Monday 3 November
PAN Amsterdam 2025: the Dutch art, antique & design fair
This year’s 38th PAN Amsterdam art fair will take place from 2 to 9 November at the RAI. More than 45,000 art lovers are enchanted by thousands of exhibited artworks every year. Whether you are interested in photography, design furniture , classical antiquity, contemporary art, decorative objects or art, PAN offers the ideal opportunity to compare art, gather information and make surprising discoveries.
Location: RAI Amsterdam – Europaplein 24 (Google Maps)
Info & program: www.pan.nl
Imagine Film Festival Amsterdam 2025
Until Sunday 9 November
The Imagine Fantastic Film Festival Amsterdam is the place to be for lovers of fantasy, horror, science fiction, and related genres. The festival shows fantastic films that transport you to new worlds, allow you to see reality in a different way, and discover the unknown.
Amsterdam in Motion
Ungoing
On October 27, 2025, Amsterdam’s 750th anniversary, the exhibition ‘Amsterdam in Motion’ will open in the Zuiveringshal Oost at Westergas. It features the world’s largest multimedia city model, in which visitors can experience the development of Amsterdam from 1275 to the future.
Location: Zuiveringshal Oost Westergas – Pazzanistraat 19-23 (Google Maps)
Info & tickets: www.amsterdaminmotion.com
Largest indoor golf club in the Benelux
Club Birdies
Throughout the year
Club Birdies in Amsterdam’s Schinkel District combines indoor golf, a bar, and restaurant under one roof. With 12 TruGolf simulators, visitors can play on world-famous courses, regardless of their skill level.
The concept also offers an all-day bar, open-fire cuisine, a sunny terrace, and a private skybox for events. Located in the vibrant A-Factorij, Club Birdies is part of a creative entrepreneurial area.
Location: Pilotenstraat 41 (Google Maps)
Info: www.amsterdamspotted.com
Noordermarkt
The Noordermarkt is held in front of the Noorderkerk. The market has been organised on this square since 1627. Something to think about when mingling among the Amsterdammers who shop there every week. Location: Noordermarkt (Google Maps), www.noordermarkt-amsterdam.nl
Flea market
On Mondays there is a flea market in the morning. You can browse through the predominantly second-hand items.
Amstelveld
The Amstelveld is a square near Utrechtsestraat known for its weekly flower and plant market on Mondays. Discover 30 stalls full of colourful and bright products for your garden or balcony, as well as a wide range of herbs and bulbs. Attracting locals and tourists alike, the market provides a lively and convivial atmosphere.
Location: Amstelveld (Google Maps)
Tom Odell
Ziggo Dome
Monday 3 & Tuesday 4 November
Award-winning singer-songwriter Tom Odell has been making heart-wrenching and emotional music since 2012, with well-known songs such as ‘Another Love’, ‘Heal’ and ‘Black Friday’. On November 3, he will present his seventh studio album, “A Wonderful Life,” at the Ziggo Dome. This album reflects empathy and honesty, exploring themes of a divided society, dystopia, and doom, but also moments of beauty and hope.
Location: De Passage 100 (Google Maps)
Info & tickets: www.ziggodome.nl
Mirador
Tolhuistuin
Monday 3 November 19.30
Like a bolt from the blue, Mirador’s sky stormers arrived. The new band from Greta Van Fleet guitarist Jake Kiszka and Chris Turpin from Ida Mae. The brand-new rock band brings together the spirits of ancient myths, traditional folklore, and Mississippi Delta blues into roaring incantations.
Location: IJpromenade 2 (Google Maps)
Info & tickets: www.tolhuistuin.nl
Jazzcafé Alto
Every day
If you’re looking for some live jazz and blues performances, Jazz Café Alto is the place to be! They play live music seven nights a week. With their unique concept, they bring jazz and blues to life all night long until the early hours of the morning. Locals and tourists alike come here to share their love for both genres.
Location: Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 115 (Google Maps)
Info: www.jazz-cafe-alto.nl
Tuesday 4 November
Bimhuis
Tuesday Jam
Tuesday 4 November (21.30/00.00)
Every Tuesday evening, our café hosts Tuesday Jam, led by award-winning saxophonist Jasper Blom. This is where experienced and up-and-coming jazz musicians meet, inspired by talent from the nearby Conservatorium van Amsterdam and world-class guests.
The session is free and open to the public and musicians, with no reservations required. A must for every jazz lover!
Location: Piet Heinkade 3 (Google Maps)
Info: www.bimhuis.nl
Kino Pacific
Pacific Amsterdam
Tuesday 4 November (start: 20.30)
On Tuesdays, Pacific transforms into a cozy movie night called Kino, which means “movement in images.” Kino focuses on artistic and high-quality films that are popular with film lovers and young people. Tickets include popcorn.
Location: Polonceaukade 23 (Google Maps)
Info: www.pacificamsterdam.nl
Thibaudet, Batiashvili and Capuçon play Debussy, Dvořák and Shostakovich
Concertgebouw
Tuesday 4 November – 20.15
There’s always something magical when musicians who don’t usually play together join forces for some occasion. In this concert, three stellar musicians will take to the Main Hall stage: violinist Lisa Batiashvili, cellist Gautier Capuçon and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet will play exuberant music by Debussy, and a more serious trio by Dvořák.
