What's On in Amsterdam on Thursday 29 October
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the next 60 days, as the galleries announce themThursday 29 October
The American singer-songwriter Chan Marshall, known for Moon Pix, The Greatest and her reworked covers, plays the main hall.
A huge multimedia scale model of Amsterdam, billed as the largest of its kind of any city, showing how the city lives and moves.
Sporty Spice of the Spice Girls, who has since built a solo career in pop and dance music.
The New York writer and humorist known for Metropolitan Life and Netflix's Pretend It's a City, talking in her famously sharp way about city life, culture and manners.
The Hong Kong-born pianist, winner of the 2025 Van Cliburn Competition, plays Brahms's three piano sonatas, all written in the composer's early twenties.
The famously sharp New York writer and humorist, subject of the Netflix series 'Pretend It's a City', holds forth on whatever she likes.
Tchaikovsky's 19th-century ballet about Prince Siegfried and Odette, a woman under a curse that turns her into a swan.
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.
German cellist Raphaela Gromes and South African cellist-singer Abel Selaocoe join the Amsterdam Sinfonietta string orchestra to open the season.
German cellist Raphaela Gromes and South African cellist-singer Abel Selaocoe join the string orchestra for a programme built around the pioneering French composer Marie Jaëll.
The zoo shows off its newly renovated historic aquarium building and diverse marine life.
The British singer with the big soul voice, known for singing on Rudimental's 'Waiting All Night' and DJ Fresh's 'Gravity', and for solo hits like 'If I Go'.
Fun Forest's treetop climbing courses open after dark, so you climb the routes at night.
An exhibition on the stories and cultures behind well-known games from around the world, where visitors can also play them together.
The veteran Dutch singer, songwriter and clown, also known as the creator of Alfred J. Kwak, performs his show 'Vandaag' ('Today').
A month of family activities at the national museum, inviting children and parents to discover the stories behind works in the collection.
Music by the Italian pianist-composer known for his gentle, minimalist piano pieces, played in a church lit by candles.
The Brazilian singer from Minas Gerais who became a big name in the country's new pop with her sensual mix of MPB, axé and reggaeton.
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra's training programme for young professional musicians marks 25 years with a concert by its current and former members.
The British singer, known for her soulful voice on Rudimental's 'Waiting All Night' and her own hits like 'Gravity', plays a live show.
A rare chance to step inside a private canal house on the Keizersgracht, opened to the public for the day.
The Dutch pianist known for quiet, minimalist neo-classical piano pieces plays as part of EINDER during Amsterdam Dance Event.
A TEDxAmsterdam open-mic night on the hotel rooftop where people tell short true stories on a scary theme, just before Halloween.
The festival of ideas brings in British novelist Deborah Levy, twice Booker-shortlisted for Swimming Home and Hot Milk and known for her 'living autobiography' trilogy.
A look at the hidden microbial life of Amsterdam's canals, at the Artis museum about microbes.
The British singer, known for her soulful voice and for Rudimental's hit 'Waiting All Night', plays the Amsterdam-Noord venue.
The long-running ensemble mixes fast-paced improv games, sketches, and video comedy sparked by audience suggestions.
Drop-in divination sessions using card reading inside the canal-side museum dedicated to hermetic philosophy and free thought.
A private hands-on pottery class where couples can try wheel throwing together and pick up their fired work later.
The British singer, known for her vocals on Rudimental's "Waiting All Night", plays a set with Angelo Benson; there is a waiting list for this show.
An open-mic stand-up night where comedians poke fun at Dutch culture and life in the Netherlands.
Internationaal Theater Amsterdam stages Chekhov's play about young writers, actresses and disappointed love on a country estate.
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.
In a living library, people are the 'books': you sit down with one and talk to them about their life and experiences.
A stage version of Danish writer Tove Ditlevsen's celebrated memoir trilogy about growing up poor in Copenhagen, becoming a writer and falling into addiction.
A dance event built on African and African-diaspora rhythms such as Afrobeats and Afro house, at the former naval yard.
A concert celebrating 25 years of the orchestra's academy, which trains young musicians by having them play alongside the Concertgebouworkest.
