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The Friday programme of Amsterdam Dance Event, the city's yearly electronic music festival and conference, with club nights and events across Amsterdam.
Dutch DJ KI/KI, known for fast, trance-tinged rave techno, plays the second day of her arena show.
The Amsterdam-based techno DJ and producer, known for her fast, high-energy club sets, plays a headline show at the arena.
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'.
Detroit techno pioneer Jeff Mills presents his musical response to Rembrandt's Night Watch, the 1642 masterpiece in the Rijksmuseum.
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.
DGTL, the Amsterdam electronic music festival, holds its ADE Friday night in the vast former shipyard hall at NDSM.
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony played by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra as part of its Essentials series.
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.
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.
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.
Dutch harpist Lavinia Meijer, known for her recordings of Philip Glass, plays the American minimalist's music with Reyer Zwart.
Tchaikovsky's 19th-century ballet about Prince Siegfried and Odette, a woman under a curse that turns her into a swan.
The cultural centre's signature Friday night features an open programme of oral storytelling from local and visiting tale-tellers.
The Belgian bass music brand, known for its big drum and bass and dubstep events in Antwerp, brings its heavy sound to Amsterdam.
Fun Forest's treetop climbing courses open after dark, so you climb the routes at night.
British UK garage and bass producer Sammy Virji and Brazilian house DJ Mochakk play back-to-back, taking turns at the decks.
Neapolitan techno DJ Joseph Capriati brings his Metamorfosi concept to Awakenings, the Dutch techno brand, as part of Amsterdam Dance Event.
Brazilian DJ and producer Mochakk, known for playful, high-energy house sets and tracks like Jealous, headlines the round former gasholder at Westergas.
Paradise, Jamie Jones's tech house party from Ibiza, teams up with Amsterdam promoter Loveland at several venues.
A club night on a moving train, with DJs playing on board as part of ADE.
Part of the touring Candlelight series, where musicians, usually a string quartet, play arrangements of pop hits by candlelight, here songs by Queen and ABBA.
Amsterdam's Audio Obscura, known for house and techno nights in unusual buildings, holds this ADE party at the G-Star RAW headquarters.
The Dutch trance producer, known for System F and Gouryella, plays the Rembrandtplein club with invited guest DJs.
Amsterdam party organisation Audio Obscura runs a 100-hour marathon of DJ sets raising money for War Child, the charity for children affected by armed conflict.
Dutch artist Boris Acket, who makes large installations of moving fabric, light and sound, fills the Centrale Markthal with this work.
Amsterdam festival brand DGTL presents Tinlicker, the Dutch duo known for melodic, emotional electronic music, with guests for Amsterdam Dance Event.
The Belgian drum and bass producer, known for Hospital Records releases and hits like 'Come Alive', plays with guests he has invited.
An Amsterdam Dance Event party that moves through the five-star hotel's restaurant, garden and kitchen, with chefs cooking live while DJs play house.
The American DJ and producer, known for melodic, emotional electronic sets and her 2023 dream-pop album & the Charm, presents her 9000 Dreams project.
Turkish deep house producer Mahmut Orhan, known for his hit 'Feel', plays with guests in a theatre setting organised by Amsterdam's Loveland.
The Amsterdam DJ, known for long, eclectic sets that move between house, disco and leftfield sounds, plays the former gasholder at Westergas.
A hands-on DJ workshop led by Major League DJz, the South African twin brothers known for amapiano, together with the Amsterdam streetwear label Daily Paper.
An open rehearsal where you can watch Eindhoven rapper Fresku prepare with the Metropole Orkest, the Dutch orchestra that works across pop and jazz.
A daytime party at Thuishaven, an open-air club, with house and dance-pop producer Salute alongside DJs Diffrent and Bella Claxton.
The Amsterdam festival DGTL presents Dutch duo Tinlicker, known for melodic, emotive house and progressive electronica, along with guests.
Dutch drum and bass producer IMANU, known for experimental bass music that crosses genres, presents his DE_VERTE show.
An Amsterdam Dance Event evening that opens with a panel asking whether we still dare to disco, then music and performances, with the museum's Disco exhibition open.
Awakenings, the major Dutch techno organisation, runs a smaller Friday club session during ADE at the Leidseplein club.
A party from CQTD held during Amsterdam Dance Event, the city's yearly electronic music festival and conference.
A string quartet plays arrangements of hits by Queen and ABBA in a candlelit church.
The solo project of Belgian Maarten Devoldere, also of Balthazar, known for dark, crooning, cinematic pop, with Charlie Avalon opening; tickets are by waiting list only.
Choreographer Kianí Del Valle, who was born in Puerto Rico, dances inside EINDER, Dutch artist Boris Acket's immersive installation of light, sound and moving fabric.
An attempt at a record-length back-to-back DJ set, where DJs take turns at the decks without stopping, hosted by Fosbury music studio.
Danish producer Kölsch, known for melodic techno and his records on Kompakt, hosts his own IPSO event in the former school building in West.
Photographs by the Lebanese photographer from Beirut, a Magnum member known for raw, intimate pictures of her city's nightlife, protests, women and desire.
A three-day ambient programme during ADE that treats listening as meditation, with drifting, beatless sound meant for lying down and switching off rather than dancing.
The Dutch DJ and producer, who won a Grammy for remixing Madonna's "Revolver", talks about mental health and personal growth behind a music career.
An Amsterdam Dance Event collaboration that brings electronic music into the museum devoted to Vincent van Gogh.
ADE and the Van Gogh Museum present London musician and producer Coby Sey, known for dark experimental electronic music, with Devon Rexi.
Canadian DJ BLOND:ISH brings her Abracadabra party, known for its playful, eco-minded atmosphere and organic, Afro-tinged house.
Madrid's Oscar Mulero, a veteran of dark, hypnotic techno for more than 30 years, hosts a night of DJs he has chosen for the Intercell series.
British DJ SHERELLE, known for fast jungle and footwork sets, shares the bill with Manchester producer Anz and Mallaury.
A behind-the-scenes building tour followed by a free afternoon classical performance.
A private hands-on pottery class where couples can try wheel throwing together and pick up their fired work later.
The Swiss-South African DJ, known for melodic deep house built on piano and strings, hosts a night under the name of her Purified label and radio show.
A daytime party at Thuishaven, the open-air club and festival site in Amsterdam known for long outdoor house and techno sessions.
Now Here is the event series of Spanish techno DJ Paco Osuna, a long-time Ibiza regular known for driving, minimal-leaning techno and house.
