What's On in Amsterdam in June

📅 Friday June 1st to Sunday June 3rd
Many of Amsterdam’s leading restaurants participate in this innovative food festival in Amstel Park and serve smaller, bite-sized versions of their signature dishes during the event. This means that guests at the festival can sample an enormous array of gourmet dishes while exploring a microcosm of Amsterdam’s culinary scene.
📍Amstelpark, Amsterdam

📅 Sunday June 10th
As its name suggests, this annual road running event trails through Amsterdam Zuidoost’s largest park, Gaasperplas. The race’s organisers have created several routes around Gaasperplas that cover five or 10 kilometres and pass by the park’s central lake and other scenic terrains.
📍Gaasperplas, Amsterdam

📅 Friday June 15th to Sunday June 17th
This forward-thinking food festival revolves around vegetarianism, veganism and flexitarianism and exclusively features dishes, meals and bites that are made from plant-based and meat-free products. Many culinary experts are present at the festival and sell their wares from stalls and food trucks. The festival takes place on NDSM-Werf in Amsterdam-Noord, which is accessible via a regular ferry that departs from Central Station.
📍NDSM-Werf, tt. Neveritaweg 61, Amsterdam

📅 Friday June 8th to Sunday June 10th and Friday 15th to Sunday 17th
Amsterdamse Bos hosts one of the largest wine festivals in the Netherlands over two separate weekends in June. It is appropriately named after Bacchus, the Roman God of parties and grapes harvests. Most merchants at the festival hail from Amsterdam or other nearby cities and bring with them an enormous selection of high-quality Old and New World wine. The festival organises special events throughout both weekends, including wine tasting sessions, talks and live concerts.
📍Amsterdamse Bos, Amstelveen

📅 Friday June 15th to Sunday June 17th
On the third weekend of June every year, private gardens and courtyards throughout Amsterdam open to the public. These secret sanctuaries are mainly located in Amsterdam’s historic canal belt and are often hidden behind buildings that date back to the 16th or 17th centuries. During the weekend, visitors are free to roam through these charming, urban gardens and discover stunning locales around the city that are usually inaccessible.
📍Various locations

📅 Saturday June 23rd to Sunday June 24th
This annual electronic music festival takes place in Amsterdam-Noord’s industrial NDSM-werf – a former dockland that has been converted into an expansive cultural hub. The festival revolves around avant-garde and innovative dance music, and always features a mix of international and local talent.
📍NDSM-Werf, tt. Neveritaweg 61, Amsterdam

📅 Thursday June 7th to Sunday July 1st
Venues throughout Amsterdam participate during this month-long performing arts festival and collectively host events ranging from groundbreaking dance pieces to in-depth talks about filmmaking. The festival is the oldest and largest of its kind in the Netherlands and showcases work created by hundreds of international artists.
📍Various locations

📅 From early June until late August
Every Saturday during the warmer months of the year, Amsterdam’s Artis Zoo keeps its gates open until sundown, allowing visitors to wander through its enclosures and see its furry, scaly, and feathered residents well after normal business hours. The zoo also hosts events during these evenings, including live concerts, guided tours, and workshops.
📍ARTIS, Plantage Kerklaan 38-40, Amsterdam +31 900 2784796