Sat 31 Oct – Sun 1 Nov 2026
Free things to do this weekend
This weekend there are 430 free things to do across the Netherlands, among them AVROTROS Muziekcafé in Hilversum, Swap Shop in Utrecht and Popronde 2026 in Venlo.
Updated today at 09:59
This weekend
Our four picks, then everything day by day.
- 60 years of Matrix – Celebrating together with the neighbourhood!Sunday 14:00Folkhouse MatrixRotterdamWith Chimera, a well-known performer
Saturday 31 October
- Die WerbeWandA festival or an open dayStadsschouwburg Utrecht
- Diwali Festival AmstelveenA festival or an open dayHandelspleinAmstelveen
- HedonZwolle
- Rabo Open Stage: Aron VeningaA free concertTivoliVredenburgUtrecht
- all dayCulturele Noordspelen: Art wall ExhibitionA free exhibitionTolhuistuinAmsterdam
40 more of the 288 free things to do on Saturday
- O'Casey's Irish Pub & RestaurantThe Hague
- Cultureel Centrum Den DullaertHulst
- Anna TsjerkeWinsum
- hoek Ostayweg/StokvenwegOstayweg, 5491 PA Sint-Oedenrode
- Vetkamp Barneveld
- ’t ZwanenbroekjeBeek-Ubbergen
- Bibliotheek in Steenbergen
- De BagagedragerDrempt
- Verzamelpunt Vledderveld
- D'n ObservantMaastricht
- QuintusKampen
- D'n ObservantMaastricht
- Fenix PleinRotterdam
- EyeAmsterdam
- all dayDe KoepelHaarlem
- all dayMaqamAmsterdam
- all daySCHUNCKHeerlen
- all dayLokaal 54Terneuzen
- all dayMuziekpodium DJSDordrecht
- all dayEde
- all dayCafé / Podium Papageno, Nieuwburen 36Lemmer
- all dayBibliotheek Amersfoort / Het Eemhuis
- all dayBibliotheek OvervechtUtrecht
- all dayFramer FramedAmsterdam
- all dayBibliotheek NeudeUtrecht
- all dayBibliotheek NeudeUtrecht
- all dayBibliotheek NeudeUtrecht
- all dayMuseum Hoge WoerdDe Meern
- all daySCHUNCKHeerlen
- all dayHotel ArenaAmsterdam
- all dayDe BoswinkelAmstelveen
- all daySCHUNCKHeerlen
- all dayHuis KernhemEde
- all dayFotomuseum Den Haag
- all dayPutten
- all dayDe LantaarnHellendoorn
- all dayHet Groene HuisAmersfoort
- all dayAmsterdam in Motion
- all dayEusebiuskerk, Externe locatieArnhem
- all dayVenlo
There is more: pick your city for the rest of the day.
Sunday 1 November
- NeushoornLeeuwarden
- Broos | Music CaféA free concertGIGANTApeldoorn
- MX LonelyLast chanceHall Of FameTilburg
37 more of the 181 free things to do on Sunday
- Bilthoven
- Markt, Nuth
- Parkeerplaats bij de Steenen Camer, MeinerswijkArnhem
- Parkeerplaats De HaamenBeek
- Verzamelplaats IVN Natuurfotografie Amersfoort
- Statieplein – Kanne (B)
- Landgoed de WilmersbergDe Lutte
- Hotel 'T SpijkerBeek-Ubbergen
- Parkeerterrein In ’t Wilde Zwijn, Bergeijk
- WTC Expo Leeuwarden
- Sportpaleis Alkmaar
- Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld & GeluidHilversum
- Parkeerplaats den Bockenreijder Dunsedijk Esbeek
- Bernebuurtbos 10Nistelrode
- Museum MOREGorssel
- Expo Houten
- The Hague
- It SwinHarich
- Amsterdam
- IJsclub Hard Gaat IeLandsmeer
- Parkeerterrein PWN aan het NachtegalenpadEgmond aan den Hoef
- Natuurpodium – Brasserie BozlustBergen op Zoom
- Museum BroekerveilingBroek op Langedijk
- Dorpshuis de Oude SchoolWieringerwaard
- all dayECI CultuurfabriekRoermond
- all dayAmersfoort
- all dayKasteel van Rhoon
- all dayNieuwlandAmsterdam
- all dayNijmegen
- all dayArti et AmicitiaeAmsterdam
- all dayArti et AmicitiaeAmsterdam
- all daySCHUNCKHeerlen
- all dayHet AardbeienterrasRijsbergen
- all dayNGO DEIThe Hague
- all dayGalerie NOIR NOIRRotterdam
- all dayLandgoed UlvenhartUlvenhout AC
- all dayNieuwe VideHaarlem
There is more: pick your city for the rest of the day.
Free at big events
The free programme of the year's big events, each in the event's own guide.
- 14 NovSinterklaas arrivalsThe national arrival is in Grave. Every arrival at a glance.
- Nov–DecFree ChristmasChristmas concerts, light trails and markets without an entrance fee.
- 31 DecFree New Year's EveFireworks and the countdown on the square.
- 27 AprKoningsdag 2027Flea markets and stages across the country.
- Oct 2027ADE freeThe free programme of Amsterdam Dance Event.
Free by kind
Everything that is free over the next seven days.
Free in your city
Everything that is free in each city over the next seven days.
Regular free concert series
Concert series that keep coming back, with the next date.
- Usually Wednesday 12:30Free lunchtime concertHet ConcertgebouwAmsterdamNext: Wed 4 Nov
- Every other week, Thu 12:30Lunchtime concert with the Royal ConservatoireCentrale BibliotheekThe HagueNext: Thu 12 Nov
- First Friday, 12:30Lunchtime concertStadsklooster UtrechtNext: Fri 6 Nov
- Second Tuesday, 12:00Free lunchtime concertDe Waalse Kerk AmsterdamNext: Tue 10 Nov
Questions
01Is free here really free?
Everything here is listed by its organiser as free or pay-what-you-like. Sometimes you have to sign up first, or the organiser asks for a donation (that is stated with the outing), so check the organiser's site before you go.
02How do you choose the picks?
We put everything that is free in order of what makes it special: one-off or not, who plays, how well it fits the season. Where we can, a pick says why.
03What is not included?
Online events, lectures, courses, weekly classes, church services and business meetings. And anything that is only free for members or with a pass.
04When is there the most to do for free?
In summer, when there are free festivals on squares and in parks. In autumn and winter you mostly find free concerts and exhibitions indoors.