Searching for events and things to do in Amsterdam, Netherlands in June 2026?
The early summer is a fantastic time to visit the city with good weather and long evenings. Our hand-picked, curated guide for both visitors and locals lists dozens of ideas – from museum exhibitions to sport and concerts.
Key events in Amsterdam in June 2026
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Museums & Exhibitions in Amsterdam (June 2026)
STRAAT – A unique experience. The world’s biggest street art and graffiti museum in a 8,000m² warehouse at NDSM wharf and showcasing some 180 artworks, all made on-site. The Essence, exhibition exploring the cultural meaning and foundations of graffiti. Runs 10 Apr to 30 Dec 2026. Book your STRAAT tickets here
MOCO Museum – The acclaimed modern and contemporary art museum on Museumplein. Banksy: Laugh Now has a diverse selection of works from the anonymous British street artist. Reserve MOCO Museum ticket timeslots here or see our MOCO Museum guide here
Banksy Museum Amsterdam – Museum dedicated to the anonymous British street artist. Featuring 160 artworks including paintings and mural recreations set-in-scene. Worth a trip out to Amsterdam’s Westerpark area. Book Banksy Museum tickets here
Fabrique des Lumières – Beautiful immersive exhibitions of classical and modern artists or other visual themes using cutting-edge technology with light projections and music. Check availability here
- Dutch art exhibition From Vermeer to Van Gogh
- Klimt Gold in Motion exhibition (from 26 Jun 2026)
Rijksmuseum – The Rijksmuseum’s extensive collection (including Rembrandt’s iconic Night Watch) is a must-see in Amsterdam. Ed van der Elsken, exhibition from the Dutch photographer with images from the 20th century. Runs 19 Jun to 13 Sep 2026. Book Rijksmuseum tickets here
Rijksmuseum Garden – Carel Visser, sculpture exhibition from the late Dutch artist who specialised in abstact geometric works. Runs 5 Jun to 25 Oct 2026. Free entry
Van Gogh Museum – Iconic museum with the world’s largest collection of Vincent van Gogh paintings. Book Van Gogh Museum ticket here
Anne Frank House – The canal house on Amsterdam’s Prinsengracht canal where Anne Frank wrote her famous teenage wartime diary whilst hiding from German occupation.
Can’t find a ticket timeslot for the Anne Frank house? Why not instead book the Anne Frank & Jewish Quarter walking tour (2 hours) here
Stedelijk – Amsterdam’s main modern and contemporary art museum. Dahn Vo, solo exhibition from the critically acclaimed Vietnamese born artist. Runs 14 Feb to 2 Aug 2026. Kho Liang Ie, first extensive museum retrospective from the functionalist furniture designer. Runs 14 May to 18 Oct 2026. Book Stedelijk tickets here
Amsterdam in Motion – An audio-visual mapping exhibition on Amsterdam marking the city’s 750th birthday. The 200m² model is the world’s largest multimedia ‘maquette’ of a city. Book Amsterdam in Motion tickets here
H’ART Museum – American Identities are exhibitions in collaboration with the Smithsonian American Art Museum. American Myth & Memory: David Levinthal Photographs explores the myths in American visual culture from Wild West to Barbie. Runs 13 Feb to 6 Sep 2026.
Radical Histories: Chicano Prints, exhibition of artists with Mexican heritage about American identity. Runs 19 Mar to 6 Sep 2026. Book H’ART Museum tickets here
The Land of Chocolate Sprinkles. Building a new world together, exhibition by Congolese art collective CATPC featuring chocolate sculptures and embroidered works. Runs 22 May to 8 Nov 2026.
Rembrandt House – Visit the house where Rembrandt lived and worked. Rembrandt & Life, selection of 50 Rembrandt prints showing depictions of passing life from cradle to grave. Runs 12 Jun to 30 Aug 2026. Book Rembrandt House tickets here
Rembrandt’s Amsterdam Experience – A video art experience about the life of the famous painter and reconstruction of Rembrandt’s studio on Rozengracht. Book Rembrandt’s Amsterdam Experience tickets here
Royal Palace – Visit the grand Royal Palace on Dam Square including the impressive Citizen’s Hall. Book Royal Palace tickets here
De Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) – World Press Photo Exhibition 2026, annual exhibition of the current affairs photography contest. Runs 24 Apr to 27 Sep 2026. Book Nieuwe Kerk tickets here
Oude Kerk – Jesse Darling: Godsworth, exhibition from the British artist transforming the church into a landscape of construction debris, old furniture and discarded electronics from Amsterdam. Runs 24 Apr to 27 Sep 2026. Book Oude Kerk tickets here
FOAM Photography Museum – Martin Parr, Very Modern and Rather Ugly, tribute to the British photographer. Runs 3 Apr to 12 Aug 2026. Book FOAM tickets here
Huis Marseille – Martine Gutierrez, Wunderkind, solo exhibition from the American artist featuring toys and the art of play. Runs 27 Jun to 18 Oct 2026.