An open day where teenagers and parents can try out TUMO, a free after-school programme in coding, design, animation and other digital skills.
A session on saving drag and queer culture that now lives mainly on social media, and how archives can keep it before it disappears.
A Halloween screening of Anyab, the 1981 Egyptian musical horror comedy that spoofs Dracula, in the spirit of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Musicians play Ludovico Einaudi's gentle, minimalist piano music by the light of hundreds of candles.
A concert for babies up to 18 months, built around sound, colour and movement rather than sitting still and listening.
A stage version of Ken Kesey's novel about Randle McMurphy, a rebellious patient, and his struggle with the controlling Nurse Ratched on a psychiatric ward.
Claire Denis's drama, released in English as The Fence, adapted from Bernard-Marie Koltès's play about a night-time standoff on a West African building site.
A celebration of LGBTQ+ love and identity in Surinamese and Caribbean communities, hosted by the museum of Surinamese culture and history.
The Los Angeles performer San Cha mixes Mexican ranchera, punk and electronic music with heavy theatrical flair.
A touring selection of short films from the Berlin festival devoted to horror made by women and non-binary filmmakers.
The long-running duo of cornettist Rob Mazurek and drummer Chad Taylor, mixing free jazz, African rhythms and electronics since the late 1990s.
The Nairobi artist on the Monkeytown label, known for theatrical, genre-blurring mixes of hip-hop, electronics and Kenyan influences, plays the small upstairs hall.
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.
Annie Baker's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about three cinema ushers, staged by Amsterdam On Stage in the city's oldest cinema, which suits the story.
Stand-up comedians perform entirely in English, for expats and for Dutch people who like their comedy in English.
The street art and graffiti museum in a former NDSM shipyard hall opens late on Thursday evenings.
Amy Heckerling's 1995 teen comedy, a Beverly Hills retelling of Jane Austen's Emma starring Alicia Silverstone, shown in a new 4K restoration.
A social Meetup group gathers at Dynamo Atelier 77 so participants can customise and personalise their own clothes.
The Utrecht orchestra marks All Souls, the day for remembering the dead, with Baroque music by Bach and Vivaldi.
A beginner-friendly bouldering session with free climbing shoe rental. Bouldering is climbing short walls without ropes, with crash mats below.
A Halloween night of post-punk with three bands, held in the former bunker under a Vondelpark bridge that now runs as a volunteer-led cultural space.
A meetup of TOOOL, the Dutch-founded lock sport group whose members learn how locks work by picking them as a hobby, at the Technologia Incognita hackerspace.
The cornet-and-drums duo of Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor, known for mixing jazz with electronics and improvisation, opens a new series; meetup at 20:00, concert at 20:30.
A guided tour on the 19th-century librarian of Ets Haim, the Portuguese Synagogue's library and the oldest Jewish library still in use in the world.
The café's weekly baby hour turns Halloween-themed with spooky snacks, a book reading and tiny costumes, for families with babies under one; one spot reportedly remains.
A daily happy hour at the hotel's Prins & Aap bar that introduces jenever, the Dutch juniper spirit that came before gin.
A bar games night for singles and friends, with competitive games built around dating red flags as a way to meet new people.
Singers perform opera arias, the solo showpieces from operas, in an informal concert meant to bring opera to everyone.
An exhibition exploring the realities of independence struggles across Africa, Suriname, and the Caribbean.
A painting class for all levels, with drinks, snacks and soft jazz, pitched as a social evening or art date.
The Dutch tradition of a comedian looking back on the past year in a solo show, and De Kleine Komedie has long been its home.
Skateboarding lessons for children at the skate café.
An evening on the 12th-century German abbess Hildegard von Bingen, a mystic, composer and healer famous for her writings on plants and nature.
A ghost-themed theatre show about a haunted Amsterdam.
Audience seating for the recording of Eva Jinek's current affairs talkshow at De Hallen.
A restored print of Elia Kazan's 1954 Oscar-winning dockside drama starring Marlon Brando, in English without subtitles; buy your own ticket.
An evening of stories, music and wine from the mountains of northern Italy.
Bingo with song snippets in place of numbers: you mark off the tracks you recognise, in a lively gay bar on the Halvemaansteeg.
