This weekend
Friday 9 October – Sunday 11 October
What's on in Amsterdam this weekend, curated music, art, film, and nightlife events, updated every morning from the city's best sources.
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9 Oct
Koppig Optimisme
Pakhuis de Zwijger
Lunch at Café Gilde
OT301-Café Gilde
Green Ass Garden(ing)
ADMnoord - ‘t Groene Veld
09 10 Van Koraal Tot Klankvisioen - concert met gratis lunch vooraf
Orgelpark
Dine & DJ | DJ Marcelo Umaña
Pllek
ADM Festival: Still Rolling - vrijdag
ADMnoord - ‘t Groene Veld
Antropologen get together!
Zaal 100
Future Palace
Melkweg
Rise up! Indigenous Liberation Week
OT301-Café Gilde
Chrissy Chlapecka
Melkweg
The Republic of Boerhaave (CrossOver Festival)
Badhuistheater
Conversation on Ethics, Technology, and the Limits of Critique
Oudeschans 16
Dinner at Café Gilde
OT301-Café Gilde
Luminosity presents: Thrillseekers open to close
WestWeelde
Can you hear the objects speak? Presented by Asian Movie Night + WYSIWYG + Indeks Collective
Filmhuis Cavia
Offline Self-Care Night for Body & Mind 🛁 | TOC x LUSH
LUSH Cosmetics Amsterdam Kalverstraat
De autismekloof
Pakhuis de Zwijger
Declan Welsh and The Decadent West
Paradiso
HBA on tour: floris kegel + vergilius + fietsband
Cinetol
'Lombok Treasure' + tentative performance by Magnolia Grows at Night
Filmhuis Cavia
De strijd om de sociale zekerheid
Pakhuis de Zwijger
Gafieira Social Club by Cabaret Brasil
Teatro Munganga
Harsh Computer - Live experimental computermusic and noise
Vondelbunker
Indie In Town w/ From2, Frok., Goodbye (UK)
De Nieuwe Anita
Kinkajous
Paradiso
Mezrab Friday Night Storytelling
Mezrab
09 10 Kit Downes Met Southern Bodies
Orgelpark
Sixpence None the Richer + Robert Post, 33rd Assassin
Paradiso
Techno with Attitude - 99dB
OT301-Studios
Fiesta Macumba
Melkweg
99db
OT301-Studios
South Summit
Paradiso
Doppelgang Curates
Shelter Amsterdam
Rum Punch x Shannergy
WestWeelde
Terug in de tijd
Paradiso
Friday Punk Night - CLOSED ON OCTOBER 9 DUE TO ADM FEST
Vrankrijk
Joanne Telesford
Meervaart
LIVE AT OUR PLACE: PUNK/ROCK
Treehouse NDSM
RADION Invites YUVA
Radion
Saturday
10 Oct
Breathwork workshop Amsterdam
Pllek
Play Mental: Echte Mannen Huilen Niet
Melkweg
Lunch at Café Gilde
OT301-Café Gilde
Beginner Decorative Ribbon Rosette Workshop: Make Your Own Unique Accessory
The daydream society
ADM Festival: Still Rolling – zaterdag
ADMnoord - ‘t Groene Veld
Repair Café | WeRepair
Nieuwland
Rise Up for Indigenous Liberation Week!
OT301-Ventilator Cinema
Opening: No Need To Pretend
Melkweg
HUMAN | De publieke tribune
Tolhuistuin
celebrating shared history & mixed cultures
Zaal 100
Difficult Digestions - Performance
If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution
za 10
De Ceuvel
Dine & DJ | DJ Marcelo Umaña
Pllek
Bill Callahan
Melkweg
DJ Krush
Melkweg
Dinner at Café Gilde
OT301-Café Gilde
Myki Meeks, Darlene Mitchell & Nini Coco live in Amsterdam
WestWeelde
Cinetree documentaire SAMEN: Screening en Talk
Tolhuistuin
Liever Lesbies
Melkweg
Wine Night | Sip & Socialize
Join The Wave
Argentine folk, classic & jazz by Cocoliche
Teatro Munganga
Dim Pinks + Venus Tropicaux + My Purse + DJ Steve
OCCII
Felix Schlarmann presents: Autobiography of Light
Splendor
Navigate + HUNK
Cinetol
Panic Badger (live)
Heroes Music Bar, Zaandam
10 10 Orkest De Ereprijs
Orgelpark
Kissable Screens: Porn Film Festival Amsterdam presents...
Filmhuis Cavia
Sterre Weldring
Tolhuistuin
Bassline for Palestine
OT301-Studios
90's NOW
Melkweg
Hard Attack
Melkweg
FunHouse -Our 15th year celebration edition
WestWeelde
Entasia B2b Freddi Moody Mehran B2b Olivia Lensen More
Shelter Amsterdam
Craft the Ritual (1+1 FREE)
Treehouse NDSM
Funk Baptism
Felix Meritis
GEGEN
Radion
Sunday
11 Oct
No Need To Pretend
Melkweg
SRC x SALOMON: SOCIAL KICKOFF RUN
Galla Studios | Pop up & Vergaderlocatie
Yoga class Amsterdam with a view | Vinyasa flow
Pllek
Cardboard Articulated Puppet by Raquel Diniz
Teatro Munganga
RUIGE RAKKERS | Repair Kid
Pllek
ADM Festival: Still Rolling – zondag
ADMnoord - ‘t Groene Veld
11 10 Aurora Vocis zingt Palestrina
Orgelpark
Avantgarde!
Zaal 100
Difficult Digestions - Workshop
If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution
PRIKKELS (8+)
Plein Theater
Les Souvenirs de Mémé
OT301-Ventilator Cinema
Roda Nós 3 no Samba, by Lilian Vieira, Ana Beck & Viviani Godoy
Teatro Munganga
Froukje - albumrelease show
Melkweg
De Kift
Melkweg
Dead Mind Records & Charnel Ground present: Kazumoto Endo (JP) + Violent Shogun (FR) + Corpse Magnetism (CZ/NL) + Musica Divina (FI/BE) + Awenydd
OCCII
Camille Jansen + Fiona Fiasco
Cinetol
Elke 2e en 4e zondag van de maand:
Zaal 100
The MezJam
Mezrab
Un lugar más grande (A Bigger Place) + Q&A
Filmhuis Cavia
WU LYF
Tolhuistuin
Clay & Design: Functional Ceramics (1+1 FREE)
Treehouse NDSM
Mijn vader de expat + Toen ma naar Mars vertrok
Meervaart
Veelgestelde vragen
- What's on in Amsterdam this weekend?
- Vanavond lists curated events in Amsterdam for Friday 9 October – Sunday 11 October, music, art, film, theater, talks, and more. Updated daily from trusted Amsterdam sources including Hidden Agenda, Resident Advisor, Museumkaart, Luma, and OBA.
- What are the best things to do in Amsterdam this weekend?
- Amsterdam's weekend highlights typically include club nights at Paradiso and Treehouse NDSM, film screenings at Eye Filmmuseum and Rialto, art exhibitions at the city's many galleries, and community events across neighbourhoods. Check the listings above for this weekend's picks.
- Are there free events in Amsterdam this weekend?
- Yes, Amsterdam has a strong culture of free and low-cost events, especially at community venues like OT301, Occii, and the OBA library network. Many gallery openings and outdoor events are also free.