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Provisions for people who require low sensory environments

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Provisions for people who are deaf or hard of hearing

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Provisions for people who are blind or partially sighted

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Provisions for people with reduced mobility

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General accessibility provisions

Low stimulus hours

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Hidden disability Sunflower Keycord recognised here

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Low stimulus area

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Open captioning

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Closed captioning

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Sign language interpretation provided

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Hearing loop (t-coil or headphones)

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Material in Braille

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Accessible print (18pt. or larger)

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Audio description

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Guide lines and floor markings

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Mobile payment

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Wheelchair-friendly restroom

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Barrier-free building and passageways that are sufficiently wide

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Stairs with handrail

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Accessible lift

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Barrier-free access and steps accompanied by ramp

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Sensory experience

person-seat

Rest areas

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Personal assistant

dog-leashed

Service dog allowed

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Accessible building

City Card benefits

With kids

Free

Accessibility

Neighbourhoods

Amsterdam Area

LGBTQI+

Amsterdam 750

Festivals and events

De Ring A10

Big Party on the Ring A10

Saturday, 21 June 2025, the longest day of the year, marks the celebration of Amsterdam's 750th birthday on a 15-kilometer car-free Ring A10. Join the festivities with music, sports, theater, dance, and much more.

Oosterpark

Roots Open Air

Roots Air 2019

Amsterdam Roots Festival

In 2025 Amsterdam Roots Festival returns to Oosterpark with a sparkling program full of music, circus, dance, theatre, children's activities and workshops. The lineup features an impressive mix of artists from around the world, including Ghana's Florence Adooni and South Korea's Ak Dan Gwang Chil. This year's theme is 'Blind Spots', with which the festival wants to contribute to a more inclusive and connected society. Please note: Listed dates and times for 2025 are subject to change.

Walibi Holland

Defqon.1

In the last weekend of June 2025, the Walibi terrain will once again be the setting for Defqon.1! Defqon.1 will shake the festival terrain in Biddinghuizen to its foundations during each edition.

Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam

https://www.concertgebouw.nl/en/accessibility

The Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam

VriendenLoterij Summer Concerts

In 2025, the VriendenLoterij Summer Concerts will return to the Royal Concertgebouw for a fantastic summer of music. In July and August, you can visit various concerts, from beautiful classical concerts to film music and swinging jazz and pop. Come and enjoy all these possibilities during the VriendenLoterij Summer Concerts in all halls of the Royal Concertgebouw. PLEASE NOTE: The dates and times mentioned for 2025 are subject to change.

Museumplein

Keti Koti Festival - Museumplein

Every year on July 1, we celebrate Keti Koti, the abolition of slavery, and commemorate the Dutch history of slavery. PLEASE NOTE: The start and end times mentioned are subject to change and may still change.

Kasteel en Landgoed Groeneveld

Castle and estate Groeneveld

Wonderfeel

Wonderfeel will return in 2024 to the stately grounds of its home turf just outside of Amsterdam in Naarden-Bussum. The classical music festival is set on the grounds of a stately home around 25 kilometres southeast of Amsterdam: Schaep en Burgh in ’s-Graveland. Its packed programme features dozens of concerts and other events, activities for kids and a range of tasty food options.

Het Amsterdamse Bos

The Amsterdamse Bos (Amsterdam Forest)

Vunzige Deuntjes Festival

In July 2025, Vunzige Deuntjes Festival returns to the Amsterdamse Bos in Amstelveen.

Gaasperplas Park

Guilty Pleasure

In 2024, Guilty Pleasure Festival will hopefully return to the Gaasperplas in full regalia. During the first weekend of July, you can once again prepare yourself for the ultimate dose of extravagance and underwear fun. During this weekend, the festival grounds at the Gaasperplas in Amsterdam will be flooded with Dutch and international superstars who will take you on a nostalgic journey full of hits. The festival of recognition brings your ultimate guilty pleasures to life with the star line-up of GPF2025.

