The Kwaku Summer Festival is Amsterdam's celebration of Caribbean, Surinamese and African culture. From 11 July to 2 August 2026, four festive weekends fill Nelson Mandelapark in Amsterdam Zuidoost with music, food, sport and community – around 300,000 visitors in total. What to expect Kwaku grew from a neighbourhood football […]

De Parade is the travelling theatre festival of the Netherlands, and its grand finale takes place in Amsterdam: from 24 July to 9 August 2026, Martin Luther Kingpark on the banks of the Amstel fills with theatre tents, fairground lights and around 75,000 visitors. A fairground of theatre De Parade […]

Every year in August, the Canal Parade Amsterdam Pride is held on the canals in Amsterdam. At this event everyone can be themselves and enjoy life!

Every first Sunday of the month, the Westergas terrain hosts the Sunday Market: a stylish market for design, art, fashion and food in the industrial monuments of the former gasworks, next to the Westerpark. The next edition is on Sunday 2 August 2026. Design, makers and food The Sunday Market […]

The Grachtenfestival (Canal Festival) fills Amsterdam with classical music every August. The 29th edition runs from 7 to 16 August 2026, with more than 250 concerts at 95+ locations – on pontoons in the canals, in historic canal houses, hidden courtyards, rooftops and aboard boats. Classical music in unique places […]

Loveland Festival is one of the longest-running and most beloved electronic music festivals of Amsterdam. On 8 and 9 August 2026, Sloterpark – with its lake, woods and beaches – becomes a two-day playground for around 60,000 techno and house lovers. Techno with a view Since 1995, Loveland has stood […]

The Pure Markt is Amsterdam's travelling Sunday market for artisan food and local makers. On most Sundays from spring to December, the market rotates between three green, car-free locations: Park Frankendael (East), the Amstelpark (South) and the Amsterdamse Bos. Upcoming editions: 9 August (Amstelpark) and 16 August 2026 (Amsterdamse Bos). […]

The Hartjesdagen on the Zeedijk are one of Amsterdam's oldest and most colourful traditions. In the third weekend of August 2026, the historic street between Central Station and Nieuwmarkt fills with music, opera on the street, and the famous drag parade. Exact dates to be confirmed. A centuries-old Amsterdam tradition […]

The Prinsengrachtconcert is the most iconic concert of the Amsterdam summer: a free open-air classical performance on a pontoon in the Prinsengracht, in front of the Pulitzer Hotel. In 2026 it once again forms the festive finale of the Grachtenfestival in mid-August. The exact date will be confirmed by the […]

The IJ-Hallen is the largest flea market of Europe: one weekend a month, the NDSM wharf in Amsterdam Noord fills with hundreds of stalls of second-hand clothing, furniture, vinyl, books, art, toys and curiosities. The next edition takes place on 29 and 30 August 2026 with around 750 outdoor stalls; […]

Once a year, the canals of Amsterdam belong to swimmers instead of boats. During the Amsterdam City Swim on Sunday 6 September 2026, around 2,500 participants dive into the water for a 2 km swim through the historic city centre, raising money for research into ALS. Swimming through the canals […]

During Open Monumentendag (European Heritage Days) on 12 and 13 September 2026, hundreds of monuments across Amsterdam open their doors free of charge – including dozens of canal houses, hidden courtyards and historic interiors that are closed to the public the other 363 days of the year. Behind the facades […]