This Week
Coming up this week
Wed Nov 11
Sint Maarten Lantern Procession in the Vondelpark
Kids carry glowing lanterns through the dark Vondelpark behind a brass band dressed in lights. Come with your own lantern, or make one first with the band's musicians.
Wed Nov 11
Sint Maarten Lantern Walk in the Amsterdamse Bos
A ranger-led Sint Maarten walk through the dark forest, every kid with a lantern and a treat waiting along the route. Bring warm layers and your best lantern.
Wed Nov 11
Super Sint Maarten Lantern Parade
A neighborhood lantern parade through the Indische Buurt, with glowing parade animals, brass bands and kids carrying lanterns they made themselves. Bring yours and walk along.
- PerformanceDe Regenboog: Color Show for Toddlers at Black Cat TheatreSat-Sun Nov 14-15, From €13.50
- FestivalSinterklaas Arrival in AmstelveenSat Nov 14, Free
- FestivalSinterklaas Arrival Parade Tuindorp OostzaanSat Nov 14, Free
- FestivalSinterklaas Parade (Intocht) in AmsterdamSun Nov 15, Free
- PerformanceSläpstick's Schërzo: Classical Music Comedy at MeervaartSun Nov 15, From €18.50
- PerformanceStuntelman: Slapstick Music Theater at MeervaartSun Nov 15, From €10
- PerformanceStorytime on SaturdaySat Nov 14 & Sat Nov 28, Free
- PerformanceSinterklaas Puppet Show: There's a Horse in the Garden at Koos KneusSun Nov 15 & Sun Nov 22 & Sun Nov 29, €11 per person
- Guided VisitDiscover Sint at Op Solder 2026Daily Nov 15 - Dec 5, €12.50 for the guided tour
- PerformanceSinterklaas Show: Kom van het dak af!Multiple Dates Nov-Dec, €12 per person
- FestivalSinterklaas at Muiderslot CastleNov 14 - Dec 6, From €7.50, under 4 free
- WorkshopSinterklaas Crafts at Wereldmuseum AmsterdamMultiple Dates Nov-Dec, Museum ticket, under-6s free
- FestivalAmsterdam Museum FestivalThrough Dec 11, Under-18s free, adults pay
- PerformanceSinterklaas Concert at Het ConcertgebouwWed Nov 18, Kids from €20
- PerformanceWorld Champion Breakdancers Swing Through the CrowdFri Nov 20, €23.50-28.50, drink included
- PerformanceLennox: A Hip-Hop Opera at Theater De KrakelingSat Nov 21, Tickets via De Krakeling
- PerformanceHet Grote Sinterklaasfeest: Family Sinterklaas Show in AmstelveenWed Nov 25, €25
- PerformanceSint Baba's Turkish Concert with Storybook ChaosSat-Sun Nov 28-29, €1.50-18.50
- PerformanceSpace Academy: Moon Mission Show with André KuipersSat Nov 28, From €19.50
- PerformanceVlindertuin (Butterfly Garden): Toddler Show at Black Cat TheatreSat-Sun Nov 28-29, From €13.50
- PerformancePim & Pom: A Sinterklaas Show for Toddlers at MeervaartSun Nov 29, €10 per ticket
- WorkshopSpeculaas and Pepernoten Baking at Elsenhove City FarmSun Nov 29, Free
- PerformanceThe Performance That Doesn't Want to Be Seen: Family Comedy at Plein TheaterSun Nov 29, Kids under 12 from €10
- PerformanceLiCHT: A Light and Aerial Dance Show for ToddlersSun Dec 13, Tickets €1 to €18.50
- PerformanceThe Nutcracker Family Christmas Concert at Het ConcertgebouwSun Dec 13, From €20
- PerformanceFreek Vonk Live: Family Wildlife ShowSat-Mon Dec 19-21, From €29,95
- PerformanceRobin Hood: A Family Play at Theater De KrakelingSat-Mon Dec 19-21, Tickets on krakeling.nl
- PerformanceLolobaki: Toddler Music Theater at Plein TheaterSun Dec 20, From €10
- PerformanceFamily Christmas Concert: Let It Snow! at the ConcertgebouwMon-Tue Dec 21-22, From €18
- PerformanceAlice in Wonderland: Family Dance Theater at the StadsschouwburgWed-Fri Dec 23-25, Kids €15, adults from €23
- PerformanceThe Nutcracker: A Special Children's EditionMon Dec 28, €38-52
- PerformanceDe Kersthaas (The Christmas Hare): Pop-Up Theater at De KrakelingTue-Wed Dec 29-30, €1 to €18.50
- PerformanceLittle Princess Reutemeteut: Family Theater Show About MessWed Dec 30, From €10
- WorkshopOfflab Studio: Hands-On Design Workshops for KidsSun Nov 22 & Sun Nov 29, €28 per child
- PerformanceFour Seasons: Music and Dance Show for Toddlers at Black Cat TheatreSat-Sun Dec 5-6, From €14.50
Sat-Sun Nov 14-15
De Regenboog: Color Show for Toddlers at Black Cat Theatre
A white stage slowly fills with color, feathers and soap bubbles in this quiet show for the youngest, and at the end the kids get to play in it.
