Events

The Kwaku Summer Festival is Amsterdam’s celebration of Caribbean, Surinamese and African culture. Over four weekends from mid-July to early August, the festival fills 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 late July to early August, 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 works […]

Milkshake Festival is Amsterdam’s most colourful dance festival: a celebration of diversity, freedom and self-expression. On the last weekend of July, Westerpark transforms into a playground of pop, house, techno and extravagant performance for around 40,000 visitors. A festival where everything is allowed Born from Amsterdam’s club scene, Milkshake mixes […]

The Grachtenfestival (Canal Festival) fills Amsterdam with classical music every August. The festival runs from 13 to 22 August 2027, 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 The […]

Loveland Festival is one of the longest-running and most beloved electronic music festivals of Amsterdam. On 14 and 15 August 2027, 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 Hartjesdagen on the Zeedijk are one of Amsterdam’s oldest and most colourful traditions. Around the third Monday of August (expected Saturday 14 to Monday 16 August 2027), the historic street between Central Station and Nieuwmarkt fills with music, opera on the street, and the famous drag parade. Exact dates […]

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 2027 it takes place on Saturday 21 August, in the same weeks as the Grachtenfestival (13-22 August), although the two are […]

What is Mysteryland? Mysteryland is the oldest dance festival in the world still running, and after a break in 2026 it returns in 2027 with an entirely new concept. Held in Haarlemmermeer, just outside Amsterdam (for many years on the former Floriade grounds), it turns a stretch of Dutch polder […]

Once a year, the canals of Amsterdam belong to swimmers instead of boats. During the Amsterdam City Swim on Sunday 5 September 2027 (exact date to be confirmed by the organisers), around 2,500 participants dive into the water for a 2 km swim through the historic city centre, raising money […]

During Open Monumentendag (European Heritage Days) on 11 and 12 September 2027, 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 […]

The NN Dam tot Damloop is the most famous running event of the Netherlands. The 41st edition is expected on 18 and 19 September 2027 (dates to be confirmed by the organisers), when around 95,000 runners cover the 10 English miles (16.1 km) from the Dam in Amsterdam to the […]