An outdoor sports programme for children who love adventure, with survival-style activities like climbing, crawling and obstacle challenges.
A repeat of an evening at the canal-house art space where talk about art and criticism happens around a shared dinner table.
The second episode of a live game show night, where contestants and audience play rounds of games on stage.
The Dutch comedian brings his stand-up and cabaret show to the large Leidseplein theatre.
The title echoes René Girard's idea of the 'romantic lie', that our desires are borrowed from others, applied here to artificial intelligence.
A party-style bingo night, the loud, host-led version of the game played for laughs as a night out.
A series of workshops teaching children Afro dance, the energetic styles that grew out of West African popular music.
A guided screening that teaches you how to look closely at a film, taking the French film Garance as its example.
Samira Rafaela, the former D66 Member of the European Parliament known for her work on gender equality, gives a talk on bodies and how we talk about them.
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.
Westside Cowboy, a young Manchester band mixing 90s-style alternative rock with country-tinged songs, share the bill with Wyatt; there is a waiting list for tickets.
A book club discussing the latest novel by Douglas Stuart, the Scottish writer who won the Booker Prize for his debut Shuggie Bain.
Photographer Jim Saah talks about his book of photos of the 1980s Washington DC punk and hardcore scene, which included bands like Minor Threat and Fugazi.
A French-language film followed by a Q&A held with Roze Filmdagen, Amsterdam's LGBTQ+ film festival, as part of Tapis Rouge.
About the German-Jewish artist Otto Freundlich's idea for a chain of sculptures stretching across Europe as a monument to peace, a project others have since taken up.
A stand-up comedy night where comedians perform short sets in a restaurant.
An immersive audiovisual screening pairing the British band's music with large-format digital visuals projected across walls and floors.
A hands-on digital learning workshop where young people practice tech and design skills.
A Spanish-language literary book club organised in partnership with the Spanish cultural institute.
Musicians take turns on stage for an open, unscripted jazz session at the neighbourhood piano bar.
Members and guests meet for an evening of casual and competitive chess over drinks at the private artists' club.
A screening from a documentary series on remarkable listed buildings, this one about churches, mosques, synagogues and other places of worship.
An introductory course in bachata, the partner dance from the Dominican Republic, for people with no previous experience.
A guided walking tour exploring the industrial heritage and modern redevelopment of Amsterdam-Noord's shipyards and waterfront.
A lecture tied to Divali, the Hindu festival of light that is widely celebrated by Amsterdam's Hindustani Surinamese community.
A French-language feature shown as part of Tapis Rouge, Het Ketelhuis's festival of recent francophone cinema.
The Dutch novelist, best known for 'The Twin' (Boven is het stil), is interviewed about Pavlova in a bookshop.
Probably the Brussels rapper Isha, known for his introspective, gritty French-language hip-hop.
A piano evening meant as a meditative experience about letting go of the need for approval, security and control.
The launch of a new cookbook by Coosje Kruijsen, built around cooking for her eight brothers, held at the bookshop.
Free weekly beginner try-out classes in salsa and bachata, two Latin partner dances, held every Thursday.
A book discussion on Clarissa Pinkola Estés's 1992 bestseller, which uses myths and folk tales to explore the 'wild woman' archetype in women's psychology.
A screening and discussion of Férid Boughedir's 1983 documentary on the first decades of African filmmaking and its leading directors.
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.
A screening of the French-language feature Congo Boy, served with a bowl of soup, as part of the Tapis Rouge francophone film festival.
A series of African dance workshops for adults at the community centre in the Transvaal neighbourhood.
Live sets from the bands Human Toys and The Etters, plus DJs Bone and Evz playing records, at the Oedipus brewery's event space.
A concert of music by the German Romantic composer, with Frederic Voorn explaining the pieces between performances.
The Dutch comedian and actor brings his cabaret show to the theatre on the Uilenstede student campus in Amstelveen.
A Halloween night event run by Trevoga at COKO, a space on Prinsengracht; trevoga means 'alarm' or 'anxiety' in Russian and Ukrainian.
A small festival of short performances at the neighbourhood theatre on the Sajetplein in Oost.
The Amstelveen pop venue's showcase series, presenting up-and-coming bands and artists.