Wereldmuseum Amsterdam – Made in China, exhibition about China’s rich and diverse manufacturing culture, from thousands of years of craftsmanship to contemporary art and design. Runs from 17 Oct 2025 to 31 Aug 2026. Book Wereldmuseum tickets here
Stadsarchief – Jazz Years: People, Migration and Music in Amsterdam, 1930-1939, multimedia exhibition about the early years of jazz in Amsterdam. Runs 3 Apr to 13 Sep 2026. Drag in Amsterdam exhibition runs 26 Jun to 27 Sep 2026.
Jewish Museum – Judy Chicago: Revelations, first major retrospective exhibition of the American artist. Runs 6 Feb to 23 Aug 2026. Book Jewish Cultural Quarter Amsterdam tickets here
EYE Filmmuseum – Eye(s) Open: New Perspectives on Colonial Film Heritage, eleven artists respond to Eye’s collection of some 2,000 colonial-era films from Indonesia, Suriname and the Antilles. Runs 3 Apr to 6 Sep 2026. Book EYE Film exhibition tickets here
Frida Amsterdam – Photographic and immersive VR exhibition about life and work of the pioneering Mexican artist Frida Kahlo which includes over 100 digital artworks. Running at Vincent Hall in Amsterdam from 18 Apr 2025 to 10 Jan 2027. Book Frida exhibition tickets here
Nxt Museum – The first “new media art” museum in the Netherlands. Still Processing, exhibition examining the evolution of image processing – both through machine algorithms and human perception. Runs 7 Feb 2025 to 30 Jun 2026. Book Nxt Museum tickets here
Art Zoo Museum – A museum combining breathtaking taxidermy (animal) art from Dutch duo Darwin, Sinke & van Tongeren with a 17th century Amsterdam canal house. Relics, exhibition of gigantic fossils transformed into contemporary art. Runs 17 Apr to 30 Nov 2026. Book Art Zoo Museum tickets here
Allard Pierson – Glass: Made in Antiquity, exhibition of more than 200 beautiful glass objects from the museum collection. Runs 16 May 2025 to 1 Nov 2026. Book Allard Pierson tickets here
Van Eesteren Museum – Unruly Process. Future. Present. Past. First retrospective exhibition by architect, designer and researcher Afaina de Jong. Runs 29 May to 5 Jul 2026. A Gradient of Cars, art installation of 5 stacked cars by artist Bart Eysink Smeets. On display on the museum terrace 17 Jun to 1 Oct 2026.
Tot Zover – Aat Veldhoen, A realist to the grave, exhibition at the Dutch funeral museum from the local artist and how he relates to death in his works. Runs 26 Sep 2025 to 6 Sep 2026. Book Tot Zover tickets here
Embassy of the Free Mind – The House with the Heads – A Monument to Free Thinking, exhibition on the history of free thought in Amsterdam. Runs 21 Mar to 30 Aug 2026. Book Embassy of the Free Mind tickets
ARCAM – Data Centers, Talk of the Town exhibition highlighting the building of large data centres in Amsterdam and their impact on energy and surveillance. Runs 8 May to 27 Sep 2026.
Gallery WM – Jazz and Other Curiosa – Nico van der Stam 101, exhibition from the late Dutch freelance photographer featuring works from Amsterdam’s music scene 1950-1970. Runs 12 Jun to 11 Jul 2026. Gallery open Wed-Sat afternoons.
Framer Framed – Wild Waters: Dams and Deltas After Modernity, exhibition about water as both a life-sustaining resource and an instrument of political power. Runs 19 Jun to 30 Aug 2026. Free entry
Cobra Museum (Amstelveen) – Andy Warhol, The Textiles, exhibition featuring Warhol’s lesser-known experimental textiles from the 1950s and early 1960s. Runs 24 Apr to 6 Sep 2026.
Museum JAN (Amstelveen) – Diederik Schneemann – 1+1=3, first solo museum exhibition by the Belgian designer who uses existing objects or waste to create art. Runs 8 May to 1 Nov 2026.
