Save the date(s)!
Welcome back, dear readers! May has started with a bang—25 degrees Celsius and a sun so bright that it makes us want to grin from ear to ear. Given this, we understand your eagerness to soak up all that Amsterdam has to offer, now that the UV index has risen above 1.
With limited time and resources, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by decision paralysis and miss out on the experiences that would resonate most with you. As thesis season approaches, we are reminded of the most valuable lesson we have learned from previous academic endeavors, one that applies to all areas of life: work smart, not hard. That’s where we come in; the Aa team has its eyes everywhere. We’ve scoured the depths of the internet to bring you a curated selection of must-attend events for May, leaving you with only the need to cycle to the venue or hit the ‘purchase now’ button for the events you’re excited about.
This month’s cheat sheet includes exhibitions, parties, markets, and more.
So go ahead, have fun, and don’t forget to thank us later!
XxAa
P.S. For the full rundown, keep an eye out on our Instagram on Mondays for our weekly PSAs.
May 2024 ChSh
Week 1: 29/04 – 05/05
Day
01-12/05 Exhibition: ‘Quest to Inner Peace’ | Bar Bario
02/05 ‘Oy Vey’ Joods Filmfestival | Kriterion
02/05 Workshop: Light Catchers | Stedelijk
02/05 Neo Sora’s ‘Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus’ | Melkweg
03/05 Another Aspect ’SS24, tunes,snacks, drinks’ | Afura Store
03/05 Burn x Tree of Saba Pop-up: sea moss, ceramics, workshop | Zeedijk 67
03/05 Studio Weiman x Cafe Preto ‘Brazilian Bomb’: an evening about Brazilian art and culture – art market, bites & drinks, live samba, and live graffiti | Papaverweg 14
03/05 Saint-Jean x Oatly pop-up opening day | Saint-Jean Deli
03/05 Glamcult welcomes Deparel | Glamcult Store
03/05 25 Years of Ron Mandos | Galerie Ron Mandos
04/05 draw draw draw – mikidou life drawing #8 | murmur
04-05/05 IJ-Hallen | NDSM-Plein 1
04-05/05 Chantal Akerman’s ‘Dis-moi’ | De Uitkijk
04/05 ‘MARCET’ pop-up: food & drinks, art , vintage jewellery & more | Egelantiersgracht 97
04/05 Mad City Festival | Lofi
04/05 Network at an exhibition party with Scrapsville spring collection release | Triple V Studio
05/05 Liberté Liberté with Miss Bashful X DBBD, DJ Sweet6teen, Doppelgang, Elias Mazian, Maara, Moody Mehran, Spray and Twiena. | Lofi
05/05 Grenzeloos: Soep, dans, poëzie en gesprek over bewegingsvrijheid | Studio/K
05/05 LIBERADIO Block Party | Radio Radio
05/05 Artificial Intelligence walk-in workshop | Foam
05/05 In conversation with Frank van Lamoen on photography during the Hunger Winter | Stedelijk
05/05 25 years of Galerie Ron Mandos celebration | Galerie Ron Mandos
05/05 Baba Boys cap restock and Palestine solidarity event | café40
05/05 LIBERADIO Block Party | Radio Radio
Night
29/04 Strawberry Guy | Paradiso
30/04 blue lake (live) | murmur
01/05 Holos Paradigm – Beyond the dance floor workshop | Radion
01/05 Zoh Amba Bhakti with Farida Amadou & Chris Corsano | BIMHUIS
02/05 Night + Day Event: intimacy in a room with Naomi Pacifique and Marieke Elzerman | Radion
02/05 Metro54 x Buro Stedelijk present #51: Chorus in Flight | Buro Stedelijk
02/05 Ganni invites Chenin | Chenin Chenin
02/05 Betonska & Organic Signs present Refractor with A Strange Wedding (live), Sindh (live), Jan Swam, Iggy P and Nelly | Garage Noord
02/05 Zonneprijs #8 fuis: Navigate, Stijn, Zaphyria and LNDE | Zonnehuis
