Amsterdam Events and Exhibitions Guide for September 2026
Travellers visiting Amsterdam in September 2026 can choose from a range of seasonal festivals, sports matches, and gallery exhibitions across the city.
【Attraction Tickets】Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum Ticket & 1-Hour Canal Cruise
【Attraction Tickets】Rijksmuseum Ticket and Amsterdam Canal Cruise with Snack Box
【1-Day Tour Routes】Amsterdam Canal Cruise (Optional Snack Box)

Key Events and Performances
The Amsterdam Fringe Festival runs from 3 to 13 September. Sports fans can catch the Dam tot Dam Loop fun run on 19 to 20 September and a football match between the Netherlands and Germany at the Johan Cruyff ArenA on 24 September. Theatregoers can see Sting in the musical The Last Ship at Carré from 29 August to 13 September.

Museums and Exhibitions
Several major cultural venues host special exhibitions this month:

STRAAT Museum: Located in an 8,000m² warehouse at NDSM wharf, displaying around 180 on-site artworks. The Essence exhibition runs from 10 April to 30 December 2026.
Rijksmuseum Garden: Features a sculpture exhibition by the late Dutch artist Carel Visser from 5 June to 25 October 2026 with free entry.
Stedelijk Museum: Hosts a Kho Liang Ie retrospective from 14 May to 18 October 2026, and a Yayoi Kusama exhibition from 12 September 2026 to 17 January 2027.
Fabrique des Lumières: Shows From Vermeer to Van Gogh, alongside Klimt, Gold in Motion and Prehistoric Planet: Dinosaurs until 17 September 2026.
Art Zoo Museum: Displays Relics, featuring giant fossils transformed into contemporary art in a 17th-century canal house, running from 17 April to 30 November 2026.
H’ART Museum: Features The Land of Chocolate Sprinkles by the Congolese art collective CATPC from 22 May to 8 November 2026.
Rembrandt House: Opens an Experimentation exhibition from 25 September 2026 to 3 January 2027.
Other notable sites open to visitors include the MOCO Museum with its Banksy collection, the permanent collection at the Van Gogh Museum, the Anne Frank House on Prinsengracht, the Amsterdam in Motion audio-visual mapping exhibition, the Banksy Museum Amsterdam in Westerpark, Rembrandt's Amsterdam Experience on Rozengracht, and the Royal Palace on Dam Square.

