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
Multicultural festival in the Nelson Mandelapark in Amsterdam Zuidoost with street food vendors, music, dance and football tournement.
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.
July 9 2023 - August 6, 2023
A series of jazz concerts in the Hermitage's scenic courtyard garden
August 12, 2023
Biggest and most popular open air summer dance festival in the Netherlands, just outside of Amsterdam. Free buses available from Station Amsterdam Sloterdijk.
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.
August 26, 2023
Annual recreational swimming competition in the open waters of the Bosbaan at the Amsterdamse Bos.
August 27, 2023
Drag Queens and Kings are taking part in events including the Handbag Throw, the 100m Stiletto Sprint and the Limbo.
August 22-27, 2023
Watch the best independent films of Africa, Asia, Latin-America and the Carribean, in- and outdoor.
August 22-27, 2023 exact dates to be confirmed
Special outdoor concert in the great canal house garden of Museum van Loon
August 23-27, 2023
Watch classics outdoors at sunset in the park next to the Eye building.
August 22-28, 2023
Inner city urban dance festival where dancers from around the world gather, with dance performances, next level battles and workshops.
August 9-27, 2023
Ambient open-air cinema in the courtyard garden of the Hermitage where film lovers can enjoy forgotten classics.
August 26-28, 2023
Opening event of the cultural season in Amsterdam, with free previews of upcoming theater, cabaret, musical and concerts at outdoor and indoor stages.
August 23 - September 2, 2023
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.
August 30 - September 2, 2023
Catwalk shows and exhibitions on Dutch and Belgian fashion organised at galleries, museums, cinemas, shops and clubs throughout Amsterdam.
August 18-September 3, 2023
A travelling circus full of performances, theatre, dance, magic, art and music of all kinds.
May-September, 2023
Free dance, music and cabaret performances in the park's band shell.
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.