Jordaan Festival
19-21 September 2008
(Annual)
The Jordaan Festival is a big inner city street festival celebrating the diversity of this former working class district. The event features many musical performances on stage, drum bands, a flea market and auction. The festival becomes bigger and bigger
PINT Bokbierfestival
24-26 October 2008
(Annual)
This is the most famous and also the biggest beer festival in the Netherlands. It takes place every year at the end of October on the forecourt of Amsterdam’s Beurs van Berlage. At the Bokbierfestival every Dutch Bokbeer can be proved, sometimes there are even very old ones as well as foreign brews. The Dutch bok, said to be descended from the German ''bock'', is an autumn rather than a spring tradition and can be either top- or bottom-fermented. The festival is organised by the Stichting PINT-Bokbierfestival.
IDFA festival
20-30 November 2008
(Annual)
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam was generated in 1988 in order to stimulate the national and international culture of documentary films. Since then the festival has developed into a huge event that is recognised all over the world.
Amsterdam Literary Festival (dates not yet confirmed)
1-30 May 2009
(Annual)
The annual Literary Festival aims to establish the city on the international literary map, with authors and speakers from both the Netherlands and abroad. The programme includes readings and events for kids but also information on how to get published or
Amsterdams Bevrijdingsfestival (Liberation Festival)
5-5 May 2009
(Annual)
The Netherlands celebrates the liberation from German occupation on the 5th of May in 1945. All over the country there will be festivals with music performances, information markets and many other celebration activities. The event takes place at Museumplein but also other parts of the city will organise some performances for this coming festival.
Amsterdam Roots Festival (dates not yet confirmed)
1-30 June 2009
(Annual)
Already for over 10 years the Roots Festival has been establishing a reputation of being one of the leading international music festivals. Presented are extraordinary developments in the musical world based on an ethnical background. This year’s Roots Festival follows the motto “World in Europe” and gives the opportunity to discover different kinds of music styles as well as contacts between different cultural groups.
Julidans (dates not yet confirmed)
1-31 July 2009
(Annual)
As the name already indicates, this festival is taking place every year in July and concentrates on the topicality and the future of dance theatre. With a curiosity for new streams and passionate developments, the festival looks for makers that want to r
Dance Valley (dates not yet confirmed)
14-14 July 2009
The party-to-be in the Dutch summer is back in full! Staged in the natural reserve of the Spaarwoude recreation ground, Dance Valley combines a unique open-air setting with an astonishing line-up of International DJs mixing anything from Funky House to Hard Techno.
Amsterdam Pride (dates not yet confirmed)
1-3 August 2009
(Annual)
The first August weekend Amsterdam Pride will fill the capital again with a range of activities and no doubt thousands of spectators and participants. The Pride is one of the biggest gay and lesbian festivals in Europe, a fantastic floating display of around 80 garishly decorated boats bursting with music and colour. The city indulges in a vibrant mix of sports, culture and parties throughout the extended three-day weekend.
WOMEN inc. Festival
2-4 November 2009
Women inc. is a platform for women who stand for a new beginning, women who take risk and move borders, who inspire and evoke no matter what age, what background or culture the person comes from. The festival includes certain lectures, workshops and events which are aiming at bringing women from different worlds together.
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