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 11-Aug 2, 2026
Multicultural festival in the Nelson Mandelapark in Amsterdam Zuidoost with street food vendors, music, dance and football tournement.
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.
August 1, 2026
A colourful and festive parade of decorated boats sailing through Amsterdam's canals, a key part of Amsterdam Pride.
August 8, 2026
Biggest and most popular open air summer dance festival in the Netherlands, just outside of Amsterdam. Free buses available from Station Amsterdam Sloterdijk.
July 24-August 9, 2026
A travelling circus full of performances, theatre, dance, magic, art and music of all kinds.
July 17 - August 16, 2026
Classical, jazz, global, and crossover genres concerts under the summer sky, with drinks or dinner, at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ.
August 7 - 16, 2026
Largest classical music festival in the Netherlands. Stage for young musicians from all over the world, with smaller scale concerts in houses and monuments in the historical centre of Amsterdam and along the banks of the River IJ.
August 18-23, 2026 | date to be confirmed
Special outdoor concert in the great canal house garden of Museum van Loon
August 22, 2026
Live concert by Mystery Ensemble in the atmospheric and historical Zuiderkerk.
August 23, 2026
Classical concert by Mystery Ensemble in the mystical Posthoornkerk.
Second half of August 2026 | date to be confirmed
Watch classics outdoors at sunset in the park next to the Eye building.
August 25-30, 2026
Inner city urban dance festival where dancers from around the world gather, with dance performances, next level battles and workshops.
August 19-29, 2026
Pluk de Nacht - As the sun sets, sit in your deckchair and enjoy a slice of undiscovered documentaries, animation, short and feature films that were never released in the Netherlands. All films are either English spoken or have English subtitles.
August 27-29, 2026
Outdoor movie nights with 3 special film screenings on the large roof terrace of NEMO.
May-September, 2026
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
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.
May-October
Go back in time with a ride on a historic tram from Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Groningen, Vienna or Prague.