Sat 31 Oct – Fri 6 Nov 2026
Free exhibitions this week
Over the next seven days there are 116 free exhibitions across the Netherlands, among them Die WerbeWand in Utrecht, Expo opening: Joni Spaan – de Nieuwe Anita and Culturele Noordspelen: Art wall Exhibition in Amsterdam.
Updated today at 10:27
Free exhibitions
Our four picks, then everything day by day.
- Expo opening: Joni Spaan – de Nieuwe AnitaThursday 18:00De Nieuwe AnitaAmsterdamA club the scene knows
Saturday 31 October
- Open Sluis Autumn EditionA festival or an open dayDe SluisfabriekDrachten
- Audiovisual performance with Dirk BruinsmaFeaturing SpOp&BruinsmaHuismanstraat 30 (Bunker Studio)Rotterdam
- all dayExhibition: Getekend levenA free exhibitionBibliotheek OvervechtUtrecht
- all dayOWARI – The Art of CopingLast chanceEusebiuskerk, Externe locatieArnhem
- all dayRégis Gonçalves | 'In Memoriam'Last chanceArti et AmicitiaeAmsterdam
40 more of the 70 free things to do on Saturday
- QuintusKampen
- EyeAmsterdam
- Rijksmuseum van OudhedenLeiden
- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- Museum Natura DocetDenekamp
- GertrudiskathedraalUtrecht
- Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld & GeluidHilversum
- Museum Kaap SkilOudeschild
- Nationaal Militair MuseumSoest
- NaturalisLeiden
- Maastricht Museum
- Museum MOREGorssel
- Wereldmuseum Amsterdam
- Huis van Eemnes
- Stadsmuseum Harderwijk
- NEMO Science MuseumAmsterdam
- Belasting en Douane MuseumRotterdam
- Fotomuseum Hilversum
- Het Hof van NederlandDordrecht
- Huis Van GijnDordrecht
- all dayDe KoepelHaarlem
- all dayMaqamAmsterdam
- all daySCHUNCKHeerlen
- all daySteede Hoge WoerdDe Meern
- all dayCafé / Podium Papageno, Nieuwburen 36Lemmer
- all dayBibliotheek Amersfoort / Het Eemhuis
- 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 dayCultuurforum Aardenburg
- all dayArti et AmicitiaeAmsterdam
- all daySCHUNCKHeerlen
There is more: pick your city for the rest of the day.
Sunday 1 November
- LantarenVensterRotterdam
- Photo exhibition 'Where do you belong?' by Jonnah BronA free exhibitionTolhuistuinAmsterdam
- Show'chenLast chanceHuismanstraat 30 (Bunker Studio)Rotterdam
15 more of the 39 free things to do on Sunday
- De OntMoetFabriekLent
- Stadsschouwburg Utrecht
- Driebergen-Rijsenburg
- Pier15 | Skatepark & ResortBreda
- Stadsschouwburg Utrecht
- Bibliotheek NeudeUtrecht
- De MuseumfabriekEnschede
- Plein TheaterAmsterdam
- CODAApeldoorn
- Framer FramedAmsterdam
- all dayKasteel van Rhoon
- all dayNieuwlandAmsterdam
- all dayNGO DEIThe Hague
- all dayGalerie NOIR NOIRRotterdam
- all dayNieuwe VideHaarlem
There is more: pick your city for the rest of the day.
Monday 2 November
- Kunst- en Cultuurroute MiddelburgA festival or an open dayMiddelburg
- all dayGraphic Techniques ExhibitionA free exhibitionSAKBAmstelveen
Tuesday 3 November
- Sustainability of the museumLast chanceVan AbbemuseumEindhoven
- Laurenskerk Rotterdam
- all dayZIMIHC theater ZuilenUtrecht
Wednesday 4 November
- Exhibition Verborgen ImpactLast chanceWinkelcentrum BroekerveilingBroek Op Langedijk
- Bibliotheek Veenendaal (in De Cultuurfabriek)
- all dayARTLAB Art Concept / ConnectionA free exhibitionHaagse KunstkringThe Hague
2 more of the 24 free things to do on Wednesday
There is more: pick your city for the rest of the day.
Thursday 5 November
- Exhibition opening: NEW ENERGYA free exhibitionTolhuistuinAmsterdam
- Loosduinen Gaat Los! - Opening of the Frits van Gaans exhibitionA free exhibitionCentrale BibliotheekThe Hague
- all dayNovember Music: PANORAMAA free exhibitionDesign Museum Den Bosch
4 more of the 28 free things to do on Thursday
- Bibliotheek NeudeUtrecht
- Museum De WaagDeventer
- Lola Lijn Community CenterAmsterdam
- Design Museum Den Bosch
There is more: pick your city for the rest of the day.
Friday 6 November
- Exhibition 'Assisted Romance and other stories'A free exhibitionCulturaEde
- Drop-in guided tours Henk HelmantelA free exhibitionMuseum CatharijneconventUtrecht
- all dayAfrica IS the presentA free exhibitionNDSM FuseAmsterdam
15 more of the 40 free things to do on Friday
- Forum Groningen
- Forum Groningen
- Forum Groningen
- Forum Groningen
- Forum Groningen
- Forum Groningen
- Bibliotheek NeudeUtrecht
- Forum Groningen
- Stichting het Wilde WetenRotterdam
- RijksmuseumAmsterdam
- Groningen
- 1646The Hague
- Rita Community CenterAmsterdam
- all daySCHUNCKHeerlen
- all dayKelderman en van NoortEindhoven
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.