• IamSTERDAM activities calendar 
• IamSTERDAM current exhibitions
• Ons Amsterdam current exhibitions 
• Corona in the city online exhibition
• Het Schip agenda
  

• Freedamtours, tip-based guided walking tour in English of one and a half hours, daily at 11 am, register in advance, Damplein 5 (Inner City)
• Two self-guided walking tours that can be done in one or two days
• Video: Travel Vlog Walking Tour
• https://freewalkingtoursamsterdam.com 
  
• https://strawberrytours.com/amsterdam 
• https://whiteumbrellatours.com/amsterdam-tours/ 
• Sunday walks with Hans Tulleners (in Dutch)
• Walks, tips, scavenger hunts
• https://www.jordaanweb.nl/indexcom.htm

• Tulip Day, 3rd Saturday in January, in 2023: 21 January, Dam Square
• Open Towers Day, March, in 2023: Saturday 25 March
• Tulip Fesival, April
• Aprilfeesten, April, Nieuwmarkt
• Kings Day, all-day city-wide street and canal party (see photo), every year on 27 April
• Spring Snow, celebrating the elm blossom, April-May, video
• Red Light Jazz, in 2023: 26-28 May, Red Light District, video
• Rolling Kitchens, street food, May-June, Westerpark, video
• Wallen Open Days, June, Red Light District, facebook
• Open Gardens’ Day, third weekend in June, in 2023: 9-11 June, Jordaan and Canal Ring, video
• Vondelpark Open Air Theatre, June-September 
• Kwaku Summer Festival, Surinam/multi-cultural festival (music, dance, food, markets), info, July-August, Nelson Mandela Park, Amsterdam South-East
• Gay Pride, July-August, in 2023: 29July-6 August, Centre
• Grachten Festival, music along the canals, August, in 2023: 11-20 August, Canal Ring, video
• Museum Night, parties and events in the museums, November
  
• Light Festival, light artworks, November-January, Canal Ring, video
• https://www.iamsterdam.com/en/see-and-do/whats-on/festivals/overview-culinary-festivals-and-events
• https://www.iamsterdam.com/en/see-and-do/whats-on/festivals 
• https://www.iamsterdam.com/en/blog/food-and-drink/10-food-festivals-to-look-forward-to-this-summer 

Rogier and Sameer are fond of ramen (Japanese noodle soup). Together, they sample ramen restaurants. Sometimes the twins are allowed to come along. Here are their favourites (ratings on a scale of 1-5):

• #1: Men Impossible: Overall Score: 4,2; Sameer: 4; Rogier: 3; Siddhartha: 5; Satyam: 5; Aarti: 3; Google Maps: 4,9; see section Neighbourhood
• #2: Otemba Ramen: Overall Score: 4,1; Sameer: 4,5; Rogier: 3; Google Maps 4,8; Old West, see section Outside the Centre
• #3: Tokyo Ramen Takeichi, Kerkstraat 148A (Canal Belt): Overall Score 3,9; Sameer 3,5; Rogier 3,5; Google Maps 4,6
• #4: Hinata: Overall score 3,8; Sameer: 5; Rogier: 3,5; Siddhartha 2,5; Satyam: 3,5; Google Maps: 4,6; see section Neighbourhood
• #5: Ramen Kingdom: Overall Score 3,7; Sameer 1,5; Rogier: 3,5; Siddhartha: 5; Google Maps: 4,8; see section Centre of Amsterdam
  
• Tried & tested:

• Umaimon: Sameer: 3,5; Rogier: 3,5; Google Maps: 4,6
• Fou Fow Ramen: Sameer: 4,5; Rogier: 2,5; Siddhartha: 3; Satyam: 3; Claudine: 3,5; Google Maps: 4,5; see section Neighbourhood
• Nooch: Sameer 3,5, Rogier 3, Google Maps 4,4
  
• Vatten Ramen: Sameer 3, Rogier 2,5, Google Maps 4,5
• On their list to try:

• Ramen Ya, Oudezijds Voorburgwal 236; Google Maps: 4,3
• Betsubara, Google Maps: 4,5 (Old West)

