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
May 20-25, 2025
Celebration of contemporary art and culture with exhibitions, art fairs, gallery openings, performances, artist talks, and special events throughout the city.
June 6-8, 2025
Annual jazz festival in and around Amsterdam's famous Red Light District
June 8-9, 2025
An extraordinary festival full of meetings, workshops, performances, screenings, and creations for local and international artists and thinkers.
June 13, 2025
5km or 10km run through Amsterdam's iconic Zuidas business district with various bars, food trucks, large dance floor and a DJ with after party in the evening.
June 14, 2025
Monumental and modern towers open their doors to the public + Photo and Film Contest
June 9-16, 2024 | date to be confirmed
Chamber music festival with internationally renowned musicians, at various historic locations in the centre of Amsterdam
June 13-15, 2025
Unique opportunity to discover Amsterdam's hidden gardens of private homes and institutions. Open Tuinen Dagen is organised by 7 canal museums.
June 22, 2024
Promotional event for sustainable brands with workshops and DJs at De Hallen in Amsterdam Oud-West.
June 23, 2024 from 11:00 - 16:30
Walking tour of courtyards, self-managed gardens, private gardens (both large and small) and one or more roof terraces in the Jordaan. Participating gardens are easily identified by green lanterns at their entrances.
June 14-28, 2025 | 78th edition
Music, dance, literature, visual arts, theatre, film and opera performances from around the world fill venues throughout the city.
June 29, 2025 | date to be confirmed
Annual recreational swimming competition in the open waters of the Bosbaan at the Amsterdamse Bos.
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.
May-October
Go back in time with a ride on a historic tram from Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Groningen, Vienna or Prague.
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