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☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Saturday, July 11: Dutch rent now needs €5,650 income, free puppet theatre at ARTIS, Julidans final weekend

Plus: Amsterdam's first chess festival, NGHIA Vietnamese pop-up at NDSM, Roxeanne Hazes at the Concertgebouw, and ferry delays to know about.

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Friday, July 10: Julidans free dance in Vondelpark, Unicorn Boat Parade, Museumplein paddling pool returns

Plus: accordion at Westerkerk, Bound Film Fest, Mezrab storytelling, new ramen bar, Chopin at Amstelkerk & more.

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Thursday, July 9: Julidans opens, kids ride free, Rijksmuseum adds survivor stories

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Wednesday, July 8: third heatwave looming, Canal Parade turns 30, Reggie Watts tonight

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Tuesday, July 7: heatwave returns, Madness live at AFAS, city tackles illegal rents

Plus: Dvořák at the Concertgebouw, World Cup on the big screen, Julidans at Bijlmer, southbound trains back, and more.

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Monday, July 6: Amsterdam cracks down on empty homes, Ludovico Einaudi at Ziggo Dome

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Sunday, July 5: Bruno Mars at the ArenA, free family Sunday

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Saturday, July 4: Ajax sign ter Stegen, Bruno Mars at the ArenA, MidzomerMokum begins

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Friday, July 3: De Amsterdamse Zomer opens, Kwaku Summer Festival, Eurostar suspended