Demonstrations of 17th-century painting and etching techniques in the restored studio where Rembrandt lived and worked.
The city archive marks Amsterdam's birthday on 25 October, the date of the 1275 toll charter that first mentions the city, with free activities.
A showcase of South African music, fashion and art, the kind of scene that gave the world amapiano and South African deep house.
The Ukrainian-born Australian pianist makes his Muziekgebouw piano series debut with a recital that sets childlike innocence against the violence of war.
The Toronto DJ and producer blends jungle, dancehall and club music, and is known for her JERK parties and the 'Infinity Club' releases.
An Amsterdam Dance Event collaboration held at Our Lord in the Attic, a 17th-century Catholic church hidden in the attic of a canal house.
Dutch harpist Lavinia Meijer, known for her Philip Glass recordings, plays the American minimalist's music with Reyer Zwart.
A solo recital by the Ukrainian-born, Australia-based pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk, who is known for big Romantic and Russian repertoire.
Dutch cellist and electronic composer Maarten Vos plays with visuals by Montreal media artist Maotik in an audiovisual performance about unstable weather.
A club night on a moving train, with DJ sets from the Dutch party brands Galactica and Eat The Beat, among other collectives.
The Friday day of ADE Lab, the festival's programme of workshops, talks and masterclasses for aspiring producers, DJs and music-industry newcomers.
A listening session at the record shop for the British soul and folk singer-songwriter behind Love & Hate and the Mercury-winning Kiwanuka.
The Cologne label behind minimal techno, microhouse and the Pop Ambient series, founded by Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer and Jürgen Paape, brings its artists to ADE.
A guided autumn walk through the Amsterdamse Bos to find and identify the wild mushrooms and other fungi growing in the woods.
The techno series Intercell hands the night to German techno DJ Mika Heggemann, who brings in DJs of his own choosing.
The opening of an exhibition about documenting and preserving club culture and nightlife history.
The long-running English-language comedy theatre on the Rozengracht does an improvised show, with scenes made up on the spot from audience suggestions.
A daytime edition of Luminosity, the Dutch trance event brand best known for its beach festival, during Amsterdam Dance Event.
The Italian brothers behind Mathame, known for moody melodic techno, host a night with invited DJs during Amsterdam Dance Event.
A night from Revealed Recordings, the big-room and electro house label founded by Dutch DJ Hardwell.
A stage musical built around electronic dance music, presented as part of Amsterdam Dance Event.
The Amsterdam collective known for live magic lantern projections with live music premieres a new show.
An exhibition about Tomorrowland, the large Belgian electronic music festival known for its elaborate stage designs.
Berlin club Ritter Butzke, a Kreuzberg techno institution, joins Casa for a party on a boat during Amsterdam Dance Event.
The German techno party brand returns to Amsterdam Dance Event with a daytime show featuring DJs CLOUDY and KUKO.
A disco-themed Amsterdam Dance Event night at the Wereldmuseum, named after Diana Ross's anthem "I'm Coming Out".
Warhaus is the solo project of Maarten Devoldere from the Belgian band Balthazar, known for louche, brass-tinged crooner pop.
KAZI and LEVITATE present new club music from South Asia and its diaspora, mixing regional sounds with electronic dance styles.
Luminosity, the trance brand behind the Luminosity Beach Festival, moves indoors for a night of trance at the club on the IJ waterfront.
An audiovisual performance by Dutch cellist and electronic composer Maarten Vos with Maotik, a Montreal-based artist who makes immersive generative visuals.
A concert for babies up to 18 months, built around sound, colour and movement rather than sitting still and listening.
The Dutch DJ and producer, known for future bounce and his releases on Musical Freedom and Spinnin', presents his own Storylines show.
Work by the late Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf, known for his meticulously staged, cinematic images, presented at The Grand during Amsterdam Dance Event.
An Afro house party during ADE; Afro house is a South African-rooted strand of house music built on deep grooves, percussion and often vocals.
An Amsterdam Dance Event night on Detroit techno, the electronic sound pioneered in mid-1980s Detroit by Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson.
Luminosity, the Dutch organisation known for its trance events and beach festival, hosts a daytime trance party.
Irish DJ and producer Mano Le Tough brings Maeve, his label known for melodic, emotional house and techno, to Amsterdam Dance Event.
The electronic producer, known for audiovisual live shows that often draw on science and mathematics, talks about designing immersive experiences.
DJ Pegassi plays from day into night in one long, all-day session.
A drawing session run by the Rijksmuseum's drawing school, in which you sketch models who are moving rather than holding poses.
Belgian psychiatrist and bestselling author Dirk De Wachter, known for his reflections on meaning, suffering and happiness, gives a talk whose title means 'The Last Lesson'.
A programme of live audiovisual performances, with artists combining electronic sound and real-time visuals.
A new version of the Arabian Nights tale of Ali Baba and the forty thieves, staged as family theatre for children aged seven and up.
An electronic music event held as part of Amsterdam Dance Event, the city's annual autumn club festival and conference.
A Halloween party for children in scary costumes at the adventure playground where kids build their own huts.
An audiovisual installation with Tharim Cornelisse inside the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam's oldest building, presented together with Minimal Collective.
An electronic music event at Westergas, the former gasworks site in Westerpark that now houses event halls, during Amsterdam Dance Event.
A single-session beginners' pottery workshop where each person makes one handmade piece.
Surinamese writer Cynthia McLeod, best known for her slavery-era novel Hoe duur was de suiker (The Free Negress Elisabeth), gives a talk.
For All Souls, a performance of Fauré's Requiem, a gentle and consoling setting of the Mass for the dead.
The Berlin-based Dutch singer and producer, known for dark, atmospheric electronic pop and for working with Stromae, plays during ADE.
A DJ marathon, where a series of DJs take turns on the decks over a long stretch of hours.
First performance of a new piece by ICK, the contemporary dance company founded by choreographer Emio Greco and director Pieter C. Scholten.
A Pilates class set to pop music, followed by breakfast and matcha, offered as a gentle morning alternative to ADE's late nights.
An ADE party from Vonckelend and Bacardi themed around poffertjes, the small, puffy Dutch pancakes.
The first session of a hands-on workshop where participants make their own theatre masks.
Helios, the ambient guitar-and-piano project of American composer Keith Kenniff, shares a live bill with Oceanic in the Stopera during Amsterdam Dance Event.
An ADE programme held in Our Lord in the Attic, a 17th-century canal house with a hidden Catholic church in its upper floors.
A daytime party during ADE where DJs play over coffee rather than cocktails, for those who prefer dancing before dark.
