City guideAmsterdam · Sat 17 – Sun 18 October
Amsterdam this weekend: the marathon and a Whistler retrospective
The Amsterdam Marathon, Whistler at the Van Gogh Museum, Matisse at the H’ART Museum, Kho Liang Ie’s last weekend at the Stedelijk, LE SSERAFIM, Cinekid and Vin Fou.
The weekend at a glance
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Saturday · 17 October
Sunday · 18 October
All weekend · Saturday and Sunday
Saturday
17 October
Sat 12:00–22:30
Restaurant · Oud-West
Vin Fou, a new wine restaurant in Oud-West
Vin Fou opened in September on Jan Pieter Heijestraat, from the people behind Gitane and Massalia: a small restaurant with a French soul and a long wine list. Expect snacks, a weekly special and small plates such as pork croquette with nashi pear.
There are no reservations, so just walk in. On Saturday it’s open from 12:00 to 01:00, and the kitchen serves until 22:30.
Sunday
18 October
Sun 9:00Free to watch
Run · Olympic Stadium
The Amsterdam Marathon from the Olympic Stadium
The TCS Amsterdam Marathon is the biggest in the Netherlands and one of the fastest courses in the world. It starts and finishes in the Olympic Stadium, runs through the passage under the Rijksmuseum, along the Amstel and twice through the Vondelpark.
The marathon starts on Sunday at 9:00, the half marathon at 13:20. Cheer from Stadhouderskade, near Vijzelgracht metro, where runners pass at 4 km and again at 38.
Sun
Concert · Ziggo Dome
LE SSERAFIM at the Ziggo Dome
LE SSERAFIM, the five-member South Korean girl group, bring their world tour Pureflow to Amsterdam on Sunday. It is their only Dutch date, between London’s O2 on Friday and the Accor Arena in Paris on Wednesday.
The tour began in Los Angeles in September. The Ziggo Dome is in Zuidoost, beside the Johan Cruijff ArenA: take the metro or the train to Bijlmer ArenA, and check your ticket for the start time.
All weekend
Saturday and Sunday
Sat and Sun, 9:00–18:00€25, free under 18
Exhibition · Museumplein
Whistler at the Van Gogh Museum
Whistler. Dandy and Disruptor, which opens on Friday, is the first retrospective in the Netherlands of James McNeill Whistler, the American painter and printmaker who believed art, like music, should above all evoke a mood. Van Gogh admired his etchings.
It was made with Tate Britain. Tickets are €25, free under 18, and must be booked online for a timed slot; the museum is open 9:00 to 18:00 at the weekend.
Sat and Sun, 10:00–17:00€29.50, free under 18
Exhibition · Amstel
Matisse at the H’ART Museum
Chez Matisse brings more than eighty works from the Centre Pompidou to the H’ART Museum: paintings and paper cut-outs by Henri Matisse, beside artists he inspired, including Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman and Pablo Picasso. La Blouse roumaine, which rarely leaves Paris, is the star loan.
It’s open daily from 10:00 to 17:00, last entry 16:30, in the 17th-century Amstelhof. Adults pay €29.50 and under-18s go free; book a time slot online.
Sat and Sun, 10:00–18:00
Exhibition · Museumplein
Kho Liang Ie at the Stedelijk Museum
Kho Liang Ie, born in Indonesia in 1927, became one of the great Dutch designers of the post-war years. The Stedelijk’s retrospective, the first in more than fifty years, shows over 200 objects: furniture for Artifort, interiors and graphic work.
It includes his designs for the Schiphol terminal and a rebuilt part of his 1971 Stedelijk exhibition. This is its last weekend: it closes on Sunday, open from 10:00 to 18:00.
Sat and Sun
Festival · Amsterdam Noord
Cinekid children’s film festival in Amsterdam Noord
Cinekid, the festival of film and media for children, holds its 40th edition through the autumn holiday, until 25 October. Pathé Amsterdam Noord becomes one big festival site, with new international films and series and meetings with their makers.
Its MediaLab has VR, games, AI and workshops where children make their own animations; it closes at 17:00 each day. Book film and MediaLab tickets online early, while they last.
Saturday
Sat 12:00–22:30
Vin Fou, a new wine restaurant in Oud-West
Vin Fou opened in September on Jan Pieter Heijestraat, from the people behind Gitane and Massalia: a small restaurant with a French soul and a long wine list. Expect snacks, a weekly special and small plates such as pork croquette with nashi pear.
There are no reservations, so just walk in. On Saturday it’s open from 12:00 to 01:00, and the kitchen serves until 22:30.
Vin Fou Sunday
Sun 9:00
The Amsterdam Marathon from the Olympic Stadium
The TCS Amsterdam Marathon is the biggest in the Netherlands and one of the fastest courses in the world. It starts and finishes in the Olympic Stadium, runs through the passage under the Rijksmuseum, along the Amstel and twice through the Vondelpark.
The marathon starts on Sunday at 9:00, the half marathon at 13:20. Cheer from Stadhouderskade, near Vijzelgracht metro, where runners pass at 4 km and again at 38.
Olympic Stadium Amsterdam Sun
LE SSERAFIM at the Ziggo Dome
LE SSERAFIM, the five-member South Korean girl group, bring their world tour Pureflow to Amsterdam on Sunday. It is their only Dutch date, between London’s O2 on Friday and the Accor Arena in Paris on Wednesday.
The tour began in Los Angeles in September. The Ziggo Dome is in Zuidoost, beside the Johan Cruijff ArenA: take the metro or the train to Bijlmer ArenA, and check your ticket for the start time.
Ziggo Dome All weekend
Sat and Sun, 9:00–18:00
Whistler at the Van Gogh Museum
Whistler. Dandy and Disruptor, which opens on Friday, is the first retrospective in the Netherlands of James McNeill Whistler, the American painter and printmaker who believed art, like music, should above all evoke a mood. Van Gogh admired his etchings.
It was made with Tate Britain. Tickets are €25, free under 18, and must be booked online for a timed slot; the museum is open 9:00 to 18:00 at the weekend.
Van Gogh Museum Sat and Sun, 10:00–17:00
Matisse at the H’ART Museum
Chez Matisse brings more than eighty works from the Centre Pompidou to the H’ART Museum: paintings and paper cut-outs by Henri Matisse, beside artists he inspired, including Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman and Pablo Picasso. La Blouse roumaine, which rarely leaves Paris, is the star loan.
It’s open daily from 10:00 to 17:00, last entry 16:30, in the 17th-century Amstelhof. Adults pay €29.50 and under-18s go free; book a time slot online.
H'ART Museum (Hermitage Amsterdam) Sat and Sun, 10:00–18:00
Kho Liang Ie at the Stedelijk Museum
Kho Liang Ie, born in Indonesia in 1927, became one of the great Dutch designers of the post-war years. The Stedelijk’s retrospective, the first in more than fifty years, shows over 200 objects: furniture for Artifort, interiors and graphic work.
It includes his designs for the Schiphol terminal and a rebuilt part of his 1971 Stedelijk exhibition. This is its last weekend: it closes on Sunday, open from 10:00 to 18:00.
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Sat and Sun
Cinekid children’s film festival in Amsterdam Noord
Cinekid, the festival of film and media for children, holds its 40th edition through the autumn holiday, until 25 October. Pathé Amsterdam Noord becomes one big festival site, with new international films and series and meetings with their makers.
Its MediaLab has VR, games, AI and workshops where children make their own animations; it closes at 17:00 each day. Book film and MediaLab tickets online early, while they last.
Pathé Amsterdam Noord