What's on in AmsterdamSaturday 31 October

120 events, plus 125 exhibitions and longer runs.

Morning30

09:00Family month at the RijksmuseumFamilyRijksmuseumto 17:00
09:00Rummage through vintage stalls at IJ-Hallen Flea MarketTalksNDSM Wharf
09:30Trampoline Jumpen for toddlers - MINIVROG (2 t/m 5 years)FamilyVROG Trampoline park, parkour/ freerun, danceto 10:30
10:00Amstel1MarketsAmstel1to 17:00
10:00ENTR VR Museum: Amsterdam 1652StageENTRto 18:00
10:00Guided Kusama tour and coffee morning networkingCommunityStedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10:00Guided breathwork session for women at Rumah YogaWorkshopsRumah Yoga
10:00Halloween carving pumpkins at De Markt bij Amstel1StageAmstel1to 17:00
10:00Workshop soap making- Nature BarStageNature Bar – Zeepziederij & duurzame winkel in De Hallento 12:30
10:00WorldPride Amsterdam 2026 gathers in the SoutheastTalksCultural Educational Center (CEC), Southeast
10:30Art nouveau in one day at Vrije AcademieWorkshopsVrije Academie
10:30Build Tokyo-style chicken shoyu ramen from scratchWorkshopsDE REPUBLIEK
10:30Hands-on fresh pasta making at SMEG ShowroomWorkshopsSMEG Showroom
10:30Roll fresh pasta with chef Alexandra MacchioniWorkshopsSMEG Showroom
10:30Women Circle Workshop: nervous system care and breathworkWorkshopsNieuwezijds Voorburgwal 101-3
10:45Black Achievement Month Familiedag at NEMO Science MuseumCommunityNEMO Science Museum
10:50Imagine Film Festival: VideodromeFilmLAB111
11:00DE WOENSDAGWINKEL REÜNIEOtherOedipus Craft Spaceto 16:00
11:00Drawing in the Open StudioArtVan Gogh Museumto 14:00
11:00Imagine Film Festival: Shorts 2 - Friends, Lovers, GhostsFilmLAB111
11:00Morning art lecture exploring Henri Matisse at Vrije AcademieTalksVrije Academie
11:00PAN Amsterdam opens for its thirty-ninth annual editionTalksRAI Amsterdam
11:00Tend herbs and vegetables at Garden Club at JeugdlandCommunityNatuurspeeltuin Jeugdland
11:00Welcome at AMAZE by ID&T: Immersive Audiovisuele ExperienceCommunityAMAZE by ID&T: Immersive Audiovisual Experienceto 21:00
11:11Coached board game session at LaMatu Coaching PracticeCommunityAmsterdam Vertical
11:11Play the Transformation Game with a certified coachCommunityAmsterdam Vertical
11:30Anger and strings in family show RUSTIG!!!StageBimhuisto 12:15
11:30RUSTIG!!! brings loud cello drama to the BimhuisStageBimhuis
11:30Three cellists tackle anger in RUSTIG!!! at BimhuisStageBimhuis
11:30Workshop Stencil ArtArtSTRAAT Museum – Street art en graffiti in Amsterdamto 12:45

Afternoon28

12:00Een kleurrijke workshop aardewerk beschilderen in het hart van Amsterdam!StageLila Amsterdamto 14:00
12:00Lunch at Café GildeTalksOT301to 17:00
12:30Visual Encounters Film Fest 2026FilmOT301to 19:00
13:00Black Arts & Culture DayArtDe Hallen - De Passageto 17:00
13:00Erfgoed-tori-oso _ 'van huis weggestuurd naar huis'TalksPerdu
13:00Imagine Film Festival: PH1SHed_FilmLAB111
13:00Over one hundred natural bottles poured at ChouxCommunityRestaurant Choux
13:00Semi-Private Premium Cruise vanaf Hotel De L’EuropeOtherDe L'Europe Amsterdamto 14:30
13:00Show off finished shawls at the MKAL celebrationWorkshopsStephen & Penelope – Fine Yarns
13:00Stephen West hosts the MKAL Final Clue CelebrationWorkshopsStephen & Penelope – Fine Yarns
13:00Zuiver Wijnen Portfolio Tasting at ChouxCommunityRestaurant Choux
13:30Examining toko food packaging with artist Shin Hua YangWorkshopsStichting Imagine IC
13:30Imagine Film Festival: The King of the InternetFilmLAB111
14:00(De)colonial History Tour - Activists & FightersCommunityBadass Tours – Ontdek de verborgen geschiedenis van Amsterdamto 16:00
14:00Anarchistische Bibliotheek Amsterdam / Anarchist Library AmsterdamTalksThe Anarchist Libraryto 18:00
14:00Chamber strings and fiery feelings in CALM DOWN!!!StageBimhuis
14:00Give away shopOtherJoe's Garageto 18:00
14:00Musical family performance: CALM DOWN!!! at BimhuisStageBimhuis
14:00Ravian Derrière Country Club BirdiesArtClub Birdiesto 18:00
14:30HUMAN | De publieke tribuneFilmTolhuistuin
14:30Masterclass Emmanuelle BertrandStageMuziekgebouw aan 't IJto 16:15
15:00De Geheime Club 3.0 (6+)StagePlein Theaterto 16:00
15:00Inaugural Hervormer van het Jaar prize ceremonyTalksOude Lutherse Kerkto 19:00
15:00Kids Halloween Costume Ball 2026FestivalDe Nieuwe Anitato 18:00
15:00Presentation of the new Contemporary Reformer’s PrizeTalksLuther Museum Amsterdamto 19:00
16:00GUTS: A Half-Day Retreat on fermentation and wellnessWorkshopsStretch and Fold
16:20Imagine Film Festival: Nieuw Nederlands Peil 1FilmLAB111
16:30Imagine Film Festival: Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve JohnsonFilmLAB111

