Amsterdam City Guide
The Happiness Museum is setting up shop at De Hallen for two weeks
Two weeks of free workshops, talks, and the Happiness Walk, with a special edition at the Marineterrein
Dekmantel Festival back in the Amsterdam Forest this summer
From July 31 to August 2, the Amsterdam Forest transforms into an immersive world of sound, nature and innovation
Canal Parade: colorful LGBTQIA+ boat parade on the canals
On Aug. 1, Amsterdam sails, and this year the whole world is participating
Summer of Love at Thuishaven with only house classics
Erick E, ROOG, Dimitri, Marcello and Lucien Foort play on Aug. 1
Museum Square soon to be dedicated to WorldPride and LGBTI+
In August, Museum Square is a meeting place for music, culture, love and connection
Cinetree's Forest Film Festival: Watching movies in Amsterdam Forest
Four days of cinema under the stars at Amsterdam's Bostheater
Teaches of Peaches as the opening act at Melkweg
A documentary about electroclash icon Peaches will be screened once, the day before her own concert at the same venue
Chefs in the Woods: Star chefs cook in the Amsterdam woods
With radiant weather, clinking glasses and live jazz, the festival promises much good
Dance Valley with Calvin Harris and Hardwell in Spaarnwoude
The iconic dance festival returns to Spaarnwoude on Saturday, Aug. 8
Loveland Festival: House and techno weekender in Sloterpark
Multi-day electronic music festival in Sloterpark with multiple stages and a long local history
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From July 25 through August 8, 2026, you can enjoy free access every day between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m.…
Amsterdam West
With its signature blend of cutting-edge electronic music and an almost cinematic setting, Dekmantel Festival returns this summer...
Amsterdam Surroundings
One day a year, Amsterdam transforms into a completely different city. This year, the Canal Parade exists thirty...
Amsterdam Center
On Saturday, August 1, 2026 Thuishaven is dedicated to house and club classics from 1989 to 2005. Summer of Love...
Amsterdam is gearing up for one of the most special events of 2026. During WorldPride Amsterdam, the iconic Museumplein will transform from 5 to...
Amsterdam South
Balmy summer evenings, a gently rustling forest edge and a big screen under the stars - it is exactly that combination that makes the Cinetree's Forest Film Festival...
Peaches is performing at Melkweg on August 7, but you can get to know her story the night before…
In August, the Amsterdamse Bos transforms into a culinary paradise. Ten Michelin-starred chefs will then bring their cuisines to the...
Dance Valley has been among the absolute crown jewels of the international dance scene for decades. On Saturday, August 8, 2026...
Loveland Festival fills Sloterpark in New West with house and techno every summer. The multi-day festival is organized by Loveland Events, an independent dance organizer...
On Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, Recreation Area Spaarnwoude in Velsen-Zuid will host Zin in de Zomer Fest. The festival is the successor...
On Saturday, August 15, the industrial site of Taets in Zaandam will transform into the beating heart of the international house scene. None other than Chris...
Valtifest is a fixture in the waterfront electronic music scene. Each year this festival combines danceable electronic...
Anyone who knows the Amsterdam dance scene a little knows that ZeeZout is more than a festival. It is a...
The Hungry Eye Fair is a photography the fair for new faces in photography and offers emerging...
Amsterdam North
On Sept. 5, Berlin-based Keinemusik and DJs Rampa and &ME will descend on the Amsterdam Forest for a high-profile performance during Sona presents...
On Sunday, September 6, 2026, Amsterdam City Swim will return as a major open-water event to raise funds for ALS research. Thousands of swimmers will take the plunge into the canals, starting from central…
From Sept. 11, 2026, Yayoi Kusama will fill the Stedelijk with more than seven decades of work. From early paintings from the 1950s to brand-new...