Artsy & Creative Events in Amsterdam

Judy Chicago: Revelations

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 · All day

Jewish Museum

Art

Judy Chicago: Revelations at Amsterdam's Jewish Museum threads feminism, memory, and provocative icons through bold installations, staged amid stark galleries and Holocaust-era contexts.

Judy Chicago: Revelations at Jewish Museum Amsterdam

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 · All day

Jewish Museum

Art

Judy Chicago: Revelations at Jewish Museum Amsterdam marks the artist's first major European retrospective, running February through August 2026, pairing monumental works with an urgent dialogue on gender and art.

Judy Chicago: Peeling Back, 1974

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 · All day

Jewish Museum

Art

Judy Chicago: Peeling Back, 1974, at the Jewish Museum — a pivotal feminist artwork from the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation Collection, bold colors and daring forms that challenge, charm, and endure.

Castingfoto's STENT Casting

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 · All day

Polanentheater.Nl

Art

A professional photography casting session at Polanentheater hosted by STENT Casting, offering actors a chance to create casting-ready headshots and promo photos in a theatre setting, with expert guidance and studio lighting.

Uitmarkt Amsterdam / De Opening

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 · All day

Museumplein & Leidseplein

Festival

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.

POLIÇA

Sat, 29 Aug 2026

Tolhuistuin

Music

POLIÇA storms Tolhuistuin in Amsterdam with edgy electronic indie-pop from Minneapolis—slick synths, haunting vocals, and a bold, intimate vibe that makes the open-air venue feel electric.

Embassy of the Free Mind

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 · All day

Amsterdam, Amsterdam

Art

An indoor museum exhibition at the Embassy of the Free Mind, The House with the Heads – A Monument to Free Thinking, tracing Amsterdam's history of free thought. Running Mar 21–Aug 30, 2026, the show invites visitors to explore pivotal ideas and figures in a historic venue.

From Vermeer to Van Gogh at Fabrique des Lumières

Tue, 1 Sept 2026 · All day

Fabrique des Lumières

Art

Immersive digital art exhibition 'From Vermeer to Van Gogh' at Fabrique des Lumières in Amsterdam, showcasing masterpieces from Vermeer to Van Gogh.

Dutch Theatre Festival & Fringe – Amsterdam (Sept 3–13, 2026)

Thu, 3 Sept 2026 · All day

various around Amsterdam

Festival

The Dutch Theatre Festival showcases the best of last season's theatre productions in Amsterdam, paired with the Fringe offering avant-garde performances across venues citywide from Sept 3–13, 2026.

Amsterdam Fringe Festival

Thu, 3 Sept 2026 · All day

various around Amsterdam

Festival

Amsterdam Fringe Festival showcases avant-garde theatre across venues in Amsterdam, alongside the Dutch Theatre Festival’s selections from last season.

Razeen

Thu, 3 Sept 2026 at 21:30

Paradiso

Music

Sudanese multidisciplinary artist Razeen brings a boundary-blending show to Paradiso, fusing Afro-Arabic roots with Western pop. In Amsterdam, the performance promises vibrant rhythms, striking visuals, and a cross-cultural musical journey.

20th Amsterdam Tattoo Convention 2026!

Fri, 4 Sept 2026 · All day

NDSM-Plein 85, 1033 WC Amsterdam, Netherlands

Festival

The 20th Amsterdam Tattoo Convention brings together tattoo artists and fans for live art, booths, and demonstrations at NDSM-Plein in Amsterdam.

Samuel Beckett: Krapp’s laatste band

Fri, 4 Sept 2026 at 22:00

Theater De Roode Bioscoop

Theater

A staging of Samuel Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape at De Roode Bioscoop in Amsterdam. A compact, existential drama performed in the evening, inviting reflections on memory and language. Tickets €20.

Misha Panfilov

Sat, 5 Sept 2026 at 22:00

Paradiso

Music

Misha Panfilov performs psychedelic jazz from Estonia at Paradiso in Amsterdam. An immersive live set blending hypnotic textures with adventurous improvisation in a legendary venue.

Andy Warhol, The Textiles

Sun, 6 Sept 2026 · All day

Art

Explore Andy Warhol’s lesser-known textile experiments from the 1950s–early 1960s in this focused exhibition. The show surveys his pre-Pop exploration of fabric and pattern, offering a rare look at his early material experiments in Amsterdam, running April 24 to September 6, 2026.

Andy Warhol: Textiles Exhibition

Sun, 6 Sept 2026 · All day

Cobra Museum

Art

Exhibition at Cobra Museum in Amstelveen showcasing Andy Warhol's lesser-known experimental textiles from the 1950s–60s. A focused textile survey running April 24–September 6, 2026, highlighting Warhol's early explorations beyond his iconic pop works in a modern gallery setting.

American Myth & Memory: David Levinthal Photographs

Sun, 6 Sept 2026 · All day

American visual culture from Wild West to

Art

Exhibitions in Amsterdam explore American identities through photography and radical history prints, in collaboration with the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Radical Histories: Chicano Prints

Sun, 6 Sept 2026 · All day

Studio 1, De Hallen Studios

Art

Radical Histories: Chicano Prints unfolds at 1 Amsterdam, an art exhibit weaving Mexican heritage with American identity through provocative prints and bold imagery, running Mar 19 to Sep 6, 2026.

H’ART Museum

Sun, 6 Sept 2026 · All day

American visual culture from Wild West to

Art

A major Amsterdam art exhibition exploring American visual culture through David Levinthal's photographs, created with the Smithsonian American Art Museum. American Myth & Memory surveys myths from the Wild West to Barbie, on view at H’ART Museum Feb 13–Sep 6, 2026.

Eye(s) Open: New Perspectives on Colonial Film Heritage

Sun, 6 Sept 2026 · All day

Studio 1, De Hallen Studios

Art

Eye(s) Open at 1 Amsterdam rethinks colonial film heritage with eleven artists responding to Eye’s vault of 2,000 colonial-era films from Indonesia, Suriname, and the Antilles, Apr 3–Sep 6, 2026.

American Identities

Sun, 6 Sept 2026 · All day

American visual culture from Wild West to

Art

Amsterdam hosts American Identities, a Smithsonian-backed showcase pairing American Myth & Memory: David Levinthal Photographs with Radical Histories: Chicano Prints, exploring myths from Wild West to Barbie and Mexican heritage in a cross-venue conversation.

Lily Fitts

Mon, 7 Sept 2026

Tolhuistuin

Music

US-based indie-folk singer-songwriter Lily Fitts headlines Tolhuistuin in Amsterdam, delivering alt-folk-inflected storytelling and melodic guitar work. Expect an intimate evening in a vibrant cultural venue with warm acoustics and engaging live performances.

Lily Fitts

Mon, 7 Sept 2026 at 22:30

Paradiso

Music

American indie-folk singer-songwriter Lily Fitts headlines Paradiso in Amsterdam, delivering intimate, melodic tunes with bright guitar textures and heartfelt storytelling. Expect a warm, craft-focused set in the historic venue, blending folk sincerity with contemporary indie sensibilities.

Jaguar Sun

Tue, 8 Sept 2026

Tolhuistuin

Music

Canadian multi-instrumentalist Jaguar Sun brings dreamy pop to Tolhuistuin in Amsterdam. Expect lush, cinematic dream-pop textures and hypnotic vocals delivered in intimate live arrangements that showcase intricate instrumentation in a cozy venue setting.

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