These 41 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 19 at 7:15pm
Tolhuistuin · Amsterdam-Noord • 18 €
Chef Ifrah F. Ahmed serves up centuries of Somali history through recipes passed down orally, now captured in her debut book. Journalist Ayaan Abukar digs into how food carries memory across migration, war, and the global diaspora. Somali snacks included.
October 20 at 6:30pm +11
De Nieuwe Anita · Amsterdam-West • $$
Memoirs meet politics over beer. De Boekenclub unpacks one personal story and its historical backdrop each month, this time Renate Rubinstein's "Mijn beter ik." Come ready to chat or just listen in.
October 20 at 7:30pm
Athenaeum Boekhandel · Amsterdam-Centrum
Historian Auke Kok pulls back the curtain on one of the Netherlands' most notorious collaborators. His biography of Mussert digs into the psychology, contradictions, and choices that led a politician from opposing invasion to full collaboration.
October 22 at 6pm
Van Rossum bookstore · Amsterdam-Zuid • Free
Celebrate the woman behind Jip & Janneke at this free lecture in one of Amsterdam's loveliest bookshops. Annette Portegies, co-author of a Westendorp biography, shares stories of the illustrator's life and work.
October 25 at 5pm (Next weekend)
Melkweg · Amsterdam-Centrum • 9,50 €
Dubstep's origin story, straight from the source. Music writer Lauren Martin unpacks her oral history of the genre, built from interviews with 28 key artists, plus exclusive photos and footage.
October 30 at 8:45pm
Melkweg · Amsterdam-Noord • 20 €
Spinal Tap, but real: four decades of NOFX chaos, from drug-addled teenage punks to the most successful independent band in history. Stick around for a Q&A with guitarist El Hefe.
Browse Amsterdam neighborhood by neighborhood, get ideas just for you, or ask me anything.
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Sun, Oct 18 · 1:00 PM
De Nieuwe Liefde · Amsterdam-West
Free
Tue, Oct 20 · 8:30 AM
Amsterdam RAI · Amsterdam-Zuid
Free
Tue, Oct 20 · 8:30 AM
Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Free
Wed, Oct 21 · 8:00 PM
De Nieuwe Liefde · Amsterdam-West
Fri, Oct 23 · 7:30 PM
Athenaeum Boekhandel · Amsterdam-Centrum
Fri, Oct 23 · 2:00 PM
Cafe de Ebeling · Amsterdam-West
54 €
Wed, Oct 28 · 1:00 PM
Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Free
Tue, Nov 3 · 9:00 AM
Amsterdam RAI · Amsterdam-Zuid
Wed, Nov 4 · 5:30 PM
Athenaeum Boekhandel · Amsterdam-Centrum
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:00 PM
Van Rossum bookstore · Amsterdam-Zuid
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:30 AM
BIMHUIS · Amsterdam-Oost
Free
Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM
Melkweg · Amsterdam-Noord
Mon, Nov 16 · 6:00 PM
Café de Ceuvel · Amsterdam-Noord
$$
Wed, Nov 18 · 9:00 AM
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam · Amsterdam-Zuid
Wed, Nov 18 · 5:00 PM
South Asian Contemporary Art Amsterdam · Amsterdam-Oost
Thu, Nov 19 · 2:00 PM
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ · Amsterdam-Oost
Fri, Nov 20 · 2:00 PM
De Nieuwe Schatkamer · Amsterdam-Centrum
Fri, Nov 20 · 5:00 PM
Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development · Amsterdam-Centrum
Sat, Nov 21 · 1:00 PM
Galerie Ron Mandos · Amsterdam-Centrum
Sat, Nov 21 · 2:00 PM
Treehouse NDSM · Amsterdam-Noord
Sat, Nov 21 · 12:00 PM
Galerie Fleur & Wouter · Amsterdam-Zuid
Tue, Nov 24 · 8:00 AM
Amsterdam · Amsterdam
399-999 €
Tue, Nov 24 · 8:00 AM
Amsterdam RAI · Amsterdam-Zuid
499-999 €
Fri, Nov 27 · 8:30 PM
Occii · Amsterdam-Zuid
15 €
Sat, Dec 19 · 5:00 PM
AFAS Live · Amsterdam-Zuidoost
Wed, Feb 10 · 10:00 AM
Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Free
Wed, Feb 17 · 8:00 PM
Royal Theater Carré · Amsterdam-Centrum
70-99,50 €
Hartwig Proxy · Amsterdam-Zuid
Arti et Amicitiae · Amsterdam-Centrum
Bildhalle Amsterdam · Amsterdam-Centrum
AFAS Live · Amsterdam-Zuidoost
Stigter Van Doesburg · Amsterdam-Centrum
South Asian Contemporary Art Amsterdam · Amsterdam-Oost
Stadsarchief Amsterdam · Amsterdam-Centrum
W139 · Amsterdam-Centrum
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