ARTIS

ARTIS Zoomeravonden 2024

ARTIS Zoomeravonden

Ciao Lucifer

Zoomeravonden poppenkast

https://www.artis.nl/en/visit/plan-your-visit/accessibility/

A special route for visitors with a service dog was designed in cooperation with the Dutch service dog user foundation (Stichting Gebruikers Assistentiehonden). This route respects the safety of both service dogs and the animals at ARTIS

ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo

ARTIS Summer Nights

ARTIS Summer Nights will return in the summer of 2025 with the twenty-first edition. From  the beginning of July to the last Saturday in  August, the ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo is open every Saturday until sunset. During the golden evening hours, between the flowering beds of the edible garden, up-and-coming musical talent takes to the stage in the Bandstand. During the ARTIS Summer Nights you will experience the lively ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo in a different light, where no evening is the same!

Nelson Mandelapark

Kwaku Summer Festival

The Kwaku Summer Festival is a grand celebration of cultural diversity and identity in the Southeast, with culture, sports and food as the most important forms of expression and where broad (social) participation and the Surinamese origin are the most important pillars. The Nelson Mandelapark in Amsterdam Zuidoost is dedicated to culture, music, dance, food and drinks for 4 weekends every summer during the Kwaku Summer Festival. Please note: the dates and times mentioned are subject to change.  Please note: the dates and times mentioned for 2025 are subject to change.

Westerpark

Milkshake Festival

Milkshake Festival is a multi-genre music festival in Amsterdam and has become one of the favorite festivals in the capital. Milkshake Festival is not just a dance festival, but a party where respect, freedom, love, tolerance and fun are paramount. The Festival will return to the Westerpark in 2025. Please note: the dates and times for 2025 are subject to change.

Stichting Kasteel Keukenhof

Castlefest

Keukenhof Castle

In 2025, you can let your imagination run wild again during Castlefest. Imagine yourself in a completely different world at Castlefest, the Fantasy festival of the Netherlands. A party for young and old, where you enter a different world as soon as the gates of Landgoed Keukenhof in Lisse open. Castlefest is a total experience with lots of music, fantasy writers, catering in style, medieval crafts and a large market with everything a fantasy lover is looking for.

Dekmantel Festival

The multi-day Dekmantel Festival, which guarantees quality house and techno, will return to the Amsterdamse Bos in Amstelveen for 3 days in the summer of 2025. Please note: the dates and times mentioned for 2025 are subject to change.

Diverse locaties / Various locations

Canal Parade

The world-famous Canal Parade on the canals of Amsterdam is one of the most memorable highlights of Pride. Spectators can watch about 80 boats representing everything from small LGBTQI+foundations to pink organisations within national multinational networks. They all cruise the city canals in elaborately decorated boats and dinghies to celebrate the past, present and future of the LGBTI community - and to show that it doesn't matter who or what you are.

Diverse lokaties/various locations

Grachtenfestival, Amsterdamse Gracht, Melle Meivogel

Grachtenfestival, Arjan Linker, de Rode Hoed

Grachtenfestival, BUURTconcert_ The Charade,, Singelgrachtkade

Grachtenfestival, Jungle by Night, Ponton Nieuwmarkt

Grachtenfestival, Jubileumconcert_ TNO Jazz Club Celebration, Johan Cruijff ArenA

Grachtenfestival, Lanceert_ Kāna Trio, Erasmus Park

Grachtenfestival, NAUSYQA & Denise Jannah, BIMHUIS

Grachtenfestival, Pop-up The Fried Seven,

Various Locations Amsterdam City Centre

Grachtenfestival Amsterdam

In 2025, the Grachtenfestival will return to Amsterdam for the 28th edition. At the Grachtenfestival everything starts with music. Young musicians from all over the world surprise you with their own musical stories. With more than 95 locations, the Grachtenfestival will again be present this year in all parts of Amsterdam, with many free neighborhood concerts, but also at unique locations such as the Royal Palace on Dam Square, the ARTIS Planetarium and Fabrique des Lumi��res. This ensures that the Canal Festival always continues to innovate and allows visitors to (re)discover the city.

Diverse locaties

Junior Grachtenfestival

The Junior Grachtenfestival will return for it's 28th edition in 2025. You are never too young to get in touch with good music. The Grachtenfestival Junior is the perfect opportunity for this, because there is once again a packed program for the youngest visitors. Almost every day there is a concert, performance or other performance on the program. This way there is plenty of opportunity to immerse the children in music.

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