☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Tuesday 3 November: Brittenpassage opens, stroopwafels drop to 34 cents, Kelela brings her new show to Paradiso

Tuesday November 3, 2026

Good morning, Amsterdam. Today: the Brittenpassage opens at Amsterdam Zuid after nine years, the Buiten Westen hip hop collective reunites at the Gashouder, and Patrick Kenawy photographs Nieuw-West residents with their rides.

Brittenpassage opens at Amsterdam Zuid after nine years: The new passage sits about 200 metres from the old Minervapassage and adds space for 2,000 bikes, a wide station hall and a working escalator. The Minervapassage is now closed for four years of widening, part of the Zuidasdok project that will put the A10 Zuid in tunnels.

Weather warnings for Amsterdam become more local: From today the KNMI, the Dutch weather institute, no longer issues storm, fog, heat, ice and thunderstorm warnings for all of Noord-Holland. It now uses flexible areas meant to show where the danger really is, so Amsterdam drivers should stop getting ice alerts meant for the Kop van Noord-Holland.

Volunteer nature work day on Amsterdam's Tolstraat: Volunteers can help remove small trees and shrubs and build compost heaps in the alley between Tolbar and De Tempel on Saturday 7 November, from 10.00 to 16.00, with sign-up online. It is part of the national nature work days, with over 550 jobs across the country.

Supermarket stroopwafels drop to 34 cents for twelve: Discount chain Dirk is cheapest, with Jumbo and Albert Heijn now at 36 cents, though Albert Heijn's packs hold only 10 biscuits. A retail expert says the chains are taking losses to draw shoppers in, while tourists in central Amsterdam pay around €13 for a single stroopwafel.

Buiten Westen hip hop collective reunites at Gashouder: The collective behind the 2004 Buiten Westen tour, which made Zwolle an unlikely centre of Dutch hip hop, plays the Gashouder from 6 to 8 November. Rapper Sticks says the reunion grew out of his album tour, and classics such as Bumaye and Tunnelvisie are on the bill.

Chinese owner for Amsterdam dating app Inner Circle: Hello Group, a Chinese social networking company, has taken a majority stake in Inner Circle, which has nearly nine million members. The app keeps its name, while the new owner will support technology, product development and operations. Financial terms were not disclosed, and no service changes have been announced.

Patrick Kenawy photographs Nieuw-West residents with their rides: The Van Eesteren Museum's Me & My Ride exhibition pictures West and Nieuw-West residents with classic cars, Canta microcars and bikes at places that matter to them. It opens Saturday 7 November at 19.00 during Museum Night, with a vehicle showroom and DJ, and runs until 6 December.

Erasmus and Luther go head to head in Amsterdam: The exhibition Vrij denken opened on 28 October at the Luther Museum on Nieuwe Keizersgracht, built around the thinkers' famous clash over free will. Highlights include a rare Erasmus printed work annotated by Luther, alongside commissioned works by Annabelle Binnerts and Lennart Lahuis. It runs until 21 March 2027.

Free trees and a kids’ Climate Street for Amsterdam’s Climate Week: Climate Week runs until Sunday 8 November. On Wednesday 4 November the Lichtstraat at Waterlooplein 4C becomes a Climate Street from 12:30 to 17:30, where children and parents find out how to save energy and water at home, ending with a kids’ disco. On Saturday 7 November De Gezonde Stad hands out thousands of free young trees at the Tolhuistuin from 10:00 to 15:00, with a green market on composting and balcony gardens; sign up online for a tree.

ISPO, the big sports and outdoor trade fair, moves to Amsterdam: ISPO, the global sports, outdoor and winter sports trade fair, leaves Munich for RAI Amsterdam for the first time, with a Leaders Summit on 3 November and the ISPO Expo on 4 and 5 November.

Screen printing and a T-shirt of their own at Kidskunstlab: Over seven Tuesdays, children aged 8 to 12, without parents, try stamps, stencils, transfers and screen printing, free with a Stadspas. 3 November, 15:30, De Rakel, zeefdrukstudio aan de binnentuin van de Binnenpret. KIDS WORKSHOP

Free Spanish lessons for kids aged 10 to 15 at the library: This is a 15-lesson A1 course on Tuesday afternoons, running until 9 February with a break over Christmas. 3 November, 15:30, OBA Osdorp - Maakplaats. KIDS WORKSHOP

Drop-in craft table for children and parents in Geuzenveld: Twice a week, families sit down to make things, sometimes spinning a picture book's story onward, often helped by Buurtcampus students. 3 November, 15:00, OBA Geuzenveld - Open ruimte. KIDS WORKSHOP

Kelela's new avatar live show, with Liim opening: The American-Ethiopian singer brings her experimental, electronic-leaning R&B to the main hall, with songs on rage, romance and joy as resistance. 3 November, 19:00 - 20:30, Paradiso. DANCE / PERFORMANCE

Temples' Bliss tour stop, with PAUW as support: Touring fifth album BLISS, the band plays at 21:00 after PAUW, and We Are Public members can get in free by booking ahead. 3 November, 19:30, Melkweg. POP / ROCK

Istanbul folk and indie pop on Kalben's Land of Lost Poets tour: The Turkish singer-songwriter mixes folk, indie and acoustic pop, and this autumn tour brings her new album to the stage. 3 November, 20:30, Bitterzoet. DANCE / PERFORMANCE

Halloween Classics at the Movies, from Carpenter to Danse macabre: Philharmonie Südwestfalen plays Carpenter, Kilar's Dracula and Giacchino's Batman without the films, while Isabelle Kafando tells the stories behind the music. 3 November, 20:15, The Concertgebouw. DANCE / PERFORMANCE

Said Chraibi remembered in cello and oud with the Andalusian Orchestra: Ten years after the oud master's death, his pupil Omar Lazrak and cellist Anwar Saidi play his work and new pieces. 3 November, 18:30, Bimhuis. WORLD / FOLK

Cellofest night with Harald Austbø, Ernst Glerum and Han Bennink: Bennink and Glerum, for decades the Instant Composers Pool's rhythm section, back cellist Austbø in a set open to free improvisation. 3 November, 20:00 - 21:00, Bimhuis. JAZZ / BLUES

Big band jazz built on Teus Nobel's repertoire: Under Ilja Reijngoud's direction, the Conservatorium van Amsterdam's big band works through Teus Nobel's own repertoire with Nobel himself on stage. 3 November, 19:00, Sweelinckzaal, Conservatorium van Amsterdam. DANCE / PERFORMANCE

Yellowface author Rebecca Kuang signs books on the Spui: The bestselling author of Yellowface, Babel and The Poppy War signs the Dutch edition of her new book, Mijn zomer in Taipei, and one book you bring from home, with free registration needed beforehand. 3 November, 16:30, Athenaeum Boekhandel Spui. STORY / READING

PAN Amsterdam, the art, antiques and design fair, at the RAI: The 39th edition mixes established names with new talent, plus lectures and panels on the PAN Podium and guided tours of highlights. 3 November, RAI Amsterdam. ART / MUSEUMS

Imagine Film Festival, ten days of horror and fantasy: This year's theme is Ghost in the Feed, Kiyoshi Kurosawa is guest of honour, and audiences vote for the Silver Scream Award. 3 November, 12:00-23:00, FilmHallen, LAB111 en Hal West. FILM

Cahaya Maluku, nine artists with Moluccan roots in Zuidoost: Painting, textiles, drawings and installations mark 75 years of Moluccans in the Netherlands, under a title meaning Light of the Moluccas. 3 November, CBK Zuidoost. ART / MUSEUMS

Who owns colonial collections, explored by artists at the Wereldmuseum: Provenance research and questions of ownership meet responses from artists including Aram Lee, Pansee Atta and the collective Lifepatch. 3 November, Wereldmuseum. ART / MUSEUMS

Learn protest songs by ear with the Amsterdam Climate Choir: Aboard the Buurtboot, newcomers can drop in, learn by ear from audio files and pay nothing or a donation toward the conductor. 3 November, 19:30, De Ceuvel. GAMES / HOBBIES

Fix your own bike with help from the Anarchist Bike Collective: On first and third Tuesdays, you can repair your own bike or get help, and the collective also distributes bikes around Amsterdam. 3 November, 13:00, Vrankrijk. WORKSHOP

A 45-minute look around Amstelveen's De Landing theatre: After coffee in the foyer, a staff member leads up to 15 people through the hall, renovated film room and band studios. 3 November, 14:15 - 15:00, Theater De Landing. TOUR

Apply to W139 hosts… for a week of space in 2027: Artists, collectives and local initiatives can test new work for a week in early 2027, with promotion, documentation and a materials contribution. 7 November, deadline, w139.nl. ART / MUSEUMS

•  Le Souterrain: In the basement of the Chin Chin Club on the Rozengracht, Michelin-starred chef Julius Nuiten (28) cooks oysters with spicy margarita for 6 euros and starters for 15.

•  Wagaya Onigiri: Fresh Japanese onigiri made daily at three Amsterdam metro stations and De Pijp, with vegan options and catering for groups.

•  Juana La Dama: Argentine meat and wine restaurant in Oud-West where you can experience typical flavours from Argentina in a welcoming corner.

 

Daily markets open today: Markt Plein 40-45, Nieuwmarkt, Waterlooplein Market (Waterlooplein), Dappermarkt, Albert Cuyp (De Pijp), Ten Kate (Oud-West), Markt Kraaiennest (Kraaiennest), Markt Buikslotermeerplein (Buikslotermeerplein) and Markt Tussenmeer Osdorp (Tussen Meer).

Breakfast Intern: Accor, Amsterdam, up to EUR 750 a month - Provide personalized breakfast service for hotel guests as part of the Breakfast team.

Customer Success Manager: Bynder, Amsterdam, EUR 37,600 - 47,000 a year - Manage Mid-Market customer relationships for Bynder’s DAM platform, driving adoption, retention, renewals, and expansion with cross-functional teams.

Flutter Engineer: Funda, Amsterdam, EUR 5,322 - 6,358 a month - Build Flutter features and migrate native components to a shared codebase for Funda’s consumer platform across iOS and Android.

Creative Traffic Manager: Tony's Chocolonely, Amsterdam, EUR 58,000 - 73,000 a year - Manage resourcing, workflows and delivery for the Creative team in Brand & Communications, improving how the team works and keeping projects on track.

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Looking ahead: Museumnacht Amsterdam 2026 (Wed 4 November), Le Guess Who? International Music Festival (from Thu 5 November) and Food Phreaks!: Biodiversity of the Kitchen (from Sat 7 November). See the week ahead →

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