Events in Amsterdam

Amsterdam student life is easiest to find through official channels rather than word of mouth. Erasmus Student Network (ESN) Amsterdam, described on the University of Amsterdam's own student information pages (2025), organises introduction days, cultural trips, language classes and weekly social gatherings for exchange and international students, and its coaches help run Introduction Week. According to Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's official introduction programme (2026), new semester students get a week of welcome activities from 18 to 25 August, including a campus day, a city day and sessions introducing ESN's social and cultural programme. The University of Amsterdam's own events page (2026) also lists public lectures, exhibitions and workshops open to students year-round, alongside open days and campus events. For things to do beyond campus, the City of Amsterdam's official activities calendar (2026) lists free or low-cost municipal events, courses and neighbourhood meet-ups across the city's districts, updated daily.

• Check the Erasmus Student Network Amsterdam pages through your university for the next welcome event or buddy programme.
• Ask your faculty's international office about introduction days before term starts.
• Browse the municipality's activities calendar for free local events near you.

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