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Diverse Locaties / Various locations

Open Jewish Homes – Resistance Homes

Open Jewish Homes is an opportunity to attend intimate memorial services across Amsterdam. The gatherings take place in the living rooms, attics or cafés of former Jewish residents and members of the resistance, where speakers will share stories of their remarkable lives. The event takes place on both Remembrance Day and Liberation Day (4 and 5 May).

Concert op de Amstel

Amstel Concert

As a festive conclusion to Liberation Day, the Concert on the Amstel will again take place on May, 5th, 2024. This concert is traditionally attended by the royal family and is free to everyone.

SummerDanceForever

Summer Dance Forever

It is impossible to imagine our daily lives without dance, thanks in part to the thousands of dance videos that are uploaded daily on TikTok. The fact that the dance community is growing and finding Amsterdam can also be seen in the recurring annual festival Summer Dance Forever. The festival annually attracts more than 20 thousand dancers and visitors from all over the world. They can enjoy a broad program in Paradiso, Melkweg, International Theater Amsterdam, DeLaMar, Academy for Theater & Dance and Foundation.

Buurtcamping

Buurtcamping Sloterpark 2018

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The Neighborhood Camping

The Neighborhood Camping will return during the summer holidays in 2024. Several parks in Amsterdam will transform into real camping grounds. Residents of Amsterdam can camp for a weekend in the park near them. The Neighborhood Campsite provides wonderful encounters and contributes to the 'we-know-us' feeling.

H'ART Museum

https://hermitage.nl/en/plan-your-visit/frequently-asked-questions/

Movies @ H'ART Museum

There is nothing more fun than watching movies in the open air. Enjoy a selection of film classics in the most romantic open-air cinema in the courtyard during Movies @ H’ART Museum 2024. In August, Amsterdam’s largest open-air cinema returns to the atmospheric courtyard of the H’ART Museum for the seventh time. For three weeks, you can enjoy a selection of film classics with an art film every Monday! Prior to each film, there will be the legendary film quiz and a short introduction to the film.

Candy Dulfer

Red Light Jazz Festival

In 2024, Red Light Jazz Festival will return to the city center of Amsterdam for a new edition. Red Light Jazz is a music festival for young and old, for Amsterdam residents and non-Amsterdam residents who can enjoy jazz performances for three days, from morning to night, in many characteristic locations in and around the exciting and always exciting Red Light District, a neighborhood where jazz music from the United States arrived in the 1920s and 1930s and has never disappeared.

Afrovibes 2024

Afrovibes Festival

Afrovibes organizes cultural exchange between the Netherlands, countries on the African continent and the African diaspora in Europe. The 21st edition of Afrovibes Festival is from October 2 to 13, 2024. The festival takes place in Amsterdam, Utrecht and Rotterdam and this year shows the versatility of makers from North Africa and the (North) African diaspora in the Netherlands. Afrovibes presents an innovative and daring program full of theater, dance, music and spoken word around the theme of Belonging with performances from Morocco, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Egypt and the Netherlands. Please note that the start, and end times listed are indicative only.

Oosterkerk

Van Oeckelen-orgel

National Organ Day

During National Organ Day, the doors of the Oosterkerk in Amsterdam are open and the historic Van Oeckelen organ (1871) is played. Everyone can enjoy the organ playing in the Oosterkerk, on the second Saturday of September 2024.

Diverse locaties / Various locations

IDFA

IDFA: International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

Each November, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) transforms Amsterdam’s city centre into a paradise for documentary film fans. Held since 1988, IDFA is the world���s largest documentary festival and features lectures, workshops and over 300 movies that tell stories about life around the world. Some are funny, others sad, and they all represent the best the genre has to offer. Screenings take place throughout the city and include outdoor showings where you can watch a film under the night sky.

Koninklijk Paleis

Christmas tree Dam Square

https://www.paleisamsterdam.nl/en/visitor-information/

For more information about accessibility go to the museum's website

Koninklijk Paleis (Royal Palace)

Christmas tree on Dam Square

In December a majestic Christmas tree returns to Amsterdam this year to take its traditional place towering above Dam Square in the city centre. The lights are switched on during an illumination ceremony. PLEASE NOTE: The date and time for 2024 are subject to change.

De Duif

Tribal Art Fair

For the 22nd edition of the Tribal Art Fair (TAF), twenty ethnographic traders will gather from 24 to 27 October in De Duif in Amsterdam. TAF is renowned among collectors and enthusiasts for the quality and diversity of its offerings. The fair attracts visitors from all over the world.

ROEF DAKPARK

On Thursday 29 August, ROEF will open a temporary park on the top floor of Q-Park Westergasfabriek. Together with LEAF Factory, Rainup, the Municipality of Amsterdam and Weerproof, they will transform the top parking deck into a green, public oasis.

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Open Garden Days

Behind the stately facades of the canal houses, you will find Amsterdam's best-kept secrets: large, beautifully landscaped gardens. Every year in June the gardens are open to the public and you get the chance to see a variety of canal gardens.

Marmoucha  Orchestra - Old Signs - New Sounds - première

The mixed Marmoucha Orchestra consists of passionate musicians with a passion for the music traditions from SWANA (South West Asia North Africa). Their latest program 'Old Signs - New Sounds' takes the audience on an adventurous journey in De Duif. Accompanied by spoken word & images, they follow the Phoenician trade routes (1500-400 BC) across the Mediterranean.

Paradiso

See how Paradiso makes visits accessible for people with disabilities

Black Foxxes - Paradiso

You can hear Black Foxxes on February 12 in Paradiso!

Amstelkerk

Pianoduo Festival Amsterdam

The 11th edition of the Pianoduo Festival Amsterdam will take place at the beginning of December. During the PFA you can enjoy classical, jazz and childrens concerts throughout Amsterdam. Ticket sales have now started! Enjoy classical, jazz, electronic music and workshops. You can find the PFA at the familiar main location De Duif, but also at other locations in the city.

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