Sat Nov 14
Sinterklaas Arrival in Amstelveen
Sinterklaas and his Pieten parade through Amstelveen with music and pepernoten, ending on the Handelsplein, where the mayor and the children's mayor welcome him.
Sat Nov 14
Sinterklaas Arrival Parade Tuindorp Oostzaan
Sinterklaas steps off a boat, and 65 Pieten lead the walk through the village. Pick a spot by the water.
Sun Nov 15
Sinterklaas Parade (Intocht) in Amsterdam
Sinterklaas arrives by steamboat on the Amstel, then parades through the center to greet the kids waiting at Leidseplein. Pick your spot early.
Sun Nov 15
Släpstick's Schërzo: Classical Music Comedy at Meervaart
Four virtuoso musical clowns play classical masterpieces on trampolines, theremins and violins swung like tennis rackets, with comedy in the spirit of Chaplin and Victor Borge.
Sun Nov 15
Stuntelman: Slapstick Music Theater at Meervaart
A rubber stuntman turns to glass and has to learn to be brave all over again, with Professor BOEM and a lot of slapstick.
Sat Nov 14 & Sat Nov 28
Storytime on Saturday
A short read-aloud for babies through preschoolers in a children's bookshop on Rozengracht, with coffee or tea for the grown-ups nearby.
Sun Nov 15 & Sun Nov 22 & Sun Nov 29
Sinterklaas Puppet Show: There's a Horse in the Garden at Koos Kneus
Bibi finds a lost horse in her backyard in this Sinterklaas puppet show on Iepenplein, and every kid gets their face painted before it starts.
Daily Nov 15 - Dec 5
Discover Sint at Op Solder 2026
Sinterklaas has lost his magic book and golden apples somewhere in a canal house with a secret church in the attic. Can your kids help him find them?
Multiple Dates Nov-Dec
Sinterklaas Show: Kom van het dak af!
Sinterklaas is stuck on a roof with his beard in an antenna, and a clumsy firefighter is called to help. Will the rescue work?
Nov 14 - Dec 6
Sinterklaas at Muiderslot Castle
Hunt for Sint's lost things and see where he sleeps inside a real medieval castle, and on his two weekends, bake pepernoten and dance at the Piet disco.
Multiple Dates Nov-Dec
Sinterklaas Crafts at Wereldmuseum Amsterdam
Kids decorate a shoe for Sint, build a surprise, and pick up a gift-wrapping trick from Japan that turns a cloth into the wrapping.
Through Dec 11
Amsterdam Museum Festival
The city museum turns 100 with three months of tours, workshops and birthday cake. The glowing model of the whole city is the part kids will remember.
Wed Nov 18
Sinterklaas Concert at Het Concertgebouw
Sinterklaas and the Pieten head to Het Concertgebouw for a sing-along concert with a live band. The only question is whether they'll arrive on time.
Fri Nov 20
World Champion Breakdancers Swing Through the Crowd
Two-time breaking world champions The Ruggeds hang from the lights and swing through the audience in a show built on risk, acrobatics and breakbeat drums.
Sat Nov 21
Lennox: A Hip-Hop Opera at Theater De Krakeling
A boy follows his sick dad to the hospital with a forgotten lucky necklace, in a story told through rap, song and a live band on stage.