A screening of a film about two decades of grime, the London-born rap and electronic genre, in the Netherlands, followed by drinks.
Ukrainian techno DJ Nastia talks with Thijs de Vlieger, one third of the Groningen drum and bass trio Noisia, about underground club culture.
Italian house and tech house DJ Andrea Oliva, long associated with the ANTS parties on Ibiza, joins Madorasindahouse at A/Café.
A party built around baile funk, the bass-heavy Brazilian funk from Rio's favelas, and passinho, its fast, intricate footwork dance style.
A daily happy hour at the hotel's Prins & Aap bar that introduces jenever, the Dutch juniper spirit that came before gin.
A hands-on session modelling and sculpting objects from clay, open to beginners.
As the title asks who looks after the night, expect a programme on how Amsterdam's nightlife history gets recorded and kept.
A booking agency and a club team up for an ADE showcase, putting their roster of DJs on one Friday night bill.
An exhibition exploring the realities of independence struggles across Africa, Suriname, and the Caribbean.
Individual intuitive card consultations held in the historic canalside library.
Participants learn bead embroidery techniques to customise and repair second-hand garments.
A hands-on crafting session using vintage beads to design and make custom jewellery.
A morning music session with Kiosk Radio, the Brussels online station that broadcasts from a kiosk in a park, focused on Belgian electronic music.
An ambient music performance played through a spatial, multi-speaker sound setup, so the sound moves around the listener instead of coming from a stage.
Daft Punk's own wordless 2006 art film follows two robots trying to become human, and uses none of the duo's music.
An evening of stand-up comedy paired with mixed drinks alongside the IJ.
A techno-leaning collaboration between two party crews at the raw industrial warehouse club in the western harbour area.
An installation by Touki Delphine, the Dutch collective known for turning salvaged objects into audiovisual installations, shown during the Amsterdam Dance Event.
A hands-on room where visitors can try out synthesizers, controllers and other music-making gear from manufacturers.
Armada Music, the Dutch dance label co-founded by Armin van Buuren, gives a showcase slot to an artist called Dion.
A talk on the classic hardware samplers, such as the Akai MPC and E-mu SP-1200, that shaped hip hop and electronic music production.
yusu hosts UK bass producer Champion, with Ezri Jade, Kingdom Sound, the yusu selectors and Alleek also playing.
Amsterdam rapper Brainpower, one of the pioneers of Dutch-language hip-hop, gives a lecture on the genre at the city archives.
A craft class on upcycling, which means turning old or discarded materials into new and useful objects.
Jordan Harrison's Pulitzer-shortlisted play about an elderly woman and an AI likeness of her late husband, built only from the memories he is fed.
A social dance party for Balboa and Collegiate Shag, two fast swing dances from 1930s America built on quick, close footwork.
A joint work by Dutch visual artist Heleen Blanken and Daniel de Bruin, who builds kinetic sound machines, shown in ADE's art programme.
British techno DJ Dave Clarke, long known as the "Baron of Techno", shows his own photographs in this exhibition.
Disco and house DJs play to a coffee-drinking crowd, a daytime alternative to ADE's late club nights.
A deep listening session built around gongs, where participants lie or sit still and let the long, resonant tones wash over them.
A yoga class set to techno instead of the usual ambient soundtrack, part of the Amsterdam Dance Event programme.
Kompakt is the Cologne label and record shop behind decades of minimal techno and pop-leaning electronic music, run by figures such as Michael Mayer and Wolfgang Voigt.
A showcase from Revealed Recordings, the big-room EDM label founded by Dutch DJ Hardwell.
The Dutch house producer behind 'Drugs From Amsterdam' talks about building a career as an independent artist, in this Amsterdam Dance Event conference session.
An afrobeats party held as part of Amsterdam Dance Event.
A 2017 Brazilian documentary about the last two known men of the Piripkura, an uncontacted people living as nomads in the Amazon, and the official working to protect their land.
Karyn Kusama's 2009 horror comedy, written by Diablo Cody and starring Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried, now treated as a cult feminist favourite, with an introduction first.
Two back-to-back DJ pairings, where two DJs share the decks and swap tracks in turns through each set.
An Amsterdam Dance Event programme called Dutch Candy whose subtitle, Faces of Ecstasy, points to the drug's place in Dutch dance culture.
The second edition of a Korean-themed club night; haejang is Korean for curing a hangover, as in the famous hangover soup haejang-guk.
A panel on how Beirut's electronic music scene has kept going through Lebanon's economic collapse, the 2020 port explosion and war.
The Friday edition of ZeeZout, a party series during Amsterdam Dance Event whose name means "sea salt" in Dutch.
A Beatport live session with !K7, the Berlin label known for its long-running DJ-Kicks mix series, under the Zwart Goud banner.
A hands-on class in mosaic, the craft of making images and patterns by setting small pieces of tile or glass into a surface.
Iranian kamancheh player and electronic composer Saba Alizadeh performs with Farzané, on a double bill with the international project Vehicle/Passenger.
Amsterdam Dance Event comes to the University of Amsterdam's heritage museum on Oude Turfmarkt.
An ADE talk on the strong El Niño weather pattern scientists expect and how it could affect daily life, events and the climate.
Two party collectives team up for a bordello-themed club night during Amsterdam Dance Event.
Plein Theater and the Amsterdam Dance Event team up for a programme on the themes of sex and death.
French producer and DJ Panteros666, a member of the Club Cheval collective known for playful, genre-hopping club music, plays with invited guests.
A night from Get Physical, the Berlin house label founded in 2002 by Booka Shade, M.A.N.D.Y. and DJ T.
A night hosted by Chlär, the Dutch DJ and producer known for fast, hard-hitting techno.
Aardman's stop-motion sheep returns in a family film screened in the run-up to Halloween.
A weekly market where about 25 booksellers sell second-hand and antiquarian books, prints, posters and magazines.
A record shop session where you can dig through crates of vinyl and meet the people behind InDeep'n'Dance.
Intercell and DJ Mika Heggemann bring in guest DJs of their choice for an Amsterdam Dance Event night.
A guided walk looking at the architecture built in Haarlem's historic centre after 1965, a period that is often overlooked.
Obskür, the Northern Irish house DJ duo, host The SYSTEM in the basement club under A'DAM Tower.
The first day of a party from Mud Jeans, the Dutch denim brand known for leasing jeans and recycling them.
Andrzej Wajda's 1975 epic follows three friends building a textile factory in ruthless industrial Łódź, shown as part of the Polish film festival.
Part of the Futures of Listening series, which looks at new ways of hearing and presenting sound, probably experimental or spatial in approach.
