Queer Amsterdam, the Pink City - De Nieuwe Kerk
A major WorldPride 2026 exhibition at De Nieuwe Kerk traces Amsterdam's LGBTQIA+ history—from love and exclusion to courage and freedom—through artefacts, imagery and immersive displays inside the historic church.
Gaiea Sanskrit and The Cosmic Choir
Gaiea Sanskrit and The Cosmic Choir fill the English Reformed Church in Amsterdam with ethereal harmonies and candlelit textures, a meditative, otherworldly journey through sound.
Marzena Diakun @ RAI Concertgebouw
Marzena Diakun conducts a luminous night with the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie at Amsterdam's RAI Concertgebouw, blending precision, emotion, and orchestral glow tonight.
Bath Choral Society
In Amsterdam's English Reformed Church, Bath Choral Society fills the sacred nave with rich harmonies, candlelight twinkling on stained glass as voices rise in a serene, immersive concert.
De Parade: BarokOpera Amsterdam
Experience Baroque opera at De Parade in Amsterdam's M.L. Kingpark as Mozart in Istanbul brings lush arias and a cross-cultural staging to the festival audience, blending classic theatre with outdoor park vibes.
De Parade: Club Classique
Club Classique at De Parade's M.L. Kingpark brings Carmen-inspired theater to the open air, with lush costumes, dramatic sets and a fiery, operatic pulse that sparkles under Amsterdam's evening glow.
Stedelijk
Stedelijk hosts Dahn Vo's bold solo show at Amsterdam's leading modern and contemporary art museum, an immersive, provocative exhibition running Feb 14–Aug 2, 2026.
Grachtenfestival Amsterdam 2026
Join Grachtenfestival Amsterdam 2026 for 10 days of classical and jazz across 95+ Amsterdam venues—from churches and parks to living rooms and canals—celebrating the Flow edition with Artist in Residence Sofia Linde.
Martin Parr, Very Modern and Rather Ugly
A photography exhibition at FOAM Photography Museum in Amsterdam celebrating Martin Parr's 'Very Modern and Rather Ugly'. Runs April 3 to August 12, 2026; reserve tickets via TIQETS.
Lady en de Vage Hond
Outdoor theatre in Amsterdam presents Lady en de Vage Hond at Openluchttheater De Pinkenberg. This Dutch-language stage work invites an intimate afternoon of storytelling under the open sky, set in a picturesque outdoor venue.

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.
Embassy of the Free Mind
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.
Samuel Beckett: Krapp’s laatste band
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.
Eyes Open: New Perspectives on Colonial Film Heritage
Eyes Open at EYE Filmmuseum explores new perspectives on colonial film heritage with a curated program running Apr 3–Sep 6, 2026 in Amsterdam.
American Identities
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.
American Myth & Memory: David Levinthal Photographs
Exhibitions in Amsterdam explore American identities through photography and radical history prints, in collaboration with the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
H’ART Museum
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.
HUSH: Saariaho and Thorvaldsdottir
A contemporary classical program featuring Kaija Saariaho and Thorvaldsdottir (HUSH) at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam, exploring stillness and the untameable power of nature with new-music repertoire.
Hiromi & Metropole Orkest
Jazz-fusion unfolds as Hiromi and the Metropole Orkest collide in a thrilling night at 1 Amsterdam, blending piano virtuosity with lush orchestral color for a boundary-blurring concert of jazz, contemporary, and classical soundscapes.
The Soul of Gospel
Opening concert for Gospel XL at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ’s Grote Zaal, featuring ZO! Gospel Choir. This high-energy gospel showcase kicks off the festival with soulful harmonies in a grand Amsterdam concert hall.
Jazz Years: Amsterdam 1930s Migration and Music
Jazz Years: Amsterdam 1930s Migration and Music is a multimedia exhibition at 1 Amsterdam, tracing the city’s early jazz movement with archival film, rare recordings and period visuals (Apr 3–Sep 13, 2026).
Inês Filipe
Inês Filipe performs intimate, melodic sets inside Amsterdam's English Reformed Church, weaving delicate guitar and voice through a hushed sacred space.
THE LAST SHIP
THE LAST SHIP sails into Amsterdam's Koninklijk Theater Carré for a stirring, story driven theatre experience about hope and resilience, with powerful sets and live storytelling.
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