The American singer, who mixes emo, alt-rock and rap, plays songs from his new album on his first headline tour in two years.
A concert in Paradiso's smaller upstairs hall, the Bovenzaal.
A live music night with sets by Astronaut, Sam de Laat of Droom Dit, and Kasmin.
A French-language feature shown as part of Tapis Rouge, Het Ketelhuis's festival of recent francophone cinema.
A relaxed library session where writers talk about their work and read from it while the audience eats soup.
A live music performance inside the science museum.
A French-language feature shown as part of Tapis Rouge, Het Ketelhuis's festival of recent francophone cinema.
A free one-hour escape room in English at a language school in Zuid, played in teams of five, with a course discount for the winning team.
The Dutch Game Design Guild's session where designers playtest each other's prototype board games and give feedback.
A shared meal bringing together young and old to talk about what wisdom is.
A drawing session from a live model who holds short poses of five to twenty minutes, good for practising quick gesture and figure sketches.
A French-language feature shown as part of Tapis Rouge, Het Ketelhuis's festival of recent francophone cinema.
A volunteer-run eetcafé, meaning a cheap shared dinner in the squat-scene tradition.
A Halloween-themed pub quiz where teams compete on spooky trivia.
An evening of progressive rock from Dutch bands, the genre known for long, complex songs and odd time signatures.
A podcasting workshop on how to build a suspenseful scene in audio storytelling.
A talk on how digital platforms and maps shape the way we understand and move through places.
A French-language feature shown as part of Tapis Rouge, Het Ketelhuis's festival of recent francophone cinema.
A short theatre show in Scala's format of 20-minute performances with time to eat and drink, for €13.99.
Sobremesa is the Spanish habit of lingering at the table after a meal, talking and drinking, and this evening is built around that idea.
Dutch jazz pianist Erik Verwey leads his trio in the hotel's weekly Thursday jazz slot.
An intimate concert by the singer-songwriter La Iris, performing original songs.
Dutch jazz drummer Yoràn Vroom shares the stage with guest musician Rory Ronde in an intimate series built around musical meetings.
The first in a lecture series at the arts university, with POoR Collective, a design and architecture group working on space, community and social justice.
A theatre production at Frascati, the Nes venue known for new and experimental performance work.
A weekly social craft circle where people bring their own knitting and crochet projects to work on together.
A social crafting meetup for people in Amsterdam South who want to meet new people while making things together.
A relaxed daytime lunch service inside the alternative cultural centre on the Overtoom.
A community dinner cooked and served at the long-running Westerpark neighbourhood cultural centre.
The experimental British folk duo bring their raw, lo-fi storytelling to an independent cultural space.
A games night for Magic: The Gathering players in the Commander format, a popular multiplayer version played with 100-card single-copy decks.
An after-work drinks meetup for international women living in Amsterdam who want to meet others and share their experiences.
Writer Bert Natter and other speakers look at how Nazi Germany bent everyday language to its ends, a subject Victor Klemperer famously documented.
A Flemish maker presents work with KWP at the Flemish cultural centre on the Kloveniersburgwal.
An acoustic set by Machiel Boon at the live-music bar near Leidseplein.
An evening at the Frascati stage looking at what art can do, and why it matters for people and society.
A hands-on session where you try out acting, improvisation and stage exercises in a group.
A talk by the Dutch architect who served as Rijksbouwmeester, the government's chief architect, from 2004 to 2008.
The launch of a new book by Dutch writer and literary critic Daan Stoffelsen, which from its title is a portrait of his mother.
A double bill of two acts sharing the stage at Amstelveen's pop venue.
A theatre production whose Portuguese title means 'In the Ruins', the Dutch translation given in brackets.
An event billed as Chai at Café Soundgarden, the scruffy, long-running rock bar on the Marnixstraat with a terrace by the water.
A gathering of about 150 founders, creators and changemakers for conversations, practical learning and networking on building businesses together.
A weekly drumming class for children on the djembe, the West African hand drum, led by Rutger van der Ree.
A stage show whose Dutch title means 'space debris', the junk left orbiting Earth from old satellites and rockets.
A Halloween club night.