A double bill at the Bimhuis, Amsterdam's main venue for jazz and improvised music on the IJ waterfront.
Techno DJ Chlär, known for hard, fast, percussive sets, plays with guests at a club night called Primal Instinct.
A night from Spinnin' Deep, the deep and underground house offshoot of the Dutch dance label Spinnin' Records.
A programme on Amsterdam's nightlife history and whether its club culture should be recognised and protected as heritage.
Opening of a programme with Dark Forest Theory of the Internet author Bogna Konior, video artist Lawrence Lek, philosopher Lukáš Likavčan and Ignota Books publisher Sarah Shin.
A staging of The Witches of Eastwick, the musical based on John Updike's novel about three women and the charming stranger who upends their small town.
Lars von Trier's 1996 drama, starring Emily Watson as a devout young woman in the Scottish Highlands, shown in English with English subtitles.
An English-language stand-up set from Abishek Kumar, the Indian comedian known from Amazon's Comicstaan.
French II plays a live set, not a DJ set, as part of Amsterdam Dance Event.
London house DJ Kitty Amor picks the line-up for a night at the club at the top of A'DAM Tower.
An edition of the Vault Sessions series, this time with a set from SK_Eleven.
Justine Ellul shows her work on dancing and club culture in an exhibition that is part of the ADE programme.
An electronic music event during the city-wide dance festival and conference.
A live set at Concerto, the Utrechtsestraat record shop that often hosts small in-store performances among its racks.
Lelantus hosts a sunset-themed music event during Amsterdam Dance Event under its ADE Train banner.
Dutch electronic producer Starjunk 95, known for upbeat rave music that draws on the nineties, plays a headline show.
A Friday night session on the Amsterdam Dance Event programme, the city's yearly electronic music festival and conference.
An ADE label showcase on the Veronica Ship, the former offshore pirate radio ship now moored in Amsterdam as a club.
An ADE event for people who want to enjoy the festival sober, with the night's music and company but no alcohol or drugs.
A lunchtime concert with young players from the Prinses Christina Concours, the Dutch competition for young classical talent, including 13-year-old cellist Huajin Gu.
A discussion at the Dutch Resistance Museum where participants sit together to talk about decolonisation and what should happen next.
A compact twenty-minute performance blending personal storytelling and humour about relocating from southern Italy to the Netherlands.
The second showing of DANCÆ, a show by Chlär, the Dutch DJ and producer known for fast, hard-hitting techno.
The crew behind KATER, the name linked to Berlin's Kater Blau club scene, bring their long, playful house and techno style to Amsterdam.
New work premieres from ICK-Next, the young-maker programme of ICK, the dance company founded by Emio Greco and Pieter C. Scholten, alongside a popup presentation.
An ADE club night at The Loft under the Club.Record banner.
An ADE club night at The Loft under the Club.Record banner.
An ADE discussion on why dancing together in clubs still matters socially and culturally in a digital age.
Make a Japanese-bound booklet, a leather notebook or a small jewellery box in a studio on Steigereiland Noord, open to beginners and experienced makers.
A sneaker-themed rave during Amsterdam Dance Event, where the dress code is about your trainers.
A public debate on how design can help shape Europe, held at Amsterdam's centre for technology and society.
A dub and sound system session with drinks, hosted by The Mighty Dread Warrior Machine and Mo Manager as part of Amsterdam Dance Event.
An erotica-themed edition of the ANOTHER club night, part of Amsterdam Dance Event.
An electronic music event during the city-wide dance festival and conference.
Dutch writer Basje Boer presents her new book, Drama, at the bookshop on the Spui.
Human VPN presents Someplace_else, a performance at Frascati, the Amsterdam theatre known for experimental work by young makers.
A performance from ArtEZ, the Dutch arts university, presented as part of Amsterdam Dance Event.
An immersive audiovisual screening pairing the British band's music with large-format digital visuals projected across walls and floors.
An indoor family entertainment venue offering group games and activities.
Conservatory students present orchestral repertoire in their main concert hall.
An Amsterdam Dance Event session on Brazil's live music and festival scene, presented in a short talk format.
A dining event that pairs a meal with music, part of the festival's programme outside the clubs.
A communal vegan dinner served at the independent cultural centre.
A weekly community kitchen serving affordable, volunteer-cooked vegan meals on the former shipyard grounds.
An open creative studio session where you choose a medium and work at your own pace with hands-on materials.
An evening of electronic sound put together by the DARKMATTER Collective during Amsterdam Dance Event, with performances by Amanah and Maguette Dieng.
A live set of cabaret, theater, or song in the venue's intimate tapassalon.
A hands-on workshop exploring the modes, rhythms, and performance traditions of Eastern Mediterranean folk music.
Dutch techno collective Wolvenroedel hosts an ADE party inside the Westergasfabriek gasholder, which usually shows large immersive digital art projections.
Amsterdam's music conservatory hosts part of the Amsterdam Dance Event programme in its building on the Oosterdokseiland.
A hands-on cooking class on making Japanese sushi at home.
A painting session set to music, where participants make their own artwork as a calmer alternative to the dancefloor.
A drum and bass label showcase; Critical is the London label run by Kasra, and Critical Sounds is its club night.
The party brand Naughty Parrot hosts an event during Amsterdam Dance Event, the city's yearly electronic music festival.
A breathwork session, guided breathing exercises set to music, held inside the Nassaukerk church as part of Amsterdam Dance Event.
The Audioholics crew hosts an ADE night at Pacific, the café-club at Westergas.
An installation by media artist Yoon Chung Han, whose work blends sound, data and interactive visuals.
A free exhibition open to the public, part of the Amsterdam Dance Event art programme.
Zeezout, Dutch for 'sea salt', hosts its own event as part of Amsterdam Dance Event, the city's annual electronic music festival.
An after-work social evening for expats to meet other internationals and Dutch people.
A hands-on craft class in which you string beads into your own jewellery or decorative pieces.
A music night at this bar-restaurant, whose title points to soul, funk, gospel and other Black music traditions.
Part of ADE's neighbourhood programme, bringing festival events, talks and music out of the centre and into Amsterdam Zuidoost.
Rose Ringed presents its HRMNY party during Amsterdam Dance Event, held in Het Sieraad, a former school building in Amsterdam West.
A Friday afternoon drinks cabaret blending stand-up comedy and performance to kick off the weekend.
Dutch singer, actor and theatre maker Joy Wielkens is the guest of De Balie's Plein Publiek programme.
