Held every year on 27 April, King’s Day (previously known as Queen’s Day) is renowned for being one of the biggest and most colourful festivities in the Netherlands, and especially so in Amsterdam. All you need to know about King’s Day Find out all you need to know about King’s Day in Amsterdam, from the […]
During the Tulip Festival, from April 15 until May 8 2016, you can enjoy the many multi-acre fields of tulips that bloom every spring in the Noordoostpolder. The tulip fields are vast and the tulips come in many different colors and varieties. During the Tulip Festival you can tour the tulip field area by car, […]
LISSE — On 24 March 2016, Keukenhof will be opening its gates for the 67th time. When it closes eight weeks later, some 800,000 visitors from across the world will have visited the international flower exhibition. As such, Keukenhof makes a contribution to tourism in the Netherlands. Keukenhof now has a hundred flower bulb growers […]
24H Amsterdam is an opportunity to enjoy the very best of all that Amsterdam is and has to offer. Be it in the north, south, east or west of this city, there are big and small heroes going about their lives, upholding historic traditions, blazing a trail with new ideas, educating, entertaining and brightening up […]
Want to perform? Here’s your chance to go public with your book, song or poem. You invite your friends, family and neighbors and we will invite everyone else! Open Mic is the perfect intimate setting for you to share your talents and express your creativity. You can show up last minute on Sunday but we […]
In its the twelfth edition, Afrovibes brings young pioneers and established talent in theater, dance, music and design from Southern Africa to the Netherlands, at a festival in days. A festival program with current topical performances rooted in young urban Africa: Raw, colorful, current, innovative. Afrovibes presents the dynamic cultural life of young urban Africa […]
Greg Proops is an internationally renowned comedian, best known for starring on the hit improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and for his popular award-winning podcast, “The Smartest Man in the World,” which Rolling Stone called “some of the boldest comedy on the podcasting frontier right now.” Proops is also a fountain of […]
If We Ever Get to Heaven , an exhibition of the work of the famous South African artist William Kentridge (Johannesburg, 1955). Kentridge was known for his exceptional animated films, charcoal drawings and installations. He also works as an opera and theater director. It is the first time that place such a comprehensive exhibition with […]
‘Writing with Light’ – Final photography exhibition Fotovakschool Location: Oudeschans 21 1011 KS Amsterdam Exhibition: 27 june 2015 (on invitation only) Exhibition: 28 June 2015 Participating photographers: Joyce van Vliet Dannie Struijf Francesco Trovato Andy Blanko Manja Oliedam Mariska Munn-Schaap Vera van der Wal Zoë Mackintosh Sylwie Sadowska Marlies Kranstauber-reerink
Forget the textilemarket! Real creative people just make their own textile, with their bare hands. How? You can learn from Designer Beatrice Waanders and Woolartist Ellen van der Wiel. In this unique and professional duo-masterclass, which includes materials, use of tools and catering, you create your own feltpiece of 50 x 50 cm. Date: 14 […]