
Dutch Design Week 2026
Nine days of experimental design across Eindhoven, from graduate shows to industrial halls at Strijp-S.
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Runs, markets, food festivals, family days out, record fairs, culture and festivals worth leaving the house for. Filter by type, or subscribe at the bottom of the list to add them all to your own calendar.

Nine days of experimental design across Eindhoven, from graduate shows to industrial halls at Strijp-S.

Around 500 flea market stalls under one roof at EXPO Greater Amsterdam, just outside Haarlem, with free parking.

Amsterdam Dance Event turns 30: five days of club nights across the city plus the ADE Pro daytime conference.

Hundreds of night walks, stargazing sessions and lights-out activities across the Netherlands on the darkest night of the year.

Ice skating in front of the Rijksmuseum: Amsterdam's Museumplein rink is back from 24 October 2026.

Billed as Europe's largest one day record fair: 100+ stands of vinyl, CDs and collectables at the WRZV Hallen in Zwolle.

The Berenloop: a scenic, tough marathon and half on Terschelling, plus 5 and 10 km races, on 31 October and 1 November 2026.

Europe's biggest flea market fills the old NDSM shipyard halls in Amsterdam Noord with hundreds of stalls.

PAN Amsterdam, the big autumn fair for art, antiques and design, returns to RAI Amsterdam for its 39th edition.

The Hague's literature and music festival brings more than 120 writers and artists together, mostly in English.

Four days of adventurous music from around the world in Utrecht's concert halls, churches and clubs.

The first exhibition devoted to Frans Hals and Rembrandt side by side, with nineteen paintings in Haarlem.