The closing night of a programme at the Amsterdam University of the Arts, the city's arts school covering theatre, dance, music, film and fine art.
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.
An ADE show that appears to feature Belgian electronic group Arsenal, known for mixing dance music with global influences.
TMPL Music and Crane Sessions team up for a joint DJ session during Amsterdam Dance Event.
A bike kitchen is a community workshop where you fix your own bicycle with shared tools and help from other people.
An ADE talk on changing how food is produced and consumed, probably focused on sustainability.
Allard Pierson, the University of Amsterdam's heritage museum on Oude Turfmarkt, hosts an event during Amsterdam Dance Event.
Three electronic music collectives each bring their own DJs to a shared Amsterdam Dance Event showcase.
A meeting session at Amsterdam Dance Event where people from the music industry talk with specialists about sustainability and social impact.
A joint party from the NEMS and UNLEASHED crews on the Amsterdam Dance Event programme.
Weekly candlelit evenings of kirtan, which is call-and-response devotional mantra singing, along with meditation, reflections and snacks.
A stand-up comedy evening with three comedians: Murth Mossel, Dorelia Schraven and Devin Hillenius.
Two funk- and groove-minded crews share the basement club beneath A'DAM Tower.
A record-focused DJ night at TILLATEC as part of ADE, built around playing vinyl rather than digital files.
A video installation about club culture, shown as part of the Amsterdam Dance Event programme.
An Amsterdam Dance Event night at The Stargate built around bass-heavy electronic music.
A graduation performance by students at the Amsterdam University of the Arts, the city's main school for theatre, dance and other arts.
A showcase night for the LA ZIC crew, presenting the DJs and producers on its roster during the Amsterdam Dance Event.
A MidWest Radio concert held in a gym hall, presenting highlights from Press, Rec & Play.
A theatre piece at Frascati whose title promises a comic take on tragedy, staged at the Nes venue for new and experimental work.
An ADE programme at Zone2Source, the art space in the Amstelpark that focuses on art, nature and technology.
An ADE conference panel on how to make the music industry fairer and more environmentally sustainable.
An Amsterdam Dance Event gathering hosted by Casèt; judging by the title, it combines music gear (the kits) with DJ sets.
As the name suggests, an Amsterdam Dance Event night built around DJs playing records on vinyl.
A pop-up during ADE week, held inside an ice-cream shop in De Pijp.
The first edition of a new event led by Imara Thomas, with Thalia Oyewole and Jana Schell as featured performers.
Finalists from the long-running Groningen competition for up-and-coming Dutch cabaret performers bring their work to Amsterdam.
An ADE edition of MOOV at Akhnaton, the long-running city-centre club known for African, Afro and urban music nights.
The CrunchyHouse collective hosts a night of house music during Amsterdam Dance Event.
A club night focused on bass-heavy electronic music, as the title suggests.
Live music sessions hosted by The Social Hub, the hotel and co-working chain, under its Background Radio series.
A daytime edition of the Komm Schon Alter party series, whose German name means roughly "come on, mate".
A Friday lounge session with a DJ at the Andaz hotel, which sits in the former public library building on the Prinsengracht.
An event from Episode held during Amsterdam Dance Event, the city's yearly festival and conference for electronic music.
Live music from Dutch jazz pianist Dirk Balthaus in an intimate café setting.
An electronic music night that is part of the festival's sprawl of club events across the city.
Davyboi plays a headline show at the Leidseplein music venue.
Paris party series ATARASHI teams up with Fosbury for a joint club night.
A label night featuring artists from Polyamore Records, as part of the Amsterdam Dance Event.
A late-night club event held as part of the Amsterdam Dance Event programme.
An ADE after-party showcase where Talkback Heads and invited guests play.
A sponsored fitness session in the ADE programme, a chance to exercise between conference talks and club nights.
A do-it-yourself bike repair workshop where you fix your own bicycle using shared tools and advice.
A party marking ten years of the Yomo Records label.
An Amsterdam Dance Event showcase by About US, held in a hotel rather than a club.
A special daytime edition of the KENZi party series, held during Amsterdam Dance Event.
A special edition of the MITA party, held during Amsterdam Dance Event.
An Amsterdam Dance Event club night in the former church on the Weteringschans.
An Amsterdam Dance Event night that pairs a DJ set from producer Chudix with a live electronic set from Ties Deelen.
Sam de Jong's Dutch film, adapted from Tommy Wieringa's novel, about a young man in a small village who is left paralysed after an accident.
Dutch jazz trumpeter and singer Michael Varekamp performs with his band, The Legends.
A Sense of Place presents Soft Signals, an ADE event whose title suggests quieter, more atmospheric electronic music than the usual peak-time club night.
A children's bookshop opens up for babies and toddlers to play and read, and for parents of young children to meet each other.
A nostalgia-themed ADE event looking back at earlier eras of dance music.
The CloseCall party series celebrates its second birthday as part of the Amsterdam Dance Event programme.
As the name suggests, an evening given over to dancing at the cultural venue in Amsterdam-Noord.
The Friday version of a Meetup drinks evening for expats and internationals who want to meet new people at the waterside bar.
Contra's regular Friday live music night gets an Amsterdam Dance Event version, with Ikigai performing.
The electronic act French II plays a live set rather than a DJ set during Amsterdam Dance Event.
The first performance of a show called Sense Eclipse, part of the festival's programme.
A late-night electronic music party running through the early morning hours.
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.
An ADE talk on festivals that reuse and recycle water on site, cutting down on waste and on bottled water.
A relaxed daytime lunch service inside the alternative cultural centre on the Overtoom.
A community gardening afternoon tending to the shared plots at the self-managed cultural community in Amsterdam-Noord.
A bass music event during Amsterdam Dance Event, focused on heavy, low-end electronic music.
The PULSO crew puts on a showcase night during Amsterdam Dance Event.
The award ceremony for Archiprix, the annual Dutch prize for the best graduation projects in architecture, urban design and landscape architecture.
A loose group of jazz musicians playing improvised sets in an informal meeting-place setting.
A programme dedicated to French music, language, and culture.
The Leidseplein live music bar hosts its regular rock night featuring loud cover bands and classic anthems.
An Amsterdam Dance Event club show, part of a numbered series of Sense Eclipse nights during the city's yearly electronic music festival and conference.
An exhibition at W139, the long-running artist-run space for experimental art, as part of Amsterdam Dance Event.
A one-off pop-up during ADE where Produchertz presents its producers and their music to an audience of fans and industry.
An ADE conference session under the Baile da Galecta name; 'baile' usually refers to Brazilian funk street parties.
