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Saturday 12 December
45 events, plus 97 exhibitions and longer runs.
Amsterdam
45
Haarlem
6
Den Haag
1
Exhibitions & longer runs
97
Day trips
23
Stage
15
Community
6
Talks
4
Workshops
4
Neighbourhood
4
Markets
3
Art
3
Family
2
Film
2
Food
1
Festival
1
Morning
15
09:00
Het Amsterdamse Winterparadijs opens at RAI Amsterdam
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Community
RAI Amsterdam
09:00
Ice rinks, giant slides and music at Amsterdam Winter Paradise
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Community
RAI Amsterdam
09:00
Vintage clothes and attic treasures at IJ-Hallen
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Talks
NDSM Wharf
09:30
Trampoline Jumpen for toddlers - MINIVROG (2 t/m 5 years)
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Family
VROG Trampoline park, parkour/ freerun, dance
to 10:30
10:00
Amstel1
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Markets
Amstel1
to 17:00
10:00
Craft your own scented cold-process soap block
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Workshops
Nature Bar
10:00
ENTR VR Museum: Amsterdam 1652
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Stage
ENTR
to 18:00
10:00
Ice Rink at Museumplein
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Community
Museumplein
to 22:00
10:00
Workshop soap making- Nature Bar
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Stage
Nature Bar – Zeepziederij & duurzame winkel in De Hallen
to 12:30
11:00
Art, Design & Vintage Market
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Markets
De Hallen - De Passage
to 17:00
11:00
Breathwork and somatic movement at Ōsmos Studio
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Workshops
Ōsmos Studio – Amsterdam
11:00
Drawing in the Open Studio
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Art
Van Gogh Museum
to 14:00
11:00
Welcome at AMAZE by ID&T: Immersive Audiovisuele Experience
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Community
AMAZE by ID&T: Immersive Audiovisual Experience
to 21:00
11:30
Utopian design lecture Bright New World with Go Bruens
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Talks
Museum Het Schip
11:30
Workshop Stencil Art
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Art
STRAAT Museum – Street art en graffiti in Amsterdam
to 12:45
Afternoon
7
12:00
Meesterwerk Amsterdam. Hoe is de stad verbeeld in de 17de eeuw?
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Art
Amsterdam City Archives
to 17:00
12:30
Harlekino - Katrien van Beurden
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Stage
Theatre Bellevue
to 13:30
13:00
Make a bridal headpiece using 1950s millinery stamens
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Workshops
Rijnsburgstraat 74
14:00
(De)colonial History Tour - Activists & Fighters
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Community
Badass Tours – Ontdek de verborgen geschiedenis van Amsterdam
to 16:00
14:00
A Christmas Carol door Orange Theatre Company
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Stage
KIT Royal Tropical Institute
to 15:30
14:30
Women’s mat workout and Christian scripture with Nouryaé
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Workshops
The White Door Studio
to 15:30
16:00
Victorian history and hot drinks at a Christmas Carol lecture
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Talks
Vrije Academie
to 17:00
Evening
12
17:00
Amsterdam Light Festival
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Festival
Diverse locaties / Various locations
to 23:00
17:00
Le Foodwalk Winter
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Food
Vermeers Wijnkamer
to 22:00
18:00
Neon Sip & Paint
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Stage
Rembrandt van Wine
to 23:00
19:00
Classic 1991 anime 3×3 Eyes on the cinema screen
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Film
Melkweg
19:00
Fashion, soul and DJs inside a canal estate
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Talks
Keizersgracht 746
to 01:00
19:00
Kaboom X Melkweg Cinema
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Film
Melkweg
to 20:50
20:00
Cinderella
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Stage
Dutch National Opera & Ballet
to 22:35
20:00
Funny Women Amsterdam stand-up showcase at Volta
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Stage
Volta
20:00
Het Zouthuis - Dronken Mensen
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Stage
Treehouse NDSM
to 22:00
20:00
The Famous Boom Chicago Improv Comedy Show
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Stage
The Famous Boom Chicago Comedy Show
to 22:00
20:30
Circus theater and textile swap in High (on) Fashion
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Stage
CC Amstel
21:15
Borrelnootjez brings comedy show Mze3ze3 back to the stage
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Stage
Meervaart
to 22:45
Any time
11
ARK / Connor Schumacher - Asset, Liability & Equity
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Stage
Theatre Bellevue
Ahoi (2-6 years)
Stage
Black Cat Theatre
Ballet of Lights: Doornroosje, de dans- en lichtshow in Amsterdam
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Family
Amsterdam
CABINET | Curated curiosa & design weekendmarkt
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Markets
Centrale Markthal
Derde Voorronde AKF
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Stage
Theatre Bellevue
Discover Oosterdok: interactive walk in Amsterdam
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Community
Diverse locaties / Various locations
Glodi Lugungu - In de hemel ken ik jullie niet (première)
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Stage
De Kleine Komedie
In gesprek over kindermishandeling
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Neighbourhood
Ru Paré
Respijtvoorziening “Ik ben Ik”
↗
Neighbourhood
“Mi na Mi” Herstel Centrum/Het Zandkasteel
Respijtvoorziening “Ik ben Ik”
↗
Neighbourhood
Bijlmerplein
Respijtvoorziening “Ik ben Ik”
↗
Neighbourhood
Amsterdamse Poort