• Vuurtoreneiland, gastronomy on an island off the coast of Amsterdam, reserve 2 months in advance, departure: 🚲 15 minutes, Veemkade opposite Lloyd Hotel, Oostelijke Handelskade 34
  
• Bak, 🚲 7 minutes, Van Diemenstraat 408 (Western Islands)
• Bambino, modern French cuisine with vegetarian choices, reservation required 🚲 9 minutes, Vijzelgracht 5 (Canal Belt)
• Max, modern Indonesian 🚶🏾‍♂️4 minutes, Herenstraat 14 (Canal Belt)
• Rijks, Michelin-starred canteen of the Rijksmuseum, Museumstraat 2 (Museum Quarter)
  
• Caffè Toscanini, Italian, reservation required, review 🚶🏿4 minutes, Lindengracht 75 (Jordaan)
• Yerba, vegan fine dining, Ruysdaelstraat 48 (Museum Quarter)
• The White Room 🚶🏾‍♀️14 minutes, Dam 9 (Inner City)
• De Waaghals, vegetarian restaurant, Frans Halsstraat 29 (Museum Quarter)
• Vegan fine dining
  

• Rent bicycles, see Before You Arrive
• Mouse Mansion, see Neighbourhood 
• Pancake Boat, see Outside the Centre
• Monte Pelmo ice cream, see Neighbourhood 
  
• Nemo Science Museum, see Centre of Amsterdam
• Catboat, see Neighbourhood 
• Artis (zoo), see Centre of Amsterdam 
• Sherlocked (escape rooms), see Neighbourhood
  
• Rent your own boat, see Before You Arrive
• Tuschinski (movie theatre), see Centre of Amsterdam 
• Body Worlds (anatomy exhibition), see Neighbourhood
• Madam Tussaud’s, Ripley’s Believe-It-or-Not, and/or Torture Museum, see Centre of Amsterdam
• Climbing wall, see Centre of Amsterdam 
• Micropia (microbes museum), see Centre of Amsterdam 
• Banksy exhibition at the MoCo Museum, see Outside the Centre
• Maritime Museum and 18th century ship, see Centre of Amsterdam
• Anne Frank House, see Neighbourhood 
• VRGH, virtual reality gamehouse, see Centre of Amsterdam
• Houseboat Museum, see Neighbourhood 
• Museum of the canals, see Centre of Amsterdam 
• Children’s Museum of the Jewish Historical Museum, see Centre of Amsterdam 
• Electric Ladyland (fluorescent art), see Neighbourhood 
• Canal boat tour, see Centre of Amsterdam 
• The Movies (cinema), see Neighbourhood
• Puppet Theatre (Inner City)
• NXT Museum (audio-visual and digital art), see Outside the Centre
• Straat Museum (street art), see Outside the Centre
• Buurtboerderij Ons Genoegen, playground with free roaming animals with café-restaurant, Spaarndammerdijk 319 (Westerpark Area)
• Woeste Westen, nature playground, Overbrakerpad 3 (Westerpark Area)
• Wondr, indoor playground for adults and kids (per child 1 adult), 🚲⛴ 12 minutes with bike and ferry, Meeuwenlaan 88 (North)
• Videos: Amsterdam with Kids, Pinay’s Mom, Vrinda’s Adventures
• Several museums (including not listed above) have special audio guides and treasure hunt games for kids 

• Mostly in Dutch, some in English
• Atelier Molenpad, fine arts, Molenpad 15
• Vondelpark Atelier, fine arts & photography courses, Facebook page,  Stadhouderskade 96
• Teekenschool, drawing and painting workshops at the Rijksmuseum, Hobbemastraat 25
• Local Nature, nature guides and workshops
• FOAM, photography workshops 
• Peacock Dream Design furniture painting workshops
• Volksuniversiteit, various courses
• Abraham-Hicks Workshop, 23-24 October 2021, Westergasfabriek 

