Canal Pride
Canal Pride in Amsterdam lights up the canals with rainbow celebrations, alongside the Grachtenfestival concerts starting Aug 7–16.
Pluk de Nacht Festival
Open-air film festival in Amsterdam showing unreleased international films, animations, and documentaries for free at Het Stenen Hoofd.
Seize the night open-air film festival
Seize the night is an open-air film festival presenting unreleased international films, animations and documentaries. Free entry, screens at Het Stenen Hoofd in Amsterdam with editions also held in Utrecht, celebrating cinema under the night sky in its 23rd edition.
Gay Pride Canal Parade
The Amsterdam Pride Canal Parade on August 1, 2026 features colorful boats along the canal route from Oosterdok to Westerdok as part of Pride Amsterdam.
Gay Pride Amsterdam
Gay Pride Amsterdam around 1 Amsterdam on Saturday 1 August 2026 floods the city with rainbow parades, lively street parties, and club-stage performances, a vibrant call for equality, self-expression, and community.
Pride Amsterdam: Event Sign-Up
Sign up for Pride Amsterdam events at Centre♥ and watch the list refresh as you filter, revealing a vibrant, festival-ready lineup that mirrors the city’s bold, inclusive spirit.
Manage permission
At Centre♥, explore privacy and permissions in a tech-forward session lineup, where practical data rights meet clever demos against the city’s vibe of innovation and responsible digital life.
Pride March Amsterdam
Join Amsterdam’s Pride March through the heart of the city, a splash of colour, sound and love ending near Centre♥, as the annual festival turns streets into a jubilant parade of inclusion.
Amsterdam Pride Canal Parade
Join Amsterdam Pride Canal Parade as vibrant floats glide along the city's canals in Amsterdam-Centrum, a colorful street festival with music, dancing and inclusive celebration—free to spectators, with pre-registration encouraged.
Canal Parade
The world-famous Amsterdam Canal Parade sails through the city’s canals on Saturday 1 August 2026, with illuminated boats gliding past Centre, East and West routes in a luminous, inclusive celebration.
"Strangeland" by Tracey Emin
Book club at Art Studio Amsterdam-NDSM discussing Strangeland by Tracey Emin, a non-fiction coming‑of‑age exploration of class, trauma, and the birth of an artist's voice.
canal parade
Annual LGBT Pride festival culminates with a canal parade along Amsterdam’s Prinsengracht and Amstel, drawing huge crowds from locals and visitors over a week in late July to early August. Colorful boats, performances, and waterfront celebrations showcase inclusive culture along the iconic city canals.
Closing Concert
Join the Pride Amsterdam closing concert at Museumplein on Aug 8, 2026, as Amsterdam lights up in rainbow colors with a live music celebration.
Drawing in the Open Studio
Across Amsterdam’s art scene, Drawing in the Open Studio unfolds as a roaming, hands-on event where artists sketch live, visitors mingle by sunlit easels, and the city becomes a living gallery of spontaneous creativity.
Pure Markt - Amsterdamse Bos
Pure Markt at Amsterdamse Bos invites you to an artisan food and craft market under leafy shade, where 70% food stalls and 30% handmade goods mingle by lakeside pine trails.
The Amsterdam Summer Course 2026
The Amsterdam Summer Course 2026 unfolds at OT301's Ventilator Cinema, a gritty, intimate workshop series where students explore creative disciplines in Amsterdam's cutting-edge cultural hub.
Prinsengracht Concert
A free traditional classical concert on Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, staged on a temporary canal platform in front of Hotel Pulitzer, where boats with wine drift by as the city glows and music sails over water.
Prinsengrachtconcert 2026
Experience the free Prinsengrachtconcert 2026 on a floating stage along Amsterdam's Prinsengracht, with the Hotel Pulitzer glinting nearby; a cherished open-air classical tradition since 1981, unfolding 16:00-22:30 with orchestral grandeur and canal breeze.
Uitmarkt Amsterdam / De Opening
Opening of Amsterdam's cultural season: a free 3-day festival with 400+ previews and 2000 artists across music, theatre, opera, literature, cabaret, and a book market at Museumplein and Leidseplein.
"Monsters" by Claire Dederer
Book club discussion at Art Studio Amsterdam-NDSM on Claire Dederer's Monsters, exploring how brilliant art can come from controversial people.
NDSM Open Call: LOOKUP! Shells
At Amsterdam's NDSM Loods, NDSM Open Call presents LOOKUP! Shells—an immersive, sea-inspired art installation weaving sculpture, light and texture, buzzing with collaborative energy and edgy urban grit.
Open Monumentendag
Open Monumentendag hits Amsterdam with rare access to historic buildings, as the 2026 theme 'Erfgoed in gevaar' puts heritage at risk in the spotlight; check participating monuments on the site, but hurry—some venues fill up.
Open Monuments Day in Amsterdam
Open Monuments Day invites visitors to explore Amsterdam's historic buildings and churches during a weekend of public access to architectural gems.
Jazz Years: Amsterdam Jazz 1930s (1930–1939)
Step into Jazz Years: Amsterdam 1930s, a multimedia odyssey at 1 Amsterdam that stitches rare photos, recordings and migratory stories into the early jazz of Amsterdam (1930–1939), running Apr 3–Sep 13, 2026.
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