28 October 2026
Amsterdam Light Festival 2026: history, what to see and fun facts
Amsterdam Light Festival 2026 runs 26 November to 17 January. Its history, how to see the light art by boat or on foot, and fun facts about the festival.
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Things to do
18 August 2026
The gardens of the Rijksmuseum
Free, unticketed and mostly missed: Cuypers' open-air museum of rescued gates and arches, a summer of sculpture, and coffee in an eighteenth-century pavilion.
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13 August 2026
A night out in De Pijp
No route: a beer at Gijs, a stop wherever looks interesting, and the neighbourhood deciding when the night is over.
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10 August 2026
A history of coffeeshops
Not legal, not illegal. How the Dutch tolerance policy actually works, and the few addresses worth knowing.
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31 July 2026
A walk through the Jordaan
No fixed route and no must-see: narrow streets, a courtyard garden or two, and wherever the next cafe happens to be.
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30 July 2026
The Van Gogh Museum in one visit
Take the first slot or the Friday evening, walk it in order, and give the drawings the half hour nobody else does.
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29 July 2026
An afternoon in the Rijksmuseum
Book a start time, walk the Gallery of Honour first, and let the garden be where you stop.
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20 July 2026
Museumplein in a morning
Arrive before nine, pick one museum, and let the coffee stop be the reason you slow down.
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20 July 2026
The canals by boat
Pick a direction, keep it slow, and let a cafe with a jetty decide when to stop.
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28 June 2026
A morning at the Albert Cuyp
Arrive before the crowd does, eat standing up, and let Sarphatipark be where the morning slows down.
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