02/05 Rummikub Toernooi XL | Skatecafe
02/05 Steppin’ presents RADIOHOP, Kay Tee and Boogie Mind | Radio Radio
02/05 NAWFSIDE SOUNDSYSTEM | nachbar
03/05 Disco Arabesquo night with Baba Boys pop-up | Paradiso
03/05 PLAZA with Akanbi, bambinodj, Femi, Unruly Phoenix b2b Antunes, Sandor Dayala and Willem Feltzer b2b TeePee | Garage Noord
03/05 Café Soleil opening Feest | Papaverhoek 31
03/05 Baile Do Café with Glabra, Trippy Tins B2B Kaiena and Special Guest (BR) | Schietclub
03/05 Alison Ellwood’s ‘Cyndi Lauper: Let the Canary Sing’ | Melkweg
03/05 PAX-ROMANA: Floralia with Claudio PRC, D-Leria, DJ Nobu, Jennifer Cardini, Jephta (hybrid live) and TITIA | Radion
03/05 Cinnaman B2B Danny Daze | Radio Radio
03/05 CPT vol. IV with Lazergazer, Ngoni Egan, and Sunny Saimuns | OT301
03/05 Devon Rexi (live), AK Soundsystem, DJ Corridor, Jan & Herman, Jeremy Punt & VELEZ, Teqmun, The Low G Court with Giu Nunez & doo-bop | Skatecafe
03/05 Bonne x kanaal40 suit release | kanaal40
03/05 Terra with State OFFF | Parallel
03/05 4B2M RESIDENCY #5 | Benelux Bar
03/05 ferrari rot and Jelte b2b Moxes | nachbar
03/05 Our Society x Doka Studio with Julion De’Angelo, DJ Westfa and Wendel Sield | Doka
04/05 OUWE STIJL is Botergeil | Radion
04/05 Doka Studio with Pieter Jansen | Doka
04/05 Erika de Casier | Melkweg
04/05 kanaal 40 invites Bar Bario with Sueuga, Tizi and AMIR | kanaal40
04/05 Cinthie | Radio Radio
04/05 Marco Shuttle, Cobahn and Remma | Garage Noord
04/05 Mad City | Lofi
04/05 Joshua Cordova, Loma Doom and Beau Wanzer | Benelux Bar
04/05 BSS, Jasmín, Hani, Mehran and Pascal Moscheni | Skatecafe
04/05 AMORAL (house set) and LUKA | nachbar
04/05 Baile Trama with TH4YS, GUS and SZAL | OT301
04/05 Pardon with DJ Python, AMALIAH, Eycee b2b Willem Feltzer and CHALÉ | Parallel
04/05 CINNAMAN B2B Danny Daze | Radio Radio
04/05 MKANA DISKO: open jam sessions | Treehouse NDSM
05/05 Dance Films With Jake – MALA Burlesque | OT301
05/05 Drahla and spullen | Cinetol
05/05 HighSchool | Paradiso
Week 2: 06 – 12/05
Day
07/05 Workshop: Buying photography ‘Where to start?’ | FOAM
09/05 Corridor, The Homesick & Beatrix | Skatecafe
09/05 Courtyard opening – SONA presents: PAWSA | Lofi
10/05 Courtyard opening – Live From Earth | Lofi
10/05 Kurashi Collective Spring/Summer 2024: Pop-up Opening & Art Expo | Obey Art Space
10/05 Cranberryjouce DIY Male Contraceptive Workshop | Pavilion
10-11/05 TranScreen Rewind | Kriterion
10/05 Exhbition: Janette Beckman’s ‘Rebels’ | FOAM
11/05 Ventilator Cinema: ‘United by Music’ for a free Palestine | OT301
11/05 Courtyard opening – Festimi | Lofi
11/05 Palestina Fundraiser Festival with night programme hosted by Radio TNP | Cinetol
11/05 Knits and Notes turns 1 festival | Tolhuistuin
12/05 Ciranda Sundays at Doka | Doka
12/05 Radion x Orphic Community | Radion
12/05 Courtyard opening – PATIO | Lofi
12/05 ‘Bye Bye Tibériade’: Songs and Scenes from Palestine | Eye
Night
08/05 EUROPANACHT with Moody Mehran, Dam Swindle and BELLA | Paradiso
08/05 Doka Studio family gathering with Child of Pleasure, Gallinger and Tornadoe | Doka
08/05 Suze ljó, Voc Crezée & Venz | Radio Radio
08/05 Klank & Kleur with Running Hot | Schietclub
09/05 The Creative Lab: creative sessions #1 ‘nude model painting’ | Expocafé Zamen
09/05 SIM-OJ , T.NO and Hannah Wattimena | nachbar
10/05 Doka Studio with Acemo, Lieke TR and Lil Lawaw | Doka
10/05 After party for Kurashi Pop-up | kanaal40