Rijksmuseum Schiphol – Amsterdam airport hosts a small selection of works from the Rijksmuseum collection. The museum is located on Holland Boulevard (between Lounges 2 and 3 in non-Schengen departures) and is open 24 hours a day to passengers. Free entry
Attractions in Amsterdam
Amaze Amsterdam – An immersive 1 hour audio-visual experience spanning 3,000m² with 8 separate stages. Guaranteed to stimulates the senses – from intense, interactive to relaxing and chilled. Located in an old industrial nightclub in Amsterdam’s West Port district. Book Amaze Amsterdam tickets here
Body Worlds – Fascinating display of 200 human body ‘plastinate’ specimens at the venue on Damrak in central Amsterdam. The permanent exhibition is The Happiness Project and also includes an InBody scan. Book Body Worlds tickets here
House of Bols – Stimulate your senses at the Cocktail & Genever Experience – featuring the Lucas Bols brand, which has been making liqueurs in Amsterdam since 1575. Book House of Bols tickets here
Madame Tussauds Amsterdam – Get your celebrity fill by visiting the ever-popular wax work museum on Dam Square. Book Madame Tussauds Amsterdam tickets here
Amsterdam Dungeon – Interactive show featuring excellent actors and audience participation. Takes you through dark dungeon-themed rooms from Amsterdam’s murky past – scary but with a comic element. Book Amsterdam Dungeon tickets here
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Amsterdam – Eclectic collection of curiosities and oddities, located on Dam Square. Book Ripley’s tickets here
Heineken Experience – Take a guided tour around the historic Heineken brewery, one of Amsterdam’s most popular attractions. Book Heineken Experience tickets here
The Upside Down Museum Amsterdam – Large interactive museum and Instagram/TikTok experience which includes optical illusions, upside-down rooms and super photogenic spaces. Book Upside Down Museum tickets here
Amsterdam City Passes
If you’re planning to visit multiple attractions in Amsterdam, consider one of these city passes:
| Most museums + city transport | Includes attractions + tours |
| I amsterdam City Card | GO City Amsterdam All-Inclusive Pass |
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| 1/2/3/4/5 days | 1/2/3/5 days |
| 24 hours basis | calendar day basis |
| €67-€140 | €79-€209 |
| 70 museums | 30 attractions |
| includes GVB transport | |
| Book here | Book here |
| I amsterdam City Card info | GO City Amsterdam Pass info |
*both include canal cruise+bike rental; both exclude Anne Frank House & Van Gogh Museum
Sport in Amsterdam / Netherlands (June 2026)
View all upcoming events in the Amsterdam sports calendar
Football
Netherlands vs Algeria (international friendly)
3 Jun 2026 (20:45) – Stadion Feyenoord, Rotterdam
Netherlands World Cup 2026 Games
check for Dutch World Cup tickets here
Netherlands vs Morocco 30 Jun 2026 (03:00) – Estadio Monterrey, Monterrey
It is possible to take a classic stadium tour of the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam. Book Johan Cruijff Arena Tour tickets here or book a VIP 2 hour guided tour here
Rugby
Amsterdam Sevens
Annual international rugby sevens tournament with over 120 teams to be played at the National Rugby Centre (Sportpark de Eendracht) in Amsterdam. 53rd edition runs over 6-7 Jun 2026.
Tennis
Libéma Open
International grass court tournament (men’s ATP 250 and women’s WTA 250 event) at the Autotron Rosmalen near Den Bosch, 1 hour south of Amsterdam. Used as a warm-up to Wimbledon for some players. Runs 6-14 Jun 2026.
Golf
KLM Open
European Tour event due at The International in Amsterdam, runs 4-7 Jun 2026.
Dutch Ladies Open
Ladies European Tour event over 3 rounds, held at Goyer Golf & Country Club in Eemnes (near Hilversum) over 19-21 Jun 2026.
Athletics/Running
Gaasperplasrun
1km, 2km, 5km and 10km runs around the Gaasperplaas, a lake in south-east Amsterdam. Expected 21 Jun 2026.
FBK Games
International athletics meet at the Fanny Blankers-Koen stadium in Hengelo, Netherlands on 21 Jun 2026.
Other Sports
Tri Amsterdam
International triathlon event which offers courses of half-distance and the full Olympic distance. Starts at park Somerlust and finishes at Bella Vista Park. Runs 7 Jun 2026.
Dutch Moto GP
Popular motorcycle racing event held at the Assen TT circuit over the weekend, runs 26-28 Jun 2026.
Friday Night Skate
20km organised skate around the streets of Amsterdam held every Friday night (20:30, weather permitting) from Vondelpark Pavilion.
