Expo: ‘Unity’ - WorldPride Amsterdam 2026
Thursday, 06-08-2026, 19:00, Meervaart, AmsterdamA photography exhibition focusing on identity, visibility, connection, and inclusion within the LGBTQIA+ community, as part of WorldPride Amsterdam 2026.
Art Events in Amsterdam
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KUEER LAPIS
Friday, 07-08-2026, 20:00, Podium Mozaïek, AmsterdamThe Queer Pacific Collective presents an interdisciplinary program of storytelling, music, performance, and ceremony rooted in Pacific traditions and diaspora.
Wednesday, 19 August
Lorca
Wednesday, 19-08-2026, 19:30, Lab 111, AmsterdamExperience the premiere of the audio film 'Lorca', featuring a listening session, a talk with the creators, and poetry inspired by the Spanish queer poet Federico García Lorca.
Wednesday, 26 August
Locking & Waacking Forever Battles 2026
Wednesday, 26-08-2026, 10:30, Paradiso, AmsterdamThe world's best Locking and Waacking dancers battle it out in The Warrior Edition, a format designed to push dancers to their highest level.
Thursday, 3 September
Sophia van der Putten: Transfloratie
Thursday, 03-09-2026, 20:00, de Brakke Grond, AmsterdamA queer science fiction performance about trans identity and self-determination, using Gregorian chants, pumping beats, and anime-inspired visuals.
Friday, 4 September
The Patchwork Family 5 Year Anniversary
Friday, 04-09-2026, 22:00, Paradiso, AmsterdamCelebrate the 5th birthday of The Patchwork Family, a queer creative collective, with a 'Best Of' show, DJs, performances, and an afterparty.
Saturday, 5 September
Fringe: Sound Body
Saturday, 05-09-2026, 20:30, Frascati, AmsterdamA live excavation of sounds from the body-archive, exploring our relationship with sound as a gateway to our life experiences.
Tuesday, 8 September
Not Another Shit Show: P4rTy GWoRLz N3v4h Di3 edition
Tuesday, 08-09-2026, 20:30, de Brakke Grond, AmsterdamA performance spectacle with six performers from the nightlife scene, moving between dance, theatre, and performance art to explore the figure of the 'party girl'.
Thursday, 24 September
KENKI KRIN KRIN
Thursday, 24-09-2026, 20:00, Bijlmer Parktheater, AmsterdamKENKI KRIN KRIN is an interdisciplinary performance by creator and performer Cherella Gessel (she/he/they), in which different identities are peeled away and rebuilt layer by layer.
Friday, 25 September
TRANS - Zeikstuk
Friday, 25-09-2026, 19:30, Frascati, AmsterdamA physical theater piece by WILD Productions exploring the experiences of trans people in public restrooms, performed by 23 trans individuals.
Friday, 2 October
NOISE
Friday, 02-10-2026, 20:30, Frascati, AmsterdamAn immersive performance-opera by Club Gewalt questioning how to navigate a collapsing world and retune our senses amidst the constant noise of a predicted apocalypse.
Wednesday, 25 November
Matthew Bourne's The Car Man
Wednesday, 25-11-2026, 20:00, Royal Theatre Carré, AmsterdamMatthew Bourne's award-winning dance thriller, loosely based on Bizet's opera, reimagines the story in a greasy 1950's American garage-diner shattered by the arrival of a handsome stranger.
Friday, 2 April
Holobiont
Friday, 02-04-2027, 19:30, Frascati, AmsterdamHolobiont is a five-hour happening that blends a queer rave, collective ritual, and anarchist playground. Performers and attendees explore identity, fluidity, and freedom in an immersive, transformative space.
Saturday, 1 May
Judith Engelen: I met you once, I loved you twice
Saturday, 01-05-2027, 12:00, de Brakke Grond, AmsterdamA visual performance based on Plato's myth of lost other halves, exploring the desire to love and the mistrust that can make it impossible.
Monday, 3 May
Anne-Laure Vandeputte: Who's your Daddy?
Monday, 03-05-2027, 20:00, Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, AmsterdamA theatrical performance by Anne-Laure Vandeputte exploring queer parenthood, family structures, and societal norms through the art of male drag.