On Saturday, June 28, the Amsterdam Roots Festival in the Oosterpark treats you to no less than 10 hours of music, dance, circus, food and drink, and stories from all over the world. Children get in free, adults pay a low fee.
Two international acts have already been confirmed for 2026. Florence Adooni comes over from Ghana with music that hovers somewhere between tradition and contemporary. On the other end of the spectrum is Ak Dan Gwang Chil, a collective from South Korea that plays traditional folk music in a way you won't soon forget. Two completely different worlds, two hits. The complete lineup will be announced later, but the tone is set.
The Oosterpark is a smart choice for this type of festival. The park has space, greenery and an open atmosphere befitting a day meant for everyone. On festival day, multiple stages are set up, scattered around the grounds, so you can catch one act and be at something else five minutes later.
Florence Adooni and Ak Dan Gwang Chil set the bar high for what is to come in the full lineup.
In addition to music, there is also room for circus acts, theater performances, dance and spoken word. The program is broad, and that is exactly the intention: not one type of audience comes here, but the entire neighborhood.