Monthly calendar for Amsterdam with festivals, special events, concerts, cultural happenings, fairs, film & media arts, sports and entertainment. Exhibitions in museums and galleries are listed in the Exhibitions Calendar
July 2-14, 2026
Summer festival for international contemporary dance with work of well-known choreographers as well as up and coming talents.
July 18, 2025
Drag Queens and Kings are taking part in events including the Handbag Throw, the 100m Stiletto Sprint and the Limbo.
July 11-Aug 2, 2026
Multicultural festival in the Nelson Mandelapark in Amsterdam Zuidoost with street food vendors, music, dance and football tournement.
July 23-26, 2026
Annual open-air festival at Ruigoord - a small, artist village near Amsterdam - that combines music, art, theater, and various other forms of creative expression, often associated with hippie culture.
July 24-August 9, 2026
A travelling circus full of performances, theatre, dance, magic, art and music of all kinds.
April 24-September 27, 2026
World's largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest and exhibition of award-winning and often shocking photojournalism at De Nieuwe Kerk.
June 29 - July 20, 2025
Live jazz performances by talented jazz musicians from the Amsterdam Conservatory and wonderful DJ sets in the Hermitage's scenic courtyard garden.
July 25 - August 8, 2026
One of the biggest and most special gay prides around the globe, with street parties all weekend long, the best club circuit parties and the famous Canal Parade on Saturday.
July 28, 2026
Open-air festival in the Oosterpark with different music styles, circus, dance and theatre performances from all over the world.
July - August 2025
Terrace concerts under the summer sky, with drinks or dinner, at Muziekgebouw.
May-September
Free dance, music and cabaret performances in the park's band shell.
May 15-September 19, 2027
Outdoor art exhibition with more than 60 figurative sculptures and spatial installation art
March 22 - November 2, 2025
Climb the 216 steps of De Nieuwe Kerk for a fantastic view of the city.
May-October
Go back in time with a ride on a historic tram from Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Groningen, Vienna or Prague.