Autumn in Amsterdam

The autumn - or fall - months are some of the most beautiful in which to visit Amsterdam, when golden leaves fill the trees and line the cobbled streets, the nights begin to draw in and the cultural season is in full swing. Find out what to do and see in Amsterdam in autumn.

Autumn inspiration

Autumn highlights

Things to do this season

ADE highlights

Every October electronic music aficionados head to Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the city’s massive dance festival taking in all aspects of the e...

Documentary tips for IDFA 2022

With roughly 250 documentary titles on the programme, it's always impossible to know where to start at IDFA: International Documentary Film Festival A...

Rainy day activities

Thanks to its location in northern Europe, the Dutch weather does inevitably enjoy some variation from time to time. OK, a lot of the time. If you&rsq...

Amsterdam’s best parks

Whether you want to get fit, let the kids go wild or just sit and chill in the sun, Amsterdam’s parks offer a surprising range of beautiful plac...

Haunted places in Amsterdam for Halloween lovers

With an often bloody history that stretches back nearly 800 years, it’s unsurprising that Amsterdam’s ancient streets and monuments are said to be f...

A taste of Autumn

Major autumn events

IDFA: International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

Each November, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) transforms Amsterdam’s city centre into a paradise for...

08/11/2023 - 19/11/2023

Diverse Locaties / Various locations

Internationaal Storytelling Festival

Tough stories, beautiful stories, old stories, moving stories, it's all covered during the International Storytelling Festival. In...

01/11/2023 - 05/11/2023

Podium Mozaïek

Arrival of Sinterklaas

He might look similar to Father Christmas or Santa Claus, but ‘Sinterklaas’ (Saint Nicholas) is a very Dutch character loved by ch...

12/11/2023

Sinterklaas Intocht Amsterdam

Open Monument Day Amsterdam

The 37th edition of Open Monuments Day will take place on Saturday 09 and Sunday 10 September 2023 with a new theme. Last edition ...

09/09/2023 - 10/09/2023

Diverse Locaties / Various locations

Dam tot Damloop

The Dam tot Damloop is the largest running event in the Netherlands. Every year, about 35,000 people run 10 English miles (16.1 km...

16/09/2023 - 17/09/2023

Dam tot Damloop

Humans of Film Festival

The Humans of Film Festival developed from the Humans of Film Amsterdam street photography blog, a platform where personal stories...

12/10/2023 - 15/10/2023

Het Ketelhuis

Affordable Art Fair

Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam returns in 2023 with a new edition to the Kromhouthal in Amsterdam-Noord. The art event hosts a larg...

25/10/2023 - 29/10/2023

Kromhouthal

Museum Night Amsterdam

Museum Night Amsterdam returns to the city in November 2023. See Amsterdam's museums in a completely new light – after dark! Spend...

04/11/2023

Diverse Locaties / Various locations

Camera Japan Festival

CAMERA JAPAN Festival has grown into the largest Japanese film festival in the Benelux and attracts thousands of visitors every ye...

28/09/2023 - 01/10/2023

LAB111

Amsterdam Fringe Festival

Sometimes referred to as the NL Theater Festival’s quirky sister, Amsterdam Fringe Festival is all about bringing avant-garde prod...

01/09/2023 - 10/09/2023

Diverse Locaties / Various locations

Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival

Calling all lovers of Spain, culture fanatics and film buffs to the only Spanish film festival in Amsterdam. With a new festival l...

04/10/2023 - 08/10/2023

Diverse Locaties / Various locations

Tapis Rouge French Filmfestival

The French Film Festival Tapis Rouge will return to the Filmhallen in Amsterdam in 2022 for a new edition.

15/11/2022

De Filmhallen

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