Sat 31 Oct – Fri 6 Nov 2026
Free markets this week
Over the next seven days there are 29 free markets across the Netherlands, among them Swap Shop in Utrecht, Diwali Festival Amstelveen and Festival Wattnu?! in Bussum.
Updated today at 10:27
Free markets
Our four picks, then everything day by day.
Saturday 31 October
- Cultureel Centrum Den DullaertHulst
- DB55Amsterdam
- Meowloween (Halloween) with cat art and cat ChloeA free exhibitionWonderCatLeiden
- club RAUMAmsterdam
- all dayEde Goes WildA festival or an open dayEde
All 10 free things to do on Saturday
Sunday 1 November
- Dorpshuis de Oude SchoolWieringerwaard
- De OntMoetFabriekLent
- Cultuurhuis De KolkLutjewinkel
8 more of the 14 free things to do on Sunday
- WTC Expo Leeuwarden
- Sportpaleis Alkmaar
- Roosendaal
- Weert
- De BorenburgVoerendaal
- VismarktGroningen
- Pier15 | Skatepark & ResortBreda
- Gemeenschapshuis de RobijnSwalmen
There is more: pick your city for the rest of the day.
Monday 2 November
- Wierden
- Wierden
- Marktplein, Winschoten
Tuesday 3 November
- all dayCoevorden
Wednesday 4 November
- Assen
Friday 6 November
- SSP-HALUlft
- all dayGulpen
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.