
komm schon Alter - Das Festival 2026
Komm Schon Alter – Das Festival 2026 brings a sunlit day of live music and cultural vibes to Tuinen van West in Amsterdam. Outdoor stages, eclectic acts, and a relaxed, social atmosphere promise a memorable, cross-genre festival experience.
Looking over the Fence: Void is Not Empty
Looking over the Fence: Void is Not Empty is a traveling exhibition examining urban voids from Amsterdam to Berlin’s Tempelhofer Feld. Through site-responsive imagery and architectural visuals, it invites visitors to rethink emptiness in contemporary city spaces. Runs Apr 10–May 23, 2026.
Food & Music Festival with Miljuschka
A festival at Amsterdamse Bos led by Dutch TV chef Miljuschka, featuring food trucks, hands-on workshops, wine tasting and live music. A casual, social event celebrating food and cooking in a forest setting on 23–24 May.
BLOOM presents Nectar Woode with NOTION
BLOOM presents Nectar Woode with NOTION at 1 Amsterdam, an intimate, late-night showcase of emerging jazz and soul talent, where crisp horn lines, warm keys, and soulful grooves converge in a candlelit club atmosphere.
Nick Mulvey @ Royal Theater Carré
Nick Mulvey headlines Amsterdam's iconic Royal Theater Carré, weaving intimate folk with worldbeat shimmer under gilded balconies as the room glows with candlelight and anticipation, turning a night into a moving, memory-soaked musical postcard.
Doepke / Naishtat Quartet
Experience an intimate chamber concert as the Doepke / Naishtat Quartet performs contemporary-classical works at Theater Mascini in Amsterdam. A refined evening of expressive ensemble playing, intimate acoustics, and inventive melodies in a stylish venue.
The Jazz Room: A musical journey into the heart of New Orleans
The Jazz Room invites you on a musical voyage into the heart of New Orleans at 1 Amsterdam, where brass threads, smoky swing, and soulful grooves pour through an intimate space, letting Amsterdamers stroll the French Quarter with every note.
De Waalse Kerk
Experience an intimate classical concert inside De Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam. This historic church delivers warm acoustics and a refined evening program, inviting audiences to enjoy live chamber music in a sacred yet welcoming setting.
Aaron Parks Little Big
Aaron Parks brings his Little Big project to Bimhuis for an intimate Amsterdam jazz night, delivering intricate piano-led improvisations and vibrant ensemble interplay in the venue's famed intimate setting.
Ben Van Gelder & Ensemble
Ben Van Gelder & Ensemble ignite Orgelpark with shimmering modern jazz, where saxophone dialogue dances with organ textures in a sunlit venue that makes Amsterdam feel like a listening room filled with wind and wonder.
Messiaen’s war monument
A classical chamber concert at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ featuring Faust, Widmann, Queyras, and Aimard performing Berg, Carter, Messiaen, and Ravel.
Museum Concert: Duo Pleyel & Sweelinck Academy Young Talent
A refined museum concert pairing Duo Pleyel's elegant piano dialogue with rising Sweelinck Academy talent, staged at Conservatorium of Amsterdam for a luminous afternoon of intimate chamber warmth.
Not my soul
Not my soul at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) brings a stark, intimate theater piece where memory and identity collide with stark lighting and precise performances that linger long after the curtain.
RAFI 4 KURDISTAN
Rafi 4 Kurdistan celebrates rich Kurdish culture at Tolhuistuin (Amsterdam) with film screenings, art installations, and discussions on identity, history, and community. A vibrant, cross-cultural evening mixing food, conversation, and visual storytelling.
Mozart's Requiem & Eine kleine Nachtmusik in the Netherlands
The Bach Choir and Orchestra of the Netherlands perform Mozart's Requiem and Eine kleine Nachtmusik at venues across the Netherlands, including Amsterdam. A refined night of soaring choral-orchestral finesse, rich harmonies, and timeless Mozart melodies.
Persona
Persona on stage at Holland Festival conjures Bergman-esque mood in Amsterdam—minimalist theatre, shadowy dialogue, and enigmatic performances that pull you into a reflective, haunting night.
Vadim Neselovskyi – Perseverantia
Vadim Neselovskyi presents Perseverantia at 1 Amsterdam, weaving intricate piano-led jazz with bold improvisation in a sleek, intimate room that invites deep listening.
FAKE!
FAKE! at 1 Amsterdam explores the birth of photographic illusion with a striking study of early fake images, weaving art and history from Feb 6 to May 25, 2026—reserve Rijksmuseum tickets for this revealing exhibit.
Julia Kochetova, War is Personal
Two photography exhibitions—Julia Kochetova's War is Personal and Verena Blok's Love Sh*t—explore womanhood and conflict at FOAM in Amsterdam (Mar 6–May 25, 2026).
Metamorphoses exhibition at Rijksmuseum
Rijksmuseum hosts the Metamorphoses exhibition in Amsterdam, exploring artists' reimaginings of Ovid's tales from Feb 6 to May 25, 2026.
Metamorphoses at Rijksmuseum
Metamorphoses at the Rijksmuseum threads myth into masterpieces in a special exhibition running until 25 May 2026, with tickets via the official site and a renewed reverence for art that morphs across eras.
Jutes - Melkweg Amsterdam
Canadian singer-songwriter Jutes performs at Melkweg Amsterdam, presenting material from his latest Dilworth album after Sleepyhead, blending intimate indie-pop storytelling with moody, cinematic live sound at the iconic venue.
BIG|BRAVE (CA) + A TABLE & A CHAIR (Aart-Jan Schakenbos (The Julie Mittens) and Arvind Ganga)
Experience a boundary-pushing evening as Canadian experimental duo BIG|BRAVE performs with A Table & A Chair (Aart-Jan Schakenbos and Arvind Ganga) at OCCII in Amsterdam, blending brutal textures with intimate, improvised dialogue.
Korhan Futacı
Korhan Futacı performs at 1 Amsterdam, weaving Turkish psych-rock, haunting vocals, and garage-grit into a hypnotic live set that turns the intimate Amsterdam venue into a feverish, orbiting groove.
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