ADE Arts & Culture
Where the electronic music scene meets art
ADE Arts & Culture plays an important role in the crossover between electronic music and other art forms. The program focuses on today's makers who find their strength in the night, the positive impact electronic music has on its makers and listeners, and broadening horizons.
Electronic music has left an imprint on many cultural phenomenons, from dance to visual art, cinema, classical music, and much more. Likewise, the importance of nightlife is seen in many people; they find a sense of fellowship, interconnection, and growth on the dance floor and take that with them beyond. ADE Arts & Culture program aims to offer a wide range of electronic music experiences that reflect the best and most creative projects currently on offer.
ADE Arts & Culture | All News & Updates 2026
ADE Arts and Culture adds churches, natural ecosystems, and city icons to its line-up
Thursday, 17 September 2026
Shaped by many, moving as one: The 30 YEARS ADE Icon Series
Wednesday, 16 September 2026
ADE Arts & Culture reveals new crossovers for 30 YEARS ADE
Thursday, 20 August 2026
ADE 30 YEARS presents Swan Lake Remixed for ADE at Gashouder on opening night
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Boris Acket presents EINDER for 30 YEARS ADE, with performances by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Elias Mazian and Joep Beving
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
ADE Arts & Culture reveals first events for its 30 YEARS ADE program
Friday, 31 July 2026
ADE Arts & Culture — Top Picks 2026
Crawler Presents: Your Death Is a Lullaby
Nothing Here Now and The Rest is Noise present the live premier of Crawler: Your Death Is a Lullaby
Premiere: Two Seas and Vinorun
Presented by EarthSonic, ADE and the NXT Museum
Elisa Zuppini - Disambiguation
presented by WhyNot, Stadsherstel, ADE
24classics presents: GLASS & Beyond
ADAM Quartet X Wes Broersen
Listening Session & Bites with Disco Arabesquo
A journey into the world of Egyptian film music
Minimal Collective x Oude Kerk: Post-Space - Saturday
with Son of Chi & Okgwa, Tharim Cornelisse & Floid & W92 (Woody 92), Picture, and Temple Rat.
Slimfit x ADE x Our Lord in the Attic Museum - Friday
Hybrid Live Set
DISCO I’m coming out - Wereldmuseum Amsterdam
Dive into the history of the DISCO scene
Explore the ADE Arts & Culture program by discipline:
ADE Arts & Culture — Deep Listening & Spatial Sound
Futures of Listening presents: Currents | Configuration I
Spatial sound performances
Minimal Collective x Oude Kerk: Post-Space - Saturday
with Son of Chi & Okgwa, Tharim Cornelisse & Floid & W92 (Woody 92), Picture, and Temple Rat.
BBTCOR presents: A Soft Guide to Chill
An immersive sonic journey
Sonic Journey: The History of Electronic Dance Music
A musical journey through time
Deep Seeing Currents
An evocative deep-sea experience by Olafur Eliasson
Bass / Body
A full-body haptic sound experience
DEEP LISTENING
Gongs. Frequencies. Vibration. Stillness.
Trippin Jaguar & Stacey Griffin - Live Spatial Ambient Performance
Trippin Jaguar × Shift Meditation
Minimal Collective x Oude Kerk: Post-Space - Audiovisual Installation
Hieropixel by Tharim Cornelisse.
Breath + Beat: Liv Stig & Mirella Kroes
Live DJ Set x Conscious Connected Breathwork
RESONANCE: Listening to the Future
Immersive sound experience, talks and meditations
The Listening Room ADE
Vinyl Selectors & Deep Listening
SUSPENDED - Music Hammocks
A full-body listening experience
Might Delete Later: The Lay Down Session
Leave a voicemail. Come lie down. Cool off before the night begins.
