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 4
Gathering at the National Monument on Dam Square to honor soldiers and civilians killed during World War II.
May 5
Celebrates the country's 1945 liberation from the Nazi German occupation. One of the main events is a large festival on Museumplein, with music, poetry and speeches.
March 23-May 14, 2023
Most famous flower exhibition in the world, situated between Amsterdam and The Hague, in a wonderful park with millions of daffodils, hyacinths and tulips bulbs
May 19-20, 2023
Two-day showcase festival in the Main and Small Hall of Paradiso for talented, new bands from all over the world
May 26-29, 2022
Yearly international jewellery art fair where professional contemporary jewellery designers sell their work directly and in person
May, 2022 exact dates to be confirmed
Special outdoor concert in the great canal house garden of Museum van Loon
May 19-September 24, 2023
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.
May-September
Free dance, music and cabaret performances in the park's band shell.