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☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Sunday 13 September: Foundation risks run deep, A9 shifts underground, flea circus in Jordaan

Sep 13, 2026

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Sunday 13 September: Foundation risks run deep, A9 shifts underground, flea circus in Jordaan

Plus a wolf spotted near Laren, cargo bike tune-ups at Bakfietsfestival, and puppet theatre on Dam Square.

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Saturday 12 September: Open Monument Day opens the city’s doors, Rocky Horror with a live shadow cast, tourist tax to hit 20%

Sep 12, 2026

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Saturday 12 September: Open Monument Day opens the city’s doors, Rocky Horror with a live shadow cast, tourist tax to hit 20%

Plus the Amstel Hotel’s mirror hall, residents patrolling tourist shops, and a sustainable textile hub for Westpoort.

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Friday 11 September: Concertgebouworkest in Oosterpark, hornet controls scaled back, Mozart meets hip hop

Sep 11, 2026

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Friday 11 September: Concertgebouworkest in Oosterpark, hornet controls scaled back, Mozart meets hip hop

Plus historic sites open across Amsterdam, Hiromi joins the Metropole Orkest, and calls grow for integration exam reforms.

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Thursday 10 September: Yayoi Kusama opens at Stedelijk, Roger Federer in the house, Schiphol flights disrupted

Sep 10, 2026

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Thursday 10 September: Yayoi Kusama opens at Stedelijk, Roger Federer in the house, Schiphol flights disrupted

Plus train discount passes quietly renew at full price, UK air traffic halts flights, and staff shortages delay heel prick tests for newborns.

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Wednesday 9 September: no trams, buses or ferries as transport strikes, Stevie Wonder at Ziggo Dome, low military flights

Sep 9, 2026

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Wednesday 9 September: no trams, buses or ferries as transport strikes, Stevie Wonder at Ziggo Dome, low military flights

Plus free desks and a Schiphol train that still runs, a misplaced bin blocks a bike path, and bridge works progress on De Clercqstraat.

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Tuesday 8 September: Search for next night mayor, people mover in IJtunnel, Boom Chicago at 30

Sep 8, 2026

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Tuesday 8 September: Search for next night mayor, people mover in IJtunnel, Boom Chicago at 30

Plus packaged NYC litter comes to town, police broadcast an Odido hack suspect voice, and employers tackle mid-week office peaks.

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Monday 7 September: Swimmers take to the canals, boil water warning in Noord, Ronnie Wood at Paradiso

Sep 7, 2026

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Monday 7 September: Swimmers take to the canals, boil water warning in Noord, Ronnie Wood at Paradiso

Plus shop flags stir debate on Rijnstraat, birthday perks open up for locals, and garden harvesting begins at Elixer.

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Sunday 6 September: Parents buy student rooms, fewer weekend trains, Daniel Caesar

Sep 6, 2026

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Sunday 6 September: Parents buy student rooms, fewer weekend trains, Daniel Caesar

Plus bread baking at Speelboerderij Elsenhove, Jordanese folk songs in Vondelpark, and harvest crafts at Wereldmuseum.

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Saturday 5 September: canal dredging for City Swim, Roxy Dekker at the Arena, deposit on every plastic bottle

Sep 5, 2026

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Saturday 5 September: canal dredging for City Swim, Roxy Dekker at the Arena, deposit on every plastic bottle

Plus Rabobank blacklists rental hosts, parking rules crack down on hazard lights, and Rolf Sanchez performs live.