10/05 Curated by Afra with MATRIXXMAN, PRIVACY and UIRA PURU | Skatecafe
10/05 Terra with State OFFF, S!RENE, Galecta and Ohjeelo | Parallel
10/05 Creatures of The Night: YoungWoman invites | Radion
10/05 bebe bad, INSULINDE and Main Phase | nachbar
10/05 Wata Igarashi, Spekki Webu and Julie | Garage Noord
10/05 Clone Royal Oak: Prosumer & Serge | Radio Radio
10/05 TOAST with Delicia Dionne, ROWSU, CAMTRAO, Yusu Selectors and TONY B2B MTN | Schietclub
11/05 Feels Right with BAMBII, CHAMOS, NALA and MORE | Parallel
11/05 Drift Kyiv x Stereolube | Radion
11/05 DJ Europarking and EMILIJA | nachbar
11/05 Club Transmission & TranScreen x Doka Studio | Doka
11-12/05 Hard Weekend | Garage Noord
11/05 Sjamsoedin, DJ KO, Lenxi and Tracey | Skatecafe
11/05 AIDA, Sarkawt Hamad, Yòp | Radio Radio
11/05 Achterbahn | De Sering
11/05 Field Notes with Nosedrip | Schietclub
Week 3: 13 – 19/05
Day
14/05 Eye on Art: ‘I Laugh Because I Know They Can’t Kill Me’ | Eye
15/05 LI-MA Presents: Can I Touch You Online? | Lab111
15-19/05 John Gibbs’ ‘Transformers’: 40th Anniversary Event | Lab111
16/05 Ventilaor Cinema: A Welcome Distraction and Friends | OT301
16-18/05 1/OFF sample sale | Dr Jan van Breemenstraat 1
17/05 Slim Radio Mario Kart Tournament | Kropaarstraat 12
17/05 Finissage: The One-Straw Revolution | Framer Framed
18/05 Palet 5 Years | Lofi
18/05 D.E.L.S. with Sonderae, Guobo and Julien Chaptal | Doka
18-19/05 Lentekabinet | Het Twiske
19/05 SlapFunk Summer Gathering #1 with CASSY, Christian AB, Coast 2 Coast, Doudou MD b2b Cap, DJ SENC, DPR, Morgan, Reflex Blue (Live) and Samuel Deep b2b Cinnaman | Lofi
Night
14/05 Songs and Scenes from Palestine: A Fidai Film | Eye
15/05 YES I DO: LifeLoan, xCelia +string ensemble, Kleine Oelewapper and NORBERTINE | Skatecafe
15/05 motsion (deep listening) | murmur
15/05 Holos Paradigm – Beyond the dance floor workshop | Radion 16/05 Not a Fan | nachbar
16/05 Astronaut and Figgie | Skatecafe
16/05 Knekelhuis Concerts with Stacks and Archetype | Garage Noord
16/05 Nachtwinkel: De Schuurman, Ziggy Twiss, Kurashi Soundsystem | Radio Radio
17/05 De Reünie | Radion
17/05 Darling10, Dennis Brank, DJ LELE, DJ UNK and Special Guest | Skatecafe
17/05 Terra with Leonce, CHALÉ & OISHĪ | Parallel
17/05 Doka Studio with Dean Chew and Mo Wrights | Doka
17/05 Sachsen Trance | kanaal40
17/05 Fever Dream with Meth Math (live), CyberFairy777, Corazon and Muscle Rider | Garage Noord
17/05 Ineffekt, Jan Koster and PHIA | nachbar
17/05 OSSX, MArgie, Cheyanne Hudson | Radio Radio
18/05 BSS, Charles Moon | Radio Radio
18/05 As The World Turns | Skatecafe
18/05 FS Green Invites Keyrah | Parallel
18/05 DJ Spit and Passion DEEZ | nachbar
18/05 Doka Studio with Hellie and Nathan Kofi | Doka
18/05 Lentekabinet After with D. Tiffany, Manuka Honey, Sarkawt Hamad, Rozaly and Neska | Garage Noord
18/05 Studios: Bass Asylum (Showcase) with Eycee, Figlio Böler, Polli Panda and more | OT301
19/05 Lentekabinet After with Jennifer Loveless, DJ Lag, Oceanic and Nico Adamako | Garage Noord
19/05 Sounds Familiar Shakedown x Doka Studio with Dego, Patrick Gibin, Retromigration, Volcov, Zemame and Motet | Doka
Week 4: 20 – 26/05
Day
22/05 Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Io Sono L’Amore’ | Uitkijk
23/05 Knits & Notes x Crafts Council Nederland x State of Fashion | Rembrandt Café Arnhem
23/05 Africadelic Film Festival | Rialto de Pijp
24/05 Maluku Stories | Felix Meritis
