Monthly calendar for Amsterdam with festivals, special events, concerts, cultural happenings, fairs, film & media arts, sports and entertainment. Exhibitions in museums and galleries are listed in the Exhibitions Calendar
July 15-Aug 6, 2023 date to be confirmed
Multicultural festival in the Nelson Mandelapark in Amsterdam Zuidoost with street food vendors, music, dance and football tournement.
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August 4-6, 2023
One of the biggest and most special gay prides around the globe, with street parties all weekend long, the best club circuit parties and the famous Canal Parade on Saturday.
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August 12, 2023 date to be confirmed
Biggest and most popular open air summer dance festival in the Netherlands, just outside of Amsterdam. Free buses available from Station Amsterdam Sloterdijk.
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August 11-20, 2023
Largest classical music festival in the Netherlands. Stage for young musicians from all over the world, with smaller scale concerts in houses and monuments in the historical centre of Amsterdam and along the banks of the River IJ.
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August 17-25, 2021
Inner city urban dance festival where dancers from around the world gather, with dance performances, next level battles and workshops.
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August 19-28, 2021
Watch the best independent films of Africa, Asia, Latin-America and the Carribean, in- and outdoor.
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August 22, 2021 cancelled
Annual recreational swimming competition in the open waters of the Bosbaan at the Amsterdamse Bos.
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August 27-29, 2021
Opening event of the cultural season in Amsterdam, with free previews of upcoming theater, cabaret, musical and concerts at outdoor and indoor stages.
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July 1-August 29, 2021
Annual festival in the Concertgebouw, with low priced concerts in an informal atmoshphere.
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August 13-29, 2021
A travelling circus full of performances, theatre, dance, magic, art and music of all kinds.
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August 25-September 4, 2021
As the sun sets, sit in your deckchair and enjoy a slice of undiscovered documentaries, animation, short and feature films that were never released in the Netherlands. All films are either English spoken or have English subtitles.
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May-September, 2021
Free dance, music and cabaret performances in the park's band shell.
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May 19-September 24, 2023
Outdoor art exhibition with more than 60 figurative sculptures and spatial installation art
April 15-August 14, 2022
World's largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest and exhibition of award-winning and often shocking photojournalism
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May-October, 2021
Go back in time with a ride on a historic tram from Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Groningen, Vienna or Prague.
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