ZERØBPM ADE | THREE-DAY AMBIENT MEDITATION RITUAL
Meditation on the Deep Sea
ADE Arts & Culture — Free Events
The Future Sound of Nature & Community Kitchen
Presented by EarthSonic, Roland, TestTafel and DJs for Climate Action
Mudcell Composition IV by Niels Gräber and Isaac van den Aker
Co-creating sound with electrogenic bacteria
Archiving the Night: Expo Opening by State-OFF & MRLYN
A program on collecting Amsterdam's club and night culture
Habibi's World
Coulors, flavors, and rythms of Arab diaspora
White Space
presented by Harmonic Dissonance
_mediaclub: Rehearsal of the Victory Day Gig
Networked audiovisual performance
Heliotrope by Heleen Blanken & Daniel de Bruin
Free installations at ADE Lab Village
Charged by Jaco Schilp
Free light installation at ADE Lab Village
Sense Eclipse
A musical-theater experience by ArtEZ students
Thomas Azier x raam art space: Live Showcase
Thomas Azier plays new work morphing music and visuals
M07 presents SIGNAL (Premiere)
A concert film premiere at Koninklijk Theater Tuschinski
ragel + Seedlink⁺
Music, community, and shared spaces
Het Ei by Touki Delphine
Free A/V art installations at ADE Lab Village
Encosta X ONDA X Studio/K: VIRA Exhibition
Free Public Exhibition
Rethinking Dance in Nightlife
presented by The Better Move
Futures of Listening presents: Currents | Workshops: Ambrio Spatial Mixer & More
OSCAM BOUT IT #6 x Noell3: An ARTist in Residence
Exploring hip-hop as more than music
Sunday Selectors with Dave Clarke
Take a personal look behind the tracks
ADE Arts & Culture — Audiovisual & Immersive Arts
Signals: Hearing a Changing Planet
presented by EarthSonic, ARTIS, and ADE Arts & Culture
Motie - Thursday (Opening Night)
Discover the people, sounds and ideas that shape Amsterdam after dark.
Premiere: Two Seas and Vinorun
Presented by EarthSonic, ADE and the NXT Museum
_mediaclub: Rehearsal of the Victory Day Gig
Networked audiovisual performance
Public Try Out: White Space + Popup by ICK-Next
presented by Harmonic Dissonance
Thomas Azier x raam art space: Live Showcase
Thomas Azier plays new work morphing music and visuals
Minimal Collective x Oude Kerk: Post-Space - Audiovisual Installation
Hieropixel by Tharim Cornelisse.
Deep Seeing Currents
An evocative deep-sea experience by Olafur Eliasson
Maarten Vos & Maotik present: Erratic Weather
Step inside the storm. A groundbreaking audiovisual experience in full dome.
THE FUTURE IS SOUND at ADE
London to Amsterdam: Live
Het Ei by Touki Delphine
Free A/V art installations at ADE Lab Village
Elias Mazian (live) x EINDER by Boris Acket
EINDER will set the scene for Elias Mazian and his band.
Dome Concerts presents: CATCHING FLIES - visuals Julius Horsthuis
A live audiovisual concert beneath the iconic dome of ARTIS Planetarium
ADE Arts & Culture — Exhibitions
DISCO I’m coming out - Wereldmuseum Amsterdam
Dive into the history of the DISCO scene
The Nature of Remembering
Group exhibition initiated by Lawil Karama, in conversation with Megan Hoetger
Archiving the Night: Expo
A program on collecting Amsterdam's club- and night culture
Dreams of Films – Films of Dreams
An exhibition by Disco Arabesquo about the visual world of Egyptian cinema
Circuits and Ceremonies
Exhibition by Sunjoo Lee, Adriana Knouf, Claire Williams and Ryan Jordan
Pantheon Amsterdam
Art, Heritage and Spirituality
Encosta X ONDA X Studio/K: VIRA Exhibition
Free Public Exhibition
EINDER by Boris Acket
Exhibition & Shows
ADE Arts & Culture — Dance & Theatre
Elisa Zuppini - Disambiguation
presented by WhyNot, Stadsherstel, ADE
Striptopia
Pole dance, drag, stripping and performance
Sense Eclipse
A musical-theater experience by ArtEZ students
XTC: The Electronic Musical
Techno musical merging nightlife and theater
DANCÆ by Chlär
DANCÆ x Chlär at ADE.
House Dance Beginners Battle — 2nd edition
Rooted in Culture × Toekomstmuziek
UK Sounds Influencing House Culture
Rooted in Culture
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest x EINDER by Boris Acket
Concertgebouworkest performs Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony beneath the art installation.
