A major Yayoi Kusama retrospective at the Stedelijk, spanning seventy years of dots, pumpkins and much more.
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7 events, All 88 of the Kröller-Müller's Van Gogh paintings shown together for the first time since 1984, in the heart of the Hoge Veluwe.  Yoshitoshi's moonlit woodblock series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon on show at the Van Gogh Museum for the first time.  A major Willem de Kooning retrospective at the Rijksmuseum, with his famous Woman paintings in the Gallery of Honour.
€25  Twenty-five masterpieces from Madrid, including Van Eyck and El Greco, visit the Mauritshuis in a one-off exchange.  Walibi Holland's Halloween Fright Nights: haunted houses, scare zones and roller coasters until 23:00 on selected days.  Ice skating in front of the Rijksmuseum: Amsterdam's Museumplein rink is back from 24 October 2026. |
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9 events, 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.
€6 |
10 events, PAN Amsterdam, the big autumn fair for art, antiques and design, returns to RAI Amsterdam for its 39th edition. |
8 events, The Hague's literature and music festival brings more than 120 writers and artists together, mostly in English.
€36 – €61 |
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9 events, Four days of adventurous music from around the world in Utrecht's concert halls, churches and clubs. |
11 events, The first exhibition devoted to Frans Hals and Rembrandt side by side, with nineteen paintings in Haarlem.  A three-day wine festival in Utrecht's spectacular Werkspoorkathedraal, with day tickets from €9.50.
€9.50 – €35 |
17 events, The biggest board game fair in the Netherlands fills three Jaarbeurs halls with tables where you can sit down and play.
€7.50 – €24  A free walking route past around 35 light artworks turns Eindhoven into an open-air gallery for a week in November.
Free  More than 65 Amsterdam museums stay open until 02:00 with music, performances and workshops. One ticket gets you into all of them.
€25
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 A friendly Saturday record fair at Dynamo, just off Stratumseind in Eindhoven, with LPs, singles and CDs across all genres.
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 A free one day fair in The Hague with expert advice on housing, tax, jobs, schools and settling in the Netherlands.
Free (register in advance)
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 Utrecht's free lantern-lit Sint Maarten Parade winds 4 km through the old city centre on Saturday 7 November.
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Variaworld’s record fair at Metropool Hengelo, next to the station, with LPs, singles and CDs on a Sunday in November. | |
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10 events, The world's largest documentary festival takes over Amsterdam's cinemas for eleven days, with most films in English or subtitled.
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The Kick Off: a Thursday record fair on the Vredenburg in central Utrecht, a few minutes' walk from Utrecht Centraal. |
11 events, Christmas markets inside ancient caves, a festive parade and winter fun in the Limburg town of Valkenburg.
From €9.30  Hundreds of whiskies to taste inside The Hague's medieval Grote Kerk, across five sessions in one November weekend.
€55 – €79.50 |
14 events,The Garmin Zevenheuvelenloop: a hilly 15 km classic from Nijmegen on 15 November 2026, with a 7 km night run on the 14th. Sold out.
Sold out  Sinterklaas arrives by steamboat in the fortified town of Grave on the Maas, live on national TV from 12:00.
Free The 63rd Mega Record & CD Fair fills the Brabanthallen in Den Bosch with dealers from around 30 countries over one weekend.
€12.50 – €25 |
14 events,The Chocolademelkloop: a family forest run of 1, 2 or 5 km in Bilthoven with hot chocolate and Sinterklaas, 15 November 2026.
€9  Amsterdam welcomes Sinterklaas for the 88th time with boats, floats, bands and a parade through the city centre.
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10 events, Efteling's fairytale park dresses up for winter with lights, festive shows and seasonal treats from 16 November. |
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11 events, The big one: Heroes Dutch Comic Con takes over Jaarbeurs Utrecht for a winter weekend of guests, cosplay and fandom.
€37 – €65 |
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Around 300 metres of LPs, singles, CDs and posters at the XXL Platenbeurs in Hilversum's Dudok Arena.
€5 |
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10 events,A stylish Christmas and lifestyle fair at the Duin and Kruidberg country estate in Santpoort, near Haarlem.
€9.50 – €17.75 |
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12 events, The 15th Amsterdam Light Festival lights up the canals with a new art route you can walk for free or see by boat.
Walking free; cruises from €22.75
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 A free evening for newcomers in The Hague: practical tips, a pub quiz with Dutch language challenges, snacks and drinks.
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18 events,Limited Record Store Day vinyl releases on Black Friday at independent record shops across the Netherlands.
Free  Fjoertoer Egmond: an evening walk of 6 to 20 km through dunes and beach lit with light art, 27 and 28 November 2026.
€18 – €34 The Warandeloop in Tilburg: cross country races, walks and the Dutch NK Cross in the Oude Warande, 27 to 29 November 2026.
€8.50 – €28.50 Christmas market, ice rink and Ferris wheel on the Vrijthof, the grand main square of Maastricht.
Free entry Ice skating, a Ferris wheel and a Christmas market on the Grote Markt in Groningen through the festive season.  The huge winter fair formerly known as the Margriet Winter Fair fills Den Bosch's Brabanthallen with festive shopping.  A relaxed, unpretentious wine festival at Kanaal30 in Utrecht, with €15 day tickets.
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About 250 metres of LPs, singles and CDs at the XXL Platenbeurs in Haarlem's Kennemer Sportcenter.
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14 events, Six evenings of track cycling, music and beer at Rotterdam Ahoy, now in early December.
From €15 |
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15 events,A free and very pretty Christmas market on the Lange Voorhout in the centre of The Hague.
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15 events, Thialf hosts World Cup speed skating over the Sinterklaas weekend, with a full orange crowd in the cathedral of Dutch skating. |
17 events,A Christmas market with about 100 stalls inside the illuminated star shaped fortress of Bourtange.
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Tens of thousands of records and CDs from 45+ dealers at the XXL Platenbeurs in Groningen's MartiniPlaza. |
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 Around 500 flea market stalls under one roof at EXPO Greater Amsterdam, just outside Haarlem, with free parking.
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Variaworld's Sunday record fair at Zaal Scheltema in Leiden's old centre, an easy trip from Haarlem and Amsterdam. |