An informal afternoon of handicrafts such as sewing, knitting or drawing, organised by a group for meeting new people in Amsterdam South.
A jukebox night at this neighbourhood café, with the music chosen by whoever is in the room.
A talk and discussion at the Amsterdam debate centre about local, home-grown answers to global problems that can feel far away.
A stage show whose title plays on the French phrase for the best part of a meal, and on the word for resistance.
Live jazz in the café of Theater de Richel.
A study day from the Centre for the History of Migrants on how migration researchers take part in, and are heard in, public debate.
A theatre production at Frascati whose Dutch title translates as 'until it is what it has to be'.
An open poetry evening where anyone can read their own work, either on the theme of autumn or on a subject of their choice.
A stage performance on the theme of transformation, at the Bijlmer's neighbourhood theatre.
A fundraising dinner cooked by Het Laatste Avondmaal, with the money raised going to support Plantage Dok.
A flowing yoga class that links breathing and movement, held at the sustainable workspace and café in Noord.
A Dutch class for highly educated newcomers that combines the Duolingo app with Nederlands in Gang, a well-known Dutch textbook for fast learners.
A performance at the restaurant and music venue in a former water pumping station in Oost.
An evening with Dutch performer Froukje Bouman at Scala.
A performance by the artist Mauro at Amstelveen's pop venue.
A guided tour of a temporary solar park on Strandeiland, an energy project with 4,264 panels and a total capacity of 2,473 kWp.
A masterclass on how a film production company takes a project from first idea to finished film, held at the creative media and audio school.
A theatre show whose title is a Dutch expression meaning 'nothing the matter'.
A theatre show whose title is a Dutch pun joining 'avond' (evening) and 'avonturen' (adventures).
De Nieuwe Anita's literary night, Literanita, with guest Luan Buleshkaj.
Community clinic appointments offering traditional acupuncture and cupping therapy.
City Hall consultation hours for Amsterdam nightlife organisers, entrepreneurs, and creatives looking for advice, permits, or municipal funding.
A women's peer support circle for open conversation and shared experiences.
A community yoga class, generally open to all levels.
An informal Russian- and Ukrainian-language tea evening and social gathering for conversation and meeting new people.
Another run of a show whose title is a joke about how short the performer is, at the VU's cultural centre.
An eclectic live music evening featuring local experimental ensemble Oktopedians.
Amsterdams GOED and Robin Doet host a meeting on sharing locally generated power within an energy community, and no prior knowledge is needed.
A performance by Laura Dooge at the café and venue on the edge of Westerpark.
A professional course on persuading people more effectively, looking at your own relationship with power and how to respond to what the people around you need.
A dance afternoon for older people at the public library, with music to dance to and a chance to socialise.
An informal gathering in Oost where people talk openly about mental health and psychiatry.
A shared performance by two makers on one bill.
A stage show by theatre maker Nouhaila el Guebli, at the small theatre that gives stage time to young makers.
A weekly community lunch in De Pijp serving toasties, homemade soup, and a place to meet neighbours.
A theatre performance; the Dutch title means 'Verdict'.
The author talks about her debut novel, whose title means 'The Evil Eye', as part of the library's FlexPodium series.
An inaugural lecture, the public talk a new lector (professor at a university of applied sciences) gives to set out their research programme.
De Kring, the members' club for artists and creative people, holds a film screening; the title means Steel & Lavender.
An evening from RA*W and the advertising agency TBWA that puts the agency's own staff in the spotlight.
A talk using psychoanalysis to read the life of Geertruida Kapteyn-Muysken, a Dutch writer and social reformer around 1900.
A drop-in consultation for local residents with questions about forgetfulness, dementia care, and neighbourhood support.
A community-focused afternoon of practical workshops and discussions aimed at personal development and career planning.
A drop-in surgery where Vondelpark and Willemspark residents can discuss local issues with the neighbourhood area manager.
An open weekly surgery with the local community police officer and municipal neighbourhood team.
A discounted food or drink offer at the neighbourhood café and bar in Amsterdam Oost.
An informal consultation hour offering feedback and advice for emerging musicians and performers.
Students provide free homework support and a quiet study space for local children.
