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 2-13, 2025
Summer festival for international contemporary dance with work of well-known choreographers as well as up and coming talents.
July 6, 2025
Open-air festival in the Oosterpark with different music styles, circus, dance and theatre performances from all over the world.
July 18, 2025
Drag Queens and Kings are taking part in events including the Handbag Throw, the 100m Stiletto Sprint and the Limbo.
July 12-Aug 3, 2025
Multicultural festival in the Nelson Mandelapark in Amsterdam Zuidoost with street food vendors, music, dance and football tournement.
July 25-August 10, 2025
A travelling circus full of performances, theatre, dance, magic, art and music of all kinds.
April 18-September 21, 2025
World's largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest and exhibition of award-winning and often shocking photojournalism at De Nieuwe Kerk.
June 23 2024 - July 21, 2024
Live jazz performances by talented jazz musicians from the Amsterdam Conservatory and wonderful DJ sets in the Hermitage's scenic courtyard garden.
July 26 - August 3, 2025
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.
July 12 - August 30, 2025 | date to be confirmed
Concerts under the summer sky, with drinks or dinner, at Muziekgebouw.
May-September
Free dance, music and cabaret performances in the park's band shell.
May 21 - September 21, 2025
Outdoor art exhibition with more than 60 figurative sculptures and spatial installation art
May-October
Go back in time with a ride on a historic tram from Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Groningen, Vienna or Prague.