A party at BRET, the bar and venue by Sloterdijk station, held as part of Amsterdam Dance Event.
A networking session with DJ showcases, hosted by a booking agency and two collectives that promote DJs and women in electronic music.
The Overbruggen and Lab54 crews share a club night during Amsterdam Dance Event.
DJ Estrella invites guest DJs to play with her at a party held by the GOT.DRIP collective.
The launch of the Anderworld zine, part of AADE, an independent alternative to Amsterdam Dance Event.
A theatre production whose Dutch title translates as 'History of an Accident'.
A trio led by Ivan Laranjeiro plays Brazilian jazz at Teatro Munganga, a small theatre in Amsterdam with a Brazilian focus.
An ADE club night that teams up house producer Lombardo's Night Shift party with KillaCutz, with LFU and Richard Parker also on the line-up.
A themed evening at the Hilversum pop venue built around a performer called André, most likely a Dutch-language party or tribute show.
A work by artist Jaco Schilp, shown as part of the art programme of the Amsterdam Dance Event.
A club night at Parallel, the Amsterdam venue known for techno and other electronic dance music.
A film-themed ADE programme at the Van Eesteren Museum, which is devoted to the post-war Western Garden Cities of Nieuw-West.
A calm Friday morning focused on well-being and mindful presence at the community garden.
An ADE talk on using music and club culture as a tool for social change and for including people the industry has left out.
An ADE conference talk on how ownership of venues, labels and platforms affects music communities, their culture and their wider impact.
The NRG event's edition for Amsterdam Dance Event, the city's yearly electronic music festival and conference.
A club night during Amsterdam Dance Event, the week each October when electronic music events fill clubs and venues across the city.
Radio Chenin runs a series of DJ and radio sessions inside a shop, spread over three days.
An Amsterdam Dance Event conference session on how having children affects careers in the music industry.
Part of AADE, the alternative fringe to Amsterdam Dance Event, held at the self-run cultural centre in a former film academy building.
The Foodie Fellowship meetup group holds a Barcelona-themed get-together built around Spanish food and sangria.
A theatre show whose title translates as 'All of Holland Hopes'.
A day-long set from Ofie, part of Amsterdam Dance Event, the city's yearly electronic music festival.
An Amsterdam Dance Event party from the Amani Tribe collective at the Australian-themed bar and club.
An electronic music event called Genesis, held as part of the Amsterdam Dance Event programme.
VOYA sets up a pop-up bookshop as part of the Amsterdam Dance Event programme.
The Dirty Disco crew plays a showcase with guest DJs, part of Amsterdam Dance Event's programme of club nights.
A party during Amsterdam Dance Event, named after the hall of slain warriors in Norse mythology.
The _mediaklub collective rehearses a performance built around Victory Day, the Soviet and Russian commemoration of the end of the Second World War, at the artists' residency.
A party hosted by Alci, who brings in invited guest DJs, held during Amsterdam Dance Event.
A sleep-a-thon is usually an overnight event where people come together to sleep on site, sometimes as a fundraiser or with music.
A panel on how European music businesses could depend less on big American tech platforms and services.
During Amsterdam Dance Event, the Petrified Phoenix crew takes over the hotel bar with a DJ programme.
Two agencies present their artists at Club Up, the small club near Leidseplein, during Amsterdam Dance Event.
DJ Sefron hosts a line-up of invited friends at this Amsterdam Dance Event party.
A collaboration between BEFORE and EKANITE, part of the Amsterdam Dance Event programme.
A talk on how the law deals with cultural, ethnic and social diversity, and the political arguments around it, at the University of Amsterdam's public venue.
A stage performance at the theatre on Uilenstede, the large student housing campus in Amstelveen.
A night at Contra featuring Diana Sidibè.
A theatre production at Frascati, the Nes theatre known for contemporary and experimental work by young makers.
A Dutch act at The Cave, Amsterdam's long-running rock and heavy metal bar.
EIT Climate-KIC, the EU's climate innovation network, swaps slides and speaker panels for a day of networking and collaboration at the zoo.
XHOTCOFFEE's event for Amsterdam Dance Event, the city's yearly electronic music festival and conference.
A session in the Amsterdam Dance Event programme that, going by its title, is about balancing career success with the rest of life.
DJ and producer Aladag hosts MMAATTCCHH, his own club night, during Amsterdam Dance Event.
A club night during Amsterdam Dance Event, and the name suggests deep house and groove-led sets.
A MITA club night at Chin Chin Club, open only to guests aged 18 and over.
An event in the Amsterdam Dance Event programme, the city's annual five-day electronic music festival and conference.
A sold-out ADE party at Buiten Amsterdam.
An ADE panel on how young club promoters learn the trade and how the industry can help train and support them.
An ADE showcase in which the About US platform presents a selection of artists.
Two party crews go up against each other in a shared club night during Amsterdam Dance Event.
Two party collectives join forces for a club night during Amsterdam Dance Event.
Going by the name, this is a house music night with DJs in a bar setting.
A club event under the Drumcity name, part of Amsterdam Dance Event, the city's annual five-day electronic music festival and conference.
A music night whose name suggests groove-based sounds such as funk and soul.
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.
A try-out, meaning an early preview performance before the premiere, of a new revue-style show by the duo Anne & Bas.
A theatre production at Bellevue, the theatre on Leidsekade near Leidseplein.
An ADE night from the Obscuur party series, whose name is Dutch for 'obscure'.
A club night under the Mondo Groove name, part of the Amsterdam Dance Event programme.
An ADE talk on cutting the carbon footprint of touring, from travel and freight to production choices for DJs and live acts.
An ADE conference panel on how music scenes keep going when public funding and support systems are cut or collapse.
A joint ADE party from two event brands, Prisma and Beest.
A party held as part of Amsterdam Dance Event, the yearly electronic music festival and conference that takes over clubs across the city.
A label showcase during Amsterdam Dance Event, the city's annual electronic music festival and conference, pairing RENTGLAM with artists from Nomadism Records.
A DARKMATTER programme featuring Sapodilla during Amsterdam Dance Event, at W139, the artist-run contemporary art space on the Warmoesstraat.
The premiere of a new show at the Bos en Lommer arts venue; its title means 'Resilience' or 'Carrying Capacity'.
The party collectives Gaia Mama and Loko team up for a night run by Bubba Brothers.
A guided tour of the Amsterdam University of the Arts, introducing its buildings and the training it offers.
A short midday concert devoted to vocal music.
An ADE panel on the South American music market and the opportunities it offers for artists and businesses.