Wed Nov 25
Het Grote Sinterklaasfeest: Family Sinterklaas Show in Amstelveen
Piet Julio dreams of becoming Head Piet, but the party preparations go wrong. Kids in the audience get to help him put it right, with Sinterklaas on stage.
Sat-Sun Nov 28-29
Sint Baba's Turkish Concert with Storybook Chaos
A Dutch band gets a Turkish new member, fairy tale characters crash the stage, and nobody can find Sint Baba.
Sat Nov 28
Space Academy: Moon Mission Show with André Kuipers
Astronaut André Kuipers takes families on a stage mission to the moon, with live experiments and the answer to how you pee in space.
Sat-Sun Nov 28-29
Vlindertuin (Butterfly Garden): Toddler Show at Black Cat Theatre
A dance and music show where toddlers search for hidden paper butterflies, then climb onto the stage to play in the set themselves.
Sun Nov 29
Pim & Pom: A Sinterklaas Show for Toddlers at Meervaart
Pim and Pom are busy getting ready for pakjesavond when a message from Sinterklaas puts the whole party in doubt.
Sun Nov 29
Speculaas and Pepernoten Baking at Elsenhove City Farm
A Sinterklaas baking afternoon on a city farm at the edge of Amstelveen, with spiced cookies to make and rare Dutch breeds waiting in the barns.
Sun Nov 29
The Performance That Doesn't Want to Be Seen: Family Comedy at Plein Theater
Wrong costumes, lights that cut out, the wrong music at the wrong moment: a show sabotages itself to dodge its audience. Can two performers get it to go on?
Sun Dec 13
LiCHT: A Light and Aerial Dance Show for Toddlers
A dancer and an acrobat hanging from a rope chase reflections, shadows and colored light, and by the end the youngest kids are out on the stage with them.
Sun Dec 13
The Nutcracker Family Christmas Concert at Het Concertgebouw
Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker played by a full orchestra, with a narrator telling Ella's Christmas Eve adventure and a heroine who might swap her princess dress for a judo suit.
Sat-Mon Dec 19-21
Freek Vonk Live: Family Wildlife Show
Freek Vonk's Christmas holiday tradition returns with a new show of expedition stories and big-screen footage of the animals he met this year, plus a few discoveries in the hall.
Sat-Mon Dec 19-21
Robin Hood: A Family Play at Theater De Krakeling
Robin and her friends take on greed from the forest, with acrobatic stunts, heroic music and one big choice: grab the bows again, or find a smarter way?
Sun Dec 20
Lolobaki: Toddler Music Theater at Plein Theater
A traveling stone, a band of masked animals and six live instruments: a gentle show for the youngest theatergoers, with a story about finding yourself.
Mon-Tue Dec 21-22
Family Christmas Concert: Let It Snow! at the Concertgebouw
Wouter Hamel's warm, jazzy voice leads a Christmas sing-along in Dutch and English, with a band that leaves plenty of room for kids to join in.
Wed-Fri Dec 23-25
Alice in Wonderland: Family Dance Theater at the Stadsschouwburg
Alice tumbles into Wonderland in a dance-and-music staging by De Toneelmakerij and DOX, where the strangest character she meets turns out to be herself.
Mon Dec 28
The Nutcracker: A Special Children's Edition
A narrator walks kids through Tchaikovsky's ballet from the stage, so first-timers can follow the whole story. One holiday afternoon only at RAI Amsterdam.
Tue-Wed Dec 29-30
De Kersthaas (The Christmas Hare): Pop-Up Theater at De Krakeling
Santa's son is allergic to reindeer and would rather hide eggs than fill stockings. A sung, pop-up-book show for every kid whose plans don't match their parents'.
Wed Dec 30
Little Princess Reutemeteut: Family Theater Show About Mess
A palace with 348 spotless rooms hides one stinky bedroom, in a cheeky Dutch-language show with funny songs about mess.
Sun Nov 22 & Sun Nov 29
Offlab Studio: Hands-On Design Workshops for Kids
Kids make a poster with their own message, print a design on clothes from home, and fold a whole book from one sheet of paper.
Sat-Sun Dec 5-6
Four Seasons: Music and Dance Show for Toddlers at Black Cat Theatre
The four seasons turned into music, from Vivaldi to a washing line that sings, and the set becomes a playground once the show ends.