A mutual aid and legal support drop-in hour held at the historic anarchist social centre.
An event called Fragments at The Merchant House.
A free outdoor exercise group that uses the new exercise bench outside the swimming pool to work on fitness, strength and balance.
An informal drinks gathering for members of the historic Amsterdam artists' society, with a lecture.
A regular catch-up session where Zeeburgereiland residents hear the latest news and developments about the island.
A networking evening for people in private equity, with conversations with professionals and small round-table discussions.
A public consultation where the city asks residents for their views on its plans for affordable, decent housing.
A mobile municipal information desk at the Boven 't Y shopping centre, giving residents information about improving their homes, apparently on energy.
A peer support group for people affected by domestic violence, sexual violence or child abuse, and for those close to them.
Drop-in hours where the municipality's local area liaison answers residents' questions about the neighbourhood and helps with problems.
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 Swedish producer behind 'Call on Me' and the Pryda and Cirez D aliases, known for big, visually elaborate progressive house and techno shows.
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.
The young Finnish conductor, who will become the Concertgebouw Orchestra's chief conductor, leads the orchestra in a Mahler symphony.
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 London label set up in 2005 by trance trio Above & Beyond, and known for melodic deep house, hosts its Amsterdam Dance Event night.
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.
The Polish pianist, who won the Chopin Competition in 1975 and is famous for being fussy about detail, plays a programme he keeps secret until the last moment.
Dutch artist Boris Acket, known for large immersive light and sound installations, fills the market hall with an installation shown as part of Amsterdam Dance Event.
An exhibition showing the commercial textile patterns, garments, and decorative fabrics designed by the pop artist in the 1950s and 1960s.
An exhibition on Henri Matisse, the French painter known for his bold colour, his Fauvist work and his late paper cut-outs.
Hands-on workshops, games, and maritime activities designed for children and families.
A digital projection show rendering the Dutch master's fantastically detailed depictions of heaven, hell and sin into large-scale animations.
An exhibition for children featuring the intricate, detail-rich illustrations of Dutch picture-book maker Charlotte Dematons.
An animated digital installation bringing Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's classic novella and its philosophical meditations on life to light.
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.
A free chance to watch the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra at work as it rehearses, at lunchtime.
An exhibition on how the Rotterdam-born Abstract Expressionist painter worked, from his gestural brushwork to his famous Woman paintings.
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.
Amsterdam's festival of ideas, with talks, debates and conversations featuring philosophers, writers, artists and thinkers.
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'.
The Amsterdam band that mixes Eastern European klezmer with Balkan brass and street-party energy celebrates 30 years together.
A festival of talks and debate on big questions, opening with British novelist Deborah Levy, twice Booker-shortlisted for Swimming Home and Hot Milk, before moving to Tolhuistuin.
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra musicians play chamber works by Dvořák, Korngold and Eisler, Europeans drawn to America, marking 250 years since the Declaration of Independence.
An outdoor ice rink in front of the Rijksmuseum, with open skating sessions and skating lessons.
Original stencils, screen prints, and authenticated indoor works by the elusive Bristol street artist are on permanent display.
The Berlin techno producer, known for the film Berlin Calling and its hit Sky and Sand, plays his own tracks live on his machines rather than DJing.
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.
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 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.
A hands-on workshop baking pan de muerto, the sweet bread Mexicans make for the Day of the Dead in early November.
A hands-on painting course at the museum, where participants try painting techniques in the spirit of Van Gogh's work.
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.
Masaaki Suzuki's period-instrument ensemble, best known for its complete recording of Bach's cantatas, plays the six concertos Bach wrote while serving at the Köthen court.
An immersive digital experience that recreates the streets and canals of seventeenth-century Amsterdam.
The American singer known for glossy, hyperpop-tinged electro-pop on Troubled Paradise and STARFUCKER tours her latest record, WOR$T GIRL IN THE WORLD.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Children aged two to six wear silent-disco headphones as a professor character takes them back to prehistoric times to see how dinosaurs lived.
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.
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.
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.
British producer George King, who mixes electronic music with hip-hop, jazz and ambient, plays under a dome with fractal visuals by Dutch artist Julius Horsthuis.
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.
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.
