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Amsterdam Fringe Festival 2025

Amsterdam Fringe Festival

Amsterdam Fringe Festival presents its 20th edition with a mix mash of theatre, performance and dance from new, emerging and untamed talent for 11 days. The whole city is our playground; from boat to club to theater, from North to South, you will find us for 11 days at about 22 locations throughout Amsterdam. The festival is an ode to theatrical madness, the independent spirit and a plea for artistic freedom. The program promises another intriguing mix of performances.

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Afrovibes Festival 2025

Afrovibes returns in 2025 with the 22nd edition of the Festival from 2 -11 October. This year, the annual festival will feature dance, theatre, music, spoken word and talk shows by contemporary artists from South Africa, Ivory Coast, Cape Verde, Morocco and the African diaspora. Afrovibes brings together big names of African artists as well as up-and-coming talent with the potential to become the big names of tomorrow. Performances can be seen in various theatres.

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Museum Night Amsterdam

Museum Night Amsterdam returns to the city in November 2025. See Amsterdam's museums in a completely new light – after dark! Spend a night at the museum during this annual event that sees Amsterdam’s cultural attractions spring to life as the sun sets. One wristband gets you entry to over 50 museums, big and small, until 02:00, where you’ll find all exhibits open as usual with the added pull of live music, DJs, food and drink, special events and unique surprises.  No matter what you choose to do, you’ll find an infectious, convivial spirit across the city.

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TCS Amsterdam Marathon - Rijksmuseum

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TCS Amsterdam Marathon 2025

The 50th anniversary of the TCS Amsterdam Marathon will be celebrated on Sunday, October 19, 2025. Highlights of the route are the start and finish in the iconic Olympic Stadium from 1928, the Rijksmuseum, the Vondelpark, the Amstel and the Heineken Experience. There are still places available to run, otherwise we would love to see you cheering on the runners!

Dam tot Damloop

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Solomon Berihu

Susan Kumins

The Dam tot Damloop is the largest running event in the Netherlands. Every year, about 35,000 people run 10 miles (16.1 km) from the heart of Amsterdam to Zaandam. The Damloop by night and Dam tot Damloop are always held in the penultimate weekend in September. The 39th edition of the Dam tot Damloop will start in 2025. Please note: Listed dates and times for 2025 are subject to change.

NDSM-Loods

NDSM Productions

Ambacht in Beeld Festival

For the Ambacht in Beeld Festival 2025, we will once again transform the NDSM Loods in Amsterdam into a huge craft workshop on September 27 and 28, where craftsmen from all over the world share their passion with a wide audience.  Since 2013, the Ambacht in Beeld Festival has grown into the national festival where young and old come together to experience the pleasure of making and the beauty of crafts.

Paradiso

English Teacher op London Calling Festival

London Calling Festival

London Calling Festival is the leading showcase festival for new alternative and indie artists in the Netherlands. Since 1992, it has been the place to discover emerging bands early at Paradiso. Big names like Arctic Monkeys and The Killers played here in their early days. With a sharp line-up and intimate atmosphere, it’s the go-to event for spotting the next big acts in indie.

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Crossings

How do colonial and contemporary perspectives come together in photography from the Indian subcontinent? Discover it in the exhibition Crossing, where past and present meet.

Oude Kerk Amsterdam

Kimsooja: To Breathe – Mokum

Oude Kerk (Old Church)

Korean artist Kimsooja gained international recognition for her poetic installations exploring themes of migration, uprooting, the longing for home, and identity. Especially for the Oude Kerk, she created her most extensive series of bottari: iconic textile bundles inspired by traditional Korean wrapping cloths, filled with clothing from Amsterdam communities. In addition, she covered the 44,000 panes of the church’s towering windows with transparent film that refracts sunlight into rainbow colours. To Breathe – Mokum offers a meditative experience on the idea of coming home and the things we carry with us or leave behind.

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Pure Markt

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Pure Markt Amsterdamse Bos

The Pure Markt is returning to its old familiar form. Good food and drinks, special non-food, terraces, music and lots of fun. Coffee, cakes, bubbles, oysters, plants, gifts, beer and burgers, you name it. The Pure Markt would like to introduce you to more than 90 artisan entrepreneurs in the field of tasty food and drinks and a special range of non-food. On the market you will find pure products, sold by the producers themselves. They can inform you about the ingredients, origin and production process.

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