24/04 Exhibition Opening of Eline Martherus’ ‘I Never Promised You a Rose Garden’ | Hama Gallery
25/05 SOUL2SOUL MARKT KABAAL: SOUL FOOD, KUNST, REAAMPJES | Markt Centraal
25/05 TGIB MARKET | Studio Wieman
25/05 Rainbow Disco Club with Antal, Chaos In The CBD, Charmaine, Daiki, Daphni, DJ Almelo, Kamma, Margie, Moxie and Sisi | Lofi
25-26/05 EX-Favo’s & Friends with ELEKTRA, Genet and Son, The Mulder Collection, Art by Theodorus | Johan van Hasseltweg 39
25/05 Studios: Viva la Vulva Festival | OT301
26/05 PATIO II with Arthur Robert b2b Marcal, Chrissie, Comrade Winston b2b Rosati, I-RO, Pink Concrete | Lofi
26/05 Queer Open Stage: Act 10 | Framer Framed
Night
21/05 Danny Brown | Melkweg
22/05 Lizard Disco with Cavolo Nero, Dorpsstraat 3, Frank Arnold and Space Age DJ Collective | Skatecafe
22/05 We The People Poetry Night – ‘A call to love’ | Parallel
23/05 claire rousay and Ben Boye | Dokzaal
23/05 Interest Reset with Mezer The Architect and Runningman | nachbar
23/05 badtime Vinyl & Vol. 4 release party with badtime (live), Daisy Daisy (live) and Camy Huot | Garage Noord
24/05 Tom Trago , Jerrau | Radio Radio
24/05 GRID #3 | Radion
24/05 Grauzone x Skatecafe present: Pol (live), Black Current, Grauzone DJ Team (Trish Trash & DJ Marc), Ofra and Betonkust | Skatecafe
24/05 Terra with CAIIRO and WesLee | Parallel
24/05 Plug & Play | kanaal40
24/05 DJ AYA and Tsepo | nachbar
24/05 Doka Studio with Lola Edo and OG Karin | Doka
24/05 Caribbean BBQ Party with Chaika (live), DJ Bean, Dj Chrisania, DJ Lele, DJ Popskull, DJ RichyStylez, D-opss (live), El Pregonero, El Wincho, Ike Melchizedek, MC Pester and Toff Youth | Garage Noord
25/05 Steppin’ Into Tomorrow x Doka Studio with Kaidi Tatham, Lucas Benjamin and Kofi The Unknown | Doka
25/05 Pechera IIII | Radion
25/05 Nothing Toulouse, PET NAT, Willy Party, MELLEK, Movie Premiere: Play Date, Skate Contest and Friestaillieu | Skatecafe
25/05 Parrhesia with LSDXOXO, DJ Shahmaran, OJO OJO, ALIS. and Mystral | Parallel
25/05 DJ TRACKSÜIT and Genex | nachbar
25/05 ANTIDOTE with Vromo b2b Dylan Fogarty | Radio Radio
25/05 Los Angles with Alada, smother, DIORA b2b Cinnamasta and more | Garage Noord
25/05 The Herd | kanaal40
27/05 Gayance, Passion Deez, DJ MDMA MD (Eric André) | Radio Radio
Week 5: 27/05 – 02/06
Day
29/05-02/06 Fiber Festival 2024
29/05 Exhibition: Breaking Waves | Framer Framed
30/05 The Couch presents: Director’s Commentary | Lab111
31/05 AFROVISM x Sammy Hoever : Mouth Full of Golds | Felix Meritis
31/05 Jim Sharman’s ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ (Sing-Along) | Lab111
01/06 DIE RAKETE | Lofi
01/06 CALL Festival | Dokzaal
Night
28/05 kou (live) | murmur
29/05 Holos Paradigm – Beyond the dance floor workshop | Radion
30/05 Skeptic and Tie Wrap | nachbar
30/05 Pacific Ondergronds & KRUISPUNT present 3321 | Garage Noord
30/05 Africadelic Festival presents Benda Bilili!(with introduction) | Eye
31/05 Gravity #3 with Stenny, biju, Mankiyan, Richii, kiiia and Nurali | Garage Noord
31/05 NASA 5 Year Anniversary Party | Skatecafe
31/05 Nu Jazz | OCCII
31/05 YPNOTIKA YP08 | Radion
31/05 BiX and Vanille | nachbar
31/05 Identified Patient, RONI | Radio Radio
31/05 Doka Studio with Kléo and Nedda Sou | Doka
01/06 THELMA and Vromo | nachbar
01/06 Lofi with JEANS, Cryptofauna, Eva Vrijdag & more | Lofi01/06 Ziongate with Omagoqa (SA), Dlala Thukzin, Doulou, Chuck Black, Inkedrebelle and MC Sha’man | Parallel
Xx, Aa
