What's on in AmsterdamThursday 19 November

45 events, plus 111 exhibitions and longer runs.

Morning5

09:00Community cybersecurity gathering at BSides Amsterdam 2026Community
10:00(De)colonial History Tour - Activists & FightersCommunityBadass Tours – Ontdek de verborgen geschiedenis van Amsterdamto 12:00
10:00ENTR VR Museum: Amsterdam 1652StageENTRto 18:00
10:00Meesterwerk Amsterdam. Hoe is de stad verbeeld in de 17de eeuw?ArtAmsterdam City Archivesto 17:00
10:00Rijksakademie Open Studios 2026TalksRijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten

Afternoon2

12:00Welcome at AMAZE by ID&T: Immersive Audiovisuele ExperienceCommunityAMAZE by ID&T: Immersive Audiovisual Experienceto 18:00
14:30IDFA: International Documentary Film Festival AmsterdamFilmDiverse locaties / Various locationsto 23:00

Evening13

17:00Opening: ANDRÉ DE JONG AND HIS THEATER at The Merchant HouseOtherThe Merchant Houseto 21:00
17:00Poetry writing inspired by Ingeborg Bachmann at Goethe-InstitutWorkshopsGoethe-Institut Niederlande
17:00Poetry writing on love and language at Erklär mir, LiebeWorkshopsGoethe-Institut Niederlande
19:30Feel-good theatre: Signature ShowStageTreehouse NDSMto 20:45
20:00Amsterdam Bar Magic ShowStageCafe De Buurvrouwto 22:00
20:00Celebrate local neighbourhood history at FlexQuiz: 24 jaar IJburgTalksFlexBieb IJburg
20:00Explore digital imperialism with Haroon Sheikh at Rode HoedTalksRode Hoed
20:00Geopolitics, tech and 21st-century empires at Kantelende machtenTalksRode Hoed
20:00Het Zouthuis - Dronken MensenStageTreehouse NDSMto 22:00
20:00Open PodiumStageWestergas - Comedytrain - Westergas
20:00Sketches and rap in De Natte Dromen Revue at GriffioenStageGriffioento 22:00
20:00The Famous Boom Chicago Improv Comedy ShowStageThe Famous Boom Chicago Comedy Showto 22:00
20:30Brave Space: a new evening of queer storytellingStageTheatre Bellevue

Any time25

Amsterdam Art WeekArtRijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (national academy of fine arts)
Caio Reisewitz and Quintus Glerum present MARACUTAIATalksJosilda da Conceicao
Discover Oosterdok: interactive walk in AmsterdamCommunityDiverse locaties / Various locations
Ernst van Alphen launches Re-Enchanting PhotographyTalksGalerie Onrust
Finitude: Elise van Staveren opens her solo showTalksGallery van Fanny Freytag
FlexQuiz: 24 jaar IJburgNeighbourhoodFlexBieb IJburg
Folkert de Jong opens The Party in plaster and concreteTalksGalerie Ron Mandos
Gratis beweeggroep - Beweegbank De MirandabadNeighbourhoodDe Mirandabad, buiten op het voorplein
Heb je een naaste met een verslaving of een psychiatrisch probleem?NeighbourhoodCentrum
Henry van Loon KeanuStageDe Kleine Komedie
HuiswerkbegeleidingNeighbourhoodBroekmanhuis
Latex, gloss, and attraction in A Vivid Shine at Galerie BartTalksGalerie Bart
Offline Hangout + Speedfriending | Nieuw-WestNeighbourhoodRADION
Physical dance, rhythm and rap in DIEPStageTheater De Krakeling
Queer HangoutNeighbourhoodQueerHub
Resident artists welcome visitors to Rijksakademie Open StudiosTalksRijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten
Samen staan we sterkNeighbourhoodNo Limit
Saskia Noor van Imhoff opens a new installation at GRIMMTalksGRIMM Gallery
Seizoensmarkt op het DelflandpleinNeighbourhoodDelflandplein
Solo exhibition of works by Kinke Kooi at RozenstraatTalksRozenstraat
Surrealism and modern photography in Re-Enchanting PhotographyTalksGalerie Onrust
The European Food Is Medicine & Agri-Health SummitCommunityTolhuistuin
Thom Gerrits - Alleen VanavondStageTheatre Bellevue
Three artists show together in MARACUTAIA at Josilda da ConceicaoTalksJosilda da Conceicao
Voor vrouwen, door vrouwenNeighbourhoodBuurthuis Bonte Kraai