Rethinking Dance in Nightlife
presented by The Better Move
Swan Lake Remixed for ADE - Extra show
Dutch National Ballet x ISH Dance Collective x ADE
ADE Arts & Culture — Live Performances
Slimfit x ADE x Our Lord in the Attic Museum - Friday
Hybrid Live Set
Crawler Presents: Your Death Is a Lullaby
Nothing Here Now and The Rest is Noise present the live premier of Crawler: Your Death Is a Lullaby
24classics presents: GLASS & Beyond
ADAM Quartet X Wes Broersen
Listening Session & Bites with Disco Arabesquo
A journey into the world of Egyptian film music
Sofia's Trip
A musical trip
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest x EINDER by Boris Acket
Concertgebouworkest performs Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony beneath the art installation.
Kara-Lis Coverdale & Lia Kohl
Exploring electronic, classical, and human creativity
Martyn3024
Special set by influential electronic pioneer with live instruments.
Hoketus 50!
A work that forever changed the landscape of new music
Christian Löffler & Adna live
XTC: The Electronic Musical
Techno musical merging nightlife and theater
Eli Fola presents: The Healing Scapes
An immersive journey through sound, rhythm and Afrofuturism
Diamanda La Berge Dramm - Chimp Live
Delve into Diamanda's fantasy world
Brass Rave Unit | Manolo
Arsenal Mikebe
Ugandian ensemble forms a living drum machine inspired by the Roland TR-808.
ADE Arts & Culture — Films & Documentaries
ADE Arts & Culture — Workshops & Indepth Sessions
Zine Workshop by Hothead
Make your own zine
Moving Figure Drawing by Rijksmuseum Teekenschool
Capture the rhythm of the night on paper
Interactive Workshop with Giulio Beja & Veronica Motta and Listening Session with Mark Knekelhuis
Exploring accessibility, safety, and inclusivity
UK Sounds Influencing House Culture
Rooted in Culture
Aftershock: The Seismic Impact of Dubstep (2026)
Book Launch - Presented by Sonic Boom
Futures of Listening presents: Currents | Workshops: Ambrio Spatial Mixer & More
Rethinking Dance in Nightlife
presented by The Better Move
Sunday Selectors with Dave Clarke
Take a personal look behind the tracks
Zines on Display - HOTHEAD Bookshop
presented by Hothead Radio
RESONANCE: Listening to the Future
Immersive sound experience, talks and meditations
Funk (2026)
A Brazilian musical drama
Funding Partners
The Amsterdam Fund for the Arts (AFK) is the fund of and for cultural metropolis Amsterdam. With the multi-year subsidies as part of the Kunstenplan 2025-2028 AFK supports ADE’s Arts & Culture program and ADE Lab. This support enables ADE to invest in artistic development, experimental and cross cultural programs.
The Performing Arts Fund NL (FPK) is one of six culture funds financed by the Dutch government. With the support of multi-year subsidies 2025-2028 it enables ADE to strengthen and professionalize its artistic program of professional performing arts.
FAQ
ADE Arts & Culture is where the electronic music scene meets art. It is a festival programme focusing on the crossovers between electronic music, night culture, and other art forms. You can expect a wide range of cultural events, from live concerts to audiovisual performances, art installations, exhibitions, workshops and much more. The ADE Arts & Culture program aims to offer the full spectrum of electronic music experiences, reflecting the best and most creative projects currently on offer.
The Arts & Culture program takes place throughout the whole city, from clubs to museums, theaters, churches and unexpected locations.
If this sounds like you, we recommend you to purchase the individual Festival tickets. They are perfect for those who want to dip in and out of the festival scene or want guaranteed access to one or more events. With these tickets, you have the freedom to craft your own unique ADE experience.
You can browse the program and get your tickets here!
The Arts & Culture program is accessible with the ADE Pro Pass. Please note that there is a limited capacity that each venue can take into account for Pro Pass holders. This means for some of the more crowded events you have to arrive early. Once capacity is reached, we will go over in a full-for-now policy. The event organizer will decide when and if more people are allowed to go in.
The ADE Pro Pass is the perfect fit if you are planning on enjoying the combination of day and night events. If you want guaranteed access to a particular event, we advise you to get a single ticket instead.
Single Arts & Culture tickets can be purchased through the event pages in the program here.