A showcase from Exilium during Amsterdam Dance Event, presenting the artists linked to the name.
An industry showcase, where artists play for promoters, labels and other music professionals as well as the public.
An event in the Amsterdam Dance Event programme, the city's annual five-day electronic music festival and conference.
A Dutch class for highly educated newcomers that combines the Duolingo app with Nederlands in Gang, a well-known Dutch textbook for fast learners.
An evening with Dutch performer Froukje Bouman at Scala.
A club night where De Binnenstad gives DJ Sam Hoffman the job of inviting the guest DJs.
A club night held during Amsterdam Dance Event, the city's yearly festival and conference for electronic music.
An Amsterdam Dance Event conference session on circular water use at music festivals and on cutting their environmental impact.
A performance by an Amsterdam drama collective at De Sloot, a small theatre.
A programme at the small canal-house museum devoted to pianolas and historic player pianos.
A revival of a theatre piece at the VU campus theatre; the title means 'Korthals in Pieces'.
A screening of a 2026 film whose title refers to the flamboyant, dressed-up figures of the club nightlife scene.
Community sessions offering Japanese shiatsu bodywork, working along traditional meridian channels.
An advanced Iyengar yoga session focusing on precision alignment and sustained postures for experienced practitioners.
An accessible group exercise session designed to get local neighbours moving together.
A guided tour exploring the heritage, stories, and curated objects housed inside the neighbourhood collection.
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 regular community yoga class held at the NieuwLand social space.
The BURST collective presents TLM as part of Amsterdam Dance Event, the city's yearly electronic music festival and conference.
An informal weekly gathering for activists, hackers, and the local community to connect over open-source tech.
The neighbourhood cinema screens a selected feature film for its weekly Friday night programme.
A Friday night showcase, where a label or collective puts its own roster of DJs on the decks for the evening.
A masterclass on eating well for touring DJs and musicians, whose late nights, travel and irregular schedules make healthy eating hard.
An ADE panel backed by Jägermeister on how small, local music scenes and communities can still have an influence worldwide.
A community canteen where neighbours share a simple meal at a common table.
The sixteenth edition of a recurring event series whose subtitle means "not words but deeds", roughly "actions speak louder than words".
A group outing to the performance A Fine Mess, run by Mocca, Amsterdam's network for cultural education.
A club night that pairs the online radio platform VM Radio with the SYNESTHESIA party series.
A masterclass on how DJs can build and promote their brand online, part of the Amsterdam Dance Event conference.
An event held during Amsterdam Dance Event, the city's yearly festival and conference for electronic music.
A stage production called KID, performed at Scala.
A meeting space during ADE run by Weeztix, the Dutch ticketing platform used by many event organisers.
An ADE industry session where music publishers, who manage songwriting rights and royalties, meet artists and writers and explain what they do.
An event in the Amsterdam Dance Event programme, the city's yearly week of club nights, label showcases and music industry talks.
A club night whose German name means 'four quarters', a nod to the steady four-to-the-floor beat of house and techno.
An art exhibition in the Amsterdam Dance Event programme, shown at The Cristel Ballroom Gallery.
A neighbourhood market selling affordable everyday groceries and seasonal goods.
A short ADE talk by Noah Smith on artists building a personal brand in less conventional ways.
A conference keynote at Amsterdam Dance Event taking stock of where the electronic music industry currently stands.
A session from Might Delete Later at The Stargate, held as part of Amsterdam Dance Event.
A networking session during Amsterdam Dance Event, where two music-industry communities bring artists, labels and other professionals together to meet and swap contacts.
A duo set in a small café built around live piano music.
A performance made by a directing student at the Amsterdam University of the Arts, presented as part of their training.
Rachid Larouz performs his theatre show, whose title means 'Waking Up'.
An ADE event named after the opening song of The Velvet Underground's 1970 album Loaded.
A club night, its name Dutch for 'obscure', at the Amsterdam-Noord venue.
An informal drop-in coffee gathering where local residents meet their neighbours and chat.
An ADE networking session where artists and industry people can meet music managers, the people who run artists' careers.
A rehearsal by the OTA chamber choir, a small vocal ensemble, at the neighbourhood venue.
A performance at the small theatre on Haarlemmerplein.
Named after the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, which every Muslim who is able should make at least once.
A club night called Wild Out at Club Prime.
A club night; the listing does not say who is playing.
A meeting space for music industry professionals during Amsterdam Dance Event, the conference side of the electronic music festival.
A performance at the theatre on the Omval in Amsterdam-Oost.
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 side event in the Amsterdam Dance Event programme, presented as a boutique, most likely a pop-up shop.
A series of group meetings in Ganzenhoef, Zuidoost, about building personal strength and supporting one another.
An extra date added to an existing run of shows at this venue.
The annual meeting of the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers, a closed session for members only.
Not an event: the cemetery's brasserie and office are closed for the day because the staff are on a team outing.
This performance of Je suis Zorro at the small Theater Mascini has been cancelled.
The world's biggest electronic music conference and festival takes over the city from October 21 to 25, with club nights spilling into cafés, shops and hotel lobbies.
The landmark survey brings together the Japanese artist's signature polka dots, Infinity Mirror Rooms, and monumental soft sculptures.
The electronic music festival marks its 30th edition, and the programme includes the Concertgebouw Orchestra playing Beethoven's Fifth in the Centrale Markthal.
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.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running musical based on T.S. Eliot's poems about cats, featuring the song 'Memory'.
Drumcode, the Swedish techno label run by Adam Beyer, joins up with the Dutch techno organiser Awakenings for a big Amsterdam Dance Event night.
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 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra plays Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, the one that opens with the famous four-note motif.
Northern Europe's largest design event spreads across Eindhoven with exhibitions, talks and graduate shows from the Design Academy and others.
For the city's yearly museum night, when museums open late with music and performances, this canal house with its hidden attic church takes part.
Drawings and sketches by the Rotterdam-born Abstract Expressionist painter, shown alongside his famous Woman I, with lectures, an audio tour and drawing workshops.
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.
A four-hour party train through the Netherlands with three stages on board, running several rides including a sunrise departure at 05:30.
The Barcelona party brand is known for theatrical themed events with costumed performers, confetti and props, set to tech house.
An interactive science and technology exhibition focusing on the history, physics, and programming behind video games.
Into the Woods, the Dutch electronic music organisation known for its forest parties, brings its festival to the ADE programme.
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.
The young Dutch violinist Noa Wildschut plays Vivaldi's four violin concertos portraying spring, summer, autumn and winter, among the best-known pieces of Baroque music.
