured peer discussions for local older adults in Oud-West.
The housing foundation !WOON gives free advice to residents with questions about their home or their rent.
Drop-in technical support offering free guidance on using laptops, tablets, and smartphones.
Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition hosts foundational preliminary practices and graded path teachings.
Probably not a public event: this marks the dismantling of an installation or exhibition in the central library's main hall.
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.
Northern Europe's largest design event spreads across Eindhoven with exhibitions, talks and graduate shows from the Design Academy and others.
The monthly open-air design market brings makers, artists and food stalls to the museum lawns.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's dance-heavy musical based on T.S. Eliot's cat poems, the show that gave us the song 'Memory'.
A retrospective of the American-born painter who worked in London and Paris, known for his hazy Nocturnes and the famous portrait of his mother.
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.
A free guided tour of this year's World Press Photo exhibition, which shows the winning images from the international photojournalism contest.
Stalls selling artisanal produce, hot food and handmade goods rotate through the city's parks on Sundays.
An exhibition on Amsterdam's LGBTQ+ history, held in the former church on Dam Square as part of WorldPride Amsterdam.
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.
Autumn half-term activities at the hands-on science museum in the green, ship-shaped Renzo Piano building by the IJ.
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.
The Hague's annual autumn holiday festival of theatre, dance, film and visual art made for children.
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.
Shostakovich's satirical 1959 operetta about Moscow residents chasing new flats, staged by Dutch National Opera with the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra.
An exhibition about disco, the dance music and club culture that came out of Black, Latino and queer scenes in 1970s New York.
Photographs by the American Henry Chalfant, who documented New York subway graffiti and co-created the book Subway Art and the film Style Wars.
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.
Fritz Lang's 1927 silent science-fiction classic is screened with live music from vocal ensemble Wishful Singing, drummer Yonga Sun, clarinettist Steven Kamperman and Jorrit Westerhof.
A hands-on studio where visitors of all ages can make their own art, inspired by Van Gogh's techniques and work.
Local independent makers, designers, and craftspeople sell handmade wares inside the former tram depot.
A concert of music from Tim Burton's films, much of it written by his longtime composer Danny Elfman, played in a church setting.
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'.
A guided tour for families that takes in highlights of the national museum's collection, which includes Rembrandt's Night Watch and Vermeer's Milkmaid.
A large LEGO fan event in Utrecht, not Amsterdam, with building areas, big displays and new sets, running from 15 to 21 October.
Original stencils, screen prints, and authenticated indoor works by the elusive Bristol street artist are on permanent display.
Weekend harvest festivals on an estate near Badhoevedorp, with apple and pear picking, food stalls, a swing carousel, live music and a brocante market.
A half-term programme for children on Pampus, the 19th-century fort island in the IJmeer that is part of Amsterdam's UNESCO-listed Defence Line.
Sinfonia Rotterdam plays well-known hits live while 180-degree projected visuals surround the audience.
Shostakovich's satirical operetta about Muscovites hoping for flats in a new housing block, also known as Moscow, Cheryomushki, staged for audiences aged 10 and up.
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.
An upcoming Amsterdam Museum presentation whose title, 'Plantation on the canal', points to links between canal-house wealth and colonial plantations.
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.
Children follow the Dinorangers into the zoo's dinosaur woods, visit a dinosaur nesting ground and try forest survival activities.
An immersive digital experience that recreates the streets and canals of seventeenth-century Amsterdam.
Children and adults experiment with unusual custom-built instruments and create soundscapes together in this hands-on musical session.
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.
Activities during the autumn school holiday on Pampus, the 19th-century fort island in the IJmeer that you reach by boat.
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.
Part of Winter Vondelland, an early taste of winter in Vondelpark with games, live music, poffertjes and snert, the thick Dutch pea soup.
A sightseeing boat trip along Amsterdam's canals on Blue Boat Company's City Canal Cruise.
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.
An evening looking through telescopes at planets and stars from the hotel near the RAI; in clear weather Saturn's rings may be visible.
Katsuhiro Otomo's groundbreaking 1988 cyberpunk anime screens in a crisp 4K restoration.
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.
Drawing in the Royal Palace on Dam Square as part of October drawing month, inside Jacob van Campen's 17th-century former city hall.
Musicians with refugee and migrant backgrounds lead an open intercultural jam session blending styles from around the world.
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.
Family activities for the autumn school holiday in the house where Rembrandt lived and worked for nearly twenty years.