Rock & Pop Concerts in Amsterdam (June 2026)
Helene Fischer – 30 Jun, Johan Cruijff Arena – Check for Helene Fischer tickets here
Browse upcoming shows in the concert calendar for Amsterdam
Festivals in Amsterdam / Netherlands (June 2026)
Holland Festival
The country’s biggest performing arts festival running most of June every year. The event features scores of performances including theatre, visual arts, classical, dance, opera and film. It normally attracts a high calibre of local and international performers. 79th edition runs over 3-28 Jun 2026 at multiple locations in Amsterdam.
Amsterdam Open Air
Outdoor music festival with camping area held over a weekend. On 6-7 Jun 2026 at Gaasperpark, south-east Amsterdam.
Amsterdam Roots Festival
Well-established international performance art festival featuring music, dance, circus, theater, talks, spoken word and more. 44th edition expected 28 Jun 2026 at Oosterpark.
Pinkpop
Large annual music festival running since 1970 which features major artists playing on 4 stages. Runs 19-21 Jun 2026, Megaland, Landgraaf in Limburg, south Netherlands.
Discover more in the Amsterdam festivals guide
Comedy & Shows in Amsterdam (June 2026)
Boom Chicago
Great night out at the popular comedy and improv theatre show in English – with bar and table service. At the Rozentheater in Amsterdam. Book Boom Chicago tickets here
Amsterdam Magic Show
Monthly magic and comedy show with international performers. At Boom Chicago’s Rozentheater, Rozengracht in Amsterdam. Runs 2 Jun 2026 (19:30).
Josh Johnson
The American comedian brings his show Comedy Band Camp to Theater Amsterdam on 28 Jun 2026 (20:30) and 29 Jun 2026 (20:00).
Classical Concerts & Theatre in Amsterdam (June 2026)
Swan Lake – Franceconcert presents the classical ballet with 3 performances at RAI Amsterdam on 13-14 Jun 2026.
Internationaal Theater Amsterdam (ITA) – Amsterdam’s renowned theatre company performs shows in Dutch at the Stadsschouwburg theatre. Live English surtitles appear above the stage – generally on Thursday and Saturday night shows. Other English events include a public theatre tour on 6 Jun 2026 (15:00).
National Opera Ballet – Shows at the renowned venue in June 2026 are GRIMM (ballet) and Simon Boccanegra (opera).
Concertgebouw – Chanson, an ode to timeless French classics from Brel, Aznavour & Piaf on 2/3 Jun 2026; USA 250, Concertgebouw Orchestra plays American classical music on 9 Jun 2026.
Candlelight Concert – Klezmagic play at the Portuguese Synagogue on 18 Jun 2026 (19:30).
Embassy of the Free Mind – Lunch concert featuring Michal Riefeld (Cellist). Runs 19 Jun 2026 (13:30).
Other Events in Amsterdam
Open Garden Days – Some 30 private gardens in Amsterdam open their doors to the public – runs 19-21 Jun 2026 (10:00-17:00).
Amsterdam Dinner Cruise – An atmospheric 120 minute evening cruise around Amsterdam’s canals with a 4 course meal and drinks included. Runs every Wed to Sat (19:30) in June, if sunny you’ll experience the golden hour. Check Dinner Cruise availability here
Hortus Botanicus – Amsterdam’s botanical gardens feature Music on Sunday in June with evening concerts. Available for visitors with just a standard entry ticket. Runs 28 Jun 2026. Book Hortus Amsterdam tickets here
De Balie – The multimedia venue near Leidseplein in Amsterdam hosts regular events about current affairs, politics and culture.
Market Events in Amsterdam
Pure Markt – Regular market event with high quality produce, music, food stalls and other activities. Runs 14 Jun 2026 (11:00-18:00) at Amstelpark and 28 Jun 2026 (11:00-18:00) at Park Frankendael. Free entry
Sunday Market – Market events with a mix of fashion, design, arts, food and kids stuff at Westergas. Runs 7 Jun 2026 (12:00-18:00). Free entry
Museum Market – Museumplein hosts this Sunday market with arts and crafts, food and music. Runs 21 Jun 2026 (10:00-18:00). Free entry
IJ-Hallen – Large weekend flea market event held at NDSM-wharf in north Amsterdam with 750 outdoor stands. Runs 27-28 Jun 2026 (09:00-16:30).
The Maker Market – Weekend market features creative handmade products including jewelry, art and live music. Runs in the covered passage of De Hallen Amsterdam. 27-28 Jun 2026 (Sat 11:00-17:00/ Sun 12:00-17:00). Free entry
Amsterdam Info/Resources
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The AmsterdamTips.com What’s On in Amsterdam has been running monthly since 2008. Last updated 15 June 2026.
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