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.
French hard techno DJs I Hate Models and Nico Moreno curate a night in the Gashouder, the huge former gasholder at Westergas.
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.
Slimfit mixes classical music with electronic compositions inside the museum's 17th-century hidden church, tucked into the attic of a canal house.
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.
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.
Dance event pioneers ID&T present a sensory labyrinth of light, sound, and interactive technology in the Elementenstraat warehouse.
A club night on a train, with sets from a string of electronic labels and party crews including Italian techno label Deeperfect.
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.
KI/KI, the Dutch DJ known for fast, euphoric sets mixing trance and techno, plays an extended five-hour set on the first day of the Amsterdam Dance Event.
Photographs by the American Henry Chalfant, who documented New York subway graffiti and co-created the book Subway Art and the film Style Wars.
The Norwegian cellist Truls Mørk plays Shostakovich's First Cello Concerto, and the programme also includes Beethoven's Eighth Symphony.
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 Amsterdam DJ and producer known for hard, fast techno and trance-tinged club sets plays a five-hour set on the second day of her series.
The South African twin brothers, among the best-known names in amapiano, bring their Echoes party to the Leidseplein club.
Dutch producer Mau P, known for the tech house hit Drugs From Amsterdam, brings his Baddest Behaviour party to ADE with Amsterdam promoter Loveland.
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.
An autumn half-term programme on Pampus, the nineteenth-century fort island in the IJmeer that was part of the Defence Line of Amsterdam.
Quieter visiting hours for people sensitive to crowds and noise, with time to explore the medieval moated castle at Muiden and its gardens in peace.
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'.
Danish producer Kölsch, known for emotional, melodic techno on the Cologne label Kompakt, hosts his IPSO concept in the former school building Het Sieraad.
The Amsterdam band that mixes Eastern European klezmer with Balkan brass and street-party energy celebrates 30 years together.
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.
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.
The Mystery Ensemble plays music from Howard Shore's Oscar-winning scores for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films inside the 17th-century church.
Yellow Claw, the Amsterdam trap and bass duo known for hard-hitting festival sets and their Barong Family label, hosts an ADE night with invited guests.
Sinfonia Rotterdam plays well-known hits live while 180-degree projected visuals surround the audience.
The Norwegian cellist Truls Mørk, who has recorded the Shostakovich concerto twice, makes a debut with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, alongside Beethoven's light-hearted Eighth Symphony.
The painter's former home displays etching and drawing techniques to show how Rembrandt pushed the boundaries of his craft.
The photographer presents vivid, stylised portraits celebrating the fashion and contemporary identity of people from Xinjiang.
The New York house figure Louie Vega, half of Masters at Work, DJs the whole of this boat party, from start to finish.
The contemporary Spanish-Dutch painter presents new works in dialogue with Francisco de Goya's iconic etchings, Los Disparates.
An exhibition on James McNeill Whistler, the American-born painter in London known for his Nocturnes and the portrait of his mother.
The Concertgebouw's weekly free 12:30 lunchtime concert, this time marking Black Achievement Month, the October celebration of Black achievement in the Netherlands.
The Brazilian DJ and producer brings his bouncy, sample-heavy house sound to Westergas for an ADE show.
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.
ADE Lab, the festival's programme of talks, workshops and masterclasses for aspiring music makers and fans, sets up a village at the Westergas site.
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.
The Amsterdam electronic music festival brand, known for techno and house and its focus on sustainability, holds a Friday night club edition during ADE.
Children follow the Dinorangers into the zoo's dinosaur woods, visit a dinosaur nesting ground and try forest survival activities.
An installation by the Dutch artist Boris Acket, known for large-scale works combining sound, light and moving fabric; 'einder' is an old Dutch word for horizon.
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.
The Bristol-raised, Chilean-born house DJ and producer curates a long line-up at the skatepark café, including Doudou MD going back-to-back with Jennifer Loveless.
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.
South Korean rapper BewhY, who became famous after winning the TV rap contest Show Me The Money in 2016, known for fast, technical, faith-inflected hip-hop.
Up to 150 people board a forty-metre boat on the IJ for an afternoon and evening of house music.
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.
Intercell joins 999999999, the Italian duo known for raw acid and hard techno, to host a night with acts they have invited.
The American-born, Netherlands-based soprano Claron McFadden explores the music of Nina Simone, the singer, pianist and civil rights activist.
Part of Winter Vondelland, an early taste of winter in Vondelpark with games, live music, poffertjes and snert, the thick Dutch pea soup.
Audio Obscura, the Amsterdam promoter known for techno and house nights in unusual locations, teams up with Bad Boombox, which brings its own invited DJs.
A sightseeing boat trip along Amsterdam's canals on Blue Boat Company's City Canal Cruise.
The Dutch techno promoter Free Your Mind teams up with the UK hard dance and rave brand Teletech for a big room night at the Zaandam venue.
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.
Two New York house veterans: Kenny Dope, one half of Masters at Work, and Todd Terry, known for "Something Goin' On" and his remix of "Missing".
Crate-digging market inside the covered passage of De Hallen, featuring independent record vendors selling vinyl across multiple genres.
French producer Worakls, known for melodic electronic music with orchestral strings and piano and co-founder of the Hungry Music label, plays with guests during ADE.
An ADE night marking twenty years of the Warehouse Project, the Manchester club series famous for large-scale parties in disused industrial buildings.
A 4K restoration of Alan J. Pakula's 1976 Watergate thriller, with Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman as reporters Woodward and Bernstein.
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.
The Turkish producer, known for melodic deep house and his hit remix of "Feel", plays with friends at an ADE night run by Amsterdam organiser Loveland.
A drop-in art studio where children can make their own work, at the art museum in Laren known for its Dutch modernist collection.
An evening looking through telescopes at planets and stars from the hotel near the RAI; in clear weather Saturn's rings may be visible.
Mystery Ensemble plays music from Tim Burton's films, mostly by Danny Elfman, the composer behind Batman, Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Ukrainian DJ Daria Kolosova, known for hard, fast techno, plays with guests she has invited at Thuishaven, an outdoor club in an industrial area.
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.
Patrons gather for a rowdy open-mic singalong night at the Red Light District's historic jazz and karaoke pub.
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the concert hall's architecture and acoustics before attending the free midday performance.
The veteran Dutch festival organizer hosts its multi-day series of house and techno events for Amsterdam Dance Event.
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.
Comedian and actor Saman Amini's cabaret show takes on the subjects that divide the Netherlands today, including fascism, racism and inequality.
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.
