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
June 6-8, 2025
Annual jazz festival in and around Amsterdam's famous Red Light District
June 8-9, 2025
An extraordinary festival full of meetings, workshops, performances, screenings, and creations for local and international artists and thinkers.
June 12, 2026
5km or 10km run through Amsterdam's iconic Zuidas business district with various bars, food trucks, large dance floor and a DJ with after party in the evening.
June 13, 2026 | date to be confirmed
Monumental and modern towers open their doors to the public + Photo and Film Contest
June 19-21, 2026
Unique opportunity to discover Amsterdam's hidden gardens of private homes and institutions. Open Tuinen Dagen is organised by 7 canal museums.
June 5-14 and 19-21, 2026
Taste over 300+ different wines from all over the world, combined with tasty dishes and DJ music at the Amsterdamse Bos.
June 22, 2025 from 11:00 - 16:30
Walking tour of courtyards, self-managed gardens, private gardens (both large and small) and one or more roof terraces in the Jordaan. Participating gardens are easily identified by green lanterns at their entrances.
June 3-28, 2026
Music, dance, literature, visual arts, theatre, film and opera performances from around the world fill venues throughout the city.
April 18-September 21, 2025
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.
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