Evening25

17:00Trick or Treat WalkCommunityIn Amstelveento 20:00
17:30🎬 Brazil Unfiltered closing event: Food, Community & Ecological Resistance (workshops + dinner + film screening + Q&A)FilmFilmhuis Cavia
18:00Dinner at Café GildeFoodOT301to 22:00
18:00Neon Sip & PaintStageRembrandt van Wineto 23:00
18:30Dumpling Workshop by May Amsterdam & StudioSnoeckStageOne Sixtyto 23:00
18:30Electric cello setups and effects at Gear TalkWorkshopsMuziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ
18:40Imagine Film Festival: CureFilmLAB111
19:00Call-and-response kirtan chanting and ambient visualsWorkshopsLinnaeusstraat 37
19:00Imagine Film Festival: Family Fears Another Night of TerrorFilmLAB111
19:00Intimate flamenco dance and song on SteigereilandStageTheater Vrijburcht
19:00MKZ EetcaféFoodMKZ
19:00Maghreb Film Festival: PoupiyaFilmDe Balie
19:00Solo Flamenco with Gabriel Aragú on IJburgStageTheater Vrijburcht
19:00The Flick, Amsterdam On StageFilmDe Uitkijk
19:30Swan LakeStageDutch National Opera & Balletto 22:50
19:30The Famous Boom Chicago Improv Comedy ShowStageThe Famous Boom Chicago Comedy Showto 21:00
20:00AFROVISMArtFelix Meritisto 22:00
20:00Costumes, disco and ping pong for over-forty-fivesCommunityPONG Ping Pong Bar
20:00Derk Sauer Lecture by Evan GershkovichTalksDe Balie
20:00LIDA performs Chico Buarque by Lilian Vieira & Daniel MontesTalksTeatro Munganga
20:30Alina Sharipova brings live stand-up to ZeedijkStageTheater Mascini
20:30Onbegrijpelijk rijk: new stage try-out by Theater RASTStagePodium Mozaïek
21:00Ajax faces AZ in Eredivisie league playTalksJohan Cruijff ArenA
21:30Imagine Film Festival: ImpostersFilmLAB111
21:40Imagine Film Festival: BuddyFilmLAB111

Late3

22:00East HalloweenOtherDe Fik Gardento 05:00
23:00Sumibu Halloween NightOtherMelkweg
23:30Olá Brazil! HalloweenOtherMelkweg

Any time34

Artistic runway designs at Lingerie Fashion Week AmsterdamStageDE KONING
Brainwash Festival 2026FilmTolhuistuin
Civilian reservists present their training on MarineterreinTalksMarineterrein
Culturele Noordspelen: Art wall ExhibitionStageTolhuistuin
De Geheime Club 3.0 (6+) bij Plein Theater AmsterdamFamilyAmsterdam
De Proefkeuken en de WC van tijd at DeLaMarStageDeLaMar
Discover Oosterdok: interactive walk in AmsterdamCommunityDiverse locaties / Various locations
DriveFilmLAB111
Feel-good theatre: A Living LibraryStageTreehouse NDSM
HALLOWEEN in The BasketFamilyAmsterdam
Halloween Party at WOW! AmsterdamFamilyAmsterdam
Halloween Party bij The Science Camp AmsterdamFamilyAmsterdam
Halloween Weekend at the Museum of Illusions AmsterdamFamilyMuseum of Illusions Amsterdam
Halloween discozwemmen MercatorbadFamilyAmsterdam
Halloween: nacht van de dodenFamilyAmsterdam
Halloweenweekend Pluktuin AmstelveenFamilyAmstelveen
Halloweenweekend bij Museum of Illusions AmsterdamFamilyAmsterdam
IMPRODECO • Sounding Dutch ColonialityStageZOJazz Stage
Informatiemarkt OveramstelNeighbourhoodSocial Impact Factory, Kauwgomballenfabriek
KABRA | Acupuncture & CuppingFoodNieuwLand
Klimmen in het donker bij Fun Forest AmsterdamFamilyAmsterdam
Late-night horror clubbing at Amsterdam Halloween 2026TalksWestWeelde
Learn swing basics at Lindy Hop Crash CourseWorkshopsKZ Kompaszaal
PAN Amsterdam art and antiques fair previewTalksRAI Amsterdam, Entrance F
Pak je kans & beauty dagNeighbourhoodProFor, Sociëteit H & H-BASE
Respijtvoorziening “Ik ben Ik”Neighbourhood“Mi na Mi” Herstel Centrum/Het Zandkasteel
Respijtvoorziening “Ik ben Ik”NeighbourhoodBijlmerplein
Respijtvoorziening “Ik ben Ik”NeighbourhoodAmsterdamse Poort
SHY Collectief Blauwdruk / TARStageTheatre Bellevue
Selma Visscher brings Trekvogel to BellevueStageTheater Bellevue
Sir Winston: 2 activitiesFamilyHalloween Game Over · Halloween Game Over
TAF AmsterdamArtDe Duif
TrainspottingFilmLAB111
Weggeefwinkel West - gratis spullenNeighbourhoodBuurtcentrum Havelaar