Location: Concertgebouwplein 10 (Google Maps)
Info: www.concertgebouw.nl
Level 42
Paradiso
Tuesday 4 October
Isabella Lovestory is a Honduran multidisciplinary artist who grew up in the US and later moved to Canada. She combines influences from post-punk, pop, and reggaeton into a unique musical style.
Since 2018, she has been sharing her music on SoundCloud, which led to an international breakthrough with her debut album. On her latest album, Vanity, produced by Chicken and Kamixlo, she leaves reggaeton behind and explores an alternative pop universe around themes such as beauty, distortion, and identity.
Location: Weteringschans 6-8 (Google Maps)
Info & tickets: www.paradiso.nl
Melkweg
Techno Tuesday
Tuesday 4 November – 23.30
Techno Tuesday is a long-running weekly event, celebrating techno music for over 16 years. Curated by resident DJ Dexon, it features three artists—from rising international talents to Dutch legends—each with ample time to perform.
Location: Lijnbaansgracht 234A (Google Maps)
Info: www.melkweg.nl
Wednesday 5 November
Free Lunchtime Concert: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Academy
Wednesday 5 October – 12.30/13.00
Concertgebouw
Every week in The Concertgebouw: the Lunchtime Concert. These free concerts range from chamber music in the Recital Hall to The Concertgebouw Orchestra’s rehearsals in the Main Hall. Please note that although admission is free, you’ll need a ticket.
Location: Concertgebouwplein 10 (Google Maps)
Info: www.concertgebouw.nl
Guided tour + free lunch concert
Wednesday 5 November 10,45/12.00
Muziekgebouw
A guided tour gives you an exclusive look behind the scenes at the Muziekgebouw, one of Europe’s most beautiful concert halls. A guide will tell you about the history, architecture, and excellent acoustics of the Main Hall. You will also visit normally closed areas such as backstage, dressing rooms, and the artists’ foyer, and enjoy the view of the IJ from the Foyer Decks.
The tour lasts over an hour, is in Dutch, and is accessible to wheelchair users. Combine the tour with a free lunch concert in the Main Hall at 12:30 p.m.
Location: Piet Heinkade 1 (Google Maps)
Info: www.muziekgebouw.nl
Bottomless Brunch
Wednesday till Sunday every week
Cut Throat offers bottomless brunch from Wednesday to Sunday until 5pm. This package consists of 90 minutes of unlimited drinks accompanied by a main course.
Location: Beursplein 5 (Google Maps)
Info & prices: www.cutthroatbarber.nl
The Amsterdam storytelling festival 2025
Podium Mozaïek
Wednesday 5 to Sunday 9 November 2025
During The International Amsterdam Storytelling Festival, the best storytellers, writers and spoken word artists from around the world will gather in Amsterdam for a week full of inspiring stories. From 5 to 9 November 2025, the festival will take place at Podium Mozaïek in Amsterdam-West.
Location: Podium Mozaïek – Bos en Lommerweg 191 Amsterdam (Google Maps)
Info: www.storytellingfestival.nl
MATTHEW BOURNE’S SWAN LAKE
Carré Theater
Wednesday 5 November – 20.00
Matthew Bourne’s daring and groundbreaking reinterpretation of Swan Lake caused a sensation at its premiere nearly 30 years ago with an all-male corps de ballet. Since then, it has become the most successful dance and theater production of all time, winning Tony Awards for Best Choreographer and Best Director.
Location: Amstel 115-125 (Google Maps)
Info: www.carre.nl
EXIT CAFÉ
Wednesday 5 November – 21.00/04.00
Every Wednesday from 21:00 to 04:00 it’s party time at Exit Café! Take advantage of cheap vodka from 21:00 to 01:00, dance on two floors and enjoy the best house hits and a good dose of chaos!
Location: Reguliersdwarsstraat 42 (Google Maps)
Info: www.exitamsterdam.nl
Thursday 6 November
Shai Maestro The Guesthouse Quartet
Bimhuis
Thursday 6 November – 20.30-22.00
Early next year, Shai Maestro will release his album *The Guesthouse*, featuring compact songs influenced by artists such as Rosalía and John Coltrane. After years of solo work and his time as pianist with Avishai Cohen, he now collaborates with Gadi Lehavi on Rhodes and synthesizers.
Location: Piet Heinkade 3 (Google Maps)
Info: www.bimhuis.nl
Ophelia’s next appearance
Muziekgebouw
Thursday 6 November – 20.15 – 22.00
In this concert, soprano Katrien Baerts steps out of the shadow of other people’s music and shares her personal motivations. With an intimate mix of favorite songs, diary excerpts, and poetry by Judith Herzberg, she is accompanied by a female ensemble from Het Muziek.
Location: Piet Heinkade 1 (Google Maps)
Info: www.muziekgebouw.nl
Improv spectacular – comedy show
Boom Chicago
Thursday to Saturday – times: see website
Prepare for an unforgettable night of laughter at Boom Chicago, the ultimate destination for lovers of improvisational comedy in the heart of Amsterdam!
Location: Rozengracht 117 (Google Maps)
Info: www.boomchicago.nl
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