• Festivals: De Parade
• Museums: Portuguese Synagogue, Joods Historisch, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam Museum in Hermitage, Rembrandt’s Amsterdam Experience 
• Met de kids: The last sentinels (Fabrique des lumières), Vincent meets Rembrandt, Heineken Experience (+ Yuan’s Hotpot), Straat, Electric Ladyland, Body Worlds
• with Satyam: Carré, Opera/ballet, Concertgebouw, Pianola Museum, Boom Chicago, Eye, Bimhuis
• With bikes: Gemeenlandshuis (🚲 32 minutes, open in April), Muiderslot (🚲 56 minutes), Pampus (🚲 37 minutes to ferry at Haveneiland Oost, open in April), Czaar Peterhuis Zaandam (🚲 43 minutes), Zaans museum (🚲 61 minutes)
• Done with kids: Groote Museum, Fabrique des lumières, World Press Photo
• Upmarket Restaurants to try with RT: REM (platform island, vegetarian menu), Helling 7 (NDSM, upmarket, good veggie choice 🚲⛴️ 17 minutes), Umami by Han, Max, Yerba, De Waaghals, Toscanini, Ron Gastrobar Oriental, A-fusion, Choux, Vuurtoreneiland, Mr Blou I Love You, Vermeer*, Café de Parel, Mediamatic, Max, De Laatste Kruimel (café hartig & zoet), De Drie Graefjes (lunch, bakery, high tea), De Kas (Oost, Mediterranean in glass house 🚲 20 minutes)
• Restaurants to try for Ro: Made's Warung (Indonesian, veggie 🥣 soup), https://maps.app.goo.gl/sJZCxpQxSyDpekfZ7?g_st=ic
• Entertainment: Boom Chicago, Carré
• Sport: Yoga Inc
• IJ Hallen flea market 
• Bak, upmarket restaurant, 🚲 7 minutes, Van Diemenstraat 408 (Western Islands)
• Song Kran, Thai restaurant 🚶🏻‍♂️9 minutes, Marnixstraat 86 (Jordaan)
• Redstone Stone, marble products, Benit 28 (Westpoort)

• Torpedo Theatre
  
• Ocha Thai restaurant 
• https://www.marionettentheater.nl/english/ 
• https://www.romantictouramsterdam.com/nl/blog/ 
• Architectura & Natura, architecture and nature books, Leliegracht 22 (Canal Ring)
• Tiny Houses, Westerstraat 56-68
• Bo Nam, Vietnamese, Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 57
• Jacob Hooy, drugstore, Westerstraat 107
• WeParc valet parking 
• Mediamatic, art, culture and restaurant, Dijksgracht 6 (Eastern Islands)
• REM Island, restaurant on a former sea-platform, Haparandam 45-2 (Westerpark Area)
• IJ Hallen, biggest flea market in Europe, T.T. Neveritaweg 15 (NDSM)
• Neef Louis, vintage and retro furniture, Papaverweg 46 (NDSM)
• Van Dijk & Co, Eastern European furniture, Papaverweg 46 (NDSM)
• A’dam Toren, building with cafés, restaurants, clubs and entertainment, Overhoeksplein 1 (Noord)
• Waterloopleinmarkt, daily flea market, Waterlooplein 2
• Carré
• Dignita Hoftuin
• Kriterion
• Pleintheater
• Mike’s Badhuistheater

• Most museums close at 17 h. The following are open later:
• Groote Museum (18 h, Thursday 22 h), Plantage
• Electric Ladyland (fluorescent art) (18 h), Jordaan
• Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art (18 h), Museum Quarter
• FOAM Photography Museum (18 h), Canal Belt
• Huis Marseille Photography Museum (18 h), Canal Belt
  
• Eye Film Museum (19 h), North
  
• Oude Kerk Exhibitions (till 17:30 or 18 h), Inner City
• Rembrandt House (18 h), Jewish Quarter
• Anne Frank House (till 19 or 22 h), Canal Belt
• Our Lord in the Attic (18 h), Inner City
• Micropia Microbes Museum (till 18 or 20 h), Plantation
• NEMO Science Museum (17:30 h), Eastern Dockyard
• Pipe Museum (18 h), Canal Belt
• Artis Zoo (till 18 or 20 h), Plantage
• Straat Museum (18 or 23 h), Noord
